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This is Asus' ROG G501 ,all-aluminum, 15.6" ultra-slim notebook , at 0.81 inch (or 20.6 mm) thick, yet it packs one of Nvidia's latest mobile graphics chips, a GTX 960M with 4GB gddr5 of RAM.

It's powered by an Intel Core i7-4720HQ (2.6 GHz, 3.6 GHz Turbo) that sits on a mobile Intel HM87 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of DDR3 memory and uses a 512 GB PCIe x4 SSD for storage.

the laptop have dual fans and copper heat pipes to independently cool the GPU and CPU inside while keeping the noise level down to a minimum.

The display is a matt-IPS with 3840 x 2160. There's a 1.2 MP HD camera on the front, and the laptop supports Bluetooth 4.0 and has the usual 802.11ac wireless connection. For I/O, the G501 contains three USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port, an SD/SDXC card reader, a headphone out and mic in jack, and a Thunderbolt port.

The new G501 costs $1,999 and is expected to ship around April

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http://techreport.com/news/27958/asus-rog-g501-is-an-all-aluminum-mobile-beauty

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-shows-g501-gaming-laptop,28743.html#xtor=RSS-181

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A 960m with 4 GB for a 4k display? Sounds like a bad idea..

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A 960m with 4 GB for a 4k display? Sounds like a bad idea..

Why? You don't need dual 970M's to just run 4k. I doubt the people buying these laptops are gaming anyways.

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I doubt the people buying these laptops are gaming anyways.

I'm pretty sure that is the exact opposite of what this laptop will be used for.

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looks so good! *-*

Make it half the price, 13" only and take out that massive i7 for an i5 and i buy it.

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looks so good! *-*

Make it half the price, 13" only and take out that massive i7 for an i5 and i buy it.

 

but zomg!!! u NEED AN i7 to game!!!!!

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A 960m with 4 GB for a 4k display? Sounds like a bad idea..

4k isn't all that demanding. But for games it is because it's rendering more pixels. It's like running the same game 3 times.

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but zomg!!! u NEED AN i7 to game!!!!!

guess why my main rig has an i7? ;)

But in my discribed notebook with only 13" that thing would be either hot as hell or loud as fuck.

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guess why my main rig has an i7? ;)

But in my discribed notebook with only 13" that thing would be either hot as hell or loud as fuck.

 

it would, and I wish I could get one 13"

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Why? You don't need dual 970M's to just run 4k. I doubt the people buying these laptops are gaming anyways.

 

it won't be able to play youtube at 4k @30fps , maybe for movies , but even then is it really worth it?

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YEEES!

FINALLY.

 

I'm buying this.

No more ultrabook with crappy 840m.

 

Nevermind.Saw the price...

God damn it Asus.

 

Still cheaper than the NX500 though. That one is really overpriced.

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Meh we already have thin 13" and 14" laptops with 970m for a good $500 cheaper

 

Its pretty, if it had a 970m would be an instant buy

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Dual fans, so it probably won't be quiet. 4K display makes scaling a huge mess on Windows and driving games difficult unless you downsample to 1080p. $2000 breaks the deal because I can get an (albeit much thicker, but I can carry it) CyberPower FangBook EVO, Gigabyte P35X or MSI GT72 Dominator with a GTX 980M (which is pretty much as good as the GTX 970 for around $1900-$2200. I see who this is for, but I can't justify it myself. If I want a gaming laptop, I'll get one of the aforementioned units. If I want a high-def laptop, I'll get a MacBook Pro Retina or the XPS 13 with Infinity Display.

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it won't be able to play youtube/twitch at that resolution

Yes it will... Twitch will still be 720p/1080p and a 960m will easily be able to watch 4k Youtube videos. 

 

4k is not as hard to run as people make it out to be with modern hardware unless you're gaming

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it won't be able to play youtube/twitch at that resolution

Yes, it will...

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it won't be able to play youtube/twitch at that resolution

 

Umm...

 

Intel Iris graphics are powerful enough to drive 4K displays. A 960M will be just fine. 

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Yes, it will...

 

960 alone struggles alone to 4k are you saying the cut down version will do a better job?

 

half the number pixels/shaders/texture/render units

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Dual fans, so it probably won't be quiet. 4K display makes scaling a huge mess on Windows and driving games difficult unless you downsample to 1080p. $2000 breaks the deal because I can get an (albeit much thicker, but I can carry it) CyberPower FangBook EVO, Gigabyte P35X or MSI GT72 Dominator with a GTX 980M (which is pretty much as good as the GTX 970 for around $1900-$2200. I see who this is for, but I can't justify it myself. If I want a gaming laptop, I'll get one of the aforementioned units. If I want a high-def laptop, I'll get a MacBook Pro Retina or the XPS 13 with Infinity Display.

The MBP Retina is still more expensive...or just as expensive (15" one)

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Why? You don't need dual 970M's to just run 4k. I doubt the people buying these laptops are gaming anyways.

Uhhh... You do realise this has the Republic of Gamers brand on it right? lol

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960 alone struggles alone to 4k are you saying the cut down version will do a better job?

m8 my R9 270, which to my understanding will be roughly similar to a 960M, was able to push my 4k display for months, just not in demanding games. I never had a single bit of stuttering in videos or anything of that nature.

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Uhhh... You do realise this has the Republic of Gamers brand on it right? lol

 

The stool I let loose this morning came with a ROG badge on it, does that mean I can run Crysis on it? 

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960 alone struggles alone to 4k are you saying the cut down version will do a better job?

Sturggles playing Crysis 3 at 4k or games like that.

 

I can run LoL at 120 fps at 4k with my 560Ti (with Nvidia DSR).

Don't see the problem...

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