Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
I could not be happier with mine and yes I am keeping it. Looks, Build quality, screen, thermals are all above what I expected.
The keyboard layout takes some adjustment but its not bad, still prefer the AW keyboard feel. The trackpad/keypad is actually very good.
Noise levels at full load, I measured 56db at the rear, and 45db from the keyboard.
Screen is vibrant with rich colors and butter smooth when gaming. Don't expect OLED quality though but having both screens It is not a bad adjustment when I switch back and forth.
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Is Nvidia Max-Q A Scam?!
He does a fine dance to justify the Max-Q
I wish he would have taken the opportunity of having all 3 Max-Q laptops (Asus, Aorus, Alienware) in hand to do some actual testing, measurements, and comparisons and presented those results instead of giving generalizations.
Finally he rests the value on 39dba measured noise output from the fans, but it's clearly much higher when gaming under load. We've seen this in video's, and @Darkhan 's measurements:
From what I've heard from video's the fan noise has a much less offensive tone / pitch, just as forceful sounding, but less offensive. And, shaping the sound as well as directing it out into the room instead of back at the user is awesome.
I hope Asus and other makers make the same effort to shape and direct the fan noise in future full sized laptops too.
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Pay more or same for less has never been a good thing. And will never be
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I'm just going but what notebookcheck wrote in there review:
Glad to hear, more times than not these thinner laptops require a lot of work to get inside, at least they made cleaning the fans easy
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Wow, both the MSI and the AW run quieter at load than the Asus Zephyrus GX501
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Not me. I wouldn't pay more for maximum portability. I can use what I alredy have home. But this could be acceptable for me if I was in need... Or just use my smartphone
Maybe this is a better option. But $200 is on the high side Read the reviews...
Lenovo Ideapad 100S
Conclusion
"Spending less than $200 on a laptop is a surprisingly viable option right now, and for those who mainly use Gmail, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon (or your own list of mail, social media, streaming video and online shopping tools), a laptop with an Intel Atom processor, low-res screen and paltry 32GB of storage may very well be all you need." -
There are no "standardized" tests, there are standard procedures by reviewer which aren't necessarily comparable.
Generally everyone tests right at the vents and at the user sitting position. They should probably test the sitting position to the right and left of the user - and directly behind the laptop across the table.
Different meters and different reflective environments make it impossible to compare different reviewers measurements, but it's all we have, and probably close enough.
That's exactly the point: Max-Q 1080 is not a 1080, it's PSU is under spec'd for full performance, saddled with a self-gimping 230w PSU it can't perform like a full powered / cooled 1080 laptop, ever.
Max-Q is not perfectly suited for a 1080, it's power limiting an otherwise fully capable 1080, which will never see it's life ambitions realized, forever chained down.
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Video reviews showing the sound meter near the vents hanging around 39dba, then the load hits and it climbs to 50dba, 60dba, more. Watch closely; I've posted all of them - some a couple of times already, search.
The load's given for various reviews for the AW 15 1070 / 17 1080 show load / gaming 50dba, along with MSI GT73 1080 about the same.
The readings would be even less when tuning down the 1080 laptops to Max-Q 1080 performance levels, beating the Max-Q 1080 sound levels well below 50dba.
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If you look at the GentechPC and XoticPC video reviews they do it against the vents - both - as one is CPU and one is GPU, usually. And also while in front of the laptop at the users sitting position.
Remember to tune the AW to the same performance level, no fair measuring a higher performance run on the AW against a lower performance run on the Asus - it's a test of noise @ a performance level.
Various games, some heavy loads and some normal, Futuremark runs, etc.
Temps would be good to know too.
If the AW is running cooler you might be able to adjust the fan curve to raise the temps to match the Asus, lowering the fan RPM and noise.
It would be nice to have a AW 1080 vs Asus 1080 too...as those are the numbers posted earlier.
AW 15 Max-Q 1080 vs AW 15 1070 OC would also be good.
Getting the new Nvidia WhisperMode working on the AW would be a great comparison too - putting both on semi-equal ground with noise reducing software tuning.
The idea has been that with a little user tuning, maybe enabling WhisperMode, even a full sized laptop can be made as quiet as a Max-Q laptop, with the added bonus of being able to leave the quiet configuration mode and run full performance when you want to
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Because it's a place that everyone can agree on, find, and video readings with consistency.
The vents are a good reference point because it avoids the room acoustics and makes measurements for distance and height moot.
It's a good place to standardize for a reviewer. They actually say you can compare previous videos for differences, as they use the same meter and location.
I agree it comes down to your own use in your environment, and that's the other problem with comparing based on memory - unless you have the units side by side, or measure using a meter using the same equipment and location, you can't really compare just from memory.
For example, one of the early buyers posted a video of his new GX501 laptop wailing at full output against a corner, and it was obviously very loud, but he was so excited about his new laptop he said it wasn't loud.
It's all subjective, but it's also clear the GX501 when breaking past the 39dba during light use will go into the 50dba's, 60dba's and 70dba's - as with any laptop if you push it hard enough long enough, it has to get rid of that heat or throttle - or shutdown to protect itself, the GX501 is no different and it will raise the noise level to a high level.
Using a full sized laptop, with substantially larger and better cooling will perform much higher, but can also be detuned like Max-Q manually, this hasn't been all that popular as most people are trying to tune for highest performance - after all they paid a ton of $ to get the best performance - a little fan noise is incidental.
Using manual detuning, and now WhisperMode from Nvidia you should be able to tune down full performance laptops to quiet levels for those times you need to be.
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 Owner's Lounge
Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by HamzimusPrime, May 20, 2017.
