Kickstart your esports journey with ROG Strix Series Laptop

Gaming being the next big thing is an understatement, as it is already established as a favourite activity amongst varied age groups. Many who discovered gaming as a hobby during the pandemic have become full fledged gamers and nowadays, one will find casual and serious gamers almost in every circle. And those who want to get into gaming are in luck as ASUS has notable laptops to help you compete with an edge. We will today take you through the ROG Strix Series of gaming laptops, which are some of the best gaming laptops available for kickstarting your esports journey.

ROG Strix SCAR 18

Those who know ASUS might already be aware of the SCAR gaming lineup, which features some of ASUS’ most powerful gaming laptops. The desktop replacer ROG Strix SCAR 18 stands atop them all with its maxed-out hardware, immersive display and the right power draw combined with the best cooling solution to deliver unbelievable performance. The 2023 SCAR 18 is equipped with top-of-the-line Intel 13th Generation Core i9 13980HX processor, which is also overclockable. It is married with the Nvidia RTX 4090 laptop GPU, which features up to 175W of max TGP with Dynamic Boost. There’s a mux switch as well.

The processor and graphics card can push through intense gaming sessions without breaking a sweat, thanks to the triple fan cooling solution and a full width heatsink. Gaming on an 18-inch laptop is a unique experience and the immersive 18-inch ROG Nebula display offers up to 550 nits of max brightness with 3ms response time and a blazing fast 240Hz refresh rate at QHD+ resolution. For faster system response times, you get up to 32GB DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB M.2 Gen 4X4 configurations. Do note that with 2TB configuration, the SSDs are running in Raid 0, which basically doubles the read/write speeds.

ROG Strix SCAR 17

One of the best gaming laptops from last year, the ROG Strix SCAR 17, was upgraded with the top end AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX CPU and the Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU for 2023. The laptop features insane performance, thanks to the Vapor Chamber cooling solution and liquid metal on both the CPU and the GPU that cools it down while gaming. It gets a 2K+ 240Hz 3ms display that features G-sync and yes, it supports mux switch as well to boost your gaming performance even further. For RAM you get 16GB DDR5 sticks and a 1TB Gen 4X4 storage solution.

ROG Strix SCAR 16

The above two laptops aren’t extremely portable and work well as desktop replacement devices. That’s where the ROG Strix SCAR 16 comes in with a compact 15-inch form factor but sporting a bigger 16-inch display. The ROG Nebula HDR panel caters esports enthusiasts with a QHD+ resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time and an eye watering 1100 nits max brightness, thanks to the Mini-LED panel technology. It is also a G-sync display with Pantone validation that supports Dolby Vision HDR.

Coming to performance, it gets the same processor as the bigger SCAR 18, the Intel 13th Gen i9 13980HX CPU, which is paired with up to an Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU running at 175W. It ships with 32GB DDR5 RAM and 1TB M.2 Gen 4X4 SSD to keep the system swiftly running.

ROG Strix G18

If you are new to esports and want to kick things off with a beastly laptop that doesn’t break the bank, the Strix series is tailored for you. The ROG Strix G18 is a more affordable version of the SCAR 18 that is available with up to an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU and it runs at TGP of up to 175W. It features an 18-inch QHD+ ROG Nebula Display panel with up to 550 nits max brightness, 240Hz refresh rate with 3ms response time and it is G-sync enabled as well. It comes with up to 16GB DDR5 RAM plus 1TB M.2 NVME SSD configurations.

ROG Strix G16

ASUS is bringing the best possible gaming experience to the masses with the ROG Strix G16. The e-sports ready laptop features a 16-inch Full HD+ display with 165Hz refresh rate and G-sync support. It is available with Intel’s 13th Gen Core i5 13450HX CPU and is paired with NVIDIA GPU configurations of RTX 3050 and RTX 4050. The device supports up to 32GB DDR5 RAM and ships with up to 1TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage.

The ROG Strix SCAR series of laptops are notable choice for gamers ready to leap into the world of e-sports. The powerful and reliable machines can take on the latest AAA gaming titles without a hitch and with the entire range, you can find the option that best suits your needs.

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