Asus ROG G701V (17.3-Inch, 2017) Series

120Hz display with G-Sync.

The price is on the wrong side of £3,000.

GTX 1080 graphics with 120Hz screen and G-Sync, all in one laptop.

Bold, attractive design; Blink and you'll miss it transfer speeds; Vivid display with 178-degree viewing angles; Nvidia G-Sync technology; Excellent graphics and performance ; Expensive; Muted speakers; Lacks RGB backlit keyboard ; The Asus ROG G701VI...

Expensive; Muted speakers; Lacks RGB backlit keyboard ; The Asus ROG G701VI packs excellent performance and a display with 178-degree viewing angles into a show-stopping chassis.

The Asus ROG G701VI packs excellent performance and a display with 178-degree viewing angles into a show-stopping chassis.

Beautiful silver, copper and orange design; 178-degree viewing angles; Strong gaming performance; Useful software ; Screen is dimmer than average; Speakers could be louder ; The Asus ROG G701VI is a powerful gaming notebook with a GTX 1080 GPU and a...

Screen is dimmer than average; Speakers could be louder ; The Asus ROG G701VI is a powerful gaming notebook with a GTX 1080 GPU and a screen with the best viewing angles on the market.

The Asus ROG G701VI is a powerful gaming notebook with a GTX 1080 GPU and a screen with the best viewing angles on the market.

pleasantly silent and cool in idle mode ; optional CPU & GPU overclocking ; 120 Hz display with G-Sync ; practical Gaming center ; excellent performance ; big touchpad ; Thunderbolt 3 ; macro keys ; PCIe SSDs

high heat development and noise emission in 3D mode ; maintenance is not very customer-friendly ; heavy and bulky chassis ; inconvenient port placement ; weak keyboard light ; minor manufacturing defects ; sound could be better ; massive power supply

Judging only the performance, Asus does everything right with the G701. With the included CPU and GPU overclocking, the 17-inch beast wipes the floor with most of its rivals. All games can be seamlessly enjoyed with maximum details and multiple...

thinner and lighter than the G752 series ; strong base; excellent workmanship ; USB Type-C + Thunderbolt 3 ; overclockable CPU and GPU ; 4K UHD options w/ G-Sync ; NVMe M.2 RAID 0 options ; bright display backlight ; 4x SODIMM slots ; large touchpad ;...

more limited overclocking abilities compared to G752VY/GX700 ; rubberized surfaces attract fingerprints ; major backlight bleeding (on test unit) ; system fans almost always active ; lid could have been more rigid ; relatively difficult serviceability...

ROG fans who have been waiting for a GTX 980 system without having to purchase the enthusiast GX700 now have the option with the thinner G701. While there's very little to dislike about what the G701 offers, it's what it doesn't offer that makes...

Impressive performance from a portable computer, which can be used as an alternative to a true desktop gamer PC.

The machine is quite noisy, the built-in speakers are too poor, and it is far too heavy. In addition, it costs an arm and a leg.

Asus ROG G701 is a machine that fits the few who does not care about price and want no compromises on performance. It is grotesquely large, and sounds like a vacuum cleaner. There is a method in the madness. It handles all the newer games easily, and...

performance is at the top, probably the fastest 17" in the market, it is outclassed only by the kaby lake variant. Build quality is very good, muh less bulky than other equivalent laptops. Good controls on overclocking, you can tweak for performance or...

screen has some light bleeding, no access on internals (swapping hd and ram is not easy) 1080p is okay but a 1440p would had be better given the power. High temps with the default extreme overclocking but you can easily tweak it. Not as quiet as the...