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ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D, the World's First AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D Laptop

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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the new ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D, the perfect fusion of cutting-edge silicon and ROG engineering. Featuring the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D mobile processor equipped with AMD 3D V-Cache technology for the very first time, the Strix SCAR 17 X3D takes performance to a whole new level. By doubling the L3 cache of the mighty Ryzen 9 7945HX processor, the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D gives users a boost in games that are hungry for this onboard ultrafast memory. Paired with a 240 Hz QHD display, Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on the GPU, and a vapor chamber, the Strix SCAR 17 X3D is ready to dominate the leaderboards.

Making great processors even better
While the original 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 17 came equipped with AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors, the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is truly in a league of its own. It leverages the power of AMD 3D V-Cache technology, a stacking of extra ultra-high-speed L3 cache vertically on top of one of the two core compute dies (CCD). This extra cache enables the eight cores to perform certain calculations quickly and efficiently, notably in gaming. For situations where increasing CPU frequency simply doesn't show significant performance gains, 3D V-Cache technology holds the potential to unlock extra compute power.




When combined with top-tier graphics like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, the new AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor is an average of 20% faster than the Ryzen 9 7945HX across select titles. AMD Precision Boost Overdrive is also fully unlocked on this machine, a BIOS setting that allows gamers to overclock the CPU even further.

A perfect pairing
This new class of power is supported by the same ROG Intelligent Cooling ecosystem that keeps other Strix laptops performing at the top of their game. Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal has been applied to the GPU to offer up to 17X-better thermal conductivity than traditional pastes, while a full-cover vapor chamber provides next-level cooling performance not just to crucial chips like the CPU and GPU, but other components like the voltage regulator modules (VRMs). With 43.3% coverage of the total motherboard area, the vapor chamber on the 2023 Strix Scar 17 X3D is the best ROG Intelligent Cooling has to offer.

Featuring the same bold and sporty chassis of the original SCAR 17, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D offers plentiful RGB for customization ROG styling across the machine. Robust I/O, including dual USB Type-C along with dedicated HDMI 2.1 and 2.5G Ethernet ports allow this machine to act as a true battlestation when paired with an external display. When on the move, the QHD 240 Hz panel with G-SYNC support is a joy to game on, with G-SYNC eliminating motion tearing, and NVIDIA Advanced Optimus driving more performance and lower latency than ever before. The Strix SCAR 17 X3D is here to win.

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OC is unlocked and yet no word on the cooling? This thing needs a delid plus a liquid metal TIM to be able to keep high clocks, at least for a while.
 
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OC is unlocked and yet no word on the cooling? This thing needs a delid plus a liquid metal TIM to be able to keep high clocks, at least for a while.

Generally speaking, mobile processors do not have an IHS, so they can't be delidded. The heatsink assembly is usually mounted onto the bare die directly. I expect it to run toasty, though... laptops in general almost always do.
 

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...the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is truly in a league of its own
Not to mention its name just rolls off the tongue.
 
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Generally speaking, mobile processors do not have an IHS, so they can't be delidded. The heatsink assembly is usually mounted onto the bare die directly.
Right-o. I was too lazy to check if this one in particular has one.
 
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Coming to you with the magic of Armoury Crate crapware.
 
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OC is unlocked and yet no word on the cooling? This thing needs a delid plus a liquid metal TIM to be able to keep high clocks, at least for a while.
There are plenty of words on the cooling on the website.
 
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Meh, that's ASUS. I don't go anywhere near them. :)
And you expect the info in the press release, which is also from ASUS.

Makes total sense. )
 
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And you expect the info in the press release, which is also from ASUS.

Makes total sense. )
Nah, I'm just browing TPU for some info and news. I expect ASUS (and any other company for that matter) to include all relevant points in their press release. After all, it's the company who need my money, not the other way around.
 
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That's a pretty elaborate way of saying you are lazy to look it up in literally 10 seconds. :D

Don't expect that stuff, and you won't ever be disappointed. You need the info, while they are juuust fine without your money. :)
 

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Meh, that's ASUS. I don't go anywhere near them. :)
I know. No Asus because of crappy software, no MSI because of crappy support, no Gigabyte because of cheap components/shoddy QA. Remind me, who's left? :cry:

And if you're going to say AsRock, I have two horror stories to share about them, too.
 
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I know. No Asus because of crappy software, no MSI because of crappy support, no Gigabyte because of cheap components/shoddy QA. Remind me, who's left? :cry:

And if you're going to say AsRock, I have two horror stories to share about them, too.
I'm with enterprise solutions from the such of Supermicro and HPE. No fancy-schmancy LED and OC but shit is secure and reliable. Does the job for me.
 

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For all current and future asus laptop users afraid of armoury crate: check out g-helper on github. Gets rid of all asus tasks while keeping core functions together with amd undervolting
 

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For all current and future asus laptop users afraid of armoury crate: check out g-helper on github. Gets rid of all asus tasks while keeping core functions together with amd undervolting
I'm going to try that, see if it manages to rid me of stuff Armory Crate left behind after uninstalling it.
 

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I don’t think it cleans reg but very good for clean install and included many good functions of armoury crate and myAsus
 

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I don’t think it cleans reg but very good for clean install and included many good functions of armoury crate and myAsus
Oh, I don't mean registry entries, I mean services left behind that still want to start. I disabled them, but never found the time to get rid of them properly.
That's how big a steaming pile of cr@p Armory Crate is.
 
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I don’t think it cleans reg but very good for clean install and included many good functions of armoury crate and myAsus

Oh, I don't mean registry entries, I mean services left behind that still want to start. I disabled them, but never found the time to get rid of them properly.
That's how big a steaming pile of cr@p Armory Crate is.
Jayzus! Spend so much money on a bloated crapware?
 
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Where are the all AMD offers from Asus?

OC is unlocked and yet no word on the cooling? This thing needs a delid plus a liquid metal TIM to be able to keep high clocks, at least for a while.
Liquid Metal has been cooling for Strix laptops since the 5800 based laptops.
 

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Jayzus! Spend so much money on a bloated crapware?
I didn't want to install that crap, but simply installing drivers (whether from Asus or directly from manufacturers) wouldn't recognize all the components. Idk which piece was missing, but only Armory Crate managed to install it.
Even if it worked properly, it's still cr@ppy software, many services are written in NodeJS ffs.
 
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many services are written in NodeJS ffs.
Dafuuuuq?!?!

I've always hated ODM/OEM for the proprietary crap they have been locking their laptops to. For example, a perfectly generic intel WiFi card, on a perfectly generic chipset needs some 'special' driver to 'work'. Yeah, no. Only HP EliteBooks or Zbooks for me please. Edit: I've had some OMENs, which were OK for gaming and they didn'tneed any crappy utilites to work.
 

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Still doesn't have USB4, smh
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Coming to you with the magic of Armoury Crate crapware.

MSI actually went as far as adding their own version of Armory Crate on the latest BIOS releases for their boards, they call it "MSI Driver Update Utility" or some other trash.

I didn't want to install that crap, but simply installing drivers (whether from Asus or directly from manufacturers) wouldn't recognize all the components. Idk which piece was missing, but only Armory Crate managed to install it.
Even if it worked properly, it's still cr@ppy software, many services are written in NodeJS ffs.

It was likely the GNA Scoring Accelerator or the Serial IO driver. Those two were rather hard to pin down but I managed to find the correct drivers for them without any tool.

You can get rid of it by disabling it on the BIOS itself. Then it won't prompt you for an installation anymore.
 
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That's a pretty elaborate way of saying you are lazy to look it up in literally 10 seconds. :D

Don't expect that stuff, and you won't ever be disappointed. You need the info, while they are juuust fine without your money. :)
And I'm fine without their crap.
 
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