Review Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC

Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC

 Propelling today is ASUS" first leader AMD-based portable PC. The ASUS ROG Strix GL702ZC is the world's first AMD Ryzen controlled portable PC and that isn't only an accomplishment in itself yet in addition an awesome indication of resurgence for AMD in the journal side of things. Given their market nearness in the compact space has been consigned to APUs, its fantastically entrancing their profoundly observed Ryzen processors accessible in portable shape factor. That being stated, it wasn't a simple accomplishment however through coordinated effort, AMD and ASUS has figured out how to assemble it and keep it just in go after standard clients. In case you're AMD, there's a great deal of motivation to celebrate with this discharge however in the event that you're Intel you should be concerned right now as the multi-center ability of Ryzen has demonstrated it can without much of a stretch overwhelm their HEDT line at a large portion of the cost and given scratch pad have been in a condition of limbo for as long as couple of years with Intel quad-centers being the upper roof to execution, the ASUS ROG STRIX GL702ZC marks a point of reference in what buyer note pads may offer soon.
For this specific audit, we chose to go hard and fast in a committed no holds barred confrontation of execution: the ROG Strix GL702ZC and a completely custom AMD Ryzen 1800X-fueled desktop and an ASUS Radeon RX480 OC, sufficiently only to rival a reference and down-checked RX 580 found in the GL702ZC. Read on!

Specifications

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Chipset: AMD B350
Memory: 24GB DDR4
Display: 17.3″ IPS
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX580 4GB
Storage: 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
Dimensions: 415 x 280 x 34 mm (WxDxH)
Weight: 3.0 kg ~ 3.2 kg
 

As far as we know, there will be two SKUs for UK consumers. The first will use the same CPU and GPU as this one with 8GB of DDR4, a 256GB NVMe SSD, and a 1TB hard disk. The second will bump the CPU to the Ryzen R7 1700, the memory to 16GB, and the GPU to the 8GB RX 580 SKU. Screen options for the 17”, matt-coated, IPS display were reported at Computex to include two 1080p ones (one 75Hz, one 120Hz) and one 60Hz 4K one, although we’re unclear how these will relate to the other SKUs, and the specs are subject to change anyway (there may be further upgrades to storage and memory, for example).
Our own model is something of a hybrid, carrying the R5 1600 by with 16GB of DDR4 instead of 8GB. It also lacks an M.2 SSD and instead only has the 1TB HDD, and the 1080p display is capped at 60Hz, and reports in Radeon Setting as not being FreeSync capable. Still, Asus has assured us that all final SKUs will have an SSD and a FreeSync display. On account of this, we’ve forgone storage and display testing.
Most ports are along the left side, including the power input, display outputs (mini-DisplayPort and HDMI 2.0), a Type-C USB connector, two USB 3.0 ports, and a single audio jack with combined headphone and microphone capabilities. Meanwhile, the right has an extra two USB 3.0 ports and an SD card reader. Wireless capabilities are handled by the Realtek 8822BE module inside.

 We didn't have room schedule-wise to do a full tear-down, however covered up underneath the cooler is the six-center Ryzen 5 1600 CPU brandishing its typical six centers. It conveys all an indistinguishable specs from the desktop part including 3.2GHz/3.6GHz base and lift timekeepers. The TDP of this chip is a powerful 65W. The other segment specifically cooled is, obviously, the Radeon RX 580 GPU and related 4GB of GDDR5. The center is timed at 1,077MHz, which is down from the 1,340MHz lift clock of the desktop part, yet the memory is at an indistinguishable 8Gbps from the desktop demonstrate. We're satisfied to see likewise that Asus has filled both DDR4 SODIMM openings for double channel capacities as opposed to utilizing a solitary 16GB stick, despite the fact that the last form may contrast. Neither the CPU or GPU can be overclocked – reasonable given the power imperatives, yet it is an element found on certain Intel/Nvidia-based portable workstations.

The portable PC gloats an advanced, clean EFI that can be utilized with mouse and also console. There is a 'Propelled' mode, yet the framework offers far less alternatives than your normal motherboard – this is regular among portable PCs, be that as it may.

We didn't pay much regard to the product introduced, as this could without much of a stretch change at dispatch. In any case, we noted that Sonic Studio 2 was introduced with highlights like voice improvement, bass lift, custom EQ settings, et cetera.

Share on Google Plus

About Unknown

This is a short description in the author block about the author. You edit it by entering text in the "Biographical Info" field in the user admin panel.