ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 Owner's Lounge

Mine glows equally both sides! The glow from both sides of mine is the same as the one on the right of your example.

But I have found the light is greatly affected by things around the laptop and the light source in the room! The LED light will bounce off of things, cause shadows etc.

 

So glad I never sent mine in for repair... gonna try to use my microcenter warranty to switch it out for a different laptop this week.

 

I have had my gx501 since release day and 3 weeks ago display went out, tried swapping dimms, even external monitor and no display. Sent it back to Asus, I always keep all original boxes, and paperwork. Turns out it was the onboard memory went bad, so they swapped motherboard, sent it back yesterday in a pos brown box, laptop was poorly packaged and the psu adapter was loose packed under the laptop and scratched the bottom of system. Laptop is working fine now, but Asus RMA center is Crap!!

 

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All depends on the heatsink fits on the Cpu/Gpu die and if the heatsink pipes and grills have headroom for removing more heat. Liquid metal don't work well if heatsink is uneven/warped. Need good fits.

 

I only use undervolting by -125mV, CPU Max 86C , GPU 79 C


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Rog gaming center stopped reading my cpu (eg. Software broken since the creators update) clocks so I just don't let it run without my launching it. Honestly the i7 7700hq handles poorly under load no matter what I do. I keep mine under volted at -110 mv and its stable. Running a Fedora VM on the laptop kicks up temps and places a minimum 75% cpu load even if I'm not running anything in the VM...

 

My Zephyrus comes with 24 Gigs of Ram. Isn’t this bad as there is no dual channel rams in? Should I downgrade to 16GB or is there a way to change the soldered ram onboard??


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New Asus gx501 is one ugly laptop... looks like Frankensteins monster. Asus needs to pick a design and stick with it. @hmscott

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BRXMQuRXU7gJ:https://www.com-solutions.co.uk/products/Computers/Laptops/Asus/ASUS-ROG-Zephyrus-GX501GI-EI005T---15-6---Core-i7?prodid=3683206+&cd=3&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl&client=firefox-b-ab

 

I'm STILL waiting on a battery and Asus is releasing a new model... something is seriously wrong here...

 

What are you talking about?? It's a much better design layout, now you can balance it on your laptop and type on it, with the keyboard moved into the "normal" position it also allows a normal trackpad, much better. Hopefully it runs cooler too. But, with those extra 2c/4t I wouldn't count on it...

ASUS Slaps Intel Core i7-8750H Processor in Its Ultra-Thin Zephyrus GX501 Gaming Laptop
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...tra-thin-zephyrus-gx501-gaming-laptop.242821/

 

Those massive buttons above the kb don't mesh... and they scrunched it in, adding a full numpad... it looses its sleekness.

Plus whose gonna use it on a lap when the battery only lasts less than an hour?

Trackpads lacks physical buttons it's one of those cheap one-clicks...

They removed a usb port on the right side as well

 

Still a lower end version of the i7 as well.

 

I also agree with the new design sucking. The keyboard will get hot as hell and it looks like a cheap gaming laptop now. The original design was what it makes it sleek. But some photos are still the old ones so I am not sure about the new design. Maybe it's just a prototype or something because there is no visual or any news on the official site. I still doubt that the design would change.

Envied the new processor though. It's about %40 faster than the 7700.

Also, do you think it would be upgradeable for the CPU if the internals are changed?

 

Interesting, I didn't think it was sleek to start with, but I guess you'd only know that by using it, either the old one or the new one, maybe wait till you have some hands on time to see if that change matters.

I use laptops on my laptop plugged in more than on battery...

Not a surprise given the sleekness and trade off's with a full button'd design, which would only have fit in with the previous design, which went against all (except for GT8x series) layout.

That's a trend for a lot of slim designs, reduce connectors.

It looks better overall to me, and I don't think the changes will hurt sales, it's now upgraded to 2c/4t more processing power, a more appealing standard layout for keyboard / trackpad - even if the previous design was appealing to some, it was a big detriment to most viewing it as a potential functional laptop.

Does the funky folding bottom still work the same?

 

The leaked benchmarks show the unlocked version runs slower - performance is lower in multicore - than the locked version, but that may only be due to the unlocked on running at stock speeds - OC'ing could make up the difference.

 

Of course the previous owners would say this, as it makes their version obsolete, a one run special.

Do you mean swapping motherboards or something to get to stay with the old layout? No, the new parts layout are defining the parts design, so nothing will fit the same, well maybe the PSU will plug in, but that's unlikely too as the old one is custom, I would hope one of the benefits of the new design is that Asus will integrate a more standard PSU and battery so replacements can be done quickly - @mason2smart knows about that first hand.

Asus did a good thing by doing a redesign, I'm sure they were running off of user / owner inputs for it as well.

 

if i wanted this design there are soooo many better options
example: https://www.aorus.com/product-detail.php?p=590&t=35&t2=&t3=

 

That's what I tried to say to you about the first one, the one you got, much better choices were available, including the Aorus - which at the time had keyboard firmware issues, which were solved.

The problem with any new design is that it can change, and it's good to let it mature through a few releases before buying, because there is so much $ involved.

When you are in a hurry and rush in, there is a percentage chance that a new design will stop with 1 run, or come out with a couple of redesigns until they settle on what works, and what people want.

The GT8X series was like this, as was the Asus G7 series, although I bought the first one of those, it was a very solid design, large cooling which only got larger.

It's a tough call, and if you didn't have temp issues or battery problems, it would have been a better choice, but it's still a fun design.

If you are really craving stability and long use without RMA issues, try to stick with more conventional designs that have a longer run / history, have good cooling design, and have some kind of success during their long run.

The problem with the 6c/12t releases coming up, we have no data on stuffing 50% more core/threads into the same TDP or cooling, it's possible some designs will power throttle down quickly to not much benefit, or have cooling / power issues.

Of course right after these 6c/12t CPU laptops come out, the 8c/16t Intel CPU's will follow in the Ryzen 8c/16t footsteps, and Intel designs will have another round of power / tdp issues to work out.

Probably a good time to hunker down and enjoy your 4c/8t CPU's in your existing laptops, and wait for Intel to run through the next few CPU releases until they come out with the next generation "secure" architecture, without performance loss from microcode / patch mitigation's.

Why continue to waste $ on known broken security design CPU's when they will be worth less after the fully resolved security designs are released. Continue to use the broken ones you bought and wait for the fully resolved designs to be released in 18-24 months.

 

gonna wait till later anyways... no sense buying ANOTHER Pascal GPU...

 

It has nothing to do with previous ownership. The design was standing out of the crowd and was efficient for cooling, also the keyboard was moved down for a reason. New design is just a laptop.


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A new model that soon (yes even for coffee lake) can only mean that they're fixing some hardware issues imho.


I will patiently wait for Ampere/volta/turing/<<insert famous scientist name here>>. My next laptop will either be an MSI GS or a Zephyrus

 

Th ekeyboard moving down was a compromise to make the cooling work. No other reason. Its an ergonomic nightmare, the screen moves too much back because of that and you cant use it comfortably on your lap. The new design (if they get the cooling right for once) would be a very powerful laptop in a more attractive package.

 

I honestly don't find the keyboard placement and the mousepad to be that bad. Pretty intuitive too.

 

Well I'm never buying another GX501 again...
Mine "blew up" today...


Guess I'll find out how Asus handles this....
@Mr. Fox @hmscott

 

Maybe it's botulism?

 

Try using it in an airplane on your lap.....

 

You have trays on the aircrafts so, pointless to use them on your lap.


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I really dont understand people critising its keyboard. I can type as fast as my previous Predator laptop and the position is not that bad. Yes the screen moves back but in fact that is good because you have to be as far as possible from the screen for the health issues.

Of course its a matter of taste but I still seriously think that the new design (which is still only exists in 2-3!German links with no actual photos, maybe thet wont change it ?) is not so cool. Because again, it will be hot underneath and there is no escape from it.


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Health issues are a myth, thats utter nonsense. Also it becomes so far it is uncomfortable and stressful to even read smaller elements in the UI.

I tried it and it felt terrible. Cannot be used on the lap, needs to be pushed further back and its even more useless for left handed users.

Also the bottom plate that pushes the laptop up is so incredibly flimsy and has a lot of flex. Its just not a good design. V2 looks much better.

And where do you rest your hands on? The trays are barely big enough to hold the laptop itself.

Its just bad design. no way around it.

 

Then why did you buy it in the first place? The part that I liked it was slim and was the design. And the myth part- that is not a myth and you have your instructions in the device’s manual.

I do not agree with you on the design but as I said, it is a matter of taste.


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I tested it, i didnt buy it because i considered it a **** design.

It's a myth, it might be in manuals to prevent all kinds of lawsuits. But this is what medical websites say http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel/eye-health/caring-for-your-eyes/do-computers-cause-eye-damage

Its not the screen itself that causes eye problems, its that we focus too hard (something that get worsened if a screen is too close or too far), dont blink enough to lubricate our eyes etc that can make long computer sessions uncomfortable.

 

Backside of battery

 

Holy shiiit... what is the reason behind this?


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My GX501 pulled a Razer Blade Pro on me and the battery expanded in the chassis to the point the kb was distended and popping keycaps......

 

Almost as well known exploding Samsung phones. They shrink on the notebook tickness so much todays that there is sooon no place to put in a battery. Thinner chassis design means the engineers has to make some compromises. And this won't benefit the buyer.

 

Wouldnt be a problem if they used better batteries. For Apple laptos with the amounts they sell you hardly hear about bloated batteries.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+laptop+bloated+battery

https://www.google.com/search?q=macbook+pro+swollen+battery+recall

 

If you shrink on the space around the battery it won't help whatever battery you use. Thin chassis means also more build-up of heat. It's a reason all hardware in a bigger desktop chassis run cooler than a mini chassis. Heat ain't the battries best friend.

 

But the bloating is caused by a poor battery chemistry and protection circuitry in combination with prolonged periods of being at 100% charge. The latter is hard to combat when using the laptop as a desktop replacement. But if the chemistry and battery quality is good it doesnt matter if it is a small space or not as long if the battery doesnt heat up excessively .

 

The battery auto discharges when on the plug.

 

Asus GX501 emergency disassembly due to battery expansion and failure:



@hmscott @pat@XOTICPC @Mr. Fox

 

Then it is just plain old bad battery chemistry unfortunately. Hopefully asus will rectify this.

 

Asus didnt do anything. They wanted a few days to figure out if it was real and then said they were escalating it to corporate. Corporate never sent me an email so it never got escalated....

Microcenter, however, independently offered to send a courier to pick up the flammable battery and laptop and to verify it for a same-day replacement unit.

 

Interesting that they ditched the max q for the standard 1070.

 

Even more interesting is that MSI is now shipping a full 1080 in a 15.6" laptop, the new GT63

GT63 Titan Intel 8th Gen
https://us.msi.com/Laptop/GT63-Titan-Intel-8th-Gen/Specification
https://us.msi.com/Laptop/GT63-Titan-Intel-8th-Gen/Overview

 

MSI doesn't usually specify max q on their site. The 1070 in the GS65 is a MQ. The 1080 in the GT63 could be the standard version, since the PSU is 330W.

 

Interesting that they implemented switchable graphics, with g sync and optimus together.

 

edit : Double post.