Its great to see a high-end gaming laptop coming in at the $2K mark, let alone one with a powerful combo of an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Nvidia RTX 3080 under the hood. This 2021 Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (opens in new tab) being a penny shy of two grand bodes well for us portable gamers; as we usher in the next generation of laptops, the lappys of last year are looking a little more affordable.
Asus just came out with its 2022 line of Strix Scar gaming laptops (opens in new tab), and those are something to behold, for sure. But the fact this is a 2021 model doesn’t mean you have to compromise, particularly with it being a fantastic $2,000 at Newegg (opens in new tab) right now. That’s $400 saved on an immense, portable gaming machine, and compared to the $3K or more you’d be looking at for newer models, that’s a win.
Sure, you’re not getting Intel’s beastly 12th Gen CPU inside, and as such won’t get the benefit of 32GB of DDR5 memory like a few of the newer models come with, but 16GB of DDR4-3200 should be more than sufficient for most use cases, and that 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 5900HX is still a tip-top chip.
Unless you’re going to have masses of resource-hungry, CPU grinding programs all hogging the show at once, you should be fine with this laptop.
And while you’re only looking at 1TB of storage, against the 2TB of newer models, there’s a spare M.2 slot for anyone willing to do a little DIY upgrade. It might be an idea, considering game install sizes (opens in new tab) today. Check out the best NVMe SSDs for gaming (opens in new tab) if you’re going to take the leap.
What’s more, this machine not only comes with a 300Hz IPS screen that’ll make the most of that mega hardware combo, it comes with a fancy opto-mechanical keyboard, to boot. It’ll be heavier that expected, but an absolute joy to type on, and much more responsive for gaming than your average laptop keyboard.
It’s certainly one for speedy gaming with a 1080p screen, but that means you’ll have no trouble playing top triple A games at high graphics settings, while still getting close to the 100fps mark.
I might be a bit of a ROG fangirl, honestly, and it’s hard not to recommend these laptops even when they’re over $2,000.
Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. She can often be found admiring AI advancements, sighing over semiconductors, or gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. She’s been obsessed with computers and graphics since she was small, and took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni. Her thirst for absurd Raspberry Pi projects will never be sated, and she will stop at nothing to spread internet safety awareness—down with the hackers.
A prominent Togolese human rights defender has been targeted with spyware by a threat actor known for striking victims in South Asia, marking the hacking group’s first foray into digital surveillance in Africa. Amnesty International tied the covert attack campaign to a collective tracked as “Donot Team” (aka APT-C-35), which has been linked to cyber …
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Well, would you look at the time of the year. That’s right – it’s Impys season! We’re so excited to announce that the 3rd Annual Impy Awards, the third-ever instalment of our yearly Dreams awards show, will be taking place on February 27, 2022 and that nominations are open… right now! Each year, the Impy …
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Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, launches on February 28, 2022 and we would like to celebrate! From the Studio Originally released in 2012, Guild Wars 2 is lauded as one of the top MMORPGs. End of Dragons is the third expansion for the game and will …
As someone who worked on the original Final Fantasy VIII as Director, it’s been quite the nostalgia trip to think about the game again – particularly since the PlayStation team asked me to share some recollections of the game’s development. By the time we started work on Final Fantasy VIII, the gameplay of RPGs was …
Grab An Asus ROG RTX 3080 Gaming Laptop With A Top Ryzen 9 CPU For $2K
Its great to see a high-end gaming laptop coming in at the $2K mark, let alone one with a powerful combo of an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Nvidia RTX 3080 under the hood. This 2021 Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (opens in new tab) being a penny shy of two grand bodes well for us portable gamers; as we usher in the next generation of laptops, the lappys of last year are looking a little more affordable.
Asus just came out with its 2022 line of Strix Scar gaming laptops (opens in new tab), and those are something to behold, for sure. But the fact this is a 2021 model doesn’t mean you have to compromise, particularly with it being a fantastic $2,000 at Newegg (opens in new tab) right now. That’s $400 saved on an immense, portable gaming machine, and compared to the $3K or more you’d be looking at for newer models, that’s a win.
Sure, you’re not getting Intel’s beastly 12th Gen CPU inside, and as such won’t get the benefit of 32GB of DDR5 memory like a few of the newer models come with, but 16GB of DDR4-3200 should be more than sufficient for most use cases, and that 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 5900HX is still a tip-top chip.
Unless you’re going to have masses of resource-hungry, CPU grinding programs all hogging the show at once, you should be fine with this laptop.
And while you’re only looking at 1TB of storage, against the 2TB of newer models, there’s a spare M.2 slot for anyone willing to do a little DIY upgrade. It might be an idea, considering game install sizes (opens in new tab) today. Check out the best NVMe SSDs for gaming (opens in new tab) if you’re going to take the leap.
What’s more, this machine not only comes with a 300Hz IPS screen that’ll make the most of that mega hardware combo, it comes with a fancy opto-mechanical keyboard, to boot. It’ll be heavier that expected, but an absolute joy to type on, and much more responsive for gaming than your average laptop keyboard.
It’s certainly one for speedy gaming with a 1080p screen, but that means you’ll have no trouble playing top triple A games at high graphics settings, while still getting close to the 100fps mark.
I might be a bit of a ROG fangirl, honestly, and it’s hard not to recommend these laptops even when they’re over $2,000.
Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. She can often be found admiring AI advancements, sighing over semiconductors, or gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. She’s been obsessed with computers and graphics since she was small, and took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni. Her thirst for absurd Raspberry Pi projects will never be sated, and she will stop at nothing to spread internet safety awareness—down with the hackers.
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