The RTX 4070 dilemma - Asus ROG Strix (Scar) G18 - Review

While the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 with the RTX 4090 and Intel i9-13980HX breaks records regarding "mobile" computing performance, the midrange G18 is a totally different story.
While the new i7-13650HX offers adequate CPU grunt for a midrange gamer, the RTX 4070 struggles even against its last year's brother.
Why the massive G18 might still be worth consideration, we will tell you in our video, and for more details, please head over to our written reviews:

English Review Strix G18:

German Review Strix G18:

English Review Strix Scar 18:

German Review Strix Scar 18:

Our Asus ROG Strix G18 review unit comes with Intel's i9-13650HX, Nvidia's RTX 4070, 32 GB DDR5-4800 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.

Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro, Specs
0:51 – Overview, Chassis
2:52 – Ports, Maintenance
3:40 – Keyboard, Touchpad
4:10 – Display
4:54 – CPU/System - Performance
5:54 – GPU - Performance / Creative Applications
7:04 – Gaming - Performance/ Benchmarks
8:40 – Fan Noise + Noise Samples
9:45 – Battery Life
10:05 – Summary

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[yusmeow]

Where to get the wallpaper ? great review btw !

[protomatala]

Hi, it seems asus rog has three fans, full back vents and.. is asus rog better in cooling? overall with the same specs, which one is better? asus rog or msi raider?

[kostasvapo]

As an editor i would go for rtx 4060 or 4080 for extra Vram. RTX 4070 has the same as 4060 so there is no reason of existing.

[sharkonland]

Great comprehensive but not overly long review.

Been visiting your site for YEARSSSS, glad to see some of the team behind the website. I know you have a high standard for your website and am sure you guys will keep it up on this video channel.

[valpacino-]

I have a 4070 mobile strix 17 inch and it plays all triple a games at high with high fps.

It's an amazing laptop for the price!

[BeaRs]

please tell me, I am thinking of taking an asus rog strix scar 18 or Alienware m18 in the highest configuration, so which one should I take?

[PjLastName]

I need those laptop backgrounds, they are so beautiful 😢

[harvasyuk]

I wonder if we ever see zen 4 laptops reviews?

[blackacnologia]

Does it still have coil whine issues in the RTX 4080 (SCAR) models?

[daniancu]

Does this thing got mux switch and advanced optimus?

[m.y.a.]

Could you plug a eGPU on this? I think the problem with such models is related to high temp. Due GPU heat mostly

[kariminabi]

can i get link to the wallpapers used in the laptops ?

[bateimidrashnetwork]

In this budget range, is this a good choice if i want to work with Premiere pro and After effects - although it's labeled as a "gaming laptop"? I mean spec-wise it has the cpu, proper ram, proper graphics card. Should there be any reason not to treat it as a "workstation" that can be used for video editing? And are there any settings or has this been customized towards gaming - in a way that is less appropriate for video editing? Or it doesn't matter and it's all just the style of the outer finish and looks that are the main difference? And if this isn't the most recommended option for this kind of application - what would give me these specs in this price range (i9 14'900 hx, 32gb ram, rtx 4070 etc)? Thanks!

[allstargaming]

Hey does it have backlight bleed? Coz I've seen a lot of people complaining of terrible backlight bleeds.

[NoName-zfnr]

Can all fans be removed easily despite air barriers on them? In the noise sample, I could not hear coil whining - can you please describe it and the frequency of its occurrence? How stiff or wobbly are the keys? Can one remove the cables to the three status lights to deactivate them? (Deactivating the power button's light in this manner might be impossible though.) --robert jasiek

[helloitsnotme]

Where did you find so beautiful wallpaper

[timviei]

Do you think the size/weight difference between the Strix 16 and the Strix 18 is to massive?

[cristianjosuevillaltagonza]

Could you pass me or tell me where you downloaded the wallpaper that appears at minute 0:26 please

[aks]

This laptop has thunderbolt port right to connect external gpu if needed..

[vertexmarketing]

I may prefer Scar 17 with the lower GPU specs, as the Scar 17 seperates the arrows keys from the numpad and making the 0-keys even bigger.