Asus ROG GL503

I will be on sale the same date as the 15.6" version

 

If the scar and hero 1060 model will come out 3rd week of October, will the standard 1060 model come out before then?

 

I forgot to mention about the traditional version, thanks for bringing that up. As far as I concern, pricing of the Hero/Scar will be quite similar to the Tradition, so it really depends on product managers of every region whether they feel like to sell it or nor.

 

ah thanks for the information. dam the wait for these laptop is killing me...so close yet so far..

 

gl503vs specs now properly appearing with 1070 gtx and 144hz ips

https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ROG-Strix-SCAR-Edition/Tech-Specs/

 

Yeah I noticed it a couple of hours ago! 0,14mm thicker and 0,1kgs so that’s negligible! I like the fact that it comes with a proper 230watt powerbrick iso the 180 Watts the 502VS came with.

Only thing I don’t understand is the USB 3.1 type C thunderbolt port is Gen 1? Shouldn’t a thunderbolt port per definition be a Gen 2 port?

 

i hope asus manage to re-design those thermal cooling GTX1060 and 1070 for better result.

 

Do you guys think the GL503VM (Hero - 1060 version) could have any difference with the GL503VM (Scar - 1060 version) on the cooing system?

 

I doubt that. But maybe undervolting will help keeping things under control.

I like the GL503 look very much, but I'm not sure if they improved the build quality, especially around the screen (it's a shame seeing those good GL553/GL502 screens with annoying backlight bleeding)

 

Today I saw a Reddit thread that has either been removed or I just can't find anymore. I wanted to post it here but I was in the middle of picking my daughter up from school and just exited the Reddit app without saving the link.

Anyhow, it was an Asus employee talking about the 503/703 with the 1060.

Someone asked when it would be released and why it wasn't released with the 1050 version.

The Asus employee responded to the guy and said Asus originally had plans to release both at the same time with the Scar and Hero coming later in October. He stated the reason why Asus hasn't released the 1060 version is because they had to design a new thermal system for it. He even went into detail saying the thermal system will consist of 3 separate heat pipes for the GPU and 2 separate heatpipes for the CPU.

If this is true then maybe Asus finally pulled their heads out of their...

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Does anyone know if the scar will be integrated touchpad or two dedicated buttons for the touchpad?

 

Spotted a couple of GL503VM in UK, "estimated delivery: 28/11/17"

 

To me that sounds like great news, if they deliver the VM later it adds to the rumors of improved cooling for the 1060.. which I'd happily wait a bit longer for.

 

What do you mean you spotted some? Like you actually saw them?

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Nope, just what a retailer was planning to get. Just in time for Xmas season.

 

Pcmag just posted a new review on gl503.
Don't agree too much though...

https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/asus-rog-strix-gl503

 

Well there you have it. The price and ship date for the 703VM.

$1700 seems a little high. I'd imagine the Scar edition will cost $100 more.

https://www.costco.com/ASUS-ROG-GL7...---6GB-NVIDIA-Graphics.product.100375042.html


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Saying access denied, what was the ship date?

 

10/23 to 10/29

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Early reviews of the GL503VD on amazon reported very, very slow (barely usable) hard disks too. Maybe it's a SW related problem...

Good to see -VM models coming in US this month, but the price is high. To be fair it's already high for the 1050 models. Basically all competition offer equivalent models for around 200$ less.

@williamaltu what is that you don't agree with the review? Did you try a model too?

 

Meanwhile, the GL503VS is only $1899 but with GTX 1070 and 144 Hz display

 

Where did you see that it will be $1899 for the gl503vs? I have been waiting for this laptop for the longest

 

Really? Thats actually a pretty good price! Do you know the full specs of that model? (RAM, NVME SSD + size etc?), I can’t find it anywhere but I guess you have your ways on getting that info ;-)

 

So do we have any expected date?

I'm really close to just pulling the trigger on a gl502VS with a 1070 and 120hz display, but my concern is that Asus might just be planning to roll out the gl503 with the 8th gen CPUs on the 5th?

Does this seem likely?

I don't want to have an immediately obsolete machine, but I'm getting tired of waiting at this point.

 

256 gb of... Wait did I just spoil it? Oops

 

It's around 200$ more than GL502VS and about on par with the higher line (G752VS). I wouldn't call it "pretty good price" for now, let's hope under the hood they made a good job worth it of an upgrade.

@Welshmousepk This is just my impression, but I think that manufactures will adopt 8th gen CPUs slightly slower than previous generations. So I don't think we will see any notebook with coffee lake anytime soon. Oct 5 is very close, so you can wait if you want, but only desktop CPUs are planned to be launched. We will talk about new mobile CPUs only next year.

PS
what the post before this is about?

 

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Giving gl503 (standard) such a low score based on only 1 configuration, knowing the same machine has 2 or 3 more configurations.

 

I am confused... So the Hero edition is not going to have i7 configuration and it will have a lower price compared to the standard edition?

 

I think the low rating is because of the problematic HDD. About configurations and prices, as usual they will vary in each market.

 

https://www.excaliberpc.com/664881/asus-rog-strix-gl503vs-dh74-15.6.html

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Hi, all

From what I've just heard is that the Hero version will only come with the GTX 1060 3 Gb instead of 6 Gb (not sure if this is the GTregional thing) and it should be released on October 16-19 according to the schedule. Pricing is around $1399-$1599.
I've been using the MSI GE63VR Raider with the gtx 1070. Overall, it feels nice. If I wasn't wrong, there is a comment on the top saying that the Hero & Scar have 2 heat pipes for the CPU and 3 for GPU, so that's 5 in total. I am really worried about thermal management on the Asus Scar (1070 version) because the temp on my MSI (7 heat pipes) already reaches up to around 68-76 degree Celcius (already undervolted CPU -0.1200 mV, before undervolting was 85 max) after playing Overwatch for an hour, so I fear that with only 5 heat pipes it can reach up to 80 something.
Also, I fear that there will be a delay if Asus decides to fix the SSHD issue going on with their GL503VD units, but the chance is very unlikely cuz they are releasing the new FX503 line up too anyway. But the issue really needs to be addressed cuz that is unacceptable for an over-$1000 gaming laptop.
Here is the link to the pricing and config of the GL503VS. I am sorry because my source didn't allow me to announce it until this afternoon he sent me this site, so I decided to fool around a bit for the past few days

http://www.excaliberpc.com/664881/asus-rog-strix-gl503vs-dh74-15.6.html

Cheerios,

 

Looks like I am late to the party lol. The site was actually there since September 25, but my "source" wouldn't let me post anything, including its cache :<

 

What's the SSHD problem with the current 503/703 models?

Also, I personally wouldn't get a 1070 model in a chassis this size. The Raider is the first semi thin laptop with decent thermals for the 1070 models and like you said, it has 7 heat pipes.

Where did you read about the heat pipe set up in the 703 models with the 1060 and 1070?

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there's no thunderbolt 3 port on GTX 1060 / 1070 model ?

 

To @jrwingate6 , I think I got the info about the heat pipes set up from one of your comments. I tried to dig info bout the heat pipes from my source, but he said even he couldn't get access to such information beside knowing the fans are now 12 V instead of 5 V. And the concern about the SSHD is just me *****ing about it because I expect the file transferring rate of the GL503/703 (takes 2 mins 38s to copy a 4.97 gb of file, according to laptopmag.com) should be faster than a 7200 rpm HDD (takes 2 mins to copy a 4.87 gb of file), but it's a whatever I guess.

To @fayth , the only model that includes a thunderbolt 3 port is the GL503VS Scar Edition (GTX 1070), not sure how many PCIE express lanes it has tho

 

LOL. so how about the GL503VM (GTX 1060) price? i haven't seen one of them yet

 

Gotcha. I was just wondering if you confirmed the heat pipe set up from another source.


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@fayth Price for VM version should be around $1399-$1699 depends on the config (RAM/SDD). It is coming soon, roughly October 16 or around that.

@jrwingate6 my firm didn't confirm if the information is correct or not because that's beyond his capability

So far, the thing I hate bout my MSI is the Killer 1435 wireless card. I will use it for like another week to see whether Imma keep this permanently

 

Thanks for all the info Mr. H! Men, I think i’ll Just go for the GX501 in stead, no heat issues there!

 

wow MR H know everything LOL , so what asus doing to keep that heat away from GL503VM GTX1060 ? i saw on GL503VD the thermal cooling was not so good.

 

@Mr. H Do you have any more information to share on the FX503/FX703 line up? You are the first time I see them referenced.

 

asus FX503 :

https://www.asus.com/Laptops/FX503/

too bad no image that show the top lid cover. i want to see if the logo asus was still there like FX502VM..

edit : i found this... :

wow that was very elegant looking FX503VM

 

:O though price would be around 1600 !
Thank you for all the info Mr.H

Why is hero edition not even announced? though it would be announced with scar edition.... does this mean hero edition will have something different from Scar?

 

The 703VM with the 1060 will ship in about 10 days and will cost less than $1600

https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/A...ore-i7-7700HQ-16-GB-RAM-256-GB-S/4806546.aspx


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I assume the Hero will be more "limited" compares to the Scar (prob the artwork on the Hero) or Asus just gonna let Amazon, Bestbuy or Newegg sell it only. I am not so sure about that. But there is one thing I spotted from another country's website is that it shows the Hero uses the GTX 1060 3 GB instead of 6 GB. I am not sure if it is a regional thing or just a typo issue. But we shall see

I hope Dave2D the big dawg will get an early review on it since I am eager to see how well that "12v" fans do.

For the FX503, you can pre-order it now on ExcaliburPC if u want. It comes with GTX 1050 4gb ($999) or 1060 3gb ($1349), 60 Hz display. With that price, I would rather get the Hero with that sweet 120 Hz display, better design, ? better cooling too, I guess? Here's the link:

https://www.excaliberpc.com/664741/asus-fx503vd-eh73-15.6-full-hd.html

https://www.excaliberpc.com/664738/asus-fx503vm-eh73-15.6-full-hd.html

https://www.excaliberpc.com/664885/asus-fx73ve-wh71-17.3-full-hd.html

Btw @Nickk_87 , you are a baller, mate xD Are you getting the one with 1070 Max Q or 1080 Max Q?

 

@Mr. H Haha sorry mate xD. The prices in the Netherlands are way off of those in the states. Example is the GX501, it’s $2699 (1080 Max-Q), while over here it is an exclusive for alternate.nl and costs €3299. (But I can get a way better deal on that one). The 1070 version is not available here ?yet?.

I’m getting the 1080 max-q or a full blown 1070 anyway! So it all comes down to heat/noise/weight/portability (I fly a lot around the world) and the biggest one, price difference! (Really curious which models and prices we can expect here!).

Ps: that’s also why I think $1899 for the GL503VS is a nice price, because the latest 502VS the same specs with (without TB3 or SSHD etc) sells at €2099.;-)

 

dave lee is already reviewing the GL503VD(12v fans) right ?

 

Indeed he did but that was the VD (1050) version. I really want to see if that long ass time Asus takes to redesign their heat pipes and power up the fans will pay off, or another waste of time waiting for a flaw

 

this is on a Canada website its stating the manufacturer warehouse wont have the scar until mid November

https://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=654825&print=1