Asus unveils 8 core ryzen notebook with RX 580 4GB GPU

[Mr_Troll]

ASUS ROG STRIX GL702ZC Features AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Radeon RX 580 4 GB

 

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ASUS is the first manufacturer to unveil the latest AMD Ryzen powered ROG STRIX gaming high-end notebook for consumers. Not only does the ASUS ROG STRIX notebook feature an AMD Ryzen CPU but also features AMD’s Polaris 20 based GPU.

 

While ASUS also displayed Intel and NVIDIA based ROG STRIX gaming notebooks at their booth, the one based on AMD specs has gained quite some attention.The ASUS rog STRIX GL702ZC is a high performance notebook that is aimed at the gaming market. It features slim design form factor and has some really decent specifications.

 

In the CPU department, we are looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU. This is a 8 core, 16 thread chip that features a base clock of 3.0 GHz and boost clock of 3.7 GHz. The chip has 16 MB of L3 and 4 MB of L2 cache while featuring a TDP of 65W. The GPU side is powered by a Radeon RX 580 card which features 2304 stream processors and a clock speed that boosts beyond 1200 MHz. The GPU is stated to feature 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and comes with a 65W TDP.

 

Powering the display is a 17.3 inch, Full-HD (1920×1080) wide-view panel with AMD Freesync 2.0 which is always nice for gaming. The laptop can be equipped with up to 32 GB of DDR4 memory with speeds of 2400 MHz (SDRAM). In terms of storage, the laptop packs a whole Terabyte of SSHD (5400 RPM) and also features a primary NVMe M.2 drive with capacities available up to 512 GB.

 

 

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The whole thing weighs in at just 3 Kg which can be carried with relative ease. The keyboard comes with anti-ghosting, backlit keys which are also a plus. No words on the pricing or availability have been mentioned but it’s nice that we are finally getting high-performance AMD based notebooks from hardware manufacturers.

 

Finally an amd notebook thats actually worth buying.

 

Source: http://wccftech.com/asus-rog-strix-notebook-amd-ryzen-7-8-core-cpu/

https://www.techpowerup.com/live/Computex_2017/ASUS

[grimreeper132]

HOLLY SHIT I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS SINCE RYZENS LAUNCH YAY

[grimreeper132]

I guess this means there will be 8 core ryzen mobile CPUs then. What's going to be the price of this thing as I might actually think about getting this thing

 

[Guest]

Why not a 580 8GB if it was aimed for gaming?

I feel this is more productivity based rather than gaming. Else it could have been a R5 + 1070 for example or at least a 580 8gb

[captain cactus]

Here's Ryzen's time to shine. It has a really low TDP and power consumption at lower voltages which this is probably running on. Also nice to see a 580 this time. Should also be a factory undervolt because that's what RX5xx series do really good.

 

Also, 8 CORE LAPTOPS BABY. Intel be damned with your stupid 4 cores.

[grimreeper132]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Why not a 580 8GB if it was aimed for gaming?

I feel this is more productivity based rather than gaming. Else it could have been a R5 + 1070 for example or at least a 580 8gb

hey there is an 8 core laptop, which is great in it's self, the fact it has a 580 4GB is not great but things might change, This will be mainly for both gamers and professionals who want a laptop that they can be productive on while on the go. I hope linus and co make a video on this thing though as that will be cool to see

[Dabombinable]

4GB of vRAM...with a GPU that powerful.....

[Guest]

Also should add that keyboard has RGB!!!!

[grimreeper132]

1 minute ago, Dabombinable said:

4GB of vRAM...with a GPU that powerful.....

it's a shame yes, but still 8 cores so you can only dis it so much.

 

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Also should add that keyboard has RGB!!!!

that just makes me want this thing even more

[captain cactus]

Oh and apparently this also has a FreeSync 2 display...

 

Yup. FreeSync AND HDR in a notebook.

 

Do want.

[grimreeper132]

Just now, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Oh and apparently this also has a FreeSync 2 display...

 

Yup. FreeSync AND HDR in a notebook.

 

Do want.

I was sold at 8 cores, any extras just make it even better

[captain cactus]

1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

I was sold at 8 cores, any extras just make it even better

Hey, it's an 8-core CPU, an RX580 which can be undervolted by great amounts for the same clocks (and it's binned ofc), etc. This has everything.

 

If they became available though, I'd take the Ryzen 5 option. Don't need 8 cores, not going to pay for 8 cores. Unless this is a relatively inexpensive laptop (think $1700-$1800). Then I will get it.

[Castdeath97]

8 minutes ago, Dabombinable said:

4GB of vRAM...with a GPU that powerful.....

It has a 1080p display, so it won't be a big issue.

[Castdeath97]

Looks great! Wonder how it will compare to a i7 7700hq GTX 1060 laptop.

[JoostinOnline]

Wishing I hadn't bought a new laptop a month ago

[grimreeper132]

3 minutes ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Hey, it's an 8-core CPU, an RX580 which can be undervolted by great amounts for the same clocks (and it's binned ofc), etc. This has everything.

 

If they became available though, I'd take the Ryzen 5 option. Don't need 8 cores, not going to pay for 8 cores. Unless this is a relatively inexpensive laptop (think $1700-$1800). Then I will get it.

to build this thing as a tower it would be $1100-$1200 roughly, so in a laptop taking that into account, maybe that price range wouldn't be too far off it, and maybe could be over it

[grimreeper132]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

Looks great! Wonder how it will compare to a i7 7700hq GTX 1060 laptop.

CPU wise, the R7 1700 destroys, considering it doesn't look like the R7 1700 has been underclock at all

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1700/m211019vs3917

 

GPU wise about the same

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-RX-580/3639vs3923

 

so in conclusion the new ryzen laptop is vastly superior

[Castdeath97]

Just now, grimreeper132 said:

CPU wise, the R7 1700 destroys, considering it doesn't look like the R7 1700 has been underclock at all

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1700/m211019vs3917

 

GPU wise about the same

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-RX-580/3639vs3923

 

so in conclusion the new ryzen laptop is vastly superior

Though it looks like there is no words on the GPU clocks yet if I'm not mistaken, but we will see it looks promising. I hope the notebook 580 power draw is around or not far off the 1060s. 

[grimreeper132]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Though it looks like there is no words on the GPU clocks yet if I'm not mistaken, but we will see it looks promising. I hope the notebook 580 power draw is around or not far off the 1060s. 

yea it's the 580 which is more of the question here I suppose, but I recon when this thing comes out it will sell very well, especially to professionals who need 8 cores for their programmes for work etc. Also considering this isn't the mobile CPUs which is being used here makes this even better as the mobile CPUs will be up to 8 cores I would imagine considering this is already a full desktop 8 core in this. I am looking forward to ryzen mobile I think as it will be epic to see what happens

[MoonSpot]

1 hour ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Yup. FreeSync AND HDR in a notebook.

 

Do want.

I was going to ask why they didn't go with a 1070 for its better power efficiency, then the thought of it being $300+ more just because of the change in GPU and gsync module(virtual one...); suddenly this seems like a much more attractive offering.

 

But its asus rog, so it'll probably be priced identically to an intel/nvidia systems for bigger margins.

[SCHISCHKA]

is the keyboard drool proof?

[grimreeper132]

Just now, SCHISCHKA said:

is the keyboard drool proof?

hopefully

[Scionyde]

Give me a cheaper Ryzen 5 option and possibly a 15.6" version and I'm all over this.

[captain cactus]

7 minutes ago, Scionyde said:

Give me a cheaper Ryzen 5 option and possibly a 15.6" version and I'm all over this.

That+ 8GB RX580/RX570=me buysta.

[MageTank]

Would be interesting to see if these are still unlocked. While I wouldn't expect much overclocking in these thinner shells, ODM's like Clevo could easily design a thick vapor chamber for one and offer a great overclockable laptop that would put any locked Core i7 HQ CPU to shame.

 

One can only dream...