SeekerAsus ROG Strix Scar 17
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 delivers impressive gaming performance in a portable enough package—if you can stomach the enormous price tag.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Guide
Product details
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16GB GDDR6 - ROG Boost up to 1460 MHz at 150W (125W + 25W with Dynamic Boost)
- MUX switch - GPU MUX switch lets the GPU communicate directly with the display, increasing performance and decreasing latency
- Latest 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900H Processor - 24M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 14 cores (6 P-cores and 8 E-cores)
- 240Hz 3ms 17.3” Quad HD (2560 x 1440) IPS Type Display with 100% DCI-P3
- 32GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM | 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Performance SSD | Windows 11 Professional
PROS
+ Impressive gaming performance
+ Crisp, clear, and sizable screen
+ Responsive keyboard and touchpad
CONS
- Screen could be brighter
- Gets very, very hot at times
- Mediocre webcam
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Guide on July 20, 2023
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 delivers impressive gaming performance in a portable enough package—if you can stomach the enormous price tag.
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By UltrabookReview on April 05, 2023
The 2023 generation of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 is one of the most powerful laptops money can buy today, and exceptionally competitive as a gaming machine in this Ryzen 9 7945HX and RTX 4090 configuration that sells for less than the Intel-based 2023 Scar models with similar specs. At the same time, though, a handful of reasons might convince some of you to pay extra for the more advanced Scar 16/Scar 18 designs, as you'll find out from this review.
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By UltrabookReview on July 03, 2022
The 2022 Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 is a capable performance/gaming full-size laptop and one of the better-value options in its class, especially in the mid-tier RTX 3070Ti + QHD screen configuration tested here. Compared to the previous Scar 17, the 2022 update is significantly more powerful in games and workloads, thanks to the updated specs, higher power graphics chips, and the implementation of a MUX. On the other hand, the components still run hot inside, especially on the GPU side now, and the Intel Alder Lake platform is not as efficient on battery use as the AMD hardware in the 2021 model.
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