Aorus X7 V2

Errr, 2*4900=9800, so both cross P9000. Unless I'm missing something

 

LOL go home I`m drunk.
Yeah you are right, I was apparantly thinking of 10 000
Nevermind me

Well that leaves both options open again.

 

... or not

But looky here, notice anything on the main page of Aorus - lower left corner? Dunno if that's been there a while or not but just noticed it, lol.



But if you look at their facebook page, you see this:

 

Notebookreview mentioned?

Looks like the whining have started in their facebook page too. Thats gonna blow up once the notebook have been presented I think. Especially if Maxwell

 

Link to my review. (v1)

 

Well this latest review isn't what I expected... What happened to the 256 SSD and 1 TB hard drive version in the amazon screenshot?

Also they need to move to Maxwell to keep the temps low.


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What do you mean? This one has 256GB and 1TB: Amazon.com : Aorus X7-CF1 17.3-Inch Laptop : Computers & Accessories

 

this site seems to be saying they think it will ship on 6/25

AORUS x7 17.3" Laptop - Core i7 2.4GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB Both - X7 V2-CF1 - CCL Computers


this site has a review and even scores showing its faster than a 880 gtx

http://www.techpowerup.com/201356/a...ated-with-dual-geforce-gtx-860m-graphics.html


and a 2299 price.

I think youre going to find that the 3d mark score is a maxwell sli score.

Im totally sold.

 

so much win, and the v1 had great reviews for being quiet and low temps, this can only be even better, never though i would get a 17" but im now decided.

 

Very impressive upgrades, hope they upgraded the screen to IPS panel.

 

GenTech and XoticPC need to get these things up for preorder ASAP.

 

Aorus just confirmed it to me (hopefully post it publicly soon), it is Kepler, not Maxwell.

REASON: Maxwell 860m (GM107) DOES NOT SUPPORT SLI! Blame nVidia not Aorus.

Don't ask for details because that's all I know and all I was told.

Details/Specs of the v2 posted here: http://www.aorus.com/x7.aspx

No mention of Kepler or Maxwell though.

Differences:
- 860m SLI vs 765m SLI (obviously)
- added a third mSATA slot
- supports 1866 DDR3L RAM (4 slots/32GB max still)
- i7-4710HQ vs i7-4700HQ (100MHz speed improvement, normal Intel iteration)

Same size and weight, and same chassis. No idea if there were any cooling or battery life improvements.

 

All makes technical and economic sense.

 

Disabling SLI makes technical and economic sense?

 

I think that choosing Kepler version will kill Aorus himself, cooling and Battery life wont be improved.

 

Oh those were clickable and not just thumbnails. Nicely done to be on the front page HT :thumbsup:
I just don`t get Aorus strategy here. Since GTX 860M Maxwell doesnt do SLI they should have stick with GTX 765M SLI instead of pissing of X7 V1 owners who just got theirs. I understand that Computex will be a nice fair to market their computer and present a great increase in performance over V1 to be able to compete with the other OEMs that have 800M GPUs.
But for what? Your review showed temp all the way up to 89C with the 765M. GPUs with 768 cores. Now they have squeezed in GPUs with 1152 cores.

Something tells me both temperatures and fan speed will increase. But kudos if they have upgraded the cooling system and made it better to accomodate the 860Ms. In that case, my rant above is uncorrect and the new V2 will be a nice notebook.


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Here is a review of the new Aorus X7 with 860M SLI btw

<iframe width='660' height="415" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BhpVXv-j6H8" frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

Isn't that the V1 in the link?

The reason I said that about the review is I hope they don't only offer the laptop with all 3 mSATAs filled up. "Versatile storage" is what Aorus is calling their 3 mSATA capabilities and I hope it doesn't become a marketing term and they don't offer a 256 GB (I'm guessing the one on amazon is 128x2 mSATA) with the new cards.

That last paragraph creates a question for you HT -- Was there only 1 standard hard drive bay on the V1? Basically am I thinking correctly that the 256 GB on the amazon link is actually 128x2 mSATA?


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Too bad they didn't compare this to the V1 to give us some sort of indication of temps compared to the old design. Also what is "max load" no indication of benchmark tests used? At 85C it is still lower than the 90C the MSI GS70 is reportedly getting under max load. Hopefully more reviews begin to show up with a little more detail.


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1 standard bay and 2 mSATA in v1. The 256GB is 128GB x 2 in RAID 0. The v2 will have RAID 0 across all three mSATA drives I believe for a 384GB array, plus the regular 9.5mm 2.5" SATA bay.

Soon enough. If all goes well, I should be receiving one soon. I will be sure to run the same benchmarks and analysis this time around to compare.

Good overview video.

Computex will be more than just the v2. I'll just leave it at that.

 

Yeah I don`t trust those temperature measurements 100%. HT found Battlefield 4 online play to be quite a bit hotter than a different game, so I agree, I want to see more details. Maybe they just fired up the short test in 3DMark11 and that is where the temps come from.

Nice, will be interesting to see another review from you. The comparisons, not just temp, but performance will be interesting.

"Will be more than just v2".
Sneaky HT. Very sneaky. Anything big that will happen?

 

No choosing Kepler. They probably would have used Kepler even if Maxwell supported SLI, the costs incurred to redesign mainboard, power, cooling, etc.. Would not have been trivial.

 

Costs would have been minimal, they wouldn't have to redesign anything but the traces from the GPU itself. Power and cooling can remain the same. Lots of laptops with 765m received a Maxwell 860m refresh (my W230SS included) with nothing else changing, where they could have just used a Kepler 860m instead if it really was that much of an expense.

 

I'm hoping this comment is about the entire gaming laptop industry, specifically smaller form factors.

I honestly believe Aorus has the right idea on their laptop design. (i.e. Not trying to be the thinnest) They are slightly thicker than the GS70, but from what I have read temps were much better. Maybe it is due to the chips or the SLI being able to disperse heat else where, but what ever it is I know that extra space can be used to help with cooling. It seems the only real options are 2" thick monster laptops that can control temps or ultra thin .85" laptops to say they are the smallest, but can't control temps. Where is the ~1.0" laptop that can still be relatively portable but deal with cooling better?

Also I hope all goes well HT and you do receive the new V2 and can do the same type of thorough analysis you did for the V1!


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Review is up @ Mobile01.com. Links further down.
Things I noticed:

Kepler GTX 860M confirmed as HT mentioned earlier


They have upgraded the PSU from 180W (V1) to 200W (V2)


CPU temps have increased from 50-91C (V1) with no throttling to 54-98C (V2) and throttling. Note that this was using AIDA64, a stress benchmark. Maybe not accurate.
No mention of GPU temps.

Review of Aorus X7 V2 here
Review of Arous X7 V1 here

GTX 860M SLI (V2) seems to perform 10-20% better than GTX 765M (V1)

 

There's another thread up about this laptop that confirms the GPU to be Kepler because apparantly maxwell sli doesn't exist I wouldn't be hopeful on the temps as a result...

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There are threads about sager and alienware laptops that don't have much to do with this one.
They use the mxm cards. Maxwell isn't for sale in their format yet. But it will be.
Maxwell in sli isn't for sale yet. Those are the only ski 800 series notebooks for sale until the aorus comes out.
Sli maxwell laptops will be for sale. Both in the sagers and in the aorus.

Well see exactly when soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhpVXv-j6H8


heres a hands on review. im feelng like its the keplar version based on the power used.

lets compare it for a second to exactly what they compared it too an asus 750 with a 880 gtx or a sager or whatever

it has extremely similar performance and battery life at this point. it doesnt have the odd its even using the same screen sagers do exactly

it has a nicer metal case and its much thinner for like 300-400 more.

one other thing is that dell has a software that disables the second card completely on battery, which in turn enables optimus for the alienware 18

I have to be honest ive never looked up whether you can do the same thing with the sager sli notebooks and more importantly on this notebook.

i think so far as battery life is concerned i believe you can disable the nvidia cards and go on 4600 whether its simple or complex, and this laptop will have better battery life in web surfing conditions.

there arent enough owners out there yet to ask for a guinea pig this is just an assumption.

the dell software may even be compatible as is.

 

Aside from the slim factor, what's so great about the Aorus? It seems like on the hardware front, it isn't too high spec'd.

 

If you ask me hardware specs are pretty impressive, 860M in SLI should be at least as powerful as a 880MX, that is if the game supports SLI.

 

It is undoubtly very powerful

 

I would love to have this, but the lack of Optimus makes it a hard sell as well as the size, the thickness and weight are fine but its wider then my G73 Asus which makes it really hard to handle with one hand or use on a desk and the lack of Optimus limits how long I can stay away from the outlet. Might still pull the trigger though as long as temps aren't terrible

If only they made a 15.6" version with a 870M or 880M, or hell even SLI 850Ms.

 

Well, they make a 13.3" called x3 and a. 13.9" (14") version called x3plus, both with 870m

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Both the X3 and X3 Plus are too small for my needs, plus for me having a numpad and a 2.5" drive slot is a must.

 

So get the X7.

 

But its wider then my Asus G73 and I'd like to be able to fit on a desk at school.

But now I'm just being picky.

 

The Asus G73? Those are almost 2 1/2 inches thick, nearly as big as certain mini-ITX destops.



It would seem to be a rather different product class from the thin form factor models, more of a desktop replacement form factor.

 

I realize how much thinner and lighter the x7 is then my G73, so much so they're in different classes, but some how it manages to be wider which limits its usability on school desks.

 

According to specs, the X7 is 8mm wider (428 vs 420mm) which is 0.3". I don't know that 1/4" will make that much difference.
http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G73Jh/specifications/
http://www.aorus.com/x7.aspx

 

Anyone think they'll release an X7 Plus - X7 with 3k/4k display?

 

I haven't seen any 17" 3K or 4K displays yet.

 

Same PPI as the new 15" 4K panels would be good.

5K 17"

 

That's the problem. 17" doesn't get a whole lot of love from the laptop industry. But in time as 3k/4k makes the rounds, it will find it's way into a 17" panel.

 

Sorry if this has been addressed already, but: is the V2 likely to go on sale soon? Haven't seen much with regard to release dates and I'm waiting on reviews before I put money down.

 

I read 26th of June somewhere (this thread maybe?).

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Yes, I need XoticPC to update their site, so I can configure my bad boy to know how much I need together when it's finally released and I can actually buy it.

 

i really want this one the last thing im looking for is how the alienware owners turn off sli when its on battery.

if anyone could help me id appreciate it.

i am bummed its a keplar but when you think about it the gaming you do on battery you want the 4600 for. plugged in it makes less difference but its still inferior.
if it were the sli maxwell chips this laptop would be the performance leader really.

everything has some drawback involved.

when you compare this with 1. a 17 inch gaming notebook like a sager or asus in plastic

or the msi g70 or razer pro....

its got more plusses than minuses. its the only thing really you can compare to both of those things.

 

The AW 18 uses muxes for that job

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Has anyone found out if they upgraded the screen at all or have at least changed it?

I bought this laptop but had to return it because the screen door effect and low quality screen was just too much. Everything about this laptop was perfect for me except the screen and I am in no way picky, and to be honest, I don't see how anyone else wasn't bothered by it. Also does anyone know if it is possible to swap out the screen on this laptop with any other screen? I may purchase purchase this again and try that. I have tried asking both gentechpc and xoticpc and both said no to a screen swap.

 

So Aorus is coming out with a 13" laptop, the Aorus X3.

I'm really excited for this laptop, 3K screen and 870M man this thing's a dream. Probably will have to do 1080p for gaming, but 3K will be awesome for videos. If thermals are under control and the price is right, this will be my next purchase.

 

Yep, already discussed somewhat here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gig...aorus-x3-x3-plus-13-3-13-9-gaming-laptop.html

Looks like a great contender. Only thing is PCI-e M.2 drives which could limit storage options initially.

 

The X7 v2 is now on sale in Taiwan
PChome線上購物 -

72900 NTD so about $2430 USD


That's almost 400 more than the v1... I was hoping to buy the v2 but might just settle for a v1 for cheaper now

 

That's the advertised price on PCHOME.com. It's usually marked up a bit. When I bought my V1, it was advertised as the same price on PCHOME. When I went to the retailer in Taipei, it was a little cheaper.