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5400RPM SSHD for ASUS FX504

ROGenie — Mon, 07 May 2018 23:35:43 +0800

7200RPM HDDs are the bare minimum for me since the 5400RPM ones are painfully slow. It would seem that the ASUS FX504 has a 5400RPM Seagate SSHD and I'm wondering, what kind of speeds can we expect compared to a 5400/7200RPM HDD? I'm aware that it has the SSD for Windows to booting up and what not should be fast but it's not big, so I'm sure it's inevitable for people to install stuff on that drive too.

Running temperatures of Ryzen-powered laptops

ROGenie — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:09:46 +0800

AMD CPUs have always been known to be hotter than Intel CPUs. Higher temperatures also tend to lead to fluctuations in performance and battery life. With that in mind, I'm wondering if Ryzen laptops would run hotter than Intel-powered laptops, and if there's anything people should be worried about on that. Like, would there be a need to have better coolers for the sake of the machine's longevity? Take into account for both the Ryzen CPU like in the ROG STRIX GL702Z and the APU like the one in the HP Spectre x360 or the Lenovo Ideapad 720s.

Laptops with FreeSync Display

ROGenie — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:16:06 +0800

I'm gonna be honest, I've never really cared about FreeSync in the past but mostly because I've never seen it work properly before. When I got to know how smooth it can make games look in situations where frames are dropping often on this ROG STRIX GL702Z, I'm starting to wonder why laptop manufacturers don't just include this for laptops with AMD GPU inside. Wouldn't this be better especially for gamers under a budget, or is it really that expensive to produce FreeSync displays?

Overclocking Ryzen CPUs on laptops

ROGenie — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:58:10 +0800

Sometimes, we just want a little boost in power for our machines and overclocking it is one way of achieving it. Is it a good idea to overclock Ryzen laptops and is there anything that people should take note of should they choose to do this?

Having lower battery life is to be expected but what about things like temperature? Get an external cooler or perhaps, re-apply thermal paste? Tempted to open up the ROG STRIX GL702Z and re-apply thermal paste for this but then again, not so sure OC-ing a laptop would be a good idea.

Will Ryzen CPUs change the laptop market?

ROGenie — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:53:10 +0800

Ryzen CPUs give customers a damn good bang for their buck. Can't really say that it's better than Intel but it's definitely something worth looking into when purchasing your next machine. That being said, can Ryzen-powered laptops change the market as we know it? Like say high-end gaming laptops. An Intel powered one would cost a lot but would the Ryzen-equivalent of it be cheaper?

I'd want to compare something with the ROG STRIX GL702Z but I'm not sure what would its Intel equivalent be.

ASUS Rebranding FX Gaming Laptops to TUF Gaming

ROGenie — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:18:19 +0800

ASUS is going to rebrand their entry-level gaming laptops to TUF Gaming. The FX gaming laptop series will also be under that TUF Gaming umbrella. Guess that means the ASUS FX503 and FX553VD is gonna be phased out? Was wondering why there was no STRIX or ROG branding on it, guess this is why.

Apparently, the TUF Gaming laptops will have 120Hz display, some gooding cooling system, and DTS Headphone X enhancement. Sounds like a solid offering for a gaming laptop. Time to hope for a good price given it also includes "entry-level" machines

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