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Review: Aorus X7 v7

by David Ross on 28 September 2017, 09:00

Tags: AORUS, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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Conclusion

...offers enthusiast gamers a well-balanced mix of high-end hardware setup to deliver a rewarding gaming experience.

Gigabyte's Aorus X7 has evolved into one of the most enticing 17.3in gaming laptops available on the market today.

The seventh-generation revision, priced from £2,500, offers enthusiast gamers a well-balanced mix of high-end hardware setup to deliver a rewarding gaming experience.

An Intel Core i7 processor and GeForce GTX 1070 graphics are likely bedfellows, and Aorus expands on the familiar foundations with factory overclocks on both fronts, fast SSD storage, plenty of DDR4 memory and a 120HZ G-Sync display geared for buttery smooth gameplay.

Fan noise can be an issue, and battery life is disappointing, yet connectivity is excellent and Aorus has squeezed plenty of oomph into one of the sleekest 17.3in gaming chassis around.

Bottom line: eager to swap your ageing desktop for a laptop with high-end gaming credentials? The Aorus X7 v7 ought to be on your shortlist.

The Good
  
The Bad
Smooth gaming at native QHD resolution
120Hz G-Sync is a genuine attraction
Full-size backlit keyboard
Excellent range of connectivity options
Sleek for a 17.3in gaming laptop
  
Disappointing battery life
TN display not great for productivity
Noise can be bothersome



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Posted by ByteMyAscii - Thu 28 Sep 2017 09:59
Would hope that going with a single rather than dual GPU would allow improvements to the cooling.
Posted by MrRockliffe - Thu 28 Sep 2017 12:27
>£1K + TN = No buy for me.

There's no reason to have a TN screen on a laptop that expensive. It seems like cost cutting to me. Plenty of VA panels available now with 120Hz screens, and the response time is more than adequate, especially since not many people are going to be really heavily gaming on a laptop
Posted by Bagpuss - Thu 28 Sep 2017 16:33
Well at least they've properly matched the screen resolution to the class of GPU.

Normally it's too much @4K, or too small @1080p.
Posted by excalibur1814 - Thu 28 Sep 2017 16:44
Think carefully. Do you ‘really’ need a gaming laptop? I recently sold an Omen 17 (7700hq & 1070) which was fantastic, more than enough for 1080p gaming, but what a cost. It never actually moved from behind the TV.

I sold it, built a small pc with a 1060 card, which means that I could STILL carry it to a friends house, or work, to have a gaming session. Heck it cost a lot less so you could just buy a damn second screen and leave it at your destination if safe to do so.

Think about it! The value of these things drops dramatically once the next version hits.
Posted by gw2 - Thu 28 Sep 2017 18:40
I wish Hexus would review the new MSI laptops with the GTX 1080 inside

excalibur, some people prefer a laptop because the screen doesn't strain your neck as much
with a laptop, your neck is tilted downwards because the screen is close to you and leaning back at an angle, while with a desktop monitor, the screen is much further away and higher in height, so your neck is more straight and under strain

are there any high quality gsync desktop screens that you can sit close to the table and angle backwards like a laptop screen?

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