A:AnswerThe cpu and gpu are soldered to the motherboard so that they won’t rattle loose during transport. If it had slotted components like that, the pins might break off or break the whole slot or socket. It’s just for durability purposes. You can technically upgrade it down the road, but you will need a whole new motherboard that comes with a cpu and gpu but even a motherboard with an i7 8565u and no gpu is $450 so it’s going to be very expensive
A:AnswerASUS offers 1 year of ADP (Accidental Damage Protection) that comes with the unit along with the 1 year general warranty. As for the unit, the case itself is very durable and the screen is reinforced with a metal backing. The 1 year extended warranty through Best Buy is really just preference at this point and overlaps what's already offered for free with the purchase.
A:Answer3050TI has no internal Standard SSD ribbon connector, but 1650ti version did.
Asus TUF has "Armory Crate". For power management
Also check you CPU is in Turbo. Might require a Windows power aetting tweak.
A:AnswerYes 1080p is going to be great without killing your performance by going to 4K because there are more pixels so it would have to take care of 4x the pixels which kills performance.
A:AnswerAll laptops with an intel cpu 8th gen and higher have a tpm 2.0 chip on it so it will be fine but you will want more ram for a smoother experience but that’s $50 right now
A:AnswerAny controller you can use with Windows 10 will work with this computer as is. Wirelessly some PlayStation controllers use Bluetooth and Xbox controllers usually need an adapter.
