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light up your build with hue plus by NZ XD it fits into two and a half inch drive slots comes with four individually controlled RGB strips with plenty of connection cables for best routing and is wonderfully controlled through the camp software get 10% off at NZXT comm link in the description it was only a matter of time until Nvidia's Pascal architecture finally arrived on notebooks their high levels of efficiency virtually guaranteed a perfect fit within the mobile product spaces and we're now only starting to see what the GTX 10 series can offer gaming notebooks and so far things are looking pretty impressive today we'll be taking a look at the asus rog g7 52 vs overclocked edition which has a hefty price tag of about 3000 dollars but it incorporates leading edge technology and it really doesn't cut any corners while there is no nonsense gaming platform is it reasonable to spend this much on a laptop rather than building a kick-ass gaming PC let's find out a quick glance of the specs you're getting a quad core 8 web skylake core i7 6820 HKS CPU clocked at 2.7 gigahertz 64 gigabytes of ram running at 2400 megahertz a 512 gigabyte Toshiba nvme SSD paired with a one terabyte hard drive spinning at 7200 RPM there's also a matte 17 inch 1080p g-sync displayed with a refresh rate of 75 Hertz and started to show a fully fledged desktop GTX 1078 gigabyte video card The OC Edition tacked on to the models name points towards an out-of-the-box overclock which you'll pay a premium for this means the CPU goes up to a maximum of 3.8 gigahertz memory at 2400 megahertz rather than its standard 21 33 megahertz and the gtx 1070 s core clock boosts 15 mega it's faster and these settings are default but they can be scaled back by switching to a Souza's standard mode within the rog gaming center app the ology line of high-end gaming notebooks is quite popular within the industry thanks to their numerous price points and well-designed rugged chassis seriously this is by far the best-looking and well-built notebooks we've come across in a long time asus has tastefully blended their typical color scheme into the chassis and as you can see it's looking hot I love the eliminated RG logo as well as the two strips on the side and it looks gorgeous and dark there is a bright red grille at the back which hides a serious new cooling assembly which consists of an advanced 3d waver chamber and a special final design that nearly eliminates dust buildup in key areas the downside is that with all this tech under the hood it's not a portable laptop by any stretch of the imagination weighing in at about nine pounds I will guarantee you will have issues lugging this thing around to school work or even travel so that begs the question is it really worth buying a three thousand dollar gaming notebook if it is even portable but that's not a conversation for another time the 17 inch 1080p display uses an IPS panel and comes with a matte coat finish Thank You ensues it's a beautiful screen that produces great colors with excellent viewing angles but the 1080p resolution coupled with a 75 Hertz refresh rate is on its way out since will soon see notebooks with 120 Hertz g-sync IPS screens considering the 17 inch form factor a 1080p resolution isn't that bad and the gtx 1070 has no problem pushing every game past at 75 Hertz mark I also like that asus has reinforced the screen extremely well as it barely flexes under my testing you get a full sized LED backlit keyboard with wast keys exhibiting a subtle dread highlight which should help locating them when gaming the keys have great travel distance and tactile feedback comparing it to the SteelSeries keyboard on the gt72 from msi it doesn't feature RGB lighting or any lighting effects which I don't mind considering how Asus is sticking to the ROG color scheme but is it a real deal breaker let us know in the comments down below just a bit north of the keyboard you'll find five programmable macro keys and they can be assigned via the ROG gaming center this is an odd location because it's going to be challenging to access them in the middle of an intense gameplay and there is plenty of space on the chassis to the keyboards left the six button activates the xsplit gamecaster software plus the allergy button within the numpad activates the ROG gaming Center this brings me to my next point typing experience while I appreciate the tactile response along with a soft touch surface for your palms to rest those sharp edges on the lower part of the chassis were so uncomfortable they made typing almost impossible on a flat surface take a look at my hands yeah not so good I highly recommend an external keyboard the trackpad is good the surface resistance is minimal making it easier for finger movement along with primary physical left and right buttons which provide excellent response however palm deduction is missing even with Windows drivers working at their best but this can be fixed with an update given the bulkier chassis expect a lot of IO ports on the left you'll find a Kensington lock a pair of USB 3.0 ports and a blu-ray drive towards the right there's a power in a Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI 2.0 connector followed by DisplayPort 1.4 a pair of USB 3.0 ports a USB 3.1 type-c connector and the usual headphone and microphone jacks I hate to say this but the integrated speakers on the gt72 V are horrible I blame the placement on the speaker grills they're located behind the screen hinge which blocks the sound completely and trust me it sounds muffled and unclear you're much better off using headphones for better content and gaming consumption accessing the bottom part of the notebook for in-place upgrades has never been this easier there is a single screw covered by a rubber flap that holds the cover opening that up gives you quick access to the RAM the hard drives and there's a metal plate covering two PCI slots but there is a free slot available for expansion Thank You Asus for not including a volunteer if removed sticker alright so far I've had mixed feelings about the design of this notebook but does paying $3,000 do any good in terms of performance let's hop into it starting with the SSD test the Toshiba nvme SSD dished out a little over 1,600 megabytes per second on read and just a little over 1,100 megabytes per second on writes let's move on to gaming pretty much most adults at 1080p were dominated by the G 752 V notebook even topping out the $5,000 x9 sporting dual 980m GPUs the same story applies at our 1440p tests and expected this because Pascal is no joke with new GPU architecture comes better power efficiency but it was not a significant increase compared to Maxwell remember NVIDIA is focused on performance per watt or achieving acceptable battery life while boosting overall performance that's exactly what happened here under light use including writing the script and watching a few videos I was able to squeeze just a little over three hours so if you're planning to lug around this notebook around which I highly suggest you don't make sure to carry the power adapter which unfortunately is also on the heavier side the advanced 3d vapor chamber did a fantastic job calling the 1070 and the 68 20 HK CPU I never experienced any traveling issues and by the results it's clear that Pascal cards are perfect fit for the notebook space okay so what do I consider the ROG G 752 V gaming notebook to be I would call it an optional desktop replacement because for one you would have a tough time lugging this monster around I'm serious the typing experience on it was simply terrible due to the sharp edge at the lower part of the chassis although the keys were excellent and the speakers were not the greatest given the poor placement these issues can be solved by plugging in an external gaming keyboard mouse and speakers and throw in an extra monitor you're set to achieve close to a desktop great performance but does that make it a semi desktop it's on desk footprint also takes up more space than some compact cases I've seen the gtx 1070 is a true star of the show it's such an awesome GPU you won't have any issues gaming on it and given the impressive temperature and acoustic results of this notebook you're guaranteed a solid computing experience even if you wanted to use an external 1440p or 4k screen it won't have any trouble keeping up would you rather consider this notebook as a desktop alternative or would you rather build a custom desktop let us know in the comments down below i'm eber with hurricane axe thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one