ASUS ROG XG Station 2 - to stop throttling on GL702VM !

[link626]

well, you'll probably buy a new laptop by the time the gtx1060 is insufficient to play games on High settings.

An external gpu box + gpu is just an unwise purchase.
It's super expensive.
You'll need something greater than a gtx1080ti to see any significant gain.

You don't get all the pcie lanes of a desktop pc, even if you have the full fat thunderbolt 3 version.
On top of that, thunderbolt 3 overhead slows it down even more.


I used to be annoyed at the fact we have a gimped thunderbolt port, but I don't really care anymore.
The gtx1060 is perfectly sufficient to play games at high and ultra on 1080p monitors, and I don't expect this to change for the next 4 years because of consoles.

The xbox 360 had a lifespan of 10 years.

The xbone was released in 2014, and I expect it will go all the way to 2022 before the next xbox is released.
So game developers can't make pc games that will bring the gtx1060 to it knees, because they design games for consoles first, which have weaker gpus.

[StarJack]

well, you'll probably buy a new laptop by the time the gtx1060 is insufficient to play games on High settings.

An external gpu box + gpu is just an unwise purchase.
It's super expensive.
You'll need something greater than a gtx1080ti to see any significant gain.

You don't get all the pcie lanes of a desktop pc, even if you have the full fat thunderbolt 3 version.
On top of that, thunderbolt 3 overhead slows it down even more.


I used to be annoyed at the fact we have a gimped thunderbolt port, but I don't really care anymore.
The gtx1060 is perfectly sufficient to play games at high and ultra on 1080p monitors, and I don't expect this to change for the next 4 years because of consoles.

The xbox 360 had a lifespan of 10 years.

The xbone was released in 2014, and I expect it will go all the way to 2022 before the next xbox is released.
So game developers can't make pc games that will bring the gtx1060 to it knees, because they design games for consoles first, which have weaker gpus.

thanks for the post, I feel moderately better and a little more accepting, lol.

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[StarJack]

well, you'll probably buy a new laptop by the time the gtx1060 is insufficient to play games on High settings.

An external gpu box + gpu is just an unwise purchase.
It's super expensive.
You'll need something greater than a gtx1080ti to see any significant gain.

You don't get all the pcie lanes of a desktop pc, even if you have the full fat thunderbolt 3 version.
On top of that, thunderbolt 3 overhead slows it down even more.


I used to be annoyed at the fact we have a gimped thunderbolt port, but I don't really care anymore.
The gtx1060 is perfectly sufficient to play games at high and ultra on 1080p monitors, and I don't expect this to change for the next 4 years because of consoles.

The xbox 360 had a lifespan of 10 years.

The xbone was released in 2014, and I expect it will go all the way to 2022 before the next xbox is released.
So game developers can't make pc games that will bring the gtx1060 to it knees, because they design games for consoles first, which have weaker gpus.

You do know Microsoft just announced the Xbox One X at E3, right? Out in November.

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[Bran187]

You do know Microsoft just announced the Xbox X at E3, right? Out in November.

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Xbox One X isn't technically a new console generation. Developers will still have to target the Xbox One, in the same way that they still have the target the PS4 even though the PS4 Pro is out. It's more of a mid console generation refresh.

The 1060 should still be gaming pretty well for at least a few years.

[StarJack]

Xbox One X isn't technically a new console generation. Developers will still have to target the Xbox One, in the same way that they still have the target the PS4 even though the PS4 Pro is out. It's more of a mid console generation refresh.

The 1060 should still be gaming pretty well for at least a few years.

so it's like Sega CD? lol.

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[Bran187]

so it's like Sega CD? lol.

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Kinda. lol

[StarJack]

Kinda. lol

After researching this JHL6240 all I have to say is ugh. I was told by an ASUS rep that I would get 40GBps with a short active cable over the TB3 in my GL702VMK. I am starting to believe I was ripped off. After the plethora of issues/solutions regarding heat in this laptop I am just disgusted with this now to be honest.

Shame on you ASUS. How about at least responding to the questions regarding this? You've ignored the heat issues and let Onjax's thread take care of that for you, while customers who spent hard earned cash on their laptops drill holes in their cases, undervolt their procs and disable intel turbo to fix stupid engineering mistakes. And now this gimped up JHL6240.

Ridiculous.

-StarJack

[Szlain]

After researching this JHL6240 all I have to say is ugh. I was told by an ASUS rep that I would get 40GBps with a short active cable over the TB3 in my GL702VMK. I am starting to believe I was ripped off. After the plethora of issues/solutions regarding heat in this laptop I am just disgusted with this now to be honest.

Shame on you ASUS. How about at least responding to the questions regarding this? You've ignored the heat issues and let Onjax's thread take care of that for you, while customers who spent hard earned cash on their laptops drill holes in their cases, undervolt their procs and disable intel turbo to fix stupid engineering mistakes. And now this gimped up JHL6240.

Ridiculous.

-StarJack

I agree - it's unacceptable and I feel the same way.

As customers we have gone over and above what we should have to figure out potential solutions to the overheating when we just should not have had to do so.

It is misleading to advertise something as a gaming laptop when it overheats to the point that games become unplayable due to thermal throttling stutters, fan noise and fear of exessive wear from sustained 90 degree temperatures.

Surely one of the requirements to be able to advertise your laptop as TB3 capable is for it to be able to hit the 40gbs bandwidth. I bought this laptop thinking that in 2/3 years I'd get a TB3 dock and add in a nvidia 12 series card or equivalent to extend the life of it a bit. Looks like I should have shopped elsewhere.

I'll not be recommending ASUS laptops to anyone in future unless there is a drastic change in their approach to design and customer care.

[StarJack]

I'll not be recommending ASUS laptops to anyone in future unless there is a drastic change in their approach to design and customer care.

..and yet *crickets* from ASUS.