Hardware Award
Hardware Award
ASUS GX700 Gaming Notebook and Dock
RRP : $ 3,499 + | Website : www . asus s . com
Yes , one is fully aware that there ’ s a newer model of this notebook that was announced at COMPUTEX , however that model isn ’ t currently available on the market , whereas this one is . There are however , several similarities between the two such that the GX700 remains one of the most powerful gaming notebooks to ever hit the market .
As you ’ d expect with ASUS and their often lofty ambitions , the GX700 is a no holds barred notebook that goes out of its way to make an impression not only in performance , aesthetics and specs but in presentation .
Acting as a carrying case and an accessory for those who would know what the ROG branding means , the
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GX700 is presented in a surprisingly rugged , and well-constructed suitcase that not only houses all the parts of the notebook , but secures it firmly and safely as well . It would take some doing to cause damage to the contents and even if you were to use the suitcase for something else entirely , it is well constructed and most likely a sizeable portion of the price . No surprises there however , as it ' s fitting with the rest of the notebook . When you buy the GX700 in its most kitted out spec ; you ’ re looking at more than just what is inside the notebook but the entire premium experience and ASUS delivers that with the GX700 . Enough about that though , as what matters most to you is how it goes and if ASUS has achieved what they set out to do which is to provide the world ’ s first water-cooled and overclockable notebook . As to why anybody would want such a thing , is beyond me , but then again it is much the same way in which there ’ s no rational reason why one should want a Veryron SuperSport , yet they do sell and there ’ s a market for such extreme pieces of engineering . Ultimately this is what the GX700 is about , and eveything about it suggests as much .
Sporting the premium Core i7 6820HK , 64GB of DDR4 2400MHz memory and 512GiB of RAIDED SSD storage . It ’ s kitted out like any modern day high end gaming system . What will be of the most importance to you reading this however is that the GX700