Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great computer, super fast and a huge upgrade! Ready for school and games!

High quality, love the view of how it looks. Expensive but worth the price.

A very good laptop with good memory and the quality is excellent.

Good overall computer, bulky, but performs well. Keyboard feels nice too

I got my new Asus ROG Strix G16 about a week ago and I have been very impressed with its performance. I have been playing new and old games alike and having a blast taking some of my old saves to higher levels with my new found access to this laptops superior processing capabilities. Before I get into all that, I want to take a step back. I have been an avid PC gamer since the release of The Bards Tale in 1985 when I was 13. But it wasn’t until 1990 and 91 when Simcity and then Civilization came out that I really found my gaming passion. Those potentially massive, sprawling simulation type games that though awesome would often expand to the point that my poor computer would be on the verge of a meltdown. Did I finally find a computer that can handle all I can build? I don’t know if it can handle anything, but it’s handling everything I have ever built better than any computer I have ever owned. As soon as I took this beast out of the box it felt like I had a well engineered piece of technology in my hands. Everything about it feels sturdy and solid. The hinge action between the base and screen feels so smooth yet strong. The overall aesthetic is charming. I like the whole Republic of Gamers motif. First thing I did was to test the speakers. I started off listening a variety of musical artists and then chunks of a few of my favorite movies. I have probably owned 7 laptops in my life, by far and away the best sounding laptop I’ve had. Of course it’s not going to compete with top shelf headphones or some high end gaming speakers, but it sounds decent. I could watch a movie on this thing and not be overly pining for my other audio options. I’ve never thought that about any laptop I’ve owned. Speakers exceeded expectations. The video quality is also solid. I don’t think I would say exceeds expectations, but meets the high expectations I had going in. I started with movies, then sports and ultimately my library of my favorite games and I was satisfied at every step. The screen always looks bright and crisp with no screen tearing or other visual bugs of any sort. I am however someone who only uses my laptop indoors. It doesn’t look bright outdoors in the sun, I have had laptops do better in this one area. As far as the rest of the features, I would have to say meets or exceeds expectations in every category. The keyboard is large, responsive and satisfying to the touch. The cooling, oh the cooling capabilities! Those fans can get a little loud once on high spin but the work very well. I had the laptop on my tray on my lap for a few hours while pushing it with some intense gaming and it never got what I would consider “hot”. The battery life is also solid. When using it for non gaming activities I was able to keep It unplugged all day using it off and on with no issues. I love the little LED light bar that wraps around the front of the machine. It’s a fun little aesthetic pleaser. The final area I wanted to touch on was game performance. I have been doing this long enough and seen so many changes and upgrades and new benchmarks that all I really care about anymore is…how do my games perform? As I mentioned before my preferred gaming options are simulations where you continue to grow your city, theme park or intergalactic empire! When playing on the largest maps, all of these games seem to eventually slow at some point. Eventually there are too many people, guests, planets, units, farms or trees swaying in the wind. This laptop gave me the best performance of any computer I have owned on many of my games. I was particularly curious to see how one of my all time favorites, Planet Coaster, would do. This game doesn’t take advantage of the multi threading capabilities of modern processors. I loaded up the largest park I ever built and removed the guest cap. It ran smooth and I could easily continue building on the map! Every game I love playing performs fantastic on this machine. Games I tried old saves on where I new felt I could expand further include Planet Coaster 1 and 2, Planet Zoo, City Skylines 2, Tropico 6, and Civilization 6. Games I tired that just performed better include Out of the Park Baseball (sim time noticeable cut) and Dragons Dogma 2. All in all I am a huge fan of this machine. Sure, the fans can get a little loud at times and the screen could be a little brighter as to be able to use it better outdoors. But at the end of the day this is a very powerful and impressive machine that is beautiful and feels well built. I have had enough quality Asus products in my life now that they are really starting to build up some brand loyalty with me as well. If I knew someone looking for a solid gaming laptop in this price range I would absolutely recommend it to a friend. Well done Asus!

Very glitchy. The screen went black for no reason. Keyboard backlight went out for no reason and the only way to turn it back on was to restart the laptop.

the laptop is awesome but has a small screen size for the graphics card. also, during the promotion you could get doom the dark ages for free on purchasing a 50 series laptop and i still have yet to get my copy. after countless days and hours and money spent they still wont give me my game...

I'm digging this new machine. ASUS has really drilled down and made a serious gaming laptop at this size, I'm impressed. This is my first 16" gaming machine, I've always stuck with the 17 and 18 inch machines. The case is sturdy and chunky, feels good to pick up. It has nice lip to open the screen and on the back for your finger to catch for carrying- the base has a lot of underside air space to pull in cool air. The plastics used for the case are sturdy and don’t offer any obvious causes for concern. The power connection for the 280 watt adapter has a looser feeling to it straight out of the box, but it makes a solid electrical connection- perhaps the power connector has some play in it to reduce wear or damage from the cord moving around? You'll need the power adapter for full tilt gaming, but it can also accept up to 100 watts from a PD 3.0 charger or dock via the rearmost USB4 port for more mundane uses. The AMD Ryzen 9 8840HX in this model is not the latest from AMD, but it’s quite enough for everything I can throw at it. With 16 cores and 32 threads being fed up to 65 watts with manual mode, the ASUS factory software seems to have minimal effect on performance, I didn’t notice any chugging, freezes or hiccups that I almost experience from other factory bloatware. This machine comes with the NVIDIA "5070ti Laptop" graphics chip with an available 140 watts from the computer to allow it to run at it’s full potential. While it's not on par with a desktop 5070ti (NVIDIA, please stop it), this is a massive step up from my previous 4070 Laptop chip. The GPU has 12GB of DDR7, so it's able to play newer games at higher resolutions than something that still has 8GB. While playing Battlefield 2042, the Strix G maintained 145 fps playing on a 1440p monitor for more than 2 hours. The new Star Wars Outlaws game looks gorgeous and is glassy smooth on the built-in 1900x1200 IPS(ish) panel with roughly only a 20% fps hit when I connected it to my monitor. This GPU seems like it should be able to handle almost everything out there, I was even able to play Civilization VII at high settings maintaining great frame rates and fast AI turns. The 5070ti in here makes this machine worthwhile, and I'll be ignoring the 5060 and 5050 lines, they're not worth it. All of that power going to the CPU and GPU in this tiny case makes a lot of heat. Cooling on this laptop is great. I do not have to put it up on my fan stand to keep it cool, which I need to do on my other gaming laptop, the ASUS never seems to heat soak, so I’ve seen no throttling slowdowns at all. The fans on this ASUS are loud like most gaming laptops, but the fans do not have quite the same dentist's drill quality of others I have used - seriously, it's the most bearable fan noise since the 17" G752 of old. I would still recommend gaming with headphones for the sake of your hearing and sanity. The Armoury Crate software is fairly intuitive but RGB controls are stuck in the system settings from the main page, not the Aura tab where it makes sense for it to be. None of the controls in there do anything on this laptop, likely due to the cut down RGB set up. The problem is it doesn’t work the way it should seem. Not a big deal for me. The controls for Turbo mode switching are there, you can set profiles for each of your games, it does a good job recognizing my games from different launchers and stores, bringing them together in one spot. The MyASUS software included for warranty, system info, and other things has a nice looking feature that claims to be able to talk to my ASUS router, but it doesn’t work unless the router is on the default port, so I passed on that. It’s a good idea though. There is no Windows Hello camera or fingerprint reader (it’s 2025, boo!), the RGB is 4 “zone” rather than the per key RGB on the ASUS site. This model does not have the light up numpad in the trackpad which is also on the ASUS site. The higher end models of this machine have more features as well as the latest 9955HX3D processor coming sometime soon. I don’t think any of my gaming would even be able to make use of that processor and the one ASUS chose to use for this rig is more than I think I’ll ever be able to use. The backlighting for the keyboard is...bad, the keyboard itself is a laptop membrane keyboard with improved feel and shorter actuation, but it's overly flat and slippery. It seems like a waste, as Cherry makes laptop switches. The keys are not shot through, they are painted on top and will likely wear through with use. However, in my use, none of this matters because the machine is so good at gaming off to the side connected to my monitors and keyboard/mouse. I have a feeling that's the kind of use ASUS had in mind when they made this model. I'm only going to be using the laptop keyboard when traveling. Even with what I consider missing features, the ultra smooth gaming experience using the ASUS G614PR makes it worth the treasure and trouble, recommended!

Returning it. It is a gaming laptop but you cannot play games with it. Keeps freezing all the time. It started with momentary freezes in every second. Then it became worst. It stucks and I need to reset it. There is a major issue with something I don't know.

The computer had an excellent open box rating but it restarted and threw a blue screen every time I tried to play something

I really wanted to like this laptop: great specs, solid built, aesthetically pleasing, and fast. However, blue screen of death (BSOD) appeared on the second day. I thought that things would get better with updates, etc. Instead, BSODs became more frequent within a week, reaching 8 occurrences on the day before I returned it. Also, it seemed to get worse with ASUS's awful Armoury Crate application. I hope that other customers had better experiences than mine.

Purchased June 13th, it broke on August 6th. RMA service is not fun. The companies are confused about who to help, either Best Buy or Asus. I won't be purchasing Asus again.

The ASUS - ROG Strix G16 16" FHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop offers a full set of features and performance at a reachable price-point. Design is subjective, but I like the subtle angles and slant of the vents that give it a distinctive look. The lighting scheme feels almost extravagant with a number of design lights to go along with the full-featured keyboard lighting layout. It can be overwhelming at times, so it’s good that you can customize it - or even disable it if you prefer. The 16” screen is excellent for gaming - especially for when you want to take it with you and still have a decent screen to game on. I found the quality to be crisp, bright and vibrant. The keyboard was responsive with a comfortable layout and good feel. The plastic build feels solid and substantial without being overly heavy. A large laptop is never light, but this one always feels lighter-than-expected when I pick it up. A bonus with larger laptops is more room for better speakers and that’s the case here. The speakers give strong, clear sound with a good range - especially for laptop speakers. As far as gameplay goes, I did not encounter any problems. I’m not an extreme gamer, but I like to get into the action with clear crisp graphics and no hiccups. The ASUS - ROG Strix G16 16" FHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop delivers an absolutely solid gaming experience. I did not experience any negatives and am thoroughly enjoying this as my primary PC gaming machine. I won’t take time to mention the extensive list of technical specs in detail, but they all combine to make this feel like a complete gaming package.

The ASUS ROG Strix G16 gaming laptop is a beast with a bit of a catch. The G16 is well built and has a premium feel. There’s plenty of RGB and it is an overall great looking laptop. One thing I’m impressed with is the amount of vents and cooling capabilities. You get plenty of venting and airflow with this design so you don’t have to worry about overheating. Laptops can overheat quickly and easily, especially if you don’t have it on a hard flat surface, so it’s nice to see plenty of vents. Performance wise, this laptop is very good. You get everything you need to play all the AAA titles with high frame rates In Full HD. Which brings me to “the catch”. Now this display is not a super high resolution display. It’s just a FHD panel. To some, that may be a big negative. However, with the display being 16 inches, it’s not a big issue at all since all the pixels are condensed to a small panel. I feel the picture looks great and does the job. If you want higher resolution, you may want to consider hooking up an external display If you tend to use the laptop in a more stationary configuration. You can upgrade the RAM and SSD if you choose. I definitely recommend adding more storage space via an M.2 SSD. Games are huge these days and 1TB won’t cut it. Overall, I’m loving this laptop. It’s fast, looks good and plays everything I throw at it with zero issues.

I had to return it within a week because the laptop rebooted 3 times in 5 days from just normal usage like watching You Tube.

This ASUS ROG Strix G16 is a crazy powerhouse of gaming power. Built with a great list of components to make it a reliable, capable laptop, it definitely packs many features to make this an outstanding choice for gaming laptops. Unboxing this laptop is pretty cool. I am a huge fan of creative box designs and this is probably the coolest I have seen in a while. After taking off the outer sleeve, you will get the whole interior of the box. The front end flips down, releasing the laptop from its little holds that the cardboard is keeping the laptop in place with. Once the laptop is out, the cardboard flap that it was sitting on folds up and reveals the power supply and brick. In another section that flips up, reveals the general computer pamphlets and warranty info. The laptop is protected in a plastic cover, as well as the power supply brick to protect from scratches/ etc. Overall for boxing, the laptop doesn't have any cushioning, but it is very well secured in the packaging and a fantastic unboxing experience. Out of the box, the G16 feels pretty light for its size and thickness. Its thickest point is about 1" so it is a little beefy. The foot pedestals give it quite a bit of clearance on a desk underneath for cooling which I have not seen on many gaming laptops I have had so that is a definite plus. The chassis is definitely a light weight design, but also allows a minor bit of flexing. It is not bad enough to warrant a lower rating, but I understand wanting to shed some pounds with all that high end hardware in there. It shouldn't feel like a chore to carry your laptop, and this definitely is not. The I/O for this laptop and its location is not the most enjoyable for me, and I would much rather they added it to the rear of the laptop. Instead, they opted for sole side I/O and charger port. They also kept it very minimal. It has 2 standard USB 3.2 Ports, 2 USB C 4 ports, an Ethernet port, a headphone jack, and an HDMI port. As stated, the charger plug also plugs into the side of the laptop. There is no SD-card slot so you will need a USB version if you want to have that. Removing the bottom cover for upgrading is simple, only 9 Phillips screws. ASUS boasts an easy upgrade-ability for ram, storage, fans, ext. The charger cord sticking out the side of the laptop does feel a little cumbersome and unusual, but again, not enough to warrant a lower rating. Opening the laptop is a bit of an enjoyable feeling, as ASUS has added a small lip to the edge of the monitor so it is easy to grab and open. This lip also houses the camera and mics. The weight balance is nice and is just a 1 handed operation to open the laptop. It does come with a fairly thick key/screen protector which is nice. The keyboard itself has a nice layout but just to note, does not include a number pad. The keys feel good and not sloppy. An interesting touch is the spacebar and qwer-asdf keys are translucent as well as the full keyboard being LED backlit with multiple color arrays. It gives it a very unique look and looks to help keyboard controls in the dark. It has a fairly large touch pad and the clicks feel nice. Boot and setup felt a little sluggish but I feel was within the standard of every normal windows set up. Windows needed quite a few updates as usual, and all seemed well after the updating was done. I am kind of let down that 16gb of ram is still normal in this kind of price range. At least it is very easy to update to 32gb or more if wanted at a later time. It is dual channel, so they have that going for them. The screen quality is very colorful and bright. It is a 1900x1200 resolution, which they consider a "2k" display. It is only 300nit of brightness overall, but it does illuminate well and blacks look pretty good. It is an IPS screen with a 165Hz refresh which is nice for getting those FPS numbers. It also includes NVIDIA GSYNC so you are getting additional support from the card for a better display. Everything looks amazing on it. Sound has been realistic for what you would expect from a set of laptop speakers. They do have Dolby Atmos driving them, and some sounds are very easy to hear and great clarity, while others sound a bit muffled and diminished. That is really being super picky. The overall sound quality is good, but honestly, a lot of gamers will be using headphones anyways. The meat and potatoes of this laptop is its system specs. It has a Ryzen 9 8940hx, which tested very well on Cinebench. It is only 16 cores, but it does provide more "Performance" cores in comparison to Intel. It has been very fast in running blender and FL Studio. Also packed into this laptop is a RTX 5070 TI with 12GB of Graphical memory. This of course can be overclocked slightly and MSI Afterburner and Kombustor show how well it can handle the work flow and keep cool at the same time. The little stands on the bottom really do help with the cooling and allowing air flow under the laptop. Along with ASUS intelligent cooling, temps have been quite mild for heavy work flow. FPS in Call of Duty and Apex Legends have been outstanding, and have been able to run the game at max settings with barely dips in the 50fps range. Forza on max settings runs flawlessly with no lag or juttering with fps consistantly over 80fps. With a 1TB SSD using PCIe 4.0, It also helps with loading the games with next to no load times, and I would suggest adding an extra SSD in there for plenty more game storage. Overall, this computer handles phenomenally. With options like a mux switch that enhances gaming, to Aura that maximizes your LED keyboard experience for whatever you are playing, this laptop brings everything home into one well rounded powerhouse gaming package. I am pleasantly suprised at the performance of the Ryzen 9 processor, as I am used to running Intel. The RTX 5070 TI has been quite the brute. This is definitely a laptop worthy of gaming.

Hello friends and welcome to my review of the new Asus ROG Strix G 16! As always Asus delivers with very cool packaging. I know some people don't care, but to me it shows attention to detail that others fall flat on. Also this unit comes with a very large power supply unit. This is going to come in handy during long gaming sessions! First off I want to say that Asus does a good job of not overloading the new Rog with bloatware. That has been a pet peeve of mine for many years. Most retail quality laptops and desk tops have monster amounts of bloatware, and I always spend weeks unloading junk I never wanted and did not ask for. Due to this fact it will be up to you to add the stuff you want onto it. This will be easy and enjoyable not a giant headache. But on to the meat and potatoes of this review, I really like the new keyboard. It is revamped from previous models to included transparent hot key. These keys light up extra bright due to being a clear color. For me it's a cool feature I haven't seen before, and looks killer during usage. Some might say it's a bit much, but I'm pretty sure you can actually turn the colors completely off. It has lots of light controls for the keyboard and the ambient underbody lights. Speaking of the underbody of the new Asus Rog, it is not a flat smooth bottom to a computer. No instead Asus opted to add depth and grooves and vents to the bottom. Once again great attention to detail. It's as if no stone was left unturned during the production of the new Rog. As if that isn't enough, The Rog is also a powerhouse of a laptop. Very quick load times, and little if any lag during game play. The Ryzen processor in the new Rog is a nice upgrade from previous models and is gaming plus! The grafics on the Rog are also fantastic! Crisp rich colors and nice clean deep blacks help a lot with contrast. Add that in with the ryzen and you have a great little gaming laptop. That is easy to take with you anywhere! In my opinion This is true winner from Asus, If you are in the market for something like this I personally would recommend the Rog strix G16!

This is a very stylish, lightweight but powerful Gaming Laptop from ASUS. It has a colorful backlit keyboard with matching led lights around the front edge of the laptop to use your laptop in style. The start of my use of the laptop was a little rocky with some issues shutting down after gaming, but ASUS support was very responsive and got me back up and running again. They had me factory reset the laptop and then there were several bios and windows updates, but everything has been stable now for some excellent gameplay. The screen is sharp and with all the power it has to offer our gameplay has been smooth online and offline. (The 16GB of RAM is plenty, but it has two slots allowing you to upgrade it to 64GB if desired.) My son has been playing Fortnite for hours at a time stress testing the laptop and I've been playing Call of Duty. It has passed with flying colors. During gameplay the fans can get loud, as they do with most gaming laptops, but they work well in keeping the computer cool and they slow down shortly after gameplay as they catch up. With the push of the button, you can go from Silent Mode to Performance to Turbo and back again. When not playing games, the silent mode has very little noise coming from the fans and instantly brightens up the screen for reading. The one negative about the gameplay is the power adapter block gets very hot as it does not have a fan or cooling system. It’s fine, but just something to keep an eye on as to where you place it while playing. Overall, we have had hours of fun with this powerful laptop and would recommend it to anyone looking for a gaming laptop at this price point.

As soon as I pulled this beast out of the box, I knew it was a monster. It reminds me of my first laptop from 2000. Heavy, bulky … portable, but not portable like we’ve been used to over the past decade or so. I’m coming from an ROG G14, which is a thin and light gaming laptop. This G16 makes my G14 feel svelte. I have used it in my lap but it gets pretty hot so I put a cooling pad under it. I prefer 1080P because I’m sitting right in front of it so I don’t need to tax the GPU. That’s my personal preference. So knowing that, here are my observations: The fans are loud. They’re tunable but I use this for gaming and they are on constantly. The backlighting is cool and there’s an extra strip at the bottom. Note that the ASDF, QWER keys, and space bar are clear. So the backlight looks extra on those keys and it’s a little bit harder to see the letters on them. Issue: no fingerprint reader or Windows Hello cam, so I have to enter my pin when I boot. Mildly annoying but then again, Windows isn’t very good at reading my fingerprint nor my face in any of my previous PCs. The trackpad is excellent. It’s large, probably glass, and matches my MBA in quality. My Xbox controller paired immediately and works flawlessly with GamePass and Steam. I absolutely love how compatible and simple it is, coming from Xinput drivers and compatibility issues in the old days. Issue: I am a clean person but it’s a fingerprint magnet. Then again, every black piece of tech these days is. Considering its purpose, playing games, it’s the best laptop I’ve ever used. Sitting close and playing Xbox play anywhere games in FHD looks perfect and frame rate never dips. It actually feels like playing an Xbox on a monitor that’s sitting in my lap but I can move around. Couldn’t be more satisfied.

First thing I noticed while unboxing this computer was the way it was packaged. The packaging was so secure and the box was so sturdy I definitely can tell this was quality before I opened it. The screen on this laptop was just the right size. The screen is big enough to see the graphics and the color was vibrant. One of the things that I like about the computer was the fact that it did not have the numerical pad on the side. A lot of people like this, but for me, I don't think this leaves me a lot of room to comfortably type. The processor on this computer is super fast. The Intel core i7 is sooooo fast. and the performance is amazing. I love the fact the keys light up and you can see what you're doing even in the dark. I was presently surprised by the wholesome quality of the camera. The camera is so very clear and the microphone is clear and amazing. Whether you are streaming or editing this is the computer that you want to invest in. I guess you can expect the battery life to be short when you are gaming. I did notice as I am working on it doing things such as surfing the internet, it seems to last a little longer. The 16 GBS of ram make surfing the internet, or gaming great, it gives the computer a smooth streaming experience. This computer is really powerful and you can't go wrong with purchasing this. it is wonderful for multitasking and the graphics a to be embraced. Do yourself a favor and purchase this computer you will not be disappointed.