Computex 2017: ROG Strix GL702ZC has Ryzen & Radeon RX 580 graphics (updated)

Published 2017-05-31 11:53 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

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#5437706

Fox2232

2017-05-31 07:29

Looks good. Reminds me of time when I had G73jh. I called it mobile workstation because it was huge and heavy. But this is Workstation which is smaller, lighter and much more powerful. Now I wonder about price. Because back in the day mine went something over $2000.

#5437722

BigMaMaInHouse

2017-05-31 09:44

I don't think it's gonna be very expensive- just check it and see that Intel sells the 7700HQ at higher price then Ryzen 7 1700!.

#5437850

kegastaMmer

2017-05-31 16:13

looks sleek , wonder what it will cost

#5437862

vbetts

Moderator

2017-05-31 16:32

Boy at 65w that thing is gonna throttle in that small body...That battery life is gonna be next to nothing but most likely you're not going to use just the battery if you're playing games.

#5437951

schmidtbag

2017-05-31 20:51

Boy at 65w that thing is gonna throttle in that small body...That battery life is gonna be next to nothing but most likely you're not going to use just the battery if you're playing games.

Seeing as they disabled OCing, I'm guessing they may have also disabled XMP. The 1700 at 3GHz should have pretty reasonable performance without being too power hungry. Though still.... nobody needs a 16-thread gaming laptop... Even the 1600 is pretty ambitious.

#5437955

Loophole35

2017-05-31 21:19

That's why I'm more interested in 14" laptops based on Ryzen mobile.

#5438061

Fox2232

2017-06-01 06:46

Boy at 65w that thing is gonna throttle in that small body...That battery life is gonna be next to nothing but most likely you're not going to use just the battery if you're playing games.

You have battery on that thing, so you can move it around without shutting it down 🙂 I had 45W CPU + ~55W GPU and both OCed. Noisy, but no throttling or high temperatures. I am quite sure that there is certain frequency/voltage where it is very power efficient CPU. Same as it becomes very power hungry around 3.9~4.0 GHz where every 100MHz needs another 100mV.

That's why I'm more interested in 14" laptops based on Ryzen mobile.

I do aim for 12~13.3'', but 14'' would be OK too as long as space investment goes towards better battery life.

#5438132

Loophole35

2017-06-01 12:50

You have battery on that thing, so you can move it around without shutting it down 🙂 I had 45W CPU + ~55W GPU and both OCed. Noisy, but no throttling or high temperatures. I am quite sure that there is certain frequency/voltage where it is very power efficient CPU. Same as it becomes very power hungry around 3.9~4.0 GHz where every 100MHz needs another 100mV. I do aim for 12~13.3'', but 14'' would be OK too as long as space investment goes towards better battery life.

I like 14" segment because it gives a full keyboard. I like having a separate number pad.

#5438168

PrMinisterGR

2017-06-01 14:43

It's interesting to see how this performs, especially seeing how low power consumption even desktop Ryzen has on very high idle frequencies. Unless I'm mistaken, a 2.2GHz octo Ryzen on idle uses the same amount of power as a quad Kaby on its own idle, which is 0.8GHz. Please correct me if I'm wrong.