With a 17-inch laptop computer, you get an enormous factor at residence. If he then manages to place in nice performances, it is all good.
Gaming laptops come in several sizes and styles. Nonetheless, the elements that producers can work with are restricted. For the CPU there’s a alternative between Intel and AMD, for GPUs a alternative needs to be made between AMD and Nvidia. For the ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733PY, ASUS turned to each AMD and Nvidia to construct a very highly effective gaming laptop computer.
Inside specs
The elements checklist of the ROG Strix SCAR 17 is spectacular to say the least. By way of the CPU, ASUS opts for the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX – a chip with 16 cores and 32 threads. The Zen 4 CPU has a TDP of 55W and a most clock pace of 5.4GHz. In line with AMD’s personal figures, the laptop computer processor could be at least 18% sooner than the earlier prime mannequin in terms of single-threaded workloads. If a course of makes use of a number of threads, the 7945HX will course of the command as a lot as 78% sooner. In Cinebench this interprets right into a good-looking multicore rating of 31410 factors. For comparability: the Razer Blade 16, with an Intel Core i9 13950HX on board, achieves 17479. In single-core Cinebench workloads, the Intel CPU is a bit sooner. To present the CPU free rein, the laptop computer is supplied with 32 GB DDR5-SO-DIMM reminiscence. In order for you extra, you’ll be able to develop this to 64 GB.
By way of the GPU, the ASUS Rog Strix SCAR 17 is just like the Razer Blade 16: each are outfitted with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop computer GPU. We now know from that GPU that it’s attainable to play video games in 4k decision. Throughout testing, Belgium needed to take care of a significant warmth wave for per week, however the outcomes don’t present a lot of that. ASUS’s cooling system did a fantastic job in the course of the warmth wave, albeit a little bit louder than in regular circumstances. In regular spring temperatures, the laptop computer stays comparatively quiet, so long as the GPU doesn’t get to work. Then the laptop computer will begin blowing fairly a bit.
Making a comparability between the Razer and ASUS laptop computer is much less straightforward than first thought. That is largely due to the SCAR 17’s 1440p show. Until you are utilizing an exterior 4K show, it isn’t attainable to render video games in 4K decision. That interprets to outcomes that sit neatly between these of the Razer Blade in FHD and UHD. So far as gaming is anxious, particularly with DLSS enabled, there’s not a lot to be mentioned concerning the expertise.
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Even from a distance, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 appears like a powerful laptop computer: the 17.3-inch display screen is separate from the physique of the gadget, apart from 2 hinges. The underside fringe of the display screen shouldn’t be even all over the place, so you too can see completely different lights (for charging and community connectivity) when the laptop computer lid is closed. Though we’re not actually a fan of this design component ourselves, we should admit that it brings lots of dynamism to the gadget. An RGB-backlit keyboard and RGB LED strip on the underside of the laptop computer additional enhance the laptop computer’s ‘gamer content material’.
The display screen of the laptop computer is, as talked about, 17.3 inches in dimension. The display screen affords a QHD decision and might show at least 240 pictures per second. On this means, the laptop computer nonetheless manages to make optimum use of the RTX 4090 it got here with: not in decision, however within the variety of frames you see per second. The dearth of a 4K display screen is subsequently not a loss for my part. Help for G-Sync and 100% of the DCI-P3 coloration gamut additional be sure that the SCAR 17’s show is ideally fitted to gaming. It’s best to guarantee that the room shouldn’t be too lit: the utmost brightness of the display screen is 400 nits. In most circumstances, that brightness is okay, though the display screen can generally seem a bit too darkish on sunny days. As well as, for the primary time within the SCAR sequence, there’s a webcam on the prime of the display screen.
By way of I/O, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 can deal with it. The laptop computer lacks a sooner USB or Thunderbolt port. Apart from a charging port, you get:
- 1 3.5mm combo jack on your headset and microphone
- 1 HDMI 2.1 (FRL) connector
- 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Kind A ports
- 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C port with DisplayPort, energy supply and G-Sync assist
- 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C port with DisplayPort and G-Sync assist
- 1 2.5Gb LAN port
All that is powered by a 90 watt-hour battery. As at all times, how lengthy you are able to do that basically relies on the duties you saddle the laptop computer with. Are you establishing a sport? Then you’ll be able to plug it again into the socket inside the hour. That in itself shouldn’t be an issue: with a 17-inch laptop computer we don’t see ourselves making massive actions rapidly.
In use
A gaming laptop computer could have all of the numbers and outcomes with it, however you do not inform the entire story with it. In fact, the person expertise additionally counts. The ROG Strix SCAR 17 additionally impresses in that space. To begin with, we’re not a fan of chiclet keys that use rubber domes to register keystrokes. Nonetheless, we’ve to confess that the typing expertise was truly simply good and that ASUS has outfitted the laptop computer with a greater than respectable keyboard. Those that come from a mechanical keyboard could should get used to it ‘mushy’ feeling that the keys give, however will get agency keys that make it really feel clear when pressed.
To present the keys a distinct coloration, you’ll have to untangle the tangle that’s Armory Crate. ASUS’ software program is not precisely user-friendly as a result of many submenus you must undergo to search out gadgets. Happily, you solely should fiddle with that software program to regulate the laptop computer’s RGB lighting or arrange sport and keyboard profiles. You do such duties as soon as, after which by no means open the appliance once more.
Lastly, the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 has a nice trackpad. It is large enough to maneuver easily throughout the display screen, however not so huge that it will get in the way in which. When clicking you get a nice (and audible) suggestions. The trackpad could be very tactile and picks up all actions effectively. It’s subsequently a little bit of a disgrace that the SCAR 17 is such a big laptop computer: on the practice you’ll not simply see anybody engaged on this big. On the desk at residence, the touchpad can also be quickly changed by a pc mouse.
Conclusion
The identify ‘laptop computer’ means that the gadget matches in your lap. Sadly, this isn’t the case for 17-inch laptops. Would you like a laptop computer that you would be able to simply take anyplace? Then it is best to look elsewhere.
Are you searching for a gaming laptop computer on your residence or are you prepared to place within the further effort to take it to LAN periods? Then the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 is an acceptable alternative. The laptop computer subsequently affords lots of computing energy. Because of the 1440p display screen, which we predict is ideal for gaming, the SCAR 17 actually takes full benefit of the RTX 4090. The Ryzen 9 7945HX, which rivals AMD Intel, is especially highly effective. So whether or not you wish to use the laptop computer as a gaming or workplace gadget: it could deal with all the pieces. Remember that if you wish to sport in silence, it is best to purchase ANC headphones straight away.
Please be aware that the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR is obtainable in several configurations. For instance, it’s attainable to go for a smaller or bigger chassis, or for a much less highly effective GPU.
