AORUS X7 DT Now Official - Desktop GTX 980 8GB, i7-6820HK, G-Sync, VR Ready

Here's the press release, its exact text is below.

Will try to get a review unit ...

Charles
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-For immediate release-

The Award-Winning AORUS X7 DT Now Available for VR Enthusiasts 2016 Computex D&I Award x 2016 CES Innovation Award

Recognized and awarded for its innovation at the 2016 CES exhibition, AORUS unveiled the AORUS X7 DT; one of the few laptops to possess the true desktop GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 and is also VR-Ready certified by NVIDIA ®. Now available for global distribution, enjoy desktop gaming performance in the slim AORUS X7 DT laptop form factor with the latest features: DDR4 memory, M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD, HDMI 2.0, and USB 3.1 Type-C along with the latest Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake CPU.

Virtual Reality Ready & Certified | The Next Evolution of Gaming

Claiming the title of thinnest and lightest VR-Ready laptop in the world, and the only laptop recipient of the “Gaming & Virtual Reality”category of the 2016 CES Innovation Awards, the AORUS X7 DT has been recognized as the complete “ mobile VR solution”, compatible right out of the box. With the powerful NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 GPU, paired with the latest Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake overclock CPU, the X7 DT fully supports the latest VR releases, as well as any and all Triple A titles. To top things off, for the 1st time ever AORUS exclusive software Command & Control allows you to overclock the CPU on your laptop with just one click.

Superior Mobility |Stunning Aesthetics

The X7 DT continues the AORUS tradition with its sleek, subtle style, with a matte black full-aluminum chassis, while also putting an emphasis on mobility, and straying away from performance. Being only 1 inch thin and 7 pounds (25.4mm/3.2kg), it is the most portable high performance 17-inch gaming laptop with a true desktop graphic. Along with improved temperatures with the Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake CPU and enhanced cooling design, it is no wonder the AORUS X7 DT has been awarded the 2016 Computex Design & Innovation Award.

Gamer-Centric Design | Features for Gaming

In addition to the superior performance of the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 GPU and the latest Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake CPU the AORUS X7 DT includes premium gaming features. The X7 DT also comes with a 30-key-rollover anti-ghost keyboard and macro keys. Each X7 DT includes 1 year premium XSplit membership, giving access to both XSplit Broadcaster & Gamecaster, paired with the Hardware Live Stream Engine (optional), the X7 DT has the ability to stream and record games anyplace, anywhere without compromising system performance. With the 17.3” IPS NVIDIA® G-SYNC display the X7 DT delivers the smoothest and fastest gaming experience ever. The innovative G-SYNC can synchronize display refresh rates to the GPU in your gaming laptop, eliminating screen tearing, and minimizing display stutter and input lag.

AORUS X7 DT Specifications for US Market

• Overclock CPU: 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake overclock processor
• Desktop GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 GDDR5 8GB
• IPS display with G-SYNC technology.
• AORUS exclusive Hardware Live Stream Engine
• 30-key-rollover anti-ghost keyboard with macro keys
• M.2 PCIe 512GB SSD +1TB HDD / DDR4-2400 8GB x2
• 94.24 Wh Battery

MSRP: $2,799

Learn more from the product page: http://www.aorus.com/Product/Features/X7 DT/

Website: http://www.aorus.com / Facebook: AORUSGlobal / Twitter: @AORUS_Gaming

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Aorus

 

Gigabyte still misleading customers by saying full alluminum chassis. Aluminum panels stuck on a plastic chassic. The grills, sides and internal frame are all plastic.


Also i would recommend all people that are looking for a laptop to wait now. The pascal generation is coming very soon.

 

I've been pleasantly surprised how my Aorus X7 holds up chassis wise, its been able to take a beating

 

So, hasn't this come out already? I'm not finding any reviews of the final release. Any owners?

 

Found it on Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834233171&cm_re=aorus-_-34-233-171-_-Product

Charles

 

Little late with new gpu's on the horizon...

 

I think they were just to hold over people who couldn't wait for the next gen. They didn't ship many and pretty much everyone who carried the model appears to be sold out.

 

have anyone disassembled the machine to expose the heatsink inside?

 

Was looking forward to this one. At least in US, the release has been lowkey and whatever channels did sell it are sold out with no info on restock. No reviews of final release, no real feedback anywhere, completely dark release. This is pushing me toward MSI hard right now.

Can anyone say how that 8GB 980 compares to GTX1060 with 6GB though?

 

The 980 is just a little bit faster than the 1060. A 1070 completely smokes it.

 

With the 1060 OC you can manage a bit faster than the 980.

Main advantage comes in power efficiency though, you can get the 1060 in 14" chassis such as the MSi GS43VR or other GSxxVR series.

 

True, If you are lucky though. Pascal hasnt been proven to be great overclockers yet. Only managed to reach 2100mhz on my 1070 EVGA FTW card even.Average is 2050mhz.

 

I can't even 2k on my 1080 amp

garbage chip

 

You sure? All Pascals I've seen (+100) hit 2000 and over, average is like 2050MHz.

 

pretty sure

I have to crank the voltage all the way up, it'll stay at 2012mhz for a couple of seconds and throttle back to 1999 or 1987mhz due to thermal throttling

temps below 62c