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    *** ASUS ROG G703GX-XS98K Owner's Lounge ***

    Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Jan 9, 2019.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Specifications:

    Display

    17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level, 72% NTSC, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Anti-Glare Wide-Viewing Angle w/ G-Sync Technology

    Video Graphics & Memory

    NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 w/ 8GB GDDR6
    Processor Support

    and
    Heat Management

    Intel® 8th Generation Core™ i9-8950HK 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.9 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz), 12MB Smart Cache

    Optional:

    Gelid GC Extreme – 8.5 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Non-Electrically Conductive

    Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut – 73.0 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Electrically Conductive

    Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pad – 11.0 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Non-Electrically Conductive


    Operating System
    Genuine Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

    Chipset Mobile Intel HM370 Express Chipset
    System Memory (RAM)
    32GB DDR4 2666MHz System Memory (1 x 16GB) - 4 Memory Slots

    Optional:

    Expandable up to 128GB DDR4/2666MHz System Memory

    Hard Drive

    2x 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in RAID 0 (Asus ROG HyperDrive)

    Optional:

    Asus ROG HyperDrive Extreme (3x PCIe NVMe in RAID 0)

    Up to 3x 2TB PCIe NVMe x4 M.2 SSD in RAID 0, Up to 2TB 2.5" HDD or 4TB 2.5" SATA III SSD

    Optical Drive

    None

    Optional:

    External DVDRW or Blu-Ray Read-Write/8x Super Multi Combo Drive

    Card Reader
    SD

    Video Camera Built-in HD 2.0MP (720p) Web Camera
    LAN/WLAN

    Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 5.0

    Input/Output
    1x Microphone-in jack;
    1x Headphone-out Jack;
    1x RJ45 LAN - 10/100/1000 Mbps/2.5G
    1x HDMI 2.0;
    1x mini Display Port 1.3;
    1x Thunderbolt 3 (SP)
    3x USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen.2);
    1x USB Type-C 3.1 (Gen 2)

    Audio
    2x 2W (34*11mm) Tweeter

    2x 4.5W (28Φ) with Smart AMP Woofer

    ESS Smart Amp

    Keyboard and Touchpad ROG AURA Sync RGB Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard Per-Key
    Battery 8 Cells Battery, 96WHrs
    AC Adapter
    Output :
    20 V DC, 14 A, 2x 280 W + converter box
    Input :
    100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal

    Dimension & Weight
    424 x 320 x 47.5 ~ 50 mm (WxDxH), 16.7 x 12.5 x 1.87 ~ 2.0 inches

    10.35 lbs, 4.7Kg
     
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  3. cucubits

    cucubits Notebook Deity

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    What CPU/GPU temps are you getting? Curious if it's similar to the XS-71 (i7 8750H).