Gigabyte releases new Aorus GTX 1070 SLI laptop starting at $1749 USD

[AlTech]

Gigabyte is releasing a new GTX 1070 SLI Laptop under the Aorus brand starting at $1749 USD.

 

 

This new laptop comes with an i7-7820HK Unlocked and Overclockable CPU along with the aforementioned GTX 1070 SLI and UP To 64GB RAM.

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GIGABYTE has announced a powerful all-new extreme gaming laptop in the AORUS X9. The X9 comes with a 7th generation Intel i7-7820HK overclockable processor, two GTX 1070s in SLI, four DDR4 slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4-2400 memory, and an option of either a 17.3” 4K UHD IPS monitor or QHD (2560 x 1440) 120 Hz WVA panel. Additionally, the X9 offers an ESS Sabre HiFi audio DAC, ‘quad’ audio setup with two speakers and two woofers, a laptop mechanical keyboard, RGB lighting, and the Killer DoubleShot Pro functionality via Rivet Network's networking. 

 

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There will be two configurations available in the US by the end of October. The first SKU is the X9-KL4K4M which has the i7-7820HK CPU, 17.3” UHD IPS screen, GTX 1070 SLI, 2 x 16GB DDR4-2400, 1 x 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD and 1TB HDD with an MSRP of $3,649. The second SKU is a Newegg exclusive which adds another 512 GB PCIe NVMe drive for a total of 2 x 512GB and removes the 1TB HDD. 

 

So yeah, I don't think anybody should buy products with Pascal GPUs at this point. Wait for Volta if you need to have a Nvidia GPU.

 

Source:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11948/gigabyte-launches-the-aorus-x9-gaming-laptop

[Merp83]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

Gigabyte is releasing a new GTX 1070 SLI Laptop under the Aorus brand starting at $1749 USD.

 

 

This new laptop comes with an i7-7820HK Unlocked and Overclockable CPU along with the aforementioned GTX 1070 SLI and UP To 64GB RAM.

 

 

So yeah, I don't anybody should buy products with Pascal GPUs at this point. Wait for Volta if you need to have a Nvidia GPU.

 

Source:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11948/gigabyte-launches-the-aorus-x9-gaming-laptop

I think the idea of 2 1070s in sli for a laptop is a waste. Unless it keeps the laptop cool. Otherwise it'd just be better to have 1 1080 or 1080ti or even 2 1080s. They went for the cheapest pascal gpu which can do SLI...

[ignaloidas]

I strangely like the looks of it, most gaming laptops don't look good for me

[TrigrH]

>Laptop>SLI>$3649

[seon123]

So it will start at $1749, but the two SKUs that are available will start at $3649?

[AlTech]

11 minutes ago, seon123 said:

So it will start at $1749, but the two SKUs that are available will start at $3649?

Apparently so..

 

I really don't know what's going on with that.

[vorticalbox]

one day I plan to replace my 8350 with a laptop, mostly for programming and maybe a few games yet I still don't understand these products fully. They are so powerful they basically need plugged in all the time which begs the question why not just buy a micro arc pc and a monitor to take with you? 

 

that aside I do want a nice powerful laptop lol

 

[seon123]

31 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Apparently so..

 

I really don't know what's going on with that.

Maybe they're showing the prices in dollars per GTX 1070? 

[leadeater]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

So yeah, I don't anybody should buy products with Pascal GPUs at this point. Wait for Volta if you need to have a Nvidia GPU.

3rd month ish of 2018 is a long time to wait though, Volta isn't that soon.

[AlTech]

3 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

one day I plan to replace my 8350 with a laptop, mostly for programming and maybe a few games yet I still don't understand these products fully. They are so powerful they basically need plugged in all the time which begs the question why not just buy a micro arc pc and a monitor to take with you? 

 

that aside I do want a nice powerful laptop lol

 

I prefer programming on my Desktop. programming on my laptop is not ideal to say the least.

 

I thought it'd be alright but I always prefer to do programming on my desktop.

[Doobeedoo]

Urm ok but the top price though.. Also that trackpad logo lol. 

[Cookybiscuit]

Not sure I'll ever understand SLI-ing two mid-tier cards in a laptop.

[Magnetorheological]

...So what exactly do you get for the $1749? The MSRP for the two available SKUs are more than double that. 

 

 

[DroidIt!]

I decided to go with a gaming laptop over desktop, not because I take it out of the house, but because then I can be around the fam more whenever I do gaming or photo/video editing. So that's why I chose high-end laptop over desktop.

That being said, an SLI laptop does seem overkill. You get the huge extra added weight/less mobility and at that point, in my opinion, why not just get a desktop? I got a ROG with a 6700 HQ, single GTX 1070 and Nvme storage and Elite Dangerous plays good on Ultra. 

[vorticalbox]

2 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

I prefer programming on my Desktop. programming on my laptop is not ideal to say the least.

 

I thought it'd be alright but I always prefer to do programming on my desktop.

I float between a dual 1080p monitor desktop and a acer c720 chrome hook running Linux. My problem is lack of ram my main pc only has 8gb and if I. Using big lists I quickly run out of ram.

[Paparachipupopep]

8 hours ago, leadeater said:

3rd month ish of 2018 is a long time to wait though, Volta isn't that soon.

For laptops I'd say Summer for Volta, at the earliest.

[AlTech]

16 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

I float between a dual 1080p monitor desktop and a acer c720 chrome hook running Linux. My problem is lack of ram my main pc only has 8gb and if I. Using big lists I quickly run out of ram.

lol. Then why not buy more ram?

 

I have 16GB in my Desktop.

[vorticalbox]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

lol. Then why not buy more ram?

 

I have 16GB in my Desktop.

8350 and my 7770 is showing it's age so it's probably just worth upgrading at this point.

[MyName13]

23 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

 

So yeah, I don't think anybody should buy products with Pascal GPUs at this point. Wait for Volta if you need to have a Nvidia GPU.

 

Source:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11948/gigabyte-launches-the-aorus-x9-gaming-laptop

And by the time volta laptops come out new gpus will be out soon™

[mrchow19910319]

I really like gigabyte's product. Not insanely overpriced like the asus ones. 

 

But their logo.... too tacky for me... giant eagle head.. and with an orange color?

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