*** ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX-XS74 Owner's Lounge ***

Specifications:

Display

15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level, 72% NTSC, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Anti-Glare Wide-Viewing Angle

Video Graphics & Memory

NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 Max-Q w/ 8GB GDDR6

Processor Support and Heat Management

Intel® 8th Generation Core™ i7-8750H 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.2 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.1 GHz), 9MB 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 (64bit)

Chipset Mobile Intel HM370 Express Chipset
System Memory (RAM)
16GB DDR4 2666MHz System Memory (1 x 8GB on board + 1 x 8GB) - 2 Memory Slots

Optional:

Expandable up to 40GB DDR4/2666MHz System Memory

Hard Drive

512GB PCIE x4 NVMe M.2 SSD

Optional:

Up to 2TB PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD

Optical Drive

None

Optional:

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

Card Reader
N/A

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 Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack;
1x HDMI;
1x USB Type-A 3.1 (Gen.2);
1x USB Type-C 3.1 (Gen.1);
1x USB Type-C 3.1 (Gen.2)

Audio Built-in speaker
Built-in array microphone
Smart Amp
Keyboard and Touchpad Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard 4-Zone RGB
Battery 4 Cells Battery, 60WHrs
AC Adapter
Output :
19.5 V DC, 11.8 A, 230 W
Input :
100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal

Dimension & Weight
360 x 268 x 15~16mm (WxDxH) (w/ 4cell battery), 14.17 x 10.55 x 0.60~0.63 inches

4.63 lbs (with 4 cell battery), 2.1 Kg

 

so i got it (with 2080 max-q), repasted with conductonaut and replaced the thermal-desaster with 17 w/mk pads and the temps are dream-like. capped at 3.8ghz under full load temps don't even reach 70 degrees. fans on turbo but don't remp up a lot, really amazing. but the repaste of this thing is not the most funny job, i'm glad it's done and until my 2tb nvme arrives i'm not opening the thing up again haha ;-)

 

what i don't understand, the 2080 max-q should have a default turbo boost of up to 1230mhz. mine shows runing at 1800mhz. if i check in gpu-tweak i.e., the targeted boost clock shows 1230, but in the monitoring window within the same tool it shows the card running at 1.8ghz. same for hwinfo. ^^

 

If that's true that's awesome. Can you confirm with benchmarks that they're actually running at the higher speeds? It should translate in higher framerates / scores than comparable 1200Mhz boost versions of the RTX 2080 Max Q

 

i only made one benchmark that day and was already drunk lol, so I wasn't in a state of any sort of verification anymore haha ;-)

here is the timespy run: https://www.3dmark.com/spy/6314448

i will do some more testing etc. later one

 

Max Q benchmarks online do tend to show scores around 7000-8000 vs 10000+ for the 'full' version, so I'm afraid that based on that benchmark alone scores aren't all that much higher than expected. Would be interesting to see your other test results though.

 

yeah i just looked through the details of the score and saw it as well yeah totally, i will run some more and leave some feedback in here. any specific tests you'd like to see (as i don't have lots of benching tools installed anymore since i'm still waiting on the 2tb nvme drive haha)?

 

Personally I'm mostly interested in framerate comparisons for videogames, as it seems that most higher end Max-Q implementations run at 10% to 20% less fps compared to the regular notebook versions. Though you don't have to do anything for me specifically, I already preordered the GX701GX and I'm just checking out all the benchmarks to try and justify waiting vs. dropping the pre-order and getting a G703GX instead.

 

haha okay ^^ well so far i'm more than happy with it, i played resident evil 2 remake on the weekend and the performance was awesome, espceially with the temps i'm getting i'm more than happy. i had a 17 inch of the new zephyrus on pre-order but then when i saw the 17 inch of the new strix canceled it and ordered a 15 inch instead, since i got a monster desktop and really want the notebook to be super-portable the 15 inch was the thing for me

 

Is the difference between the two that big though? I thought the GX701GX was only 2-3cm wider and 1-2cm deeper than the GX531GX. As they always advertised '17 inch laptop in a 15 inch form factor'. I mean it's great either way because you already have it while I still have to wait, but I figured the dimensions of the 17 inch Zephyrus were very manageable compared to other 17 inch laptops. (And compared to many 15,6 inch laptops as well)

 

yeah i figured as well that's why i preordered it. but then again, the 17 inch version of the strix (maybe the zephyrus will) won't fit in a 15 inch (and not a tight fit one) backpack (at least in the two i tried, that i use), so that's why i decided it was still too big for me. the 15 inch fits nicely - so i wouldn't say it's a small 15 inch - but i don't want to carry any bigger backpack than i already do haha ^^

 

Edit : Sorry wrong topic

 

I'm reviewing this next and WOW is it potent per its size! This is from HIDevolution.

 

You have any insights you can share BOB? How do you think this compares to the Y740 (not considering price)?

 

I’m not sure they’re too comparable. I can’t imagine someone deciding between the two.

This is quite an interesting laptop that is very unique by design.

 

Yeah, I get that. I know you were pretty impressed with the thermals and everything on the y740 so was curious how it compared. I am actually completely up in the air on what I want to buy right now. I looked at the 17 inch Y740 (2080 max q) and actually ordered an Area 51m because of all the recent discounts. The order got canceled though b/c they wont ship it to an APO address. I looked at the other full size 2080 laptops but they seem huge even compared to the Area 51m. Which brings me to looking for the fastest Max q laptop...

 

Here’s one for you if needed

 

I watched the comparison and review. Appreciate both.

 

Hi,

Have any of you guys experienced a problem with holding down the "caps lock" key? I noticed that if I hold down the caps lock key for more than a second or two, the rest of the keyboard becomes unresponsive until about 4-5 seconds after another key is pressed. Example: in notepad, press and hold "caps lock" for 2 seconds, then press W (with caps lock still held down); the W will show up about 4-5 seconds after the key is pressed.

I have a slightly different model (the one with the 2070), but I didn't see a thread ofr that one so I put my question here. Hope it doesn't bother anyone.

 

Hi everyone,

could someone please confirm that the USB-C displayport is wired to the NVidia card and not the Intel integrated graphics?

It is explained here, but I'll copy&paste: https://uploadvr.com/oculus-rift-s-valve-index-no-hdmi/ https://uploadvr.com/oculus-rift-s-valve-index-no-hdmi/

An example of a laptop which would not work.


I am planning on using the laptop for VR development 'on the go' and it being the slimmest available laptop would be a huge plus. But I do need working displayport so if anyone could confirm if it is indeed wired to the Nvidia GPU / post a screenshot of that page in the nvidia panel, that would be a massive help.

Thanks!

 

This is for

This is for the GX701GX, I don't know how similar they are in terms of configuration:



First picture is in Optimus mode.
Second picture is in Discrete / GSync mode.

 

Hello guys, I was wondering if you too have a small black strip of unused screen just below the top bezel. I don't know if it's normal, but i requested an rma and even the replacement have this problem.
Also, I was thinking of repasting it and swapping the internal drive with another 1 or 2 tb ssd. When doing so, do the apps like armoury crate automatically reinstall with windows(like they are prompted from the bios or something? or do I have to manually do it?

 

is there anyway to force the gsync to turn on?