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Asus ROG Chimera G703 (i7-7820HK, GTX 1080, Full HD) Laptop Review
If until recently, 120 Hz displays represented the ultimate in gaming
laptops, now Asus goes a step further and presents one of the first 144
Hz notebooks with the ROG Chimera G703. You can find out in our test
what the 17-incher additionally has to offer.
In contrast to the successful ROG G752, which is "only" equipped with a GeForce GTX 1060 or GTX 1070, in the ROG G703, Nvidia's currently most powerful Pascal chip for notebooks, the GeForce GTX 1080, is used. The DirectX-12 accelerator is accompanied by a Core i7-7820HK.
The rest of the equipment is not bad either. For example, our UK
version was equipped with 64 GB of DDR4-RAM (4x 16 GB DDR4-2800 @ 2,400
MHz) and a combination of a 2 TB HDD and a 1 TB SSD-RAID (2x 512 GB
NVMe). The extremely fast 144 Hz IPS display with G-Sync support turns
out to be another highlight.
In Germany, the above configuration is not available
yet, even though the G703VI-E5089T model, which costs about 3600 Euros
(~$4433) has identical specifications except for the working memory
which is half the size (32 GB DDR4; in the US a version with smaller
drives costs ~$3,500). Correspondingly, the results and evaluation of
the German variant should turn out very similar.
The competitors of the ROG Chimera G703 include
other 17-inch gaming notebooks with the GeForce GTX 1080, such as the
Schenker XMG Ultra 17, the Acer Predator 17 X, the MSI GT75VR, and the Alienware 17 R4, which are all included as comparison devices in this test.
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Asus G703 (G703 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-7820HK @ 4.3 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) - 8192 MB, Core: 1682 MHz, Memory: 2578 MHz, GDDR5X, ForceWare 390.77
Memory
65536 MB , 4x 16 GB SO-DIMM DDR4-2800, dual-channel, 4 of 4 slots occupied, 64 GB max.
Display
17.3 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AUO B173HAN03.0 (AUO309D), IPS, Full-HD, 144 Hz, G-Sync, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel CM238
Storage
2x Samsung SM961 MZVKW512HMJP NVMe (RAID 0), 1024 GB , + Seagate Mobile ST2000LM007, 2 TB HDD, 5400 rpm. Slots: 3x M.2 Type 2280 (of that 2x PCIe/NVMe) & 1x 2.5 inch
Weight
4.744 kg ( = 167.34 oz / 10.46 pounds), Power Supply: 1.278 kg ( = 45.08 oz / 2.82 pounds)
Price
3600 EUR
Asus ROG Chimera G703 ( i9-8950HK , GTX 1080, Full HD) Laptop Review
.Asus G703 (G703 Series) Core i9-8950HK Processor::
Overclocked GPU and CPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB with 8th-Gen
unlocked Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor (up to 4.8 GHz)
144Hz refresh rate 17.3” Full-HD IPS-Type AHVA gaming panel with NVIDIA
G-SYNC and 3ms response time
2x PCIe SSDs in RAID0 for 512GB total storage capacity. 2TB SSHD storage
drive. 32GB DDR4 2666MHz
ASUS AURA SYNC RGB keyboard with individual per-key customization. 2.5mm
key travel distance. Copper tunnels independently cool the CPU and GPU.
Dual 12V fans with Ant-Dust technology
Gigabit WiFi, Thunderbolt 3, Mini DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0.,
Built-in Xbox Wireless Controller Module