The Most Powerful Gaming Laptop! ASUS Scar 17 (2023) Review

[@JarrodsTech]

See how AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX CPU compares against the best from Intel in apps & 25 games next! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5W6cpmGm76HpLc

[@typerightseesight]

Thanks for your professional opinion I am surprised that it's ASUS. Which is nuts! That stand for [PEG]Asus? EDIT: It must be quite good with an external monitor.( PCI-Express Graphics Ace' us) errrrr. lol.

[@2kcc]

ok

[@spicy-cactus]

Hello there just a question I wanted to buy a gaming laptop but don't have a high budget. I thought the acer nitro 5 could be a good one, I have watched your video about it but don't know if it is actually a good laptop and stuff?

[@Bibci0r]

Could you review this year's Asus G16 next? Already saw some offers up on amazon...

[@remycoutinho]

@JarrodsTech give me any gaming laptop 😭

[@Unknown0YT0]

This could almost pass off as a desktop replacement considering it's at the top of most tests & especially how it's at the bottom of the battery test.

[@Kadoom1131]

This actually outperforms a desktop 4070 ti super and some 4080's so it can be used for sure as a desktop replacement.

[@bumbaclot813]

Finally a laptop I'm actually excited about. If only if I actually needed to upgrade. But that hasn't stopped me before.

[@imglidinhere]

I remember hearing that AMD was tired of Intel comparing these monster 150w CPUs to their super efficient 45-50w offerings. Knowing that and how the HS series is for power saving, the lack of battery life on this model doesn't bother me at all, as this is quite literally a 7950X just dialed down to 130w max draw. Kinda nuts what we get in laptops again. :)

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

AMD has money now, so they can offer a zillion different variants of their chips to capture different demographics like Intel can. As you say, this is for the people that need a portable desktop, and it's great to have the option.

[@Freestyle80]

@@benjaminoechsli1941 if they have money they should focus on production more, they've been ignored by majority of the laptop vendors because of their supply issues.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

@@Freestyle80 They can only make as many chips as their wafer allocation allows, so every chip that is good enough goes to the highest-margin market: server. Now that 5nm capacity is finally opening, they can buy more allocation, and if those Strix Point APU leaks are correct, they're doing just that.

[@vmafarah9473]

AMD should go back to 7nm, 6nm and 5nm to make chips that are cheapest for some , most efficient for some ,a mixed of both world for some use cases. 7nm is still very cheap to produce cheap desktop chips where efficiency is not an issue as laptops.

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@PrototypeElucidator]

Proud owner of the 7945hx zephyrus duo here. AMD for the win

[@JarrodsTech]

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[@earthsekarang8159]

@@JarrodsTech 💪🏿

[@ramakrishnamishra8179]

I have heard bad news with the duo.. sudden deaths etc in the reddit

[@moonknight8693]

@@ramakrishnamishra8179 that's not true um using for last 2 year nothing happened which model they were talking about?

[@JamesCook76131]

I’m jelly, I’m running an Alienware x14 so i7 was my max with a 3060. Only plus is I can charge it on any usb c charger.

[@Evitae1201]

Purchased this masterpiece laptop 1 hour before this video came out and now I'm watching this video on it. Very nice feeling 😂

[@dreadowen616]

Very expensive feeling though.

[@a.andrei5826]

Do you have the option to downclock and reduce the power on the processor?

[@TalonsTech]

It's a real shame about that 300nit display. Not acceptable for a gaming laptop in 2023. Too dim.

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@adriatics.3357]

Can you tell us if you are satisfied with the GPU and CPU temps during gaming? Can you tell us the average temps on gaming and the highest you seen? Thanks in advance. Considering to buy one!

[@JoseRivera-rl3qv]

The hidden "boost processor performance" is a game changer with battery life and temperature

[@jerome6383]

Please explain.

[@JoseRivera-rl3qv]

@@jerome6383 Is a feature which boost your processor performance, that's why many laptops with AMD specs reach temperatures of 90°C even when not gaming, which is stupid imo, once you unlock the feature you can disable it and the performance is pretty good and the temperature of the CPU and GPU is stable while gaming and even the fans speed and noise

[@MrDairedo]

@@JoseRivera-rl3qv Got this laptop few days ago. My 1st AMD experiance, and yes the GPU °C is pretty good even on ultra gaming, BUT wtf with CPU °C? its can be 70+ when i am just watching youtube and thats pretty weird. What exectly should i do to fix this situation?

[@JoseRivera-rl3qv]

@@MrDairedo just put the thing on KZbin, like how to turn processor performance boost mode and look a video of 6 minutes or so, believe it's q blessing

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@sihamhamda47]

Can't wait for the 7840/7940HS laptops with RDNA3 integrated graphics and excellent battery life I think Zephyrus G14 would be one of the first AMD 7840/7940HS laptop to come out this year

[@antalpoti]

The G14 is already released and it's great!

[@marcoleti5809]

Jesus christ

[@chrisbullock6477]

Yeah they need a new successor to the great 6850M XT from last year.

[@antalpoti]

@@TabalugaDragon Phoenix Range is not weak at all

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

​​@@TabalugaDragonruh, HS is powerful. If you buy a laptop for 4K gaming, then even the U CPUs are enough (ever since the 6000 gen). Of course that manufacturers will be like "But you can't just take a laptop with a weak CPU and a great GPU".

[@ElBandito_Gaming]

Hi Jarrod, let's just hope that the laptop manufacturers will send you to test more affordable laptops.

[@cameronbosch1213]

7:11 They did add a camera to this year's model because of Microsoft's OEM requirements, but yeah, along with the spec bump, it's rather upseting they kept the crusty old chassis when the Intel model gets a brand new chassis.

[@PrintAimGame]

The screen is honestly the biggest upset to me. The chassis isn't particularly great for either series, but not getting a Nebula HDR display like the new 16/18 is a kick in the teeth.

[@JarrodsTech]

I actually forgot about the addition of the camera. Good point.

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@JaffaUltra]

Bought my first ever gaming laptop last week. Proud owner of the ROG Strix Scar 17. With a RTX 4080 with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX & I must say this thing is AMAZING !!!

[@jayclarke777]

Congrats that laptop should last you quite a while. 4080 mobile is playing modern games really well.

[@aSuperPi.]

I just got this laptop a few days ago and MAN is it an upgrade like holyyy. My last one was the 2021 version and this thing runs faster, cooler, and quieter and the ryzen 9 7945hx is insanely fast.

[@heatherguzman434]

It definitely doesn't run cooler cpu Temps are in the 90s I know because I have two of them

[@aSuperPi.]

@@heatherguzman434 I mine runs at 70 on performance mode and 67 in turbo mode so idk

[@aSuperPi.]

@@heatherguzman434 I can actually put this one on my lap unlike my old 3080 one

[@Photo0021]

Still happy with my G15 Advantage, and it’s nice still seeing it in your charts for now!

[@sarav17]

I'm also planning to buy G15 advantage edition, but I'm confused btw Asus tuf a15 ryzen 7 5800h 6gb 3060 and rog strix g15 6bg 3060 and g15 advantage edition...can you please suggest me...I'm planning to use for gaming nd everyday purpose like work (not for software engineer)

[@Nazraq04]

@Saravana Kumar K I'm personally locked into Nvidia graphics cards for the moment. They are much better at ray tracing, and DLSS is honestly a game changer. AMD has produced a lot of big winners in the past. The ATI 9700 Pro was the king when it came out. Easily beating the best that Nvidia had at the time. Then the ATI 5870 did the same thing. Heck, my first Asus laptop had the 5870m in it. But it's been a long time since AMD has produced a video card that set the standard for performance. Stick with Nvidia until the next time they get dethroned.

[@sarav17]

​@@Nazraq04 thanks for the prompt response, I'll update when I get what I'm choosing.

[@Nazraq04]

@@sarav17 Sweet

[@patent5421]

@@Nazraq04 DLSS looks bad at 1080p and 1440p, and 3060 is too weak for RT anyway especially the laptop version

[@vladdx]

If only they've put a miniLED display on it like the SCAR 16 it would've been a must buy no doubt.

[@allstargaming2500]

Legion is seriously expensive in my country. Scar 16 is atleast close to the US Pricing

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@allstargaming2500]

@@Naraayanay Strix G18 is great. It consistently hits 4-5 hours on heavy developer workflows. It doesn't get hot since it is made of hard plastic. Btw you.can also go for legion pro 7i if it is very cheap like $2400 or something

[@ziyad101]

​@@allstargaming2500coil whine

[@forwhomthebelltolls7918]

Just an observation, your review unit of the Intel based Asus G18 had a Timespy Graphics score of 19,745 which is lower than all 4090 reviews I have seen and on par with several 4080s. The AMD variant in this review scored 22,831 in its Timespy Graphics score which is arguably more representative of 4090 scores one would expect to find in reviews. That is a significant 3k score disparity between two full wattage 4090s and it was surprising to see they were within a few frames of each other.

[@Blue-Lady]

The beautiful thing is you can Shunt Mod this, and it goes up another 20% in performance on the GPU. People pulling 23k on Time Spy. It's a monster.

[@MouadJmari]

I have the 4080 one, can I "shunt Mod" it too? And what does it mean?

[@donniedarko4497]

Yeah WTH is that

[@MR.BONES007]

How do you get all these computers do the company’s send them to you or do you pay all out of pocket?

[@JarrodsTech]

Most are borrowed review units anywhere between 2-4 weeks that get sent back. Some that don't get sent to me I buy myself, like the recent Nitro 5 and MSI GF63 for example.

[@tharunkumarp3110]

Great review as always I have same laptop with RTX 4080 it is so fast than my RTX 2060 laptop. time spy score went 4500~ to 20000.

[@gman7497]

I have the exact same laptop, yeah its beastly.. only thing that's annoying is that it gets smudged SUPER easily, lol.

[@mono4968]

Im getting the scar 18 with a 4090

[@daftbence]

Ofc it's faster, it also costs a kindey and a half lol. I wish I could upgrade my 2060 lappy as well to something like this, but can't justify the US prices (and I live in EU, with a weak currency in my country, so there's 30-50% extra on the prices here, even less viable...)

[@mono4968]

@@daftbence feel for u mate, India has better prices now at only 5% higher than usa pricing

[@daftbence]

@@mono4968 wow, that's pretty good. Enjoy your lappy!

[@rolandchan123]

what do you think of the recent Asus motherboard reliability and quality issues, makes me slightly hesitant to get an Asus gaming laptop even though on paper this year's Asus gaming laptops seems to be some of the best on the market right now.

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@garrettbillian6340]

Unfortunately, i went through 2 of these things and both suffered from typical Asus crap quality control. Black screen on boot, coil whine, dxgkrnl bluescreens and even full system lagging. Really sad because the laptop is nearly perfect from purely a spec perspective, except battery life and i really wanted to like/keep it 😢

[@yoshi3706]

Hi bro, do you know if the 2021 models have the same problem?

[@garrettbillian6340]

@@yoshi3706 Quality Control is a crap shoot with Asus, but the blue screen error was Nvidia 4000 series gpu specific.

[@yoshi3706]

@@garrettbillian6340 ohh i see and its bad the quality control since this year or the 2021 models too?

[@sevelos]

Jarrod - why don't you ever mention coil whine? I was about to buy the Scar 18, but read dozens of complaints about coil whine and decided not to. It is important, as besides being annoying, it makes recording audio problematic.

[@And-vx6ry]

I still like intel hx processors. Hopefully 14th gen hx series will be continued. Also laptop manufacturers need to bring pcie 3 × 16 lanes for desktop gpu support with laptop.

[@tejasbajaj3006]

Should I go for legion 5i 12th gen i7 rtx 3060 or Acer Helios neo 16 w 13th gen i7 rtx 4050?

[@vik1ng313]

@@tejasbajaj3006 Go for Legion 5i. Much better laptop overall while having VERY similar performance to your other option.

[@eugene1640]

@@tejasbajaj3006 if you are planning to play dlss3 games consider to buy 4050 of 4060 laptop

[@tejasbajaj3006]

@@vik1ng313 thanks!

[@tejasbajaj3006]

@@eugene1640 ohhhh Kay thankss

[@otrOptions]

I'm absolutely loving this laptop so far.

[@taigoinu3928]

i’m stills using last year model with 3080ti and 12900h cpu … wil not switch to next gen but more likely to 5000series … i’m very happy with the performance

[@robblack7949]

With all of the controversy surrounding ASUS, I am surprised you are still recommending their products.

[@kiwisorbet]

Seems like the bad battery life is caused by the very high idle power consumption coming from the Infinity Fabric interconnect. This should be an issue for 12-core and 16-core Ryzen laptop CPUs as they have two CCDs

[@xlerb2286]

I do like to see AMD thumb their nose at Intel. Though I did pop for a Strix Scar 18 a few weeks ago. I use it for gaming but also for for software development. AMD is just fine for software development of course but when your deployment environment is all Intel based it's just easier to optimize performance if you've got an Intel CPU in your machine. You couldn't go wrong with either machine.

[@augustusmaximus891]

I am torn between the 18 and the 17. The extra 4k in the cinebemch score is tempting. But the screen, the screen in the Intel model plus bigger screen tempts me back. How is the screen in your 18? Good detail I'm dark I assume? The 17 looks "milky" but I haven't seen either in person. Playing games plus gave dev, what you think? Thank you

[@xlerb2286]

@@augustusmaximus891 The screen is good. It's bright, crisp, with good contrast between bright and dark, the 240Hz refresh rate and a card that can drive it leads to butter smooth displays. But to tell the truth I don't much use the laptop monitor so I can't give you any detailed insights on it. I mainly use the laptop when I'm at my summer retreat and I've got a bigger, but not nearly so nice, monitor there that I use as the main display. So for me I could have a much less capable display in the laptop and it wouldn't make any difference to me.

[@augustusmaximus891]

@@xlerb2286 I am actually really considering a mini case, the one where it just about fits a 4090 in, and just have a decent monitor at location a and location b. And if need go somewhere else just pack a monitor for the drive IF I need. Which is very very rare! This way, buy 2 machine, 1 more screen, and get super bang per buck 👏 Of course i would still love the 18, just put it on a desk and open the screen or plug in either way!

[@ak4i.anirxddh]

Xlerb, I have a small doubt, I am about to start my college and I have chosen CS, will AMD be sufficient for the coding environment or I need to buy an Intel version?

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@tizurl]

only reason i want a scar 16 is cuz of the chassis. i hate the old chassis that the 17 also uses

[@Husar89]

What would be better choice asus rog strix scar 17 or lenovo legion 7 with rtx 4080, 32gb ram assuming price is same.

[@warlocknote]

What made this laptop truly lovely and special is it still boasting the classic 16:9 screen. It doesn't really getting the "professionals' trend" treatment on gaming laptop these days. No 16:10 screen ratio, no battery life factor as a must, no simplified and clean Macbook-ish design, no bullshit. All you get is a classic proper gaming laptop treatment : full performance, keyboard with numpads, RGB in lots of areas. Definitely considering between this and GT77 Titan.

[@chrismay25]

Agreed.. mentally I cannot handle the black bars on a 16:10 screen with some games. Or the zoomed in look

[@rafaelzigx]

Same as the Zephyrus 16. Just got mine and it scores the same. But its very toasty!!

[@Supcharged]

Yeah the chiplet based models are strictly desktop replacement only.

[@123Suryasis]

Thanks for the review Jarrod. by the way, when you're planning to review the Zephyrus Duo 16 with the same CPU and GPU? I have read couple of initial reviews and all are suggesting that the cooling is better and 7945HX is allowed to suck some more juice and resulting even better performance. Also, the battery life is better than this.

[@123Suryasis]

@John-Paul Hunt Why do you think so? Have you not checked the video?

[@GiuseppeFamiani2209]

Ehy jarrod, nice review. I want to ask something about a problem... 2 friends bought it and both suffer from flickering using windows, and sometimes random crash and black screen (then reboots itselfs) with both machines. Not only that, sometimes back usb ports stop working and disconnect perihperals attached. You noticed something similar? There is even a threa in rog forum and seems that many thers suffer from those problems. Bad laptops batches or early drivers issue?

[@c4nchi]

I have the back usb ports randomly disconnecting problem with my Scar 15 from last year too and It's a little bit tedious because I use an external ssd with my games on it plugged to that port and even now and then my games crash and can hear the windows usb sound disconnecting. Rare thing this is recently because some time ago didn't have that problem.

[@JarrodsTech]

I didn't experience these issues while testing it.

[@sangquachquang5166]

Why not just update the Scar 18 with Ryzen 9 7945HX, i don't like the way AMD CPU is poorly treated like this!

[@FriendlyPCGamers]

I thought Jarrod is talking about the pricing... quiet powerful.

[@kimlyrics2472]

Oh boy, MSI GT77 Titan already found its rival which is this laptop ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17. Who you got? MSI Titan GT77 VS. ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17?

[@karanshenoy7705]

hey, could you revisit the RX 6800M if possible? curious to see how it stacks up with FSR 2

[@JarrodsTech]

Not sure if I can get that one in to borrow, I thought about adding it to my upcoming video where I compare almost every 2023/2022 laptop/desktop GPU 🤔

[@Chris-qs5rt]

​@@JarrodsTech That sounds awesome! Please with all features like dlss and retracing

[@TechGuyBeau]

I have recently published a video where i compared the 4070 laptop to the 6850m xt (basically 6800m). If you are curious. I did a video when it launched on the legion, and then tested it again a couple weeks back. It might be helpful.

[@TechGuyBeau]

@@JarrodsTech I recently tested it against my 4070 both in legions on my channel. Unsurprisingly the 6850m xt holds up incredibly well in 2023 (12gb vram, good memory bandwith, etc). ill compare to this years model soon. But IMHO the 6800m/6850m xt should be a top contender for people wanting killer performance but with yesteryears pricing

[@johnmax5652]

The battery of Gaming Laptop has the role of Uninterruptible Power Supply. very nice!!!

[@lil_brumski]

Yep

[@JakeSlaughterr]

I just bought it. Coming tomorrow, i can’t wait

[@arturkandla5438]

Same here😉

[@moorgogel]

@@arturkandla5438 same

[@mohanadnouh7068]

After 8 months, how is it performing ? Are you happy with it

[@lobster6899]

Hey jarrod, do you know if its possible to disable for example 8 cores on this laptop or something along the line while unplugged to achieve more battery life ?

[@casperellison5729]

I'm looking at my 2021 Scar 17 and shedding a tear... it may be time, hahaha. Thanks again Jarrod for a good review.

[@Freshone48]

Right lol, it's tempting to buy the new 4090 but they're too expensive.

[@casperellison5729]

@@Freshone48 …and somehow we take a hit on build quality on some of the laptops. Take the Legion for example.

[@osricen]

Hey, Jarrod! Will you in-depth review the 4060 or 4070 version of the Asus G14?

[@minklein]

Asus said the nebula screen is the new standard why isn't it on this machine ??

[@DarkSoulsOne]

I ended up buying a Scar 18 for the amazing performance to temperatures ratio and for the screen size and I didn't regret it. While asus struggles to do PC stuff nowadays, their laptops are clearly killing it. I've never seen my 13980HX going above 72C which is just straight up crazy. The best laptop I've ever used so far.

[@nastisco7474]

What did you do to have this temp ? Mine is always around 90 degrees even when I'm playing rocket league

[@sy0635]

Theres been a ton of complaints of coil whine, is yours quiet?

[@nastisco7474]

@sy06 if fans are spinning, I don't hear it

[@HadesGamesTV]

Whats the exact model?

[@c4nchi]

​@@nastisco7474 Are you using manual mode in Armoury Crate ?

[@shahriarratul]

Any coil whine on this? Great video as always.

[@kanbei0412]

Based on last years result most of the best battery life is ryzen cpus. But this year its the opposite. So is the intel 13th gen more power efficient that the ryzen 7000hx cpus? any thoughts?

[@mrden1]

Hello, is this laptop is good for photography work? How is the screen?

[@charlesnewborn3760]

What the heck Jarrod. Asus has the new MINILED tech with their Nebula HDR and you haven't even reviewed the Asus ROG strix scar 16 yet? What's the hold up? That'll be like the 2ND fastest laptop with a significantly brighter and better display!

[@JarrodsTech]

The hold up is that I don't have one yet.

[@sukhpinderjitsinghkang2585]

It's probably out of a box. If you tune the Titan right, no other laptop stands a chance with a cinebench score up to 38500 (competing with the 7950x) and up to 24250 in time spy graphics score (5% faster than a 4070 ti).

[@greebj]

one guy has a Legion 7i Pro reaching over 38k. For half the price. Prema has a Mech17 well over 37k. Titan is not that much better. They're ultimately all cripped with nvidia's 175W limit unless you want to go throwing your warranty away by soldering shunts on your nice expensive new laptop's motherboard

[@sukhpinderjitsinghkang2585]

@bennyg Just saw a guy on Reddit getting 35k on a legion 7i Pro and didn't see/heard anything about the Mech 17(about the scores). Bigger laptops should have been settled at 200w of power at least because laptops with watercooling and the Titan could handle it with ease.

[@thaibinh6585]

@@greebjFor that double of the price, the Titan got 4 slots of ssd and ram, a 4k miniled 144hz screen, cooler temp because of superior cooling with 4 giant fans and 7 heatpipes, a mechanical keyboard, much more rgb. All of that things combine make the Titan much much more premium than the legion pro 7i which aside from new specs is a downgraded version of the 2022 legion 7i with worse build, mediocre screen, less premium features. You get what you pay for

[@thaibinh6585]

Wow where can I find that result? Reddit or youtube?

[@thaibinh6585]

Do you have the link to that 38500 score? I want to see it too, gizmosliptech first go up to over 36k is already very impressive but 38k500? What is desktop now, LoL?

[@MultiSciGeek]

Is Scar the same thing as Strix? I found a Strix laptop that's only like 20% more expansive than the 15 inch TUF version. Is this a good deal?

[@xDarkarcher]

Literally only the extra lightings on the back

[@spikethedaawg9364]

Keep up the great content !!

[@hira1813]

Any recommendations from 2022 or 2023 I need a budget friendly laptop with great performance

[@joelconolly5574]

Powerful is still subjective but boy does it shreds.

[@philya_3861]

Hey Jarrod, what cooling pad would you recommend for the Legion 7i Pro? Or should I just get a stand?

[@Scorge120]

AMD needs to close that gap in Premiere. Until then Intel has a monopoly on content creators in the Adobe environment.

[@DryerBread08]

Plz make a top 5 best and worst budget gaming laptop list😊

[@tejasbajaj3006]

Should I go for legion 5i 12th gen i7 rtx 3060 or Acer Helios neo 16 w 13th gen i7 rtx 4050?

[@giuseppepaolini6754]

Jarrod, do you have any actual good stand/cooling pad for the strix scar 18?... The massive 20 rgb lack in the tilt angle adjustment for me, i would like to be able to tilt my laptop at least till 25°/30°, but i can't manage to find a good laptop stand or cooling pad for it (the back panel of the strix scar 18 is also VEEEEEERY irregular, so all the semi-minimal laptop stands don't work on it)... Do you have any suggestion? P.s. keep up the awesome work, you're the absolute best laptop guru of youtube💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@juandiegomorales7537]

hello, what gpu should i chosse? 6800m 145w or 4060 140 w

[@oxygenatedpineapple]

Hey everyone! So I'm about to go to college soon, and I was wondering-- is the Zephyrus G14 (from 2021) still worth it? As far as I can tell, it's one of the only laptops (within my price range) that has Type C power delivery (Apart from the ASUS TUF DASH F15 2022). Any thoughts?

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

The one drawback of AMD's chiplet architecture! That separate always active I/O die which causes higher than expected idle power draw! There is no way one can manage good battery life with Dragon range APUs. So much power! So efficient! But one critical flaw! If you don't need more than 8 cores, wait for Pheonix Range 7040HS series!

[@HeathHarris]

I have this laptop, one thing no one talks about is how performance is on a dock. It works fine until you try to play a game. Makes me think usb c 3.2 is not directly connected to the discrete graphics card.

[@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer]

U mean when playing with external screen or vr?

[@Nazraq04]

I got the Strix G18 from Best Buy. It's not best laptop of the year, but I'm happy to have a 4080. It basically doubled the performance of my Zephyrus G15 with the 3070.

[@SargentWallaby]

I literally did the exact same switch from Zephyrus G15 3070 to the Strix G18. Just got it a few days ago and it's probably the best decision I've made. Screen looks crisp and sharp. Love the 16:10 ratio, and the 4080 gives me the performance I was looking for and more.

[@Nazraq04]

@richard santana Heck yeah, bro! This new machine is quite a beast.

[@aidmee9924]

How much did you get it for?

[@ivansmurygin1555]

Amd processors are so hot. Didn't expect that

[@unstepintime]

Battery and Thermals, ouch. Thermals a big sell for me.

[@علوان-م7ف]

hello Mr. Jarrod, finally, you started to build your website. Good luck

[@KrmSnty92]

can you start checking gaming performance on silent/more efficient power plans. thats how i like to play my games. 60fps as quite as possible

[@JarrodsTech]

That is what this part shows: 4:07 Game Performance in Different Modes

[@KrmSnty92]

@@JarrodsTech so much data easy to miss srry :)))

[@tech_and_things_live]

Hey Jarrod! What is better for bying this year: Legion 5i Pro or STRIX G16 on the same configuration and resolution?

[@ferhatkurt8898]

Hey,i have here a Asus ROG Strix 17 with AMD Ryzen 7-R7-6800H im not sure it that have a good keyboard, good sound, good Screen. and how much $€ should be good for a second hand one?

[@_.Piyush._.Pawar._]

Sir , Plz do come up with rog strix g16 rtx 4070 or 4080 edition , just not sure should i go for. Legion 5 2023 or rog strix g16 as they are at same price point !

[@ahmetozturk9932]

Hey Jarrod, love your videos man.I have a quick question, should i buy 12700H/3060 Hp Omen or 5800H/3070 Legion 5 (both have full powered gpu's)?

[@vncube1]

0:38 Yup, chiplet APUs are not suited for mobility.

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

It is not an APU, It does not have powerful graphics that can access shared cache like APU does. It is just a mobile version of 7950X with lower TDP. Ryzen on desktops with big cache capacities and infinity fabric get high idle power consumption get high power draw at idle.

[@Gallius_Gamez]

Hi try acer predator 2023. Its much cheaper than this. Is scar worth more

[@YOUNG3VITY]

If i replace the liquid metal with normal thermal paste will the temperatures be lower? Because the new Ryzen 9 with 3D is using thermal past and it runs like 20 Celsius cooler while being more powerful.

[@lb2791]

I don't understand how manufacturers can put such expensive and powerfull hardware into a laptop, then cheap out on the build materials and design so it looks super cheap.

[@lil_brumski]

Lol

[@kb8582]

In US the scar costs 3499, in Germany 3999. Is it possible to buy it in the US and use in Germany without Problems? Or is there any trouble because maybe its another Version?

[@slimbo689]

Had a 300nit screen brightness on my last laptop, won't be making the same mistake again.

[@brianloh3735]

Which are better choice Scar 17 and zephyrus m16? Im thinking to get one gaming pc this year any more recommendations?

[@JarrodsTech]

I mention both of them in my recent best of video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3yxn5J9jaaAotk

[@miklaus2873]

@jarrodstech does It have a second m2 NVME slot PCIe gen4 for full Speed with a 2TB 990 pro? Also whats the CPU score in timespy cause i ve seen people getting only 10000 points and also do you consider this the best CPU for gaming? Also how do you undervolt? Curve optimizer in BIOS or throttlestop in Windows?

[@MarmureanuWeb]

Happy to see macbook pro at the end of the list. Just curious how did the M2 MAX handled the test? :D

[@vmafarah9473]

5:25, is quicksync a special hardware or software optimization as seen in M1 or just a iGPU miracle that can be acheived by 780m with some software support?what do you think Jarrod?

[@Anonymous-if1cj]

Which gaming laptop is the best under 1200 ₹ from your website

[@chrisbullock6477]

Being that this is essentially a Desktop Replacement, the fact that the battery only performance is down with Battery Life would be expected and not a factor considering the Specs. But for those who don't want desktop replacements and need more portable, that 6800H is hard to beat especially for the prices of those laptops that have them.

[@gman7497]

There's hardly ever a situation where I need to have it unplugged for more than an hour, if portability is the primary concern then a MacBook is probably a better choice. And yeah its basically a desktop I can move from room to room or take to a hotel or a relatives house. I'm not using it to do work at the beach or anything like that.

[@tomgjonaj9965]

With a easy undervolt, my GT77 titan with the 13980HX hits over 36k in R23

[@user-FTRU6GJ]

im considering the gt77, its on sale right now with 13980/4090? Any issues that you had to send it in for repairs or no problems? RIght now its GT77, Scar 17 or 18. The only issue i could find with the GT77 is the bad 144hz screen over a 240hz screen. I could get the GT77 but get a 240z monitor for shooters

[@D1smantle]

Just curious, what happened to Alienware? They used to be kings when it comes to making the most OP laptops

[@cameronbosch1213]

They had really bad software for their control center (Alienware Command Center). It would constantly BSOD the system on both Dell G & Alienware laptops.

[@D1smantle]

@@cameronbosch1213 oh darn

[@sumawardhen198]

AMD is tired of "fake" cores. So they sacrifice battery life for true performance. And yes, they're beast 😂

[@greebj]

same actual cores as their Phoenix chips. They are actually way more efficient than Intel. This is just the same chiplet package setup as the desktop thats why battery life and iGPU sux

[@supertrexandroidx]

I was tempted by the Scar 17, but I've heard sooooo many complaints about the screens on them, including many cases of very noticeable backlight bleed, and that put it out of the running for me.

[@Nazraq04]

Backlight bleed is noticeable on black screens, but you can't see it with full screen colorful images. It honestly isn't an issue for me because I use an external monitor or 4k TV.

[@kyordannydelvalle523]

​@@Nazraq04 I did the same with a 2k 165 h monitor. So I used the laptop screen let say writing reports while in the bigger screen I am doing CAD design on Solidworks

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.

[@YangBalanceYin]

​@Maha-Devay Why are you everywhere asking random people this question dude?

[@kawhiiee]

I have a ROG Strix 32-inch 4k 160hz monitor. I wont be using the laptop as the main screen.

[@cyjanek7818]

Laptop CPU are already beating i9-12900k level in synthetic tests like cinebench? It is like i7-13700k in mobile. Wtf, the rise of power in laptops in last 4 years is crazy, all started with g14 and that kicked some CPU desktops but it never stopped

[@marcin_karwinski]

Pity they haven't used these compute components in a better chassis that's not so overpriced/overengineered as Zephyrus Duo... They should've put these at least inside something similar to Scar 18 or G18... Maybe then they could run the components at full bore.

[@lunarstarfurry]

Hello! I got a quick question to ask if this laptop support USB4, official Website only mention USB3.2 but a few third party website mention the support for USB4 on both Type-C. So I wonder if it can actually do eGPU or USB4.

[@engrxiddig]

Waiting Asus rog strix g16 2023 How is performance and battery 🔋 life ? With rtx 3060. Help me for any advice before buying this product

[@heypancaks]

what is the best 16 inch gaming laptop now ? i have the Asus scar 15 2022 with 3080 but i want the best now on the marked

[@teacherg28]

Great laptop. What can you say about Asus customer service? How does it come in when compared to other companies?

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

Is there any way to extend the battery life of this laptop? What about the silent power mode?

[@Faris-1900]

I am interested to know the weight of that compared to scar 18

[@Windwalkery]

How much fps does it get on Fortnite all low video settings and performance mode?

[@911Gamer-oh9zh]

Jarrod. Curious if you've had time to check the quirks on asus's nebula screen for hdr / sdr errors and black screens. I would love to know your take on the inability for these new asus laptops with the high end hdr screens not to be able to upgrade the nvidia graphics drivers

[@Viktor_Key]

Should we wait for MSI VECTOR model (4080) review?

[@otrOptions]

I'm currently trying to decide between this and the Scar 18, or if I should wait and see if Lenovo launches a bigger screen laptop with 4090

[@JarrodsTech]

I don't have any info on if there is going to be a Lenovo with 18" screen

[@Naraayanay]

What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do.?