POWER UP YOUR PLAY – Win more games with Windows 11, a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13650HX processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU at 140W Max TGP.
BLAZING FAST MEMORY AND STORAGE – Multitask swiftly with 16GB of DDR5-4800MHz memory and 1TB of PCIe Gen4 SSD.
ROG INTELLIGENT COOLING – The Strix G16 features Thermal Grizzly’s Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on the CPU, and a third intake fan among other premium features, to allow for better sustained performance over long gaming sessions.
SWIFT DISPLAY – The Strix G16 features a FHD 165Hz panel, 100% sRGB, Pantone Validation, among other premium features on the Strix G16.
XBOX GAME PASS ULTIMATE – Get a free 90-day pass and gain access to over 100 high-quality games. With games added all the time, there’s always something new to play
MUX SWITCH WITH ADVANCED OPTIMUS -A MUX Switch increases laptop gaming performance by 5-10% by routing frames directly from the dGPU. Advanced Optimus optimizes battery life by enabling automatic switching between iGPU and dGPU based on the task without having to restart.
I wanted to buy another laptop for work purposes but also be useful for travelling and for gaming so I saw this laptop for sale during Black Friday! Excellent purchase! Here is my pros and cons after a week of owning this:
Con: 1. 1920 x 1200 FHD 165Hz Display is very much an downgrade against my Legion 5 Pro 16″ 2560 x 1600 IPS LCD 165Hz Display… But I guess with the parts offered, ASUS had to make some budget cuts somewhere I guess… (for the model I’ve chosen and not wanting to spend more than $1500 USD).
2. Automatic MUX Switching is annoying… it optimizes which option to best suit for your current usage at the time (e.g. if you ran an game vs closing the game and brings you to the desktop). The automatic switch seems like its great and all but it ruins the display setting and when an game is playing, it switches again and sends you back to the desktop and ruins the display setting/resolution once more… Its best to just set it on the dedicated GPU option so you dont have to deal with this…
3. Standard SSD Capacity is too low (again with cost saving measures but literally everyone these days just buy additional SSD stick anyways)… so snagged an SK.Hynix P41 SSD 2TB stick on sale to manually install for loading heavy application and games on there; really easy to install and easy to unscrew the back; there is an empty NVMe Gen4 M.2 2280 slot for you to install your SSD
Works Great after installing correctly and no Issues now! (make sure after install of SSD, just load into Windows and open up disk management to reformat (quick format! never full on SSD!) No need to tinker with BIOS setting…Do not tighten the SSD screws too much where the stick bends! thats incorrect! screw in ever so slightly so that the stick itself wont lodge out or move at all.
Pros: 1. RTX 4060 8GB – 140W Max TGP 2. i7-13650HX – beats my Ryzen-7 5800H on my Legion 5 Pro 3. RGB bar looks awesome! 4. Battery 90Wh
Neutral: 1. RGB Keys – heard mixed reviews on ASUS’s design on this; of course, the Legion 5 RGB keyboard design is the best of the best but this is just okay and its not too bad in my eyes. 2. Same weight and nearly the same dimensions as my Legion 5 Pro so portability is the same-ish but way better than my old MSI gaming laptop from 2017 where you can put this in your backpack and still have room to put other accessories and such.
This is all I’ve noticed currently but either way, its a great mid-tier gaming laptop! I can run cyberpunk all max setting without issues or framerate drops and every other AAA game titles up to this point… This laptop should last an long time until AAA games becomes more graphically intense and requiring more processing power… but again this is the best you can get for your money and highly recommend!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jorge Lopez –
I needed a laptop for college because the one I had, which was a Mac, was damaged. So I was looking for one that had the requirements that I need for my career which is architecture. After months of researching and looking for recommendations and even asking teachers, I found several options, this being my option since it meets the requirements I need and at a good price.
I use several programs such as AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Luminon among others, I have had no problem using any of them, they run very well, very sharp colors, the material of the laptop is also of very good quality only that as it is matte and gray the fingerprints are marked, I recommend using the laptop connected with the charger so that they work in optimal conditions.
Rated 5 out of 5
Pri –
Es mi primer equipo gamer, y no me arrepiento de mi elección. El precio nos muy alto ni muy bajo, y es buena opción para quienes también quieren una laptop gamer de buena calidad y desempeño.
El equipo viene con 16GB (dos memorias de 8GB) de RAM, y se desempeñaba muy bien con muchos juegos como Call of Duty: Warzone y Need for Speed Heat. Sin embargo, para sacar el mayor provecho del equipo, aumenté 32GB. El almacenamiento es de 512 GB, que al momento ha sido suficiente, pero si planeo aumentarlo también (hay una ranura para poder instalar otra SSD).
Lo que más me encantó fue el diseño del equipo y la retroiluminación en teclado y en la parte inferior.
Los únicos ‘peros’ serían que el teclado viene en inglés (te puedes tardar un poco en acostumbrarte si no has usado ese tipo de teclado antes) y que el equipo se queda marcado por los dedos (de hecho ya hay comentarios sobre eso).
En conclusión, yo recomendaría comprar este equipo si buscas una computadora con un buen diseño y sobre todo, con gran desempeño.
Rated 5 out of 5
Very nice ASUS laptop on good price – perfect for gaming, designers and everything. The big ASUS adapter/charger with standard PC cable. –
Una laptop con un rendimiento excepcional, utilizada para el desarrollo de videojuegos y edición de videos. La pantalla tiene unos colores muy marcados, sus 3 ventiladores hacen que el equipo se mantenga frio.
Rated 5 out of 5
Pri –
Es genügt zu sagen, dass Gamer sicher sein können, dass dieses Strix G16-Modell nicht nur ihre Spiele ausführt, sondern auch eine der besten Spezifikationen bietet, die derzeit in einem 16-Zoll-Nvidia-Laptop zu finden sind. 4060.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jorge Lopez –
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The specs are really good for this laptop. I love how you can even play with 100 FPS or even more in some games (Halo infinite, Apex Legends, The Finals) with the silent mode (without overheating or having the max power of the CPU/GPU). If you want to get over 100+, the turbo mode (taking full advantage of the GPU/CPU) will be great + the 165.1 Hz. The only “issue” (not issue honestly if you do not see this as problem) is the turbo mode makes the laptop sounds a bit loudly which is normally when you are utilizing it with the full capacity. Other than that, you can have an amazing experience playing on this mode.
This version specifically does not have the numeric pad included. I originally thought it was going to be, but the i9 version has it, this one does not.
Sound experience is good enough considering this is a gaming laptop, but by using headsets, the sound changes considerably, so good point to have the direct connection
Wifi is the fastest and best one I’ve ever seen personally. I have played online getting 80+ pin (considering I’m from Colombia and pin does not get below that normally) easily. The experience can change a bit with cable, but there is not a big change at least on my end. Long story short, wifi is really attractive if you do not mind losing or having some ms more.
Finally, this is something NOT related to the laptop. When I placed the order, I trusted on the platform by adding “automatic” location. This caused a delay of 5 business days. I contacted Amazon and the delivery company and Amazon could not change the shipment address because it had been already shipped. After several back and forth calls, none of the companies was able to support or make it faster which I understand, but I felt super uncomfortable knowing my order was in my city and Amazon did not attempt to address the situation. So please be careful and I recommend to add the location manually BEFORE making the order.
If you are looking to jump into a medium/high performance laptop with no more than 1,500, this is a great option.
Rated 4 out of 5
Very nice ASUS laptop on good price – perfect for gaming, designers and everything. The big ASUS adapter/charger with standard PC cable. –
SSD capacity is a little, I used it for CAD drawings
Rated 5 out of 5
Julio –
The only “could be better” thing is that all the USBs type A ports are on the right side, which means that if you have a wired usb-a mouse, it can become somewhat of a bother, specially for small tables. That and the optimus. When it switches the display input from the integrated graphics to the 4060 it causes a couple of seconds of screen freeze.
Besides that, is PERFECT. Battery life lasted long enough to see one complete season of 12 25min episodes. Screen looks amazing. Gaming performance of course is amazing too, with stable FPS at more than 100fps in many games. Keyboard feels good too. Speakers could be better but lets be honest, this is a gaming laptop, not a macbook. Overall happy with this product. Maybe not as cost/effective as the Lenovo LOQ but still a solid product from ASUS.
Rated 5 out of 5
Andres Regalado –
Vengo de una Asus TUF A15 Ryzen 7 con una RTX 3050/16GB de RAM. Esta Rog G16 i7 RTX4060/16 GB RAM la supera por bastante.
La laptop me llego en perfectas condiciones, sin backlight bleeding y sin stuttering en la tarjeta grafica.
La pantalla representa mucho mejor el color y da un poco más brillo que una laptop gamer de gama baja/media, bocinas decentes con cierto bass a mi parecer, unas dos rayitas más de volumen y es perfecta.
La sensación del teclado y la construcción general de esta laptop es superior a lo común.
Juegos AAA me los corre en ultra. Entre 60fps a 135fps. En donde se vuelven notables los ventiladores pero tienen un sonido que a mi parecer es acostumbrable.
En tareas básicas en Adobe e internet es realmente silenciosa y no se calienta.
En cuanto a programas de renderizado como referencia de una RTX3050 mobile me tardaban 15 seg por renders, Esta RTX4060 me tarda no más de 6 seg. (Renderizo mobiliario urbano)
En cuanto a la entrega tengo la teoría que me la abrió la aduana porque la caja venía con el sello cortado pero todo bien.
Es un poco más pesada que una laptop gamer básic, me he adaptado bien, sin embargo es algo que notarás.
Update: La laptop no ha presentado mayor problema. Sin embargo después de unos meses de transportandola ya me presentó backlight bleeding ligero. Lo considero normal dado el uso que le doy. Mi recomendación es que la transporten con cuidado.
Mike L –
I wanted to buy another laptop for work purposes but also be useful for travelling and for gaming so I saw this laptop for sale during Black Friday! Excellent purchase! Here is my pros and cons after a week of owning this:
Con:
1. 1920 x 1200 FHD 165Hz Display is very much an downgrade against my Legion 5 Pro 16″ 2560 x 1600 IPS LCD 165Hz Display… But I guess with the parts offered, ASUS had to make some budget cuts somewhere I guess… (for the model I’ve chosen and not wanting to spend more than $1500 USD).
2. Automatic MUX Switching is annoying… it optimizes which option to best suit for your current usage at the time (e.g. if you ran an game vs closing the game and brings you to the desktop). The automatic switch seems like its great and all but it ruins the display setting and when an game is playing, it switches again and sends you back to the desktop and ruins the display setting/resolution once more… Its best to just set it on the dedicated GPU option so you dont have to deal with this…
3. Standard SSD Capacity is too low (again with cost saving measures but literally everyone these days just buy additional SSD stick anyways)… so snagged an SK.Hynix P41 SSD 2TB stick on sale to manually install for loading heavy application and games on there; really easy to install and easy to unscrew the back; there is an empty NVMe Gen4 M.2 2280 slot for you to install your SSD
Works Great after installing correctly and no Issues now! (make sure after install of SSD, just load into Windows and open up disk management to reformat (quick format! never full on SSD!) No need to tinker with BIOS setting…Do not tighten the SSD screws too much where the stick bends! thats incorrect! screw in ever so slightly so that the stick itself wont lodge out or move at all.
Pros:
1. RTX 4060 8GB – 140W Max TGP
2. i7-13650HX – beats my Ryzen-7 5800H on my Legion 5 Pro
3. RGB bar looks awesome!
4. Battery 90Wh
Neutral:
1. RGB Keys – heard mixed reviews on ASUS’s design on this; of course, the Legion 5 RGB keyboard design is the best of the best but this is just okay and its not too bad in my eyes.
2. Same weight and nearly the same dimensions as my Legion 5 Pro so portability is the same-ish but way better than my old MSI gaming laptop from 2017 where you can put this in your backpack and still have room to put other accessories and such.
This is all I’ve noticed currently but either way, its a great mid-tier gaming laptop! I can run cyberpunk all max setting without issues or framerate drops and every other AAA game titles up to this point… This laptop should last an long time until AAA games becomes more graphically intense and requiring more processing power… but again this is the best you can get for your money and highly recommend!
Jorge Lopez –
I needed a laptop for college because the one I had, which was a Mac, was damaged. So I was looking for one that had the requirements that I need for my career which is architecture.
After months of researching and looking for recommendations and even asking teachers, I found several options, this being my option since it meets the requirements I need and at a good price.
I use several programs such as AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Luminon among others, I have had no problem using any of them, they run very well, very sharp colors, the material of the laptop is also of very good quality only that as it is matte and gray the fingerprints are marked, I recommend using the laptop connected with the charger so that they work in optimal conditions.
Pri –
Es mi primer equipo gamer, y no me arrepiento de mi elección. El precio nos muy alto ni muy bajo, y es buena opción para quienes también quieren una laptop gamer de buena calidad y desempeño.
El equipo viene con 16GB (dos memorias de 8GB) de RAM, y se desempeñaba muy bien con muchos juegos como Call of Duty: Warzone y Need for Speed Heat. Sin embargo, para sacar el mayor provecho del equipo, aumenté 32GB. El almacenamiento es de 512 GB, que al momento ha sido suficiente, pero si planeo aumentarlo también (hay una ranura para poder instalar otra SSD).
Lo que más me encantó fue el diseño del equipo y la retroiluminación en teclado y en la parte inferior.
Los únicos ‘peros’ serían que el teclado viene en inglés (te puedes tardar un poco en acostumbrarte si no has usado ese tipo de teclado antes) y que el equipo se queda marcado por los dedos (de hecho ya hay comentarios sobre eso).
En conclusión, yo recomendaría comprar este equipo si buscas una computadora con un buen diseño y sobre todo, con gran desempeño.
Very nice ASUS laptop on good price – perfect for gaming, designers and everything. The big ASUS adapter/charger with standard PC cable. –
Una laptop con un rendimiento excepcional, utilizada para el desarrollo de videojuegos y edición de videos. La pantalla tiene unos colores muy marcados, sus 3 ventiladores hacen que el equipo se mantenga frio.
Pri –
Es genügt zu sagen, dass Gamer sicher sein können, dass dieses Strix G16-Modell nicht nur ihre Spiele ausführt, sondern auch eine der besten Spezifikationen bietet, die derzeit in einem 16-Zoll-Nvidia-Laptop zu finden sind. 4060.
Jorge Lopez –
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The specs are really good for this laptop. I love how you can even play with 100 FPS or even more in some games (Halo infinite, Apex Legends, The Finals) with the silent mode (without overheating or having the max power of the CPU/GPU). If you want to get over 100+, the turbo mode (taking full advantage of the GPU/CPU) will be great + the 165.1 Hz. The only “issue” (not issue honestly if you do not see this as problem) is the turbo mode makes the laptop sounds a bit loudly which is normally when you are utilizing it with the full capacity. Other than that, you can have an amazing experience playing on this mode.
This version specifically does not have the numeric pad included. I originally thought it was going to be, but the i9 version has it, this one does not.
Sound experience is good enough considering this is a gaming laptop, but by using headsets, the sound changes considerably, so good point to have the direct connection
Wifi is the fastest and best one I’ve ever seen personally. I have played online getting 80+ pin (considering I’m from Colombia and pin does not get below that normally) easily. The experience can change a bit with cable, but there is not a big change at least on my end. Long story short, wifi is really attractive if you do not mind losing or having some ms more.
Finally, this is something NOT related to the laptop. When I placed the order, I trusted on the platform by adding “automatic” location. This caused a delay of 5 business days. I contacted Amazon and the delivery company and Amazon could not change the shipment address because it had been already shipped. After several back and forth calls, none of the companies was able to support or make it faster which I understand, but I felt super uncomfortable knowing my order was in my city and Amazon did not attempt to address the situation. So please be careful and I recommend to add the location manually BEFORE making the order.
If you are looking to jump into a medium/high performance laptop with no more than 1,500, this is a great option.
Very nice ASUS laptop on good price – perfect for gaming, designers and everything. The big ASUS adapter/charger with standard PC cable. –
SSD capacity is a little, I used it for CAD drawings
Julio –
The only “could be better” thing is that all the USBs type A ports are on the right side, which means that if you have a wired usb-a mouse, it can become somewhat of a bother, specially for small tables. That and the optimus. When it switches the display input from the integrated graphics to the 4060 it causes a couple of seconds of screen freeze.
Besides that, is PERFECT. Battery life lasted long enough to see one complete season of 12 25min episodes. Screen looks amazing. Gaming performance of course is amazing too, with stable FPS at more than 100fps in many games. Keyboard feels good too. Speakers could be better but lets be honest, this is a gaming laptop, not a macbook. Overall happy with this product. Maybe not as cost/effective as the Lenovo LOQ but still a solid product from ASUS.
Andres Regalado –
Vengo de una Asus TUF A15 Ryzen 7 con una RTX 3050/16GB de RAM. Esta Rog G16 i7 RTX4060/16 GB RAM la supera por bastante.
La laptop me llego en perfectas condiciones, sin backlight bleeding y sin stuttering en la tarjeta grafica.
La pantalla representa mucho mejor el color y da un poco más brillo que una laptop gamer de gama baja/media, bocinas decentes con cierto bass a mi parecer, unas dos rayitas más de volumen y es perfecta.
La sensación del teclado y la construcción general de esta laptop es superior a lo común.
Juegos AAA me los corre en ultra. Entre 60fps a 135fps. En donde se vuelven notables los ventiladores pero tienen un sonido que a mi parecer es acostumbrable.
En tareas básicas en Adobe e internet es realmente silenciosa y no se calienta.
En cuanto a programas de renderizado como referencia de una RTX3050 mobile me tardaban 15 seg por renders, Esta RTX4060 me tarda no más de 6 seg. (Renderizo mobiliario urbano)
En cuanto a la entrega tengo la teoría que me la abrió la aduana porque la caja venía con el sello cortado pero todo bien.
Es un poco más pesada que una laptop gamer básic, me he adaptado bien, sin embargo es algo que notarás.
Update: La laptop no ha presentado mayor problema. Sin embargo después de unos meses de transportandola ya me presentó backlight bleeding ligero. Lo considero normal dado el uso que le doy. Mi recomendación es que la transporten con cuidado.