ASUS - ROG Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-11700F - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Black
Model: G15CE-B9
SKU: 6455823
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Customers frequently mention the excellent performance and high-quality GPU of the ROG Gaming Desktop, along with its good value for the price and solid build quality. However, many customers also point out issues with the cooling system and some express dissatisfaction with the case design. Concerns regarding the RAM's specifications were also noted.
After 4 days with this machine I can say that overall it is a great gaming computer. The build quality is excellent with all black cables and great cable management behind the back panel. There are two sticks of 3200 ram, an Asus dual 3070, an NVME with a heat sink and an Asus B560-G motherboard. I was really pleased to find the motherboard is high quality with large heat sinks, decent looks, built in wifi 6 and a good amount of i/o’s on the back. Playing games yields great frame rates even at 1440p. The GPU stays right around 70 C but the cpu is a little warm around 75 C. User benchmark shows “UFO” across the board with gaming at a 150% of their reference values. Things I would change would be to add an intake fan, there is room for a 120mm on the front, replace the plain, green ram with something a little nicer looking , and get a larger outlet fan. The 92mm outlet fan really has to work. Overall a great machine at a reasonable price given the strange GPU environment we are in.
Posted by CELB
In my opinion this is currently the best purchase you can make if youre looking to build a PC from scratch but the gpu shortage is making it difficult. Most other prebuilts aeound the 15 to to 1600 price point only come with a 10th gen cpu and 3060... 3060 ti if youre lucky. Excellent motherboard l, good enough psu, case is kinda tacky looking but it geys the job done. The only thing wrong is the coing system. Id HIGHLY recommend getting a new cooler. There isnt much room but i managed to put an msi coreliquid 240 water cooler in it and it instantly dropped 40c on idle... this cpu runs hoooooooot. The cooler i bought was a bit in the higher price side at 110 bucks but there are certainly oprions under 70 that will do just as good of a job. Ill post pics to show my placement. Overall i could be happier with the system. How they managed this price point is beyond me. If you load all the components in this PC with the current ridiculously high prices of computer parts youll see that if you built this system yourself it would actually cosy about 100 to 200 dollars more which absolutely blows my mind. I cant possibly recommend any other prebuilt more than this one. Alao received it in 3 days which was just icing on the cake! If it isnt available when you're looking at this just be patient. They restock this PC multiple times a day so just keep refreshing every few hours.... if you bought this product and are now looking at this review well then congratulations!!! You just made and amazing purchase and beat out everyone else you know who paid the same amount for their prebuilt in terms of quality of parts and specs!
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Parts and performance at this price are a good match, with one major drawback: The i7 11700F and its proximity on the board to the RTX 3070 generate a lot of heat and the fans provided on the CPU and case are not adequate to keep the CPU at acceptable temperatures and fan noise levels(vacuum cleaner) > Stock intel i7 11700F cooler and the single rear exhauster fan do not keep the > Temperatures reaching 100*C (its thermal limit) while installing windows updates Troubleshooting: And No this wasn't just a bad unit or a bad fan. I took it apart and cleaned and reapplied a better thermal paste to the stock cooler and verified it was securely seated on the motherboard. The fans work, VERY LOUD. Temps still hovered between 77*C - 100*C Solution: Easily fixed with an All-In-One liquid cooling solution for $80-100 or a better Air Cooler for $50-75 My Fix: **see pictures** Upgraded the CPU cooler: >Noctua NH-D15S Chromax ($99) **Note: it's wider than the original case can support and you won't be able to close the side panel requiring a new case. Upgraded High Airflow Case: > Lian Li LanCool II Mesh RGB ($129) CPU temps in new case are now significantly better: 30*C - 50*C and the whole system is barely audible and not picked up on my Mic during work from home Zoom meetings.
Posted by RandomITGuy
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