I noticed this review. I really wanted to buy this laptop. I really like the Asus gear and I own a LOT of it!
They really have nailed everything with this laptop, EXCEPT they put a 960m in it. WHY, WHY, WHY!!! What a huge disappointment!!!!
If it had the 970m 3gb or 6gb I would have bought it instantly!
Not only that, in my opinion ASUS would have a beastly machine that could challenge other 2015 competitors like the Razer Blade , GS60 Ghost pro, Aurus x3 plus etc.
I mean it has all of the stuff that the Razer Blade lacks i.e. PCIe x 4, an extra 2.5" extra drive bay (so you can actually store your steam library on it), Mini display port. Just to name a few.
ASUS I think you have missed a really great opportunity here. PLEASE PUT A 970m IN IT. Heck I little extra heat based on the thermals per the review here I could live with.
Yeah, I do understand the engineers wanted it to be quiet and cool. Yep, they achieved that! With a GPU that performs half as well as the 970m – Well Done!
I am sure there are plenty of ROG gamers wanting to play their latest games at 20-30fps.
What a kill joy, so disappointed. I really wanted this laptop. God damn it!!! Please release a 970m version!!!!
Intel 3930K @ 4.7 ghz @ v1.272
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
32 gb Corsair Quad Channel (4x4gx2) Dominator GT 2133mhz
ASUS GTX690
ASUS Xonar Phoebus Sound card
OCZ Vertex 4 512G SSD
Corsair AX860i 860w PSU
2 x WD Black 2TB
ASUS BDR/DVDR
Corsair H100 cooling
Corsair Obsidian 650D case
Windows 8.1