Asus is one of a little modest bunch of organizations propelling new gaming PCs constantly, and it's a demonstration of how solid request is at the present time that we have such huge numbers of new models hitting the market despite the fact that there hasn't been any major new basic equipment to gloat of for an entire year now. Intel hasn't yet propelled its eighth Gen superior workstation CPUs, and Nvidia's GeForce 1000 arrangement has been going solid since late 2016. What we've been seeing rather are distinctive tasteful touches, for example, RGB LEDs, and accommodations, for example, RGB LED lighting. Producers are additionally fortunately moving towards utilizing quicker and higher limit SSDs, and on account of Asus with its new Scar Edition PC, a variable revive rate LCD screen.
We've seen screens with a 120Hz invigorate rate some time recently, for example, with the MSI GE73VR 7RF Raider, however Asus has gone above and beyond by supporting variable revive rates up to 144Hz with Nvidia's G-adjust include. This is precisely the sort of thing that you can't measure regarding benchmark execution scores, yet can have a huge effect to the gaming knowledge. We're anxious to test whether this sort of board is an extravagance or a need, and whether Asus can entice you to spend a ton of cash.
While gaming PCs do should be entirely cumbersome to suit substantial obligation cooling frameworks, the GL503 Scar Edition is shockingly streamlined. Then again, it weighs 2.6kg (and that isn't checking the enormous power block) which implies it's certainly in work area substitution region. Be that as it may, this workstation still looks great, and can slip into a customary knapsack if necessary.
The Scar Edition gets its name from the corner to corner wrinkle on its brushed-metal cover, which is a shockingly unpretentious touch. It influences this workstation to look restless and one of a kind without an entire group of red LEDs and conspicuous accents, and we extremely like this more refined plan approach. The mirror-complete ROG logo does illuminate in red when the workstation is on, and the impact is very slick. There's likewise an astutely composed precise set pattern at the back that gives you a chance to see the status LEDs even with the top shut.
When you flip the cover up, you'll see the 15.6-inch screen which fortunately doesn't have an intelligent covering. It's set inside an entirely thick plastic casing, which is one part of the plan that we didn't generally like. The console deck is all dull dim plastic, with a carbon fiber complete and some minor pizazz as numerous decorated Asus logos and a weapon scope outline around the trackpad.
The console is agreeable, with a better than average measure of movement that functions admirably in diversions and also to type. It is obviously illuminated with RGB LEDs, and you can control the hues and examples through Asus' Aura programming. Dividing is great, with the exception of the bolt bunch which is tragically confined and pressed into the numeric keypad region. The devoted volume catches are pleasant, however there's no quiet catch. We especially preferred the committed alternate route on the numpad Enter key to dispatch the Windows mini-computer. The trackpad is substantial and simple to utilize, yet its catches are recessed a bit too far for our preferring.
You'll locate a liberal determination of ports on the two sides. There are four USB 3.0 Type-A ports, one Type-C Thunderbolt 3.0 port, Gigabit Ethernet, video out through HDMI and additionally a smaller than usual DisplayPort, a SD card space, and a 3.5mm combo sound attachment. There's likewise Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1.
As we began saying, there's nothing especially unique about the Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 GPU now in mid 2018. Both have been around for no less than a year now and are quite standard to the extent top of the line gaming workstations go. This additionally implies we're near the dispatch of the cutting edge from both Intel and Nvidia, which may concern some potential purchasers.
The GeForce GTX 1070 may appear like pointless excess for a 1920x1080 screen, however we require the overhead to keep crisp edges directing out at up to 144Hz. This PC is likewise marked 'VR Ready' and ought to easily have the capacity to control a VR headset.
There's 16GB of framework RAM, a 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD, and a 1TB Seagate Firecuda cross breed hard drive with its own 8GB strong state reserve. Both the SSD and the crossover hard drive are decent touches; greater and superior to anything what we're accustomed to finding in PCs at any value level. There's all that could possibly be needed space to introduce a couple of your most loved amusements on the SSD, and the hard drive ought to have a touch of an additional speed kick too. Strangely, Asus' site records a DVD-RW drive as a component of the spec, however there unquestionably isn't one on this specific variation.
An expansive fold on the base of the Scar Edition flies off after you slacken one hostage screw. Underneath it, you'll discover access to the RAM, SSD, and hard drive. You can redesign them all alone, yet Asus cautions that guarantee cases may be denied on the off chance that you send your workstation in without all its unique parts - that shouldn't be an issue, you can simply swap them back in on the off chance that you have to.
There's a 4-cell 64WHr battery yet you won't generally be utilizing it a considerable measure. Equipment like this isn't known for conveying extraordinary battery life, and G-adjust will just work when you're connected to a power source.
One of the committed alternate route catches over the console dispatches the Asus ROG Gaming Center programming, which looks quite cool. You can get a review of the present CPU and GPU clock speeds, free hard drive space and RAM utilization, yet there are no overclocking settings as we saw with the enormous Asus ROG GX700. Other than that, you can play with the console backdrop illumination, constrain the fans to turn at their most extreme speed, change the screen's shading profile, organize arrange movement by application, and pick whether the Windows enter is handicapped in recreations.
Asus preloads its irritating Giftbox utility, which flies up after each window boot and solicits you to download tons from superfluous programming, and a 30-day McAfee LiveSafe which additionally keeps on hurling popup messages requesting that you give criticism and buy in to a yearly arrangement.
Most premium workstations have to a great degree high-determination screens to make everything look smooth and smooth, however with full-HD 1920x1080 on a 15.6-inch board, you can see a reasonable number of barbed edges around the Windows UI. The favorable position is that recreations look incredible at the local determination. So also, seeing edges are extraordinary yet hues aren't generally energetic. This board can imitate just 72 percent of the NTSC shading range which is fine to game, yet photographs and recordings look somewhat dull.
You may not promptly understand that the screen is invigorating itself at 144Hz however when you utilize a conventional workstation next to each other with this one, seemingly insignificant details hop out at you. For instance, while accomplishing something as basic as snatching a window and moving it over your work area, you can even now observe its substance impeccably clear. Activitys appear to pop somewhat more, and everything feels somewhat sprightlier. What it comes down to is that the framework is substantially more responsive and there's less slack between making a move and seeing the outcome. It won't not be much when estimated and evaluated, but rather it feels extraordinary.
There are two speakers on the sides of the Scar Edition, and keeping in mind that they do get uproarious, the sound is scratchy and tinny, with no bass or measurement of any sort. Different PCs of this class regularly brag of various speakers and committed subwoofers, yet this is one zone in which this workstation is frustrating.
Obviously, what we truly need to get to is general framework execution and gaming. Beginning with PCMark 8, we got scores of 4,696, 7,243 and 3,562 individually in the Home, Creative, and Work trials. Cinebench gave us 158 and 731 focuses individually in its single-strung and twofold strung runs. SiSoft SANDRA estimated the SSD's execution at a reliable 470-480MBps for successive peruses and composes, which is quite great.
Beginning with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, we ran the inherent benchmark utilizing the High preset and got a normal of 72.6fps. All the more vitally, the base didn't dip under 50.7fps, and the whole scene was rich smooth. We're accustomed to seeing this specific benchmark falter, and simply watching it play without the scarcest hiccup was a disclosure. Venturing up to Very High, the normal and least scores plunged to 44.1fps separately, yet there was still no stammering or tearing. We had much a similar involvement with Metro: Last Light Redux, with a normal of 71.97fps at its Very High preset.
We at that point proceeded onward to GTA V, another diversion that can truly look terrible in the event that you take a stab at driving the settings up and your equipment can't deal with it. We needed to physically change to 144Hz in the settings board, however we could push practically every slider up to its most extreme level and still accomplish a normal of 111.3fps in the inherent benchmark. Running and driving unreservedly through the city, we found the gameplay smooth and free from faltering and tearing.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a standout amongst the most requesting recreations in our gathering. We utilized FRAPS to log outline rates while running openly through the scene utilizing the High quality preset, and oversaw 90fps with a normal conveyance time of 11.1s and a tight dissemination of casings. Changing to Ultra dropped the normal casing rate to 58fps and the normal edge time to 17.3ms. The two settings were exceptionally playable, and there was typically no tearing. The considerably less requesting Rise of the Tomb Raider ran exceptionally well, giving us a normal of 105.14fps at its Very High setting which was smooth of course, and very little unique to how we've seen this diversion keep running before on comparable equipment.
Price (MRP): 1,84,990
Pros
- 144Hz screen with G-Sync
- Relatively portable
- Lots of connectivity
- Large SSD plus hybrid hard drive
- Looks good
Cons
- Incredibly noisy fans
- Weak speakers
- Poor battery life
- Annoying bloatware
Ratings (Out of 5)
- Design: 4.5
- Display: 4
- Performance: 4.5
- Software: 3.5
- Value for Money: 3.5
- Overall: 4
