Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition

You can't get this performance for this kind of money. When it comes to an Nvidia laptop, you cannot.

Load temperatures dropped nearly 10C across the board between runs, bringing the CPU to 73-75C and peaking at 81C rather than the 90's. TL;DR:. The STRIX G15 Advantage Edition is a fantastic value and is quite capable after a RAM swap despite its poor thermal performance.

The visual aspect of this laptop is amazing. The keyboard feels great and the keys don't feel hot when gaming. Although the memory is limited in space, the cpu and gpu that came included in this laptop is fantastic, top-of-the-line. However, I am having several ongoing issues while gaming, in about ...

Keyboard felt great, almost as good as the legendary Thinkpad keebs!. Battery life with 60Hz at 60% brightness on Hybrid mode was showing around 7 hours with light browsing and music playing in the background and Slack. Expect 5.5 to 7.5 hours depending on how aggressive or conservative you are with use. Performance was nearly identical to the numbers that JarrodsTech found after his RAM swap, which I also did (I had a 64GB OLOY kit with better secondary subtimings that I used for testing).

Cons: As a touch typist the keyboard is quite bad... misses a lot of keystrokes unless you really punch on the keys. When gaming for a long time on AC power, the power adapter will eventually overheat (mine failed within the first month). Lack of webcam seems like an overt omission compared to most ...

CPU-only loads have respectable temperatures, but starts to falter in dual-loads due to sharing heatpipes with a 165W-capable 3080 16GB, even with a repaste. GPU undervolting or TGP adjustment is 100% required for a safe/smooth experience. It does NOT charge via Thunderbolt 4 (sadly). I can also for some reason overclock the CPU in ThrottleStop, which is pretty cool for single-core speed needs (up to 5GHz single-core).

The MSRP is $1699.00... also be aware you also need a USB-C to HDMI Adapter to get direct access to the 6800M, otherwise video routes through the IGP and bottlenecks performance, also replace the default memory as it is not really gaming friendly.

Run all games nicely on ultra settings. Fans keep relatively quiet to other gaming laptops. Decent thermals comparatively to other laptops.

+Outstanding performance and off-brick battery life within its price range.

-Random reboots, battery won't charge to 100% despite Armory Crate and MyASUS settings. Laptop needs faster RAM out-of-box due to supply issues at manufacturing.

Laptop: Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition: Ryzen 9 5980HX, Radeon 6800M

Mouse: Razer Basilisk v3

Keyboard: Redragon K582 Surara

Mousepad: Lenovo Legion XL