Asus ROG Gaming Laptop, Decent Machine?

MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:14
Last edited 05/12/2019 - 15:15 by 1 other user

So back in early October I got a notification on good ol Facebook that I won a competition with JB Hi Fi for an Asus Rog Gaming Laptop

Sadly I've not yet received the prize, patience is a virtue right? (it is a legit competition not a scam thankfully!) however I've started to do some research as I've always really been a console gamer. For those much smarter than I, is this a decent machine? I've been watching videos of reviews and it seems that there's some slight variations in each of the models reviewed, and even each of the models that different retailers in Aus are selling - so have possibly confused myself more than I need to with this.

Just wanted to hear from those that have gone the gaming laptop route as I assume it's far less able to be upgraded going forward? But any tips or pointers to get me prepped will be amazing :)

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  • SnowDragon on 05/12/2019 - 15:20
    +1

    Very spec'd indeed. It's a beast (by laptop standards), it'll run hot playing games but it'll run everything thrown at it.

    If I were you, I'd sell it and build a similar spec desktop and pocket $500 cash.
    It's battery life won't be great because of everything it has to power so you'll basically always have it plugged in.

    • MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:24

      Appreciate the reply here mate, in terms of a similar spec desktop how much would I be looking at? I've had endless plays around with PC Part Picker lately to the point I probably overloaded myself with too much information, but I'm slowly getting my head around things. I do have a prebuilt Dell gaming machine here, but it's on the lower sided spec side of things, so will probably gift that to my nephew, but I'm assuming the biggest advantages of selling and building besides having a nice bit of cash on the side will be the ability to upgrade going forward?

      • SnowDragon on 05/12/2019 - 15:33

        That was my thinking. You could sell it for $2500 for a quick sale.
        Build a PC + peripherals for $2k and then keep $500. A desktop is always upgradable and if you're putting 1.5k into a machine ($500 for peripherals) you wouldn't need to upgrade for a while. All gaming laptops I have been around eventually end up with problems.

        You can check out Whirlpool's somewhat recommended builds for an idea of what you can get with your money. Note that these prices are without sales/bargains etc.

        I just threw together this in 5 minutes. On special I'm sure you could get everything for under $1500.

        • MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:35

          Thanks heaps for that mate, really gives me some options and ideas of what I should be looking at if I go this route, either way I will be pretty happy by the looks of things.

          Much appreciated and if anything has really just made me more keen for the thing to arrive :D

  • Fergy1987 on 05/12/2019 - 15:26
    +2

    I wouldn't even worry if its decent or not - It's a free gaming laptop, just have fun with it

    Congrats on the win!

    • MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:29

      Oh no doubt, not looking a gift horse in the mouth kind of thing! Am absolutely wrapped and over the moon with being lucky enough to win it, more so was about what kind of fun I'm able to have in terms of what games I'm going to be able to play. Hell I'd be stoked if it was only able to run Microsoft Word at the end of the day :D

  • Digitalco on 05/12/2019 - 15:29
    +2

    Congrats on the win i wanted to win something big like that

  • trustnoone on 05/12/2019 - 15:33

    I have an older Asus ROG infact I had a few, my first one was great but huge, my second one is smaller and better but the fan is fairly loud, the laptop has some great specs, but it seems to kick in the fan really quickly and high to ensure it stays cool due to the small form factor.

    I think your version is newer then mine though, and what is an annoying issue for me will likely me a key upgrade for the next edition so yours might be way better. As someone else said battery is likely an issue as well, but other then that I really liked the ROG laptop.

    (little note, but I think it has its own bios start up thing, I don't quite get it, but it was a little annoying when I was dual booting linux incase thats your thing.)

    • MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:38

      Thanks for the reply! Good to hear from someone who's had good experiences even if the model isn't exactly the same. The ROG series seems to get fairly positive reviews online which is good to see. I mean given the fact I was lucky enough to win I'd never be complaining even if they were reviewed negatively, it's just cool to hear from someone with some experience with similar units!

  • sghetti on 05/12/2019 - 15:42

    120hz display, 9750h processor and RTX 2060 GPU and a 1tb NVME from the looks of it. Yes it's a laptop GPU so underclocked compared to a desktop GPU, but this device looks great, especially so given it's free.

    This would run almost anything you throw at it and the 120hz display will add another element to it.

    If you've wanted a gaming PC, i'd stick with it if you'd also like a litle bit of portability. Keep in mind though, this device probably won't game well off a powerpoint though. They're usually throttled or forced to use the integrated GPU when on battery.

    • sghetti on 05/12/2019 - 15:46

      We have an older Asus Rog laptop from 5 or more years ago. It's still going strong!

    • MBix on 05/12/2019 - 15:57

      Thanks for that, definitely stoked about it now, so this is something that would be somewhat future proof for a couple years in terms of being able to run new releases? I probably wouldn't game all that much without a powerpoint nearby to be honest, in fact I doubt I would be doing it at all, maybe on some flights etc.

      • sghetti on 05/12/2019 - 19:14

        It’ll last a few years I’d reckon. As with anything, tech hardware ages extremely quickly.

  • Azrael169 on 05/12/2019 - 15:57
    +1

    I've had a earlier model of that laptop.

    They are good machines, built well. In terms of portable gaming, its a winner. It'll be able to play games well into the future.

    They are a little thick in terms of laptop though, a little heavier than you want as a everyday machine. Also when you get into gaming the fans can spin up and get a little noisy (to the point its better to game with headphones).

    I wouldnt use this as my everday laptop, but if playing games frequently in different places is important, keep it.

  • FireRunner on 05/12/2019 - 16:06
    +1

    Congratulations! You'd be able to play most games at high to max graphics settings.

  • brendanm on 05/12/2019 - 17:16

    I'd sell it and buy a desktop as suggested above if you want to PC game. High powered large laptops are just dumb.

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