There have been some great deals on Asus’ ROG Strix gaming laptops within the US lately, and right now isn’t any exception. For the second time in as many weeks, the Core i5, GTX 1660 Ti-powered Asus ROG Strix G GL531 is again right down to $999 in the meanwhile, providing you with a saving of $300 off its regular worth.
This 15.6in laptop computer is a good selection for these after an entry-level gaming laptop computer. Its 15.6in 1920×1080 IPS show has a stunning excessive refresh fee of 120Hz, and its inside elements comprise of an Intel Core i5-9300H processor, 8GB of RAM, an Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti graphics chip and a 512GB SSD, which is a fairly first rate bundle in comparison with among the different sub-$1000 laptops round in our greatest budget gaming laptop deals round-up. It additionally has an RGB backlit keyboard, in addition to an RGB mild bar operating around the decrease fringe of the laptop computer for that additional flash of color.
I also needs to level that, whereas it’s not technically on sale at time of writing, Newegg even have the very tempting Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop computer for $100 much less proper now, too, which has a really comparable spec to the GL531. The A15 has an AMD CPU as a substitute of an Intel one, however its Ryzen 5 4600H chip ought to nonetheless present loads of processing energy when mixed with its 8GB of RAM and equivalent GTX 1660 Ti graphics chip, and you continue to get a 512GB SSD as properly. In reality, its show is mildly higher from a specs standpoint, as you get a 144Hz refresh fee as a substitute of a 120Hz one. It additionally comes with a free month of Xbox Game Pass for PC, too.
While I haven’t examined both of those Asus laptops myself, different GTX 1660 Ti laptops I’ve reviewed previously reminiscent of Asus’ ROG Zephyrus G have been in a position to handle a clean 60fps expertise on Medium to High settings in right now’s large blockbusters, which is just about what I’d anticipate for laptops in this sort of worth vary.
If that doesn’t sound fairly adequate for you, although, then you may additionally be happy to listen to that Newegg have shaved a large $1000 off the RTX 2080-powered Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX531 in the meanwhile, taking this usually $3000 laptop computer right down to $2000. Naturally, you get much more in your cash at this finish of the worth spectrum, and its RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics chip ought to be capable of make significantly better use of the laptop computer’s 144Hz refresh fee even on larger graphics settings.
You additionally get 16GB of RAM as a substitute of 8GB and a extra superior processor. It’s a little bit of a disgrace it’s solely certainly one of Intel’s eighth gen Core i7-8750H chips admittedly, moderately than certainly one of their barely newer ninth Gen CPUs, however it’s best to nonetheless get an honest quantity of processing energy right here to maintain up with the most recent games. Alas, you continue to solely get a 512GB SSD with the Zephyrus S, however it’s significantly lighter and thinner than quite a lot of different high-powered gaming laptops, weighing simply over 2kg / 4.6lbs and measuring 15mm / 0.6in thick.
Indeed, I reviewed the RTX 2070 model again in April final 12 months and had loads of good issues to say about it. The solely main flaw it had was its excessive worth, which was additionally $2000 on the time I examined it. Here, although, you’re getting a way more highly effective graphics chip for a similar cash, making it higher worth general.
