ASUS ROG G752VS Owners Lounge

Welcome to the G752VS Lounge. I thought I would start this thread since no one else had gotten around to it yet.

I'll start posting first because I was blessed to receive my unit from http://www.Ibuypower.com.
This unit should also be made available at your favorite boutique seller as well.

Here are some specs...

Display ::ASUS ROG G752VS-XB72K OC Edition, 17.3" G-SYNC FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080
Processor ::Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK Mobile Processor (4x 2.7GHz/8MB L3 Cache) [G752]
Memory ::32GB [16GB x 2] 2400MHz DDR4 Overclocked SO-DIMM Laptop Memory [G752]
Video Card ::NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 - VR Ready [G752]
M.2 Solid State Drive ::256GB M.2 NVMe PCIE SSD [G752]
Primary Hard Drive ::1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive [G752]
Optical Drive ::8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [G752]
Media Card Reader / Writer ::Built-in 2-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [ASUS]
Sound Card ::HD Audio with ASUS SonicMaster
Network Card ::Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop]
Internal Wireless Network Adapter ::802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo [ASUS]

 

This will be a work in progress for me...

 

Teardown guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...vw-disassembly-teardown-repaste-guide.795203/

 

Oh, you're already here. lol

 

yay

 

I should receive my G752VS today or tomorrow.

I'm from Germany and ordered directly from amazon.de, but the notebook is shipping from UK, which I thought was strange.

The exact model number in the order confirmation is "G752VS-GC054T" and I wonder if it is going to be a UK version. When I enter that modelnumber in google all I get are results for a very high specced UK i6820hk/32gb version but i ordered and paid for a lower spec german i6700hq/16gb version.

I wonder if there was a mixup on Amazon's side, if it's the wrong model I'll return it because the keyboard UK keyboard layout would bother me too much.
Is there a way to tell the exact specs of the laptop from the model number or will I have to wait and read the box sticker?

edit: Well it arrived today and it's the UK model. It even came with a ROG bag, headset and mouse. Haven't unboxed it yet, waiting for Amazon to call back to figure out how to deal with this.

Sticker says:

• LCD: 17.3 FHD SLIM WV
• VRAM: 8GB
• CPU: INTEL I7-6820HK/BGA
• HDD: 1TB 72R+512G PCIE SSD
• ODD: 8X S-M DL
• RAM: DDR4 16G*2
• WLAN: CB-802.11AC_WW+BT
• USB:3.0*4+USB3.1
• OS TYPE: WIN10 64BIT
• KB LANGUAGE: UK
• POWER CORD:UK
• ACCESSORY: 8CELL 90WH,BAG,MOUSE

 

Is UK version, different suffix and spec for storage + ram.

 

Hey there.

Is this thread allowing poor pleb that can only afford a G752VM?

Mine should arrive tomorrow

I7-6700HQ/ 8g ram ddr4 / Ssd 128g and 1To HDD 7200 / 1060 Gtx / 17'3 LED Full HD G-sync

 

Yes. Of course!

Congratulations on your new purchase!

 

<1m cooling mod

 

That's the 5 second mod. lol

Well, it looks like you were taking the scenic route with it.

I just used one of my pry tools (Staple remover) and the whole thing came off.

 

lmao

 

better way to do it I guess

 

You are only as good as your tools.

 

That's true

 

Temperatures matter a lot to gpu performance

This run is on top of an AC unit: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9883133

This run is over ambient (24c): h
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9891988

Lost almost 200 points there


Also people, be careful of your VRM GPU temperature, my unit didn't get any thermal paste/gel on the VRM heatsink so that might cause throttle or long term damage to your system.

 

I can't see a performance difference between those 2 benchmarks

 

ooops

here link: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/9891988




anyways, after the laptop sleep/hibernate I lose all touchpad multitouch and gesture

 

So the gpu core clock down a notch because of higher ambient? Very sensitive Benching in a cold garage is a must

 

Yeah. It starts throttle at 50c or above.

The problem, even when benching with AC, is that fan does not spin up under certain temperature. Losing a lot of the advantage of direct cold air.

 

Hi everybody, just bought G752VS-XB72K from frys electronics. One question, on the back near the vents there are these two dust plugs? Is one supposed to take them off when using the laptop? I know it says to keep them on when not using the laptop, but how about when its turned on? How does one take them off, pull them off or something? Thanks for any good answers.

 

Firestrike Ultra (ambient)
http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/989...319/fs/9894445



Firestrike normal (AC blasted vs ambient)

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/989...988/fs/9883133



Time spy (ambient)

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/14342103

 

I would suggest you buy from HIDEvolution or XOTIC that honors their in-house warranty even though you disassemble the machine. Return it to Frys since you will be stuck with ASUS customer support which is terrible.


You are supposed to plug off when using, plug in when not using. This is a feature ASUS make to throw away dust from system internal, however, I am not sure how effective it is.

 

Hi Mobius 1, thanks for your reply. I looked through your topic regarding the disassembly of the g752vs, i'm probably not going to take apart the system that far, maybe install a different drive-ssd, etc. I have bought a couple of clevo laptops in the past from rjtech.com where the parts (cpu/heatsink) wlan, hdd, ssd, memory etc. where not installed when i received it, so i know a bit regarding that. Decided to go to frys this time to purchase a gaming laptop, was waiting for the new nvidia gpus to come out. I even received a promotional email from frys about the new laptops. Asus had told me to keep the plugs on for some reason, but I'll take them out when using the laptop.

Do i just pull out the dust plugs, or is it attached at all in one section?

 

Just pull them out. They won't go anywhere because they have a retain wire holding them while unplugged.

 

manager at micro center said he just cut the wire off and throw the plugs back in the box :|

 

I cut them off the first day. Was like...what are these white ties doing here. Although I think i'll put them back, but with black ties instead.

 

Yeah, that was weird and none of the guys there actually understand what it's for.

As for me, I don't buy the anti dust thing, seems like it won't be effective. But I won't have the opportunity to own the machine long enough to test the dust thing.



Also, does anyone notice some crazy strong angle snapping while you drag with the trackpad at low speeds?

Seems like the slower your movement on the trackpad, more angle snapping will be applied to the movement....

 

Got my baby.

Really love it. Played WoW ultra all day without reaching 75c once even if its already 33c in my room.

I cant believe how quiet it is.

Gonna test Doom tonight and run some benchs.

Screen is beautifull, coming from a glossy Led 14' (aw mx14) i can feel the difference.

 

Interesting....

Cool. Glad you like it. Let us know how Doom turns out.

 

nice sponsorship



As for the trackpad issue from hibernate/sleep, try enable/disable touchpad using FN+F9 a few times. Could fix the issue without rebooting.

 

I upgraded the bios to 304 and clean installed the os, but now the lightbar in between the vents does not come on, even if i switch on in rog gaming center, and the lights on the back of the notebook display just stay on? Also, where do i download the sonic studio and sonic radar? Anybody know?

 

SSD Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 Toshiba MLC NAND XG3

Max temp 76 (AIDA64 monitoring)










@Milardo

according to ASUS they're supposed to be available when you download the audio driver from the respective model of motherboard/laptop

https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1016303

https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1015213

 

When you upgraded to 304, did your temps change any?

 

I have no idea what is wrong with my laptop, maybe because i installed windows anniversary edition for that clean install?

 

Not sure, but i think its lower. Anyway to downgrade bios?

 

I am on windows anniversary, I have no trouble with 304 bios

As for the downgrade, not sure if the flash tool would allow that...

 

304 should be far better 303 was pretty high on voltage.

You can down grade but you would need to do it from dos using the factory 303 bin file
afudos.exe 303.bin /p /b /n /x These are the switches I use, not sure if you really don't need them all.

 

1.4v, wonder how long the chip will last in that kind of condition :|


Anyways, I benched some more on AC and found out my max memory clock is +700, +800 scales backwards on firestrike ultra graphics score.

 

That's a rightly nice overclock there.

 

What about the core overclock? I'm curious how well the 1070 overclocks without changing voltages or cooling since the boost is downclocked by about 240mhz vs. the desktop model.
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) 1920 @ 1506 - 1886 (Boost) MHz 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 2048 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz

This is a much further downclock vs the 1060 and 1080.

Where as the:
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) 2560 @ 1607 - 1733 (Boost) MHz 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 2560 @ 1682 - 1670 (Boost) MHz 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
Boost is a 63mhz difference


and
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) 1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz 192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 1280 @ 1405 - 1670 (Boost) MHz 192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Boost is a 38mhz difference.

Which leaves the 1070 way out there. So I'm thinking the 1070 is an easy overclocker and once overclocked gives the best value of the 3 cards.

I'm also open to upgrading my msi 1762 barebones with a 680m to either this Asus or an MSI GT73VR
My 680m is showing its age. I can't run Dark Souls3, Witcher3 and Deus Ex Mankind Divided at 1080p without the games running significantly slower. I have to settle for 720p for a smooth experience. Its sad when more recent cards are running games at 1440p or now flirting with 4k lol.

I would really like the 1080 but they are significantly more expensive.

 

I put core +80, passed FS Ultra stress test.


You cannot upgrade your 1762 to a 1080 or 1070 or 1060, the BIOS EC doesn't support the Pascal and eDP output.

 

Cool. Ya by upgrade I meant to buy a new laptop either the Asus or an MSI.

 

So temps on stock good or not? Worth to buy g752vs?

Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk

 

It's good if you repaste with liquid metal thermal paste. On stock the thermal paste is just a joke and will make laptop overheat.

I also recommend buying arctic silver thermal adhesive mix and gluing on small heastink on top of the heatpipe to improve cooling.


I still think that the GPU offloads too much heat to the CPU side, under extreme / worst case scenario (OCCT CPU @4.1GHz + Unigine Heaven 4K max Tesselation) it will make CPU throttle. But realistically it should not reach those temps/usage while gaming, everyday use etc.


If you do not like the complexity of the (dis)assembly (see disassembly guide), I think you need to find another brand.




Also consider this cooling mod if you have the time:

 

What about NBR's own review?
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-G752VS-Notebook-Review.171608.0.html

It says the temperatures hit ~ 80 C for CPU and ~ 74 C for GPU. That's not too bad I guess.

 

When I first turned mine on hit 95C after about 8 seconds.

 

Bad paste? Or background processes from Telemetry?

 

They run stock, we like to OC and get the most out of the machine.

I'm pretty sure it's bad paste, I will hit 92c within 2 seconds of running default voltage and 3.9GHz on all cores (OCCT), CPU consume around 65w

With liquid metal (Grizzly Conductonaut) I can sustain 70W+ without breaking 75c (CPU only) when overclocked to 4.1GHz (-4.9mV)