ASUS - ROG GL502VM 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - 1TB Hard Drive - Black
Model: GL502VM-BI7N10
SKU: 5712362
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Customers admire the ROG GL502VM laptop for its exceptional gaming capabilities, praising its powerful performance and suitability for virtual reality gaming. They also appreciate its reasonable price point and the ample storage space it offers. However, some users have concerns about its battery life, the noise generated by its fans, and the heating issues it experiences during gaming sessions.
At the $1000 price range this laptop is a very solid deal. Quite impressed at the performance of the GTX 1060 on an inch thick device. Great quality screen with an anti glare finish. I wish the keys were a little more clicky but they are fine. Not too much bloatware from Asus which I like. They give you the option to install when you first set up. This thing runs only a bit slower than my 2 year old Asus G11 i7 6700 GTX980 desktop. Quite remarkable given the size of the laptop. I can pretty much run any game on high settings at 1080p locked at 60fps. Anything the desktop can handle the laptop can just not with ultra settings. You can do it on ultra but you will be in the mid 50s fps wise. All that power in such a small package comes at a cost. This laptop runs hot while gaming. Had temps on the CPU get up to 91C while trying out FarCry 4. Max temp for the CPU is 100C so a bit troubling. On average it would be in the low to mid 80s when playing taxing games. The fans kick in when gaming and get fairly loud. The speakers are nothing to write home about and the fans make it hard to hear your game. Headphones necessary to enjoy your gaming experience. To address the heat issue I just downloaded the Intel Xtreme Tuning utility and stepped down the core voltage slightly. Also set max CPU usage to 98% in advanced control panel settings to disable hyper threading which heats things up. Now my temps don't go over 77C. 3DMark Firestrike score drops from 9425 to 8842 with these tweaks but performance is still great. Overall I'm quite pleased. Unreasonable to expect super performance, quiet operation and low heat in such a small form factor. Other similar laptops with better cooling are heavier and more bulky. I get to use my laptop like normal and the 20% of the time I decide to use it to game I can run FarCry 5 on high settings v-sync @ 60 fps buttery smooth.
Posted by mcfizzle
The other day, i bought this computer. I missed out on the sale, but I don't feel too bad about that. I went through and removed random bloatware from asus and windows 10 (except some of the republic of gamers software). I am playing every game on ultra settings and pushing games like skyrim special edition with texture overhaul mods. There is no lag, and a super high fps rate. I chose this laptop because it was within my budget. However, the trade off was no ssd in this one. The computer starts remarkably fast for an HDD and so do games. The fan is semi loud but i wear a headset so i dont care, and it does get hot between the keyboard and screen, but only when there is a very high detailed game playing like fallout 4/skyrim. Also, the bottom of the laptop gets hot, but all you need is a small pillow or a laptop pad that sits on your lap (i forget what its called). The keyboard and the logo on the back of the laptop glows an evil red which looks so cool and completes the laptop. It is compatible with xbox one controllers wireless (bluetooth), and wired. Also, i was able to plug in my turtle beach 420x headset usb reciever/transmitter and use it as if i was on my xbox with NO problem. The keyboard feels really nice, and the screen looks spectacular. The man who sold me it at best buy told me that it was an IPS screen, which was something i had wanted. Trackpad doesn't work perfectly, but it works. If you're going to use a mouse or controller, it doesn't matter. I also wanted to add, every time i first started a game, it said it would check the hardware for reccomended graphics setting. EVERY TIME it put the game on ultra high. I love this computer and i haven't found a better deal for one anywhere even when its not on sale. For $1,249.99 (1,357.80 with NY tax), you're getting a comfortable 15.6" size that's very portable, a 1920x1080 ips screen, a nicely built laptop, good feeling keyboard, a gtx 1060 3gb, gsync, 12gb ram, 1tb HDD 7200rpm, an i7 7700hq 2.8-3.8 ghz processor, VR ready, and not too heavy considering it's size. I carry this and a 2012 macbook pro everywhere i go and i may be crazy, but it's not that bad. I reccomend this to anyone looking for a solid gaming laptop. Also, remove all the "notify windows" features when setting up the laptop. It will increase performance, and decrease background activity which is important for gamers. Feel free to ask questions! I'd be happy to answer, and i apologize for my poor grammar.
Posted by Ianni
Not a good judge of gaming laptops, there are so many out there. Got this one for my son’s Christmas because it had the 1060 GeForce video and an empty SSD slot. I installed a Samsung 960 Pro 512GB SSD and migrated the OS off the spinner to the SSD...VERY responsive now. The 1060 is a stronger graphics card than the 1050, and although this one has 3GB VRAM it seems to be enough. I’ll bump the RAM up from 12GB to 24GB later...if it seems necessary for a boost.
Posted by PatrickMN
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