76 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019GAMING SPECIALshortcut. Even in this mode Asus claims a maximum of
50dB noise. We found the Scar II quiet in use.Performance
There aren’t just upgrades to the design of the Strix
Scar II and the screen will likely be the main lure for
a lot of gamers.
Narrow bezels aside, the 15.6in IPS display has a
144Hz refresh rate combined with a 3ms response time.
It’s the only one means silky smooth performance.
The Full HD screen is also 20 percent brighter than
before and has a non-glare coating, which is always
our preference. We clocked it at a decent but not
amazing 300cd/m^2.
Other specs remain largely the same with an 8th-
generation Intel Core i7-8750H – a Core i5-8300H is
also available in the US. The six-core i7, as we found
on the Aero 15X is very capable.
There’s up to 32GB of 2,666MHz dual-channel
SDRAM and either 128-, 256- or 512GB PCIe M.2
SSD coupled with a 1TB traditional drive.
In the graphics department is an Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1060 with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM or a GTX 1070
that steps things up to 8GB. We’ve reviewed the latter.
As you can see from the results opposite, it performs
very well indeed across the board. Note that the
Alienware m15 we tested has 32GB of RAM.
Rounding off the specs includes 11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi
with a multi-antenna RangeBoost technology. Asus says
the new Strix laptops are the first in the world to do so
and means 30 percent more range, higher throughput
and fewer dropouts.76 TECH ADVISOR • NOVEMBER 2019
GAMING SPECIAL
shortcut. Even in this mode Asus claims a maximum of
50dB noise. We found the Scar II quiet in use.Performance
There aren’t just upgrades to the design of the Strix
ScarII andthescreenwilllikelybethemainlurefor
alot of gamers.
Narrow bezels aside, the 15.6in IPS display has a
144Hz refresh rate combined with a 3ms response time.
It’s the only one means silky smooth performance.
The Full HD screen is also 20 percent brighter than
beforeandhasa non-glarecoating,whichis always
ourpreference. We clocked it at a decent but not
amazing 300cd/m^2.
Other specs remain largely the same with an 8th-
generation Intel Core i7-8750H – a Core i5-8300H is
alsoavailablein theUS.Thesix-corei7,aswefound
onthe Aero 15X is very capable.
There’s up to 32GB of 2,666MHz dual-channel
SDRAMandeither128-,256-or512GBPCIeM.2
SSDcoupled with a 1TB traditional drive.
In the graphics department is an Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1060 with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM or a GTX 1070
that steps things up to 8GB. We’ve reviewed the latter.
As you can see from the results opposite, it performs
very well indeed across the board. Note that the
Alienware m15 we tested has 32GB of RAM.
Rounding off the specs includes 11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi
with a multi-antenna RangeBoost technology. Asus says
the new Strix laptops are the first in the world to do so
and means 30 percent more range, higher throughput
and fewer dropouts.