Asus ROG Strix G17 Review: A powerful gaming beast

Sport a gaming and sports laptop in eSports with the Asus ROG Strix G17 G713IC-HX011 or Asus ROG G713IC-HX011 from Asus . This great team offers performance, power and a design that will not go unnoticed by anyone with its RGB LED light bar.

This is the Asus ROG Strix G17 G713IC-HX011

The Asus ROG Strix G17 G713IC-HX011 or Asus ROG G713IC-HX011 is a gaming laptop that stands out, apart from its hardware features and performance, for its great aesthetics and design.

In fact, you can find this model in different colors, such as Original Black or Eclipse Gray, which we are talking about today, but in all of them you can enjoy a chassis that is up to 5% smaller than in other generations. Plus, it comes with subtle cutouts and icons to add even more personality to the exterior.

One thing that will catch everyone’s eye, though, is the logo, which glows backlit thanks to Aura Sync, along with the keyboard itself and the wraparound light bar. This bar, in turn, is RGB and makes the glow it casts more even. Thus, it will be an added extra to any environment in which it is found and will provide a very personal style to your own gaming ecosystem.

This sporty appearance that this laptop boasts is given, in part, by its aluminum lid with a textured base, because it combines the strength and durability of a premium material with a modern look. Besides, as we say, it is capable of withstanding drops or shocks, while reducing the screen frame for a better viewing experience.

It also comes with plastic palm rests that help keep them cool when gaming is more intense or we’re in the middle of a marathon, as well as making it easier to grip while on the go, and generally promoting more comfortable use of the computer.

Since the size of this laptop is 17”, its chassis is 5% smaller, which makes it more portable and slimmer to make it easier to play wherever you want. Therefore, the screen-to-body ratio is 85% with super thin edges, but with a touchpad, in turn, larger, to make it more comfortable for you to play or navigate with precision.

Performance and speed

The Asus ROG Strix G17 G713IC-HX011 is designed to perform with the latest games. To do this, it comes built with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX ™ 3050 graphics with which we will enjoy faster and smoother frames, in addition to a processor with overclocking capacity, AMD Ryzen ™ 7 4800H CPU. This processor will allow us to execute heavy tasks such as design, without breaking a sweat.

In addition, it is also complemented by a DDR4-3200 RAM of up to 32 GB that offers high performance, not only for gaming, but also for streaming, watching videos or whatever you want, along with 1 TB of NVMe SSD storage. to store your important files and speed up load times.

Added to this is its high-precision screen with its 144 Hz and 3 ms panel that will guarantee you can play at tournament speed. Thanks to the fact that it has a high refresh rate and that it has Adaptive-Sync, you will not have to worry about graphic defects and you will be able to concentrate on your game.

Prepared to comply in every way

Although all good gaming equipment needs cooling according to its demands. Therefore, the Asus ROG Strix G17 G713IC-HX011 comes with a cooling system consisting of 84-blade Arc Flow fans, which move air without being so noisy, as well as four heat sinks to effectively remove heat.

Finally, we can’t forget the sound that, although it may not seem like it, is also a point that many players give importance to, since the better it is, the more immersive the gaming experience will be.

Therefore, we have to mention its Twin Smart Amp speakers, which serve to maximize the sound and make it clearer, since they project it directly towards you. In your headphones, in addition, you will enjoy a virtual surround sound of 5.1.2 channels with Dolby Atmos technology plus its two-way noise cancellation by AI. Thus, the immersion in your games will be complete and, as you may have seen, it is presented as a very interesting laptop for all those players who want to give the best of themselves.

Conclusion

Asus ROG Strix G17 is very good value for money. It is quite powerful and performs very well, so it works perfectly as a gaming laptop, apart from the fact that you can also use it for other demanding tasks such as creative ones. In addition, it has a very nice and aesthetic design thanks to the combination of the chassis with the backlit elements, logo, keyboard and bottom bar, and it has a good screen quality.

As negative points, two main ones can be pointed out: that it gets quite hot when required, something that also happens with other equipment, and that light leaks can be detected in some areas of the screen.

PROS:

• There is a good quality price relation.
• Powerful and with very good performance.
• Great aesthetic.

CONS:

• It gets quite hot.
• Some areas of the screen have light leaks.

Specifications