In terms of gaming laptops, the ASUS Republic of Avid gamers (ROG) is often introduced up on the subject. Arguably answerable for main the trade in having fancy gaming aesthetics and plenty of RBG lighting, the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (G733PY) is likely one of the newest and strongest gadgets available in the market. Sadly, it prices RM16,999 in Malaysia.
On this overview, we’re primarily trying out the Ryzen 9 7845HX cellular processor by AMD. The corporate additionally only recently introduced its latest Ryzen 9 7945HX3D cellular processor (click on right here to learn extra). However for now, here is what you need to know concerning the ROG Strix Scar 17 should you plan to get one.
Earlier than I get to the efficiency, I’ll begin with the design as normal. This shall be a fast one, I promise, because the laptop computer design is just like earlier fashions since 2021. To go over it briefly, this laptop computer includes a 17-inch QHD decision IPS show with as much as 240Hz refresh fee, and it is tremendous heavy at 3kg.
The highest cowl design, nonetheless the identical as two years in the past from earlier fashions
The ROG Strix Scar 17 is large and my laptop computer stand can barely help it
RGB lighting may be configured on the Armour Crate software program as normal
Fairly liable to get palm smudges
The ports and vents on the again
The left aspect
Nothing on the best aspect
With out many modifications, ROG followers can be conversant in the place all of the I/O ports are positioned. The keyboard is sweet to sort on. However for some motive, the floor across the trackpad is liable to getting palm smudges, not like those I reviewed earlier than. I have to say, it is fairly annoying to always wipe them. However should you join it to a different mechanical keyboard, it ought to clear up the issue.
By way of options, the ROG Strix Scar 17 is likely one of the first laptops to have an x86 cellular processor leveraging AMD’s Zen 4 chiplet know-how. It allowed AMD to stuff 16 cores and 32 threads on a 5nm chipset for the ROG Strix Scar 17. Inside lies the Ryzen 7045HX processor, which has a lift frequency of as much as 5.4GHz. There may be additionally a pair of 16GB RAM and loads of cupboard space at 1TB (PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD).
Furthermore, it is paired with an NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090 GPU. On paper, it is a match made in heaven, not just for hardcore players however content material creators as nicely. In accordance with AMD, the laptop computer is able to dealing with heavy-duty workloads (significantly video enhancing). It additionally has built-in Radeon 610M graphics for non-gaming duties on battery energy. You might seek advice from our benchmarks, in addition to the efficiency energy profile supplied by AMD (see screenshot beneath).
3DMark Time Spy Rating in efficiency mode
3DMark Time Spy Rating in turbo mode
CPU Profile scores
PCMark 10 rating
Benchmark rating from Far Cry 6 in HD Texture and extremely graphics settings
Different video games’ FPS outcomes supplied by AMD
Suffice it to say, there isn’t any doubt that the ROG Strix Scar 17 is actually a robust gaming laptop computer. However whereas the numbers do not lie within the graphs above, my expertise says in any other case as a result of there is a little bit of combined feeling. After enjoying it round for 2 weeks, I skilled some crashes on the laptop computer underneath sure situations.
Whereas I can play most video games seamlessly, it seems to crash when there are too many ‘chaotic actions’. Doom Everlasting shuts down the laptop computer a few instances each time there have been too many demons chasing me on the map. However after I set the graphics setting to its default (Excessive as an alternative of Extremely), then the sport runs higher. Additionally, turning on Turbo mode is a should.
Taking part in A Plague Story: Requiem on the ROG Strix Scar 17 was breathtaking
There may be additionally some unnatural gentle shading concern. A slight motion would present the daylight shining instantly as an alternative of steadily. It is unknown if this fault is from the sport or the laptop computer
Nonetheless, most video games look attractive (the cat from the Stray recreation)
The depth of area and dynamic results are virtually too photorealistic
Overlaying video clips on high of one other video is not any downside
On high of that, even non-frantic video games comparable to A Plague Story: Requiem may cause the laptop computer to close down fully. If I play it on Efficiency mode with its default settings (Excessive) whereas enabling Ray Tracing DLSS, the sport may solely run for a couple of minutes, even when I am simply strolling round. To keep away from this, Turbo mode should be enabled, with or with out Ray Tracing. It is not all gloom and doom although, because the crashes are fairly conditional.
The ROG Strix 17’s sound efficiency is kind of good for a laptop computer, and its obtain pace is insane. The battery efficiency is what I anticipated, lasting round 2-3 hours when unplugged and charging is kind of quick. Nevertheless, I am not a fan of the random loud fan noise (#punintended), as it will possibly spontaneously activate by itself, even whereas I am doing my every day work.
The obtain pace on Steam reached as much as 95.8 Mbps
Nice laptop computer, simply tremendous costly
Regardless of my ‘crashing’ expertise, it doesn’t suggest that the ROG Strix Scar 17 is defective. However nonetheless, there appear to be some optimisation issues between the CPU and GPU that Ican’t fairly pinpoint. As a result of usually, I may simply play some AAA recreation titles on max settings with out a lot hassle previously from ROG’s predecessors. So hopefully, AMD can ship a repair patch or one thing.
For a high-end gaming laptop computer on the worth of RM16,999, that is mainly the conventional worth vary due to inflation and the weak Ringgit foreign money. However, it is nonetheless a robust machine able to dealing with gaming and content material creation. So should you do have the finances for this, by all means, go for it however maybe do watch out with the graphics settings.
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (G733PY) tech specs
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Processor with Radeon 610M graphics
2x 16GB DDR5-4800Mhz of RAM
1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU
Measures 39.5 x 28.2 x 2.34 ~ 2.83 cm, weighs 3KG
17.3-inch IPS show (2560 x 1440 pixel decision, 240Hz refresh fee)
Ports – 2x USB Sort-A 3.2 Gen 1, 2x USB Sort-C 3.2 Gen 2, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack, 1x 2.5G Ethernet LAN port
Options – WiFi 6E, Dolby Atmos sound system, G-Sync
Home windows 11 Professional
Battery – 90Wh
Execs – An authorized highly effective laptop computer for hardcore gaming and heavy-duty video enhancing workloads
Cons – Beneath sure situations, some AAA video games might shut down the laptop computer fully
Conclusion – You possibly can think about this if you would like the most recent {hardware} to play graphics-demanding video games or work
