Huge props to you guys for making a follow-up video on this, and for doing your due diligence. And huge props to Asus too for working with you guys on a fix. I know we kinda argued about it on the first video, but it definitely was a peculiar situation. On my side I got curious and started investigating. I couldn't find anyone with a retail unit who had experienced the issue, and reached out to a lot of people and had them run the same benchmarks to compare, about a dozen of which ran these benchmarks 5+ times for me to help collect data. However, I can't deny the existence of some kind of issue if Asus was able to recreate it, so somehow these few (or somehow all?) units did indeed have something affected. I also can't rule out the possibility that this was a rare off-the-wall thing that only affected a few units - maybe samples from Asus and some outside of that. I'd be curious to know what the root issue was and the final "fix" that occurred. Unfortunately Asus bios updates always just say "optimize system performance" which explains nothing, lol.
@@AyushGupta-pg1ts I was on Windows 11 24H2 and I think it was a certain AMD Adrenalin driver that enabled it, but idk the exact one. Had to be from at least a few months ago, around the time my review came out
Cudos to ASUS for going all in on figuring out what the issue was and resolving it. These days companies usually just leave things half-baked and move onto the next product. Fantastic work by the Hardware Canucks team as well, you guys sure do put a lot of effort into the work you do and are easily some of the best content creators out here. In this age of garbage influencers on Instagram and TikTok being easily bought to do whatever kind of misleading marketing tech companies want them to do, integrity really has to be praised and valued.
@@ctrl_x1770 Asus, lacklustre warranty that has already been exposed (assuming they've fixed, which they should) should be far better essentially non-existence warranty on Acer or Lenovo support, HP and Dell are just the same as Asus. I would rather get better products with bad warranty in market that fill with non-existence warranty
@@ctrl_x1770 this is the first time I was please with a windows laptop, the design this year is the best I've seen so far, it gets super toasty above the keys and it gets me worry about but I settle by using the laptop in silent mode where I can play elden ring locked at 60fps (plugged in) without issues and no noise.
just great reporting. the fact that HC did their due diligence and tried to work out the problem before publishing their review. stuck to their guns and said “this is what happened to us” and THEN took the time and energy to work with ASUS to diagnose the issue and find an actual solution so that everyone has a better product. All of this is an incredible amount of effort to give consumers a better experience. really stellar work.
I bought the 4080 version after returning my Legion 7i (2024) and all I can say is wow, the vapor chamber cooling thats on the 4080 and 90 makes the fan noise so much quieter than the Legion 7i, its very bearable, not to mention how premium it feels compared to the Legion 7i, the AMD caps at 4070, and you can clearly see the 4080 version doing much better in games, not to mention the AMD has a tri-fan set up, to me the option was clear, the 4080/90 all the way, and its the best laptop of 2024.
@@Eleganttf2 and for good reason, it has better specs, and also with the amount of sales now you should be getting one at a good deal, if you cant then thats on you, personally I would pay 200/300 more for the 4080 G16 over Legion 7i any day of the week
Got a new G16 with ryzen ai 370 a few days ago... I'd really like to see a comparison between g16 intel with 4080 and this new 4070 in amd. Also great work there for fixing issues with Assus and respect for all that hard work. Keep up with a great job (reviews).
@@AyushGupta-pg1ts no...I tried everything. I have best buy model, mby that is the issue. But at the end, I wouldn't use it when I have 240hz. Last bios on the device ofc
There are plenty out there, the 4080 destroys the AMD in gaming but the AMD does better in 3D software tasks, I picked up the 4080 as it will future proof my laptop more in gaming and also has a cooling chamber cooling rather than a trifan which the AMD version has
@@JT11111 I underestand all but I really love a new Ryzen CPU-s. I have legion 7i also with 14700HX, undervolted, it is strong but overheats in a few seconds when start some serious job. Also battery life something like 3x worser
@@ItsMeProday83 I had the Legion 7i too and its nowehre near the Ultra on the g16, the battery on the G16 with intel vs AMD is like 30 minutes apart, with the AMD getting that exttra 30 minutes/1 hr, which to me is a minor difference for the vapor chamber cooling and excellent gaming performance especially with the big year ahead for gaming
I love the zephyrus g16. I’ve got one with the ryzen 9 hx 370 and the rtx 4070. That oled combined with the speakers it has gives the absolute most immersive gaming experience I’ve ever had on a laptop 💻. Performance wise mines very very consistent. This laptop is 100% a top contender and still till this day impresses me like day one. It’s a very spicy laptop that offers more than most gaming laptops I’ve tried when it comes to build quality and gaming experience. Speakers on cheaper laptops make you have to have headphones to get a good experience and that’s always been such a let down. I think the audio on this laptop is one of the most understated and under sold features I’ve seen on the web.
Thank you for the update. I bought this laptop and then watched reviews. I thought I made a mistake afterwards. But never experienced the same issues yall did. the Asus G16 is almost perfect in my opinion.
Asus is generally good at releasing half-finished firmware for their products at launch and then finishing them up later. We're the beta testers. This is becoming increasingly common in any industry, and it really sucks. At least many of the software bugs from laptops released a year ago are much more stable now, at least for my Scar 16 2023.
@knekker1 I am using the intel version. First thing for sure, the laptop can get extremely hot towards the lop of the keyboard. On the lap, that area can literally hurt you it gets that hot. Secondly, in light use, the fans will turn on for what seems like no reason. Also, I notice in armory crate during light use the dedicated gpu will turn on, then off almost like a software battle between the igpu and dedicated, or maybe an issue withing armory crate. Lastly, for light use the battery life is OK. Id say if you have music or TH-cam on in the background and are doing browser tasks, battery life is probably more like 6-7 hours. Which is good, but its less than what many youtubers report.
MASSIVE W. I really respect this channel and for all of that to happen behind the scenes is incredible. I love my G14 and I agree this is the love letter to all of those slim and light gamers out there. the 2024 line-up is stellar.
I picked up the silver 4090 version and love it fast, quiet, and thin. Great speakers also for a Windows laptop. Went from a M4 Max 16" MacBook to this and no regrets. Also upgraded storage to a double sided 4TB HP gen4 nvme no issues after unplugging the battery before installation showed up fine in bios and fresh install of Windows. Now to try two 8TB nvme drives soon.
@@Cristianomare Use it for gaming more than for working. Gaming on the Mac was possible but not worth the hassle. Better screen and keyboard. Speakers and build quality are a little worse but not by much. Also saved over 1K. Upgraded the Wi-Fi module to Wi-Fi7 and SSD to 4TB from 1TB. I do wish it had Thunderbolt 5 but can't have everything.
@@Cooper3312000 you mean better screen and kb on the g16? Wow I didnt expect that. What about battery life and performance when not plugged? I'm on the fence
Battery life not amazing about 3 hr not gaming. Probably about an hr gaming if that. If you need battery life get the MacBook. The Asus has a 240hz refresh rate OLED screen so much better, but also harder on the eyes. If dimmed below 50% it gives me a headache. Something to do with how the power is delivered to OLED panels. Keyboard has more travel and just feels better to me to type on.
@@Cooper3312000 3 Hours. Sounds like you have your mux switch turned on and the Nvidia GPU is powering the display. If you switch to eco-mode, it should last at least 7 to 9 hours.
I recently picked the Zephyrus G16 with RTX 4070 after watching your reviews. Totally loving the experience.. it’s a great built device with amazing speakers!!
I'd EASILY choose the AMD version over Intel when Adobe start to fix & optimize their Premiere Pro's timeline performance that's STILL Intel-biased (quicksync).
If only the AMD version came with the RTX 4080/4090 GPUs.... Heck, better yet, I want the upcoming 16GB RDNA 4 SKU (8800M XT?) to be dropped in this thing; change nothing else, just make both the CPU and the dGPU AMD; one driver for all! None of that different vendors' hardware doing Optimus shenanigans. Just one driver, governing all the display, iGPU and dGPU with Smart Access Graphics!
@tabkg5802 yeah but rtx 5000 series will still have 8gb vram. So wait for it to come and pick this laptop up on a discount. Also, the new 9900x was not big improvements over 7800x. So we can expect the same with next gen
Creators that were negative to you seem like they do not understand basic software and firmware bugs and that it does not necessarily affect 100% of laptops sold. I suspect those creators earn a significant living from sponsored reviews and affiliated links and were reacting to protect their income when they should have been supporting your findings and investigating. This is why many viewers on TH-cam are switching off sponsored content as we simply do not trust it and there are many instances lately that raise cause for concern. Glad you do report this and people then can decide whether to gamble their purchase does not have this bug, wait for it to be fixed, or delay their purchase until it is resolved. As the G16 is an excellent device and making it great for all buyers is what creators should focus on, not their own agenda.
Eh. There are a lot of people with the laptop who had different experiences than what was described in the previous video. You can’t accuse other creators for being bought off. What he said before didn’t apply to everyone with the laptop, they were his findings.
@@DieHardEddieEdwardsThat is exactly what I said in my post, that bugs do not affect everyone and creators calling the first review out for being fake was either unprofessional or defending their agenda.
@ It wasn’t unprofessional to call out a negative review if their findings greatly differ from most others’. On the previous review, people were saying “OMG, thank you for telling us the TRUTH” and they accused everyone of having an agenda who was more positive on the laptop. Now, in this video, you’re saying people who pointed out the discrepancy in findings had an agenda.
I bought the RTX 4070 version but here in Canada I found it on Best Buy with 32GB RAM instead of 16 which was a no-brainer for me, I instantly bought it!!! I was hoping that I could get the RTX 4080 version but even with discounts is ridiculously expensive.
It's great that you revisited this - I wish some other reviewers would because many early reviews were very harsh on this laptop and I feel like those issues have been resolved. Thanks for the update...though I'm still a bit confused that you would say maybe try to avoid the Intel SKUs after this update stating that everything has been fixed...? Mixed message there. Where I live, it costs $300 more for the AMD processor so I am in no way convinced that it's worth that much more!
I'm returning mine soon. Honestly, it's a fantastic laptop overall - the screen, the battery life and build quality... but for its gaming performance, which is my main use for it.. It is severely overpriced and underpowered with a 4070, even on sale (I got it BF sale 1599 at bestbuy), and even with all the bells and whistles (Frame gen, DLSS, etc) - I found myself thinking over and over that it should be running better, smoother FPS for the price I paid. Also, GHelper makes it a whole lot better, but it's going back - I'm starting to feel buyers remorse. What I DID takeaway from dailying it for a bit is that OLED screens are INSANELY good and I think It's time to upgrade from my Alienware 32" 1440p monitor on my desktop!
Not sure if it means anything - but got an open box deal from Best Buy with the AMD chip. It ran super fast for my hydraulic simulations but blue-screened the same day and return it. It may have been that Beat Buy wiped all the drivers and had to reinstall them, but regardless - this is my story.
G16 with AMD Ryzen 370 is not getting same love treatment with BIOS updates like Intel one. AMD released AGESA update to solve the core-to-core latency issues, but ASUS hasn't offered any BIOS updates for this yet. :/
Okay, so as an owner of the 370 G16 model, there is not currently an available BIOS update right? I keep getting articles about the AMD side of things, but this isnt live for end users correct?
@ yes. There’s no available BIOS updates from ASUS yet. I’m also having random restarts on my 370 G16. Mostly under load but sometimes when it’s light loads as well. Is it the same for you? How’s the sleep behavior for you? Does it randomly wakes up in your backpack too?
@bassemmohsen8405 sleep is also weird for me, even just sleeping at my desk the fans kick in and I've had it wake up out of nowhere many times. I added hibernate and have been using that when traveling. I haven't had more than one crash in the last month though, been fairly stable just weird sleep issues for me.
@@ohexplode do you use windows 11? i have read that sleep mode is bricked in windows 11, that the fans and something in the motherboard keeps producing heat that make the laptop overheat in sleep mode
Imma throw my hat in. Try checking with a throttle reporting program during the runs. Throttlestop is a great tool for this things. From my experience some gaming laptops tend to have some strange limits ("cough" HP).
Removing Optimus from nvidia with the help of DDU tool. Optimus is messing with HDR and performance. Without Optimus etc is way better and more control. Including G-Helper with disabling CPU boost. It has better performance in gaming with turning off 240hz on desktop - only 60hz, max cpu and gpu power by G Helper red options. Then on black ops use borderless, then unlimited or custom 240 to 60ps = 30 to 60fps = another 60fps. Disable bullet penetration wall (laggy not fixed) on graphics settings. You will get smooth experience with no stuttering. You can choose custom Ultra or high. Works. If you have Asus, install G-Helper set to maximum, gpu and cpu. No optimus (DDU removes that)
@kninezbanks I've seen thinner laptops that have ethernet jacks, they should at least come with an adapter in the box like what HP does with their laptops.
@@S85B50Engine List the laptops you are talking about. I'm talking laptops under 17.5mm that have ethernet. List them please. Also why include an adapter for the less than 5% of people who will use ethernet consistently. Not to mention some people might prefer a Type-A adapter, others might prefer a Type-C adapter. If you are that 5%, just go buy an adapter your damn self. smh
@@S85B50Engine "if the laptop is marketed towards gamers, it needs to have it as an option"......Since when is ethernet a gaming pre-requisite? I'm a gamer, I don't use ethernet. The only ethernet cable I have is from my wall to my wifi router......I, like many gamers don't play mindless online games, most of my games are offline single player so wifi works just fine.......Get an adapter if you need ethernet, it's that simple.
G16 user here, my 4080 model has insane overheating issues. Supposedly Asus messed up-big time with the application of the Liquid Metal on the CPU, because it is constantly at 95 and throttling with even the most mundane tasks. If I play a game with an uncapped framerate, there’s a 50-50 chance the laptop will simply shut down from the heat. When the laptop works well, it works REALLY well. But I rarely see the performance that was promised to me.
You 100% have a faulty system, I experienced NO issues on my 4080, it works perfect, I play BO6 at 130FPS capped and barely get fan noise or heat on the keyboard deck, its unbelievable, not one session throughout my use has caused me any issues, and I also tried the Legion 7i 2024 which performed much worse with regards to fan noise and heat.
@@JT11111I had the same horrible issues with my 4090 G16 in November. Overheating, throttling and crazy fan noise. Sent it back to Asus for a refund. I’ll wait for next year’s chip releases before trying again. For now, I’m sticking with my 2023 mini-LED Razer Blade 16 which works perfectly
@@little_fluffy_clouds I think you got a faulty machine too. I've had absolutely no problems with my 4090 G16. I'm using it in a laptop cooler so thermals are kept at bay.
@@little_fluffy_clouds You definitely had a faulty one and you clearly dont need an upgrade as your current laptop is fine, i bought it recently and with 4080 I can get my full use of it for afew years and by that time alot more new and improved G16s have hit the market with a 60 series or 70 series GPUs
I just bought a Zephyrus Duo over black friday weekend. $800 off. Asus proceeded to charge my card. Two days later they cancelled my order with no explanation, sent a refund to my card, and told me to order again from the website. Well now the price has increased $800… I keep calling support every day and they tell me “you will be contacted in 2 business days” I still have not heard anything about whether they will honor my price. If they don’t, I think im gonna go from massive ASUS fan to boycotting them. They are literally just trying to see if I’m desperate enough to burn $800…
I'm wanting to pull the trigger on this. Tbh I'd be looking at 4060 because I already have a legion that is docked with a 4080 and a desktop with a 4090. I'd just like something more portable...how is the battery life? I love the thin and lightness of the Zephyrus. Any responses are greatly appreciated!!
I remember 3 years ago when I bought my first laptop with an OLED screen and I was so anxious to use it. It was a brand spanking new model Asus Vivobook with very decent performance, Ryzen 9 5900HX and RTX3050. Unfortunately my dreams were shattered when I got to use it. Performance was inconsistent, it was very sluggish and laggy. I tried reinstalling the drivers and Windows a few times, talked to Asus Support for a few days but unfortunately I couldn't fix it and had to sell it. I was very pissed because the laptop that I just replaced was a Zephyrus G14 that was running great. Shame that Asus makes these amazing devices but they're so bad at making the software for them.
Why are people praising Asus all of a sudden? These issues should've been non-existent from the very beginning. It's not a freaking budget laptop, it's a flagship model.
My amd laptop has a similar problem. The cpu in gpu demanding games will throttle. So when the gpu uses 105 watts the cpu will boost to 30-35 watts for a few mins and then back down to 18-22 watts and then back up to 30 watts. This inconsistent boost behaviour can cause inconsistent frame rates. Also when charging and playing at the same time the problem is even worse, the cpu will dip to 10-14 watts at times causing drastic fps drops. Im using ghelper btw.
Hey, I have a question. In the video, you say you wouldnt recommend the version with an Intel CPU. Unfortunately, options in my country are limited, so what would you recommend? - Either an Intel version with a 12GB GPU - Or a Ryzen 9 version but only with 8GB GPU (which might perform poorly in some of the newest games) Genuinely interested in your or anyone elses feedback
I think the issue was using performance mode. That gives power to what is using most power. And for Ryzen that never happens when there is a power hungry GPU. Balanced power profile would work better. A common problem with Zen. I think AMD should fix the behavior in performance mode, instead of telling us to use balanced mode even if balanced mode is better for laptops in almost every scenario. What Asus probably did was to make it always run in balanced mode.
Great, feedback like this only benefits us as consumers, though i do need a 4080 for work so, i think i cant listen to your advice about getting the amd version haha.
I wouldn’t get a 4070 or below version because they do not come with the better advanced vapor chamber cooling. If you don’t have one I’d wait for the 5k series release. Because ddr6 and gddr7 ram will be out as well.
I'm very happy with my AMD version, closest thing to my ideal laptop. IDK what Dell is doing with their XPS line up, but the Zephyrus has replaced it in my view.
Seems like a lot of people are still having issues with abrupt shut downs under load with this laptop (myself included), it's all over Reddit and Asus forum, did this happen on your unit?
For once, it's not the intel that was screwing up. Makes me wonder if this is happening in desktop line ups as well. We might not be seeing proper performance because motherboard manufacturers haven't figured out how to spec their CPUs.
Your review was the main reason, why I didn't get the i9-4060 version of zephyrus g 16 this Black Friday sale because of the fan noise issue. Has this been rectified by Asus now?
I feel the vivo book from Asus gets less love.. But confusingly, the oled screen on it is much better than the one I have on my strix.. Don't get me wrong, I love the strix, and honestly I don't mind it's weight over the g16. I felt the skus I had available pushed me to the strix which had a weird screen that threw a lot of light at me but made me feel like I'm looking at my screen through a haze at any thing lower than 50 percent.
Can you test the Legion 9, which hasn't been fixed already since 2 gens. L9 G8/G9 both of them suffer from the same issues that were already provided back then via Legion Discord to the Lenovo coworkers. VMD Issue, SAGV, Pcie Device error due to disabled VMD, which can't be enabled and vice versa, due to their buggy bios. Also the ACPI thing, the Flagship device having the oldest version of the ACPI 5.1 (from 2011), when every other model has an ACPI 6.3 from 2019, is just laughable. Also low air flow, cooling of the USB Controller the USB Controller on the Mobo overheats/isnt properly cooled and will cut off the power of the USB ports and of the KB and Touchpad. Had this issue on all my Mobos, but with a cooling pad the issue is gone, probably due to better aiflow and better cooling of the USB Controller. I had L9 G8 before with 4 mobo replacements, then replacement L9 G9 with 3 mobo replacements and all of them had the same issues, I ve mentioned above. I would appreciate it a lot!
My G16 comes from factory with defective liquid metal on CPU, I seen slight burn marks on the die, I respreded liquid metal that was applied from factory and added a tiny bit of a fresh one. Before this operation I had drop in CPU frequency under load below 1.8GHz, after this fix clock about 2.8-2.9GHz under full load of CPU and GPU. Tell me, could you test yours G16 in furmak + CPU burner and see what CPU frequency you will get after 5-15 mins of consistent load?
Id get it but i just can’t convince myself to oled and its negative perks. Im gonna wait for ces to see what’s up for 2025 screen / aesthetic wise and then decide. My stupid ass wants to get a MacBook Pro and run unsupported games as a stream from windows but that must not be good.
@@SIlent5130 I'm pretty sure most new major gaming laptops release on CES 2025, which is on January 7, 2025. The previous G14 and G16 models released on CES 2024 as well. So the wait would be at most, around 2 months.
I’d wait, ces is a month away and the new models will probably release in March. New and and intel cpu new ddr6 and gddr7 ram new 5k series chips, maybe different display options and maybe the cooling on 5060/5070 models will feature the vapor chamber cooling like the 4080/4090 models got. It’s gonna be a big change all around.
Hi! I just got my first gaming laptop (zephyrus G16 Intel ultra 9 185H), and I really want to know what is the normal temp for this PC, copying, downloading and seeing some videos was about 65°C but with a lot of spikes, and for gaming the CPU is always around 90°C. Is that fine? Normal? What should I do? Thx! Forgot this: Room Temp ~30°C
Which one is better macbook pro or Acer predate helio neo 16 latest 2024 and Asus rog zephyrus g16. long term around 6 yrs ya 7yrs.. Gaming ya editing purpose pls suggest 🙏
So, besides the bios and Nvidia drivers, should the Intel driver download with windows update or do I need to go get that manually? Thanks Also no 4080 with amd version right? This makes me happy. I bought this laptop and I loved it but everybody was talking crap about the CPU and The Limited wattage on the gpu. I wasn't really getting bummed out by it too much because I didn't get the 4090, I got the 4080 so I can get the vapor chamber and the 4080 doesn't benefits from crazy amounts of power. But, all these comments were still bumming me out and I started wondering if I should have gotten the razor blade 16. So I finally decided I got thin and light and I know it would have some compromises but I am loving it. This video just really makes me feel good about it
Hello, im sorry I don’t speak very good English, but I have a g16 2024 with 4090, and I have some minor issues, like micro freeze in all games, I don’t understand, I have the intel ultra 9 maybe it’s the problem, but do you have the same issues on yours ? Of course I have installed the G-helper but I have the problem anyway
Great video as always, only problem with the AMD version is that in the US they cap out at a 4070 with the traditional three fan heat pipe cooling as where the 4080/4090 come with the ultra7 which I don’t recommend but the ultra 9 and has two fan and vapor chamber cooling design which results in better thermals and less noise. I think the amd is def better than the ultra 9 185h but I have a feeling the new ultra 9 285h will be better but we shall see in a few months.
Ofcourse the new Ultra 9 285h will be better, but you'll be waiting around 5/6 months from now for a release of the new G16, thats why I picked up the 4080 now, you will obviously not notice any difference until afew years from now and by that time much better G16s have hit the market
@@JT11111 I have the 4080 as well and I got it for a steal on new open box for 1850 usd. It’s been running great albeit I wish it had the amd processor because it beat the 185h in every category esp battery life but the ultra 9 performed very well for an intel chip on battery life
@@kaiichinose9590 Your information may need to be corrected, because the folks that tested battery life between Ultra 9 vs AMD saw around 1 hour max performance difference, and 1 hour is not noticeable, also why would anyone want to run a laptop on battery if they have the choice to plug it it, it will just kill the battery faster, on a normal use maybe 4/5 hours max is spend on battery if youre out, the intel gets 9 hours and AMD around 10 hours, so it covers the daily need of battery use
I found the fix for that. Do not put your laptop to sleep, instead always use the hibernate button. Also hibernate will not be available from the get go, you will have to manually turn on the switch for that. Just do a google search how to do so. Save your laptop from suffocating.
@alisherminhas8052 Hi Thanks for the insight, I know this workaround however thats the hack which I don't want to use since I put laptop on sleep 6-7 times a day and hibernation takes times. Moreover Asus should fix the same, cant expect such behavior from premium laptops. Thanks to Linus but Most of the youtuber isn't even talking about it.
Hello, I'm looking at the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 16" Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™ Ultra 7, RTX 4060, 1 TB SSD version, do you know if it's fixed in that or do you have a video on that? I'll be using it for Blender and rendering mostly
Can you check on Asus ROG Strix Scar16 G634JZ, Nvidia new driver cause alot of frame drop in games like valorent and fortnite start from 560 version. 556.12 don't have a issue. thanks alot
What do you guys think about this gaming laptop ? Is it worth to spend 2000€ and will it handle older and new AAA games really well ? Notebook Acer Gaming Nitro 17, NH.QSCEX.006, 17.3" 2K IPS 165Hz, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS up to 5.2GHz, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX4070 8GB
They should just release this laptop with the Risen 9 HX 370 and the new NVIDIA RTX 5080/5080 next year and you have the perfect laptop. ...but of course they won't 😂
ASUS is the worst company when it comes to right to repair. Their spare parts are no where available. They have a authorized reseller in US and UK and both have everything out of stock. My Zephyrus laptop's display stopped working, and the display cable is no where available in the entire world. The display just suddenly stopped working after 3yrs and 1 month. (1month after the official warranty ended). I have Contacted all ASUS support, they just say they can't help. These reviewers will never mention this. But I would highly suggest to save your hard earned money from buying from such a company.
@@risencaseynelsonthat won’t help l, the asus Liquid Metal application on the 4070 model is crapp. Mine was the same 75-80 idle and 95-98C constantly throttling while gaming. I returned this shitbox the next day. This has happened to me twice before, buying asus products. Never buying asus crapp ever again.
@@Adhgnis I have the 4070 as well and G Helper fixed it for me. It still runs hot when gaming on POE but that's probably normal for gaming laptops. Idek it sits high 50s max
@@dreistheman7797 bruh the 4090 model comes with vapor chamber cooling.. nothing wrong with the unit but Asus’s qc and a lot of people have the same throttling issue on 4070 g16’s
Huge props to you guys for making a follow-up video on this, and for doing your due diligence. And huge props to Asus too for working with you guys on a fix. I know we kinda argued about it on the first video, but it definitely was a peculiar situation. On my side I got curious and started investigating. I couldn't find anyone with a retail unit who had experienced the issue, and reached out to a lot of people and had them run the same benchmarks to compare, about a dozen of which ran these benchmarks 5+ times for me to help collect data. However, I can't deny the existence of some kind of issue if Asus was able to recreate it, so somehow these few (or somehow all?) units did indeed have something affected. I also can't rule out the possibility that this was a rare off-the-wall thing that only affected a few units - maybe samples from Asus and some outside of that. I'd be curious to know what the root issue was and the final "fix" that occurred. Unfortunately Asus bios updates always just say "optimize system performance" which explains nothing, lol.
Uh huh... sure.. -_- !!!
My laptop with same cofig does not show 120 hz mode how you got that
@@AyushGupta-pg1ts I was on Windows 11 24H2 and I think it was a certain AMD Adrenalin driver that enabled it, but idk the exact one. Had to be from at least a few months ago, around the time my review came out
Cudos to ASUS for going all in on figuring out what the issue was and resolving it. These days companies usually just leave things half-baked and move onto the next product. Fantastic work by the Hardware Canucks team as well, you guys sure do put a lot of effort into the work you do and are easily some of the best content creators out here. In this age of garbage influencers on Instagram and TikTok being easily bought to do whatever kind of misleading marketing tech companies want them to do, integrity really has to be praised and valued.
I thought it was pretty surprising, since Asus is well-known for having lackluster support.
@@ctrl_x1770 Asus, lacklustre warranty that has already been exposed (assuming they've fixed, which they should) should be far better essentially non-existence warranty on Acer or Lenovo support, HP and Dell are just the same as Asus.
I would rather get better products with bad warranty in market that fill with non-existence warranty
Got to thank @gamersnexus for dat
@@ctrl_x1770 this is the first time I was please with a windows laptop, the design this year is the best I've seen so far, it gets super toasty above the keys and it gets me worry about but I settle by using the laptop in silent mode where I can play elden ring locked at 60fps (plugged in) without issues and no noise.
@@NB-mb5mqif tech was that fast you wouldn't buy one too
just great reporting. the fact that HC did their due diligence and tried to work out the problem before publishing their review. stuck to their guns and said “this is what happened to us” and THEN took the time and energy to work with ASUS to diagnose the issue and find an actual solution so that everyone has a better product. All of this is an incredible amount of effort to give consumers a better experience. really stellar work.
Thanks!
I bought the 4080 version after returning my Legion 7i (2024) and all I can say is wow, the vapor chamber cooling thats on the 4080 and 90 makes the fan noise so much quieter than the Legion 7i, its very bearable, not to mention how premium it feels compared to the Legion 7i, the AMD caps at 4070, and you can clearly see the 4080 version doing much better in games, not to mention the AMD has a tri-fan set up, to me the option was clear, the 4080/90 all the way, and its the best laptop of 2024.
4070 has that cruel Nvidia vram limitation.
@ yep, which is why the best G16s are the 4080 and 4090 which gives more Vram
of course dude your comment is hilarious when its much more higher price than your Legion with 4070 lol
@@Eleganttf2 and for good reason, it has better specs, and also with the amount of sales now you should be getting one at a good deal, if you cant then thats on you, personally I would pay 200/300 more for the 4080 G16 over Legion 7i any day of the week
My Legion Pro 7i with RTX 4080 have none of the issues and feels very premium
Got a new G16 with ryzen ai 370 a few days ago... I'd really like to see a comparison between g16 intel with 4080 and this new 4070 in amd. Also great work there for fixing issues with Assus and respect for all that hard work. Keep up with a great job (reviews).
Does your g16 show 120hz refresh option
@@AyushGupta-pg1ts no...I tried everything. I have best buy model, mby that is the issue. But at the end, I wouldn't use it when I have 240hz. Last bios on the device ofc
There are plenty out there, the 4080 destroys the AMD in gaming but the AMD does better in 3D software tasks, I picked up the 4080 as it will future proof my laptop more in gaming and also has a cooling chamber cooling rather than a trifan which the AMD version has
@@JT11111 I underestand all but I really love a new Ryzen CPU-s. I have legion 7i also with 14700HX, undervolted, it is strong but overheats in a few seconds when start some serious job. Also battery life something like 3x worser
@@ItsMeProday83 I had the Legion 7i too and its nowehre near the Ultra on the g16, the battery on the G16 with intel vs AMD is like 30 minutes apart, with the AMD getting that exttra 30 minutes/1 hr, which to me is a minor difference for the vapor chamber cooling and excellent gaming performance especially with the big year ahead for gaming
I love the zephyrus g16. I’ve got one with the ryzen 9 hx 370 and the rtx 4070. That oled combined with the speakers it has gives the absolute most immersive gaming experience I’ve ever had on a laptop 💻. Performance wise mines very very consistent. This laptop is 100% a top contender and still till this day impresses me like day one. It’s a very spicy laptop that offers more than most gaming laptops I’ve tried when it comes to build quality and gaming experience. Speakers on cheaper laptops make you have to have headphones to get a good experience and that’s always been such a let down. I think the audio on this laptop is one of the most understated and under sold features I’ve seen on the web.
are the fans super loud when gaming
@69Starboi yes if you put on turbo mode it gets loud. But not on balanced mode
I'm trying to decide between white or grey g16. I got the silver see through Xbox controller would match nice with the white haha
Thank you for the update. I bought this laptop and then watched reviews. I thought I made a mistake afterwards. But never experienced the same issues yall did. the Asus G16 is almost perfect in my opinion.
Asus is generally good at releasing half-finished firmware for their products at launch and then finishing them up later. We're the beta testers. This is becoming increasingly common in any industry, and it really sucks. At least many of the software bugs from laptops released a year ago are much more stable now, at least for my Scar 16 2023.
Almost perfect. Do you mind putting a few words on the things that you don't find so perfect about the laptop. Also are you using the AMD version?
@knekker1 I am using the intel version. First thing for sure, the laptop can get extremely hot towards the lop of the keyboard. On the lap, that area can literally hurt you it gets that hot. Secondly, in light use, the fans will turn on for what seems like no reason. Also, I notice in armory crate during light use the dedicated gpu will turn on, then off almost like a software battle between the igpu and dedicated, or maybe an issue withing armory crate. Lastly, for light use the battery life is OK. Id say if you have music or TH-cam on in the background and are doing browser tasks, battery life is probably more like 6-7 hours. Which is good, but its less than what many youtubers report.
@@jimmymac2292 That is very useful information you shared, thank you so much for that Jimmy.
MASSIVE W. I really respect this channel and for all of that to happen behind the scenes is incredible.
I love my G14 and I agree this is the love letter to all of those slim and light gamers out there. the 2024 line-up is stellar.
I picked up the silver 4090 version and love it fast, quiet, and thin. Great speakers also for a Windows laptop. Went from a M4 Max 16" MacBook to this and no regrets. Also upgraded storage to a double sided 4TB HP gen4 nvme no issues after unplugging the battery before installation showed up fine in bios and fresh install of Windows. Now to try two 8TB nvme drives soon.
why you switched from the m4 max?
@@Cristianomare Use it for gaming more than for working. Gaming on the Mac was possible but not worth the hassle. Better screen and keyboard. Speakers and build quality are a little worse but not by much. Also saved over 1K. Upgraded the Wi-Fi module to Wi-Fi7 and SSD to 4TB from 1TB. I do wish it had Thunderbolt 5 but can't have everything.
@@Cooper3312000 you mean better screen and kb on the g16? Wow I didnt expect that. What about battery life and performance when not plugged? I'm on the fence
Battery life not amazing about 3 hr not gaming. Probably about an hr gaming if that. If you need battery life get the MacBook. The Asus has a 240hz refresh rate OLED screen so much better, but also harder on the eyes. If dimmed below 50% it gives me a headache. Something to do with how the power is delivered to OLED panels. Keyboard has more travel and just feels better to me to type on.
@@Cooper3312000 3 Hours. Sounds like you have your mux switch turned on and the Nvidia GPU is powering the display. If you switch to eco-mode, it should last at least 7 to 9 hours.
I recently picked the Zephyrus G16 with RTX 4070 after watching your reviews. Totally loving the experience.. it’s a great built device with amazing speakers!!
I'd EASILY choose the AMD version over Intel when Adobe start to fix & optimize their Premiere Pro's timeline performance that's STILL Intel-biased (quicksync).
If only the AMD version came with the RTX 4080/4090 GPUs....
Heck, better yet, I want the upcoming 16GB RDNA 4 SKU (8800M XT?) to be dropped in this thing; change nothing else, just make both the CPU and the dGPU AMD; one driver for all! None of that different vendors' hardware doing Optimus shenanigans. Just one driver, governing all the display, iGPU and dGPU with Smart Access Graphics!
An "Advantage Edition" G16 with 32gb base RAM would be the perfect laptop for me.
Even just vapor cooling with amd would be a good option
Problem with amd is seemingly that they don't ship enough chips to laptop manufacturers. I'm kinda waiting on 2025 model now tbh lmao
@tabkg5802 yeah but rtx 5000 series will still have 8gb vram. So wait for it to come and pick this laptop up on a discount. Also, the new 9900x was not big improvements over 7800x. So we can expect the same with next gen
@tabkg5802 all the chips released this year have been disappointing. Snapdragon, intel ultra series, etc. Amd hx chipset will last a while
Creators that were negative to you seem like they do not understand basic software and firmware bugs and that it does not necessarily affect 100% of laptops sold. I suspect those creators earn a significant living from sponsored reviews and affiliated links and were reacting to protect their income when they should have been supporting your findings and investigating. This is why many viewers on TH-cam are switching off sponsored content as we simply do not trust it and there are many instances lately that raise cause for concern. Glad you do report this and people then can decide whether to gamble their purchase does not have this bug, wait for it to be fixed, or delay their purchase until it is resolved. As the G16 is an excellent device and making it great for all buyers is what creators should focus on, not their own agenda.
Eh. There are a lot of people with the laptop who had different experiences than what was described in the previous video. You can’t accuse other creators for being bought off. What he said before didn’t apply to everyone with the laptop, they were his findings.
@@DieHardEddieEdwardsThat is exactly what I said in my post, that bugs do not affect everyone and creators calling the first review out for being fake was either unprofessional or defending their agenda.
@ It wasn’t unprofessional to call out a negative review if their findings greatly differ from most others’. On the previous review, people were saying “OMG, thank you for telling us the TRUTH” and they accused everyone of having an agenda who was more positive on the laptop. Now, in this video, you’re saying people who pointed out the discrepancy in findings had an agenda.
@@DieHardEddieEdwardsnah, this applied to all 185h g16's. Anyone w/ knowledge of this already knows this.
@ I own this laptop, but thanks for giving me knowledge of my computer that I didn’t have. It’s good to know that 100% of users had the same findings.
I bought the RTX 4070 version but here in Canada I found it on Best Buy with 32GB RAM instead of 16 which was a no-brainer for me, I instantly bought it!!! I was hoping that I could get the RTX 4080 version but even with discounts is ridiculously expensive.
Really appreciated this update as I am strongly considering the G16 with 4090 as its on many boxing week sales.
It's great that you revisited this - I wish some other reviewers would because many early reviews were very harsh on this laptop and I feel like those issues have been resolved. Thanks for the update...though I'm still a bit confused that you would say maybe try to avoid the Intel SKUs after this update stating that everything has been fixed...? Mixed message there. Where I live, it costs $300 more for the AMD processor so I am in no way convinced that it's worth that much more!
I'm returning mine soon. Honestly, it's a fantastic laptop overall - the screen, the battery life and build quality... but for its gaming performance, which is my main use for it.. It is severely overpriced and underpowered with a 4070, even on sale (I got it BF sale 1599 at bestbuy), and even with all the bells and whistles (Frame gen, DLSS, etc) - I found myself thinking over and over that it should be running better, smoother FPS for the price I paid. Also, GHelper makes it a whole lot better, but it's going back - I'm starting to feel buyers remorse.
What I DID takeaway from dailying it for a bit is that OLED screens are INSANELY good and I think It's time to upgrade from my Alienware 32" 1440p monitor on my desktop!
amazing work !! big ups to you and the asus team!! really needed the intel version to get better cuz of the thunderbolt port
I love it. Only problem is body temp a little bit high, im also worried about the liquid metal issue.
Not sure if it means anything - but got an open box deal from Best Buy with the AMD chip. It ran super fast for my hydraulic simulations but blue-screened the same day and return it. It may have been that Beat Buy wiped all the drivers and had to reinstall them, but regardless - this is my story.
G16 with AMD Ryzen 370 is not getting same love treatment with BIOS updates like Intel one.
AMD released AGESA update to solve the core-to-core latency issues, but ASUS hasn't offered any BIOS updates for this yet. :/
Okay, so as an owner of the 370 G16 model, there is not currently an available BIOS update right? I keep getting articles about the AMD side of things, but this isnt live for end users correct?
@ yes. There’s no available BIOS updates from ASUS yet.
I’m also having random restarts on my 370 G16. Mostly under load but sometimes when it’s light loads as well.
Is it the same for you?
How’s the sleep behavior for you? Does it randomly wakes up in your backpack too?
@bassemmohsen8405 sleep is also weird for me, even just sleeping at my desk the fans kick in and I've had it wake up out of nowhere many times. I added hibernate and have been using that when traveling. I haven't had more than one crash in the last month though, been fairly stable just weird sleep issues for me.
I have the same fan ramping up during sleep behavior and one time it woke up in my backpack and was hot like a furnace
Thanks for sharing.
@@ohexplode do you use windows 11? i have read that sleep mode is bricked in windows 11, that the fans and something in the motherboard keeps producing heat that make the laptop overheat in sleep mode
Imma throw my hat in. Try checking with a throttle reporting program during the runs. Throttlestop is a great tool for this things. From my experience some gaming laptops tend to have some strange limits ("cough" HP).
Shout to you for doing the re-review and not just doubling down on your initial results
Why do your videos look so good ? It’s cinematic the lighting the voice damn can you do a tutorial
You should mention the laptop specs in the description or add some text in the video. We did not know your laptop.
Thank you, mines finally working better too!
Removing Optimus from nvidia with the help of DDU tool. Optimus is messing with HDR and performance. Without Optimus etc is way better and more control. Including G-Helper with disabling CPU boost. It has better performance in gaming with turning off 240hz on desktop - only 60hz, max cpu and gpu power by G Helper red options.
Then on black ops use borderless, then unlimited or custom 240 to 60ps = 30 to 60fps = another 60fps.
Disable bullet penetration wall (laggy not fixed) on graphics settings. You will get smooth experience with no stuttering. You can choose custom Ultra or high. Works.
If you have Asus, install G-Helper set to maximum, gpu and cpu. No optimus (DDU removes that)
The main issue it has is the lack of an ethernet port for a premium gaming laptop.
It's insane how they ommit it on so many expensive laptops.
It's a thin and light laptop, less than 17.9mm, almost no laptops of that form-factor have ethernet. It's not about the price but the form factor.
@kninezbanks I've seen thinner laptops that have ethernet jacks, they should at least come with an adapter in the box like what HP does with their laptops.
@@S85B50Engine List the laptops you are talking about. I'm talking laptops under 17.5mm that have ethernet. List them please. Also why include an adapter for the less than 5% of people who will use ethernet consistently.
Not to mention some people might prefer a Type-A adapter, others might prefer a Type-C adapter.
If you are that 5%, just go buy an adapter your damn self. smh
@kninezbanks if the laptop is marketed towards gamers, it needs to have it as an option.
@@S85B50Engine "if the laptop is marketed towards gamers, it needs to have it as an option"......Since when is ethernet a gaming pre-requisite? I'm a gamer, I don't use ethernet. The only ethernet cable I have is from my wall to my wifi router......I, like many gamers don't play mindless online games, most of my games are offline single player so wifi works just fine.......Get an adapter if you need ethernet, it's that simple.
G16 user here, my 4080 model has insane overheating issues. Supposedly Asus messed up-big time with the application of the Liquid Metal on the CPU, because it is constantly at 95 and throttling with even the most mundane tasks. If I play a game with an uncapped framerate, there’s a 50-50 chance the laptop will simply shut down from the heat. When the laptop works well, it works REALLY well. But I rarely see the performance that was promised to me.
You 100% have a faulty system, I experienced NO issues on my 4080, it works perfect, I play BO6 at 130FPS capped and barely get fan noise or heat on the keyboard deck, its unbelievable, not one session throughout my use has caused me any issues, and I also tried the Legion 7i 2024 which performed much worse with regards to fan noise and heat.
@ Unfortunately, I can’t get it fixed, as I’m currently in college and can’t go a lengthy period of time without my laptop. I might try this summer.
@@JT11111I had the same horrible issues with my 4090 G16 in November. Overheating, throttling and crazy fan noise. Sent it back to Asus for a refund. I’ll wait for next year’s chip releases before trying again. For now, I’m sticking with my 2023 mini-LED Razer Blade 16 which works perfectly
@@little_fluffy_clouds I think you got a faulty machine too. I've had absolutely no problems with my 4090 G16. I'm using it in a laptop cooler so thermals are kept at bay.
@@little_fluffy_clouds You definitely had a faulty one and you clearly dont need an upgrade as your current laptop is fine, i bought it recently and with 4080 I can get my full use of it for afew years and by that time alot more new and improved G16s have hit the market with a 60 series or 70 series GPUs
I just bought a Zephyrus Duo over black friday weekend. $800 off. Asus proceeded to charge my card. Two days later they cancelled my order with no explanation, sent a refund to my card, and told me to order again from the website. Well now the price has increased $800… I keep calling support every day and they tell me “you will be contacted in 2 business days”
I still have not heard anything about whether they will honor my price. If they don’t, I think im gonna go from massive ASUS fan to boycotting them. They are literally just trying to see if I’m desperate enough to burn $800…
I'm wanting to pull the trigger on this. Tbh I'd be looking at 4060 because I already have a legion that is docked with a 4080 and a desktop with a 4090. I'd just like something more portable...how is the battery life? I love the thin and lightness of the Zephyrus. Any responses are greatly appreciated!!
I remember 3 years ago when I bought my first laptop with an OLED screen and I was so anxious to use it. It was a brand spanking new model Asus Vivobook with very decent performance, Ryzen 9 5900HX and RTX3050. Unfortunately my dreams were shattered when I got to use it. Performance was inconsistent, it was very sluggish and laggy. I tried reinstalling the drivers and Windows a few times, talked to Asus Support for a few days but unfortunately I couldn't fix it and had to sell it. I was very pissed because the laptop that I just replaced was a Zephyrus G14 that was running great. Shame that Asus makes these amazing devices but they're so bad at making the software for them.
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Why are people praising Asus all of a sudden? These issues should've been non-existent from the very beginning. It's not a freaking budget laptop, it's a flagship model.
I am glad i pulled the plug on the 4070 device. Best decision ever
you mean pulled the trigger?
Why did u pull the plug? There will be less performance
@@WEZFYKANLol
@@NB-mb5mqlol exactly my thoughts
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My amd laptop has a similar problem. The cpu in gpu demanding games will throttle. So when the gpu uses 105 watts the cpu will boost to 30-35 watts for a few mins and then back down to 18-22 watts and then back up to 30 watts. This inconsistent boost behaviour can cause inconsistent frame rates.
Also when charging and playing at the same time the problem is even worse, the cpu will dip to 10-14 watts at times causing drastic fps drops. Im using ghelper btw.
Is there a fix for this?
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I wish rog Strix version can fold all the way flat like this zephyrs, that’ll be awesome to get. Currently own G513rw
Thanks! And what about Content Creator apps, graphic apps and 3D? It changed for the better as well ?
Hey, I have a question. In the video, you say you wouldnt recommend the version with an Intel CPU. Unfortunately, options in my country are limited, so what would you recommend?
- Either an Intel version with a 12GB GPU
- Or a Ryzen 9 version but only with 8GB GPU (which might perform poorly in some of the newest games)
Genuinely interested in your or anyone elses feedback
It depends on pricing. Is there a difference in the price?
I think the issue was using performance mode. That gives power to what is using most power.
And for Ryzen that never happens when there is a power hungry GPU.
Balanced power profile would work better.
A common problem with Zen. I think AMD should fix the behavior in performance mode, instead of telling us to use balanced mode even if balanced mode is better for laptops in almost every scenario.
What Asus probably did was to make it always run in balanced mode.
Great, feedback like this only benefits us as consumers, though i do need a 4080 for work so, i think i cant listen to your advice about getting the amd version haha.
I wouldn’t get a 4070 or below version because they do not come with the better advanced vapor chamber cooling. If you don’t have one I’d wait for the 5k series release. Because ddr6 and gddr7 ram will be out as well.
@@kaiichinose9590 THATS WHAT THEY SAID LAST YEAR
How does everyone use their graphics settings on this laptop? Advanced Optimus or regular Optimus with optimized mode in Armoury Crate?
HI, please do a video on how to fix watchdog errors on Windows and if there are ways to identify whether its a software or a hardware issue..
I'm very happy with my AMD version, closest thing to my ideal laptop. IDK what Dell is doing with their XPS line up, but the Zephyrus has replaced it in my view.
Does your laptop's fan keep turned on after putting it to sleep
thanks man ❤❤❤
Seems like a lot of people are still having issues with abrupt shut downs under load with this laptop (myself included), it's all over Reddit and Asus forum, did this happen on your unit?
I am also having that same issue with mine. Still have not found a fix.
For once, it's not the intel that was screwing up. Makes me wonder if this is happening in desktop line ups as well. We might not be seeing proper performance because motherboard manufacturers haven't figured out how to spec their CPUs.
Can anyone say how good this 2024 G16 CPU with a 4090 would be for gaming at 1440p 60 fps and for pcvr?
Did these fixes also affect the g14?
Your review was the main reason, why I didn't get the i9-4060 version of zephyrus g 16 this Black Friday sale because of the fan noise issue. Has this been rectified by Asus now?
The fan noise issue has not been resolved to our liking yet.
I feel the vivo book from Asus gets less love.. But confusingly, the oled screen on it is much better than the one I have on my strix.. Don't get me wrong, I love the strix, and honestly I don't mind it's weight over the g16. I felt the skus I had available pushed me to the strix which had a weird screen that threw a lot of light at me but made me feel like I'm looking at my screen through a haze at any thing lower than 50 percent.
Can you test the Legion 9, which hasn't been fixed already since 2 gens. L9 G8/G9 both of them suffer from the same issues that were already provided back then via Legion Discord to the Lenovo coworkers. VMD Issue, SAGV, Pcie Device error due to disabled VMD, which can't be enabled and vice versa, due to their buggy bios. Also the ACPI thing, the Flagship device having the oldest version of the ACPI 5.1 (from 2011), when every other model has an ACPI 6.3 from 2019, is just laughable.
Also low air flow, cooling of the USB Controller the USB Controller on the Mobo overheats/isnt properly cooled and will cut off the power of the USB ports and of the KB and Touchpad. Had this issue on all my Mobos, but with a cooling pad the issue is gone, probably due to better aiflow and better cooling of the USB Controller.
I had L9 G8 before with 4 mobo replacements, then replacement L9 G9 with 3 mobo replacements and all of them had the same issues, I ve mentioned above.
I would appreciate it a lot!
My G16 comes from factory with defective liquid metal on CPU, I seen slight burn marks on the die, I respreded liquid metal that was applied from factory and added a tiny bit of a fresh one. Before this operation I had drop in CPU frequency under load below 1.8GHz, after this fix clock about 2.8-2.9GHz under full load of CPU and GPU. Tell me, could you test yours G16 in furmak + CPU burner and see what CPU frequency you will get after 5-15 mins of consistent load?
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Got a g16 with ryzen 370 and it also has a problem there is no 120 hz mode showing up on mine but i saw online it has one please find a fix with asus
Use DDU to uninstall graphics driver, then reinstall newest driver.
I'm gonna get the new Zephyrus G16 (2025) model with the Intel 285H and RTX 5080 for my studies as a Software Engineer! 🔥
I would buy the AMD version in a heartbeat if they had a 4080 or 4090 version!!!
Id get it but i just can’t convince myself to oled and its negative perks. Im gonna wait for ces to see what’s up for 2025 screen / aesthetic wise and then decide. My stupid ass wants to get a MacBook Pro and run unsupported games as a stream from windows but that must not be good.
Should i buy this now or wait for G16 2025 with 5080? I own a Hp elitebook now.
Personally I’d wait if I had the money xD
Wouldn't that be waiting too long? Maybe a year or more
@@SIlent5130 I'm pretty sure most new major gaming laptops release on CES 2025, which is on January 7, 2025. The previous G14 and G16 models released on CES 2024 as well.
So the wait would be at most, around 2 months.
@@MrFuzzemz major performance difference? I heard the 5080 will have 16 gb vram
I’d wait, ces is a month away and the new models will probably release in March. New and and intel cpu new ddr6 and gddr7 ram new 5k series chips, maybe different display options and maybe the cooling on 5060/5070 models will feature the vapor chamber cooling like the 4080/4090 models got. It’s gonna be a big change all around.
Hi! I just got my first gaming laptop (zephyrus G16 Intel ultra 9 185H), and I really want to know what is the normal temp for this PC, copying, downloading and seeing some videos was about 65°C but with a lot of spikes, and for gaming the CPU is always around 90°C. Is that fine? Normal? What should I do? Thx!
Forgot this: Room Temp ~30°C
Dell XPS 17 vs Asus Zephyrus G16 what's the weight of the Laptop and How time it takes to charge ?
the charger of the zephyrus g16 is 200w, i read it charges 50% in 30 mins
Does the 14 inch also come with the amd hx 370?
Which one is better macbook pro or Acer predate helio neo 16 latest 2024 and Asus rog zephyrus g16. long term around 6 yrs ya 7yrs..
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Does is overheat playing triple AAA games and is the fans loud???
So, besides the bios and Nvidia drivers, should the Intel driver download with windows update or do I need to go get that manually?
Thanks
Also no 4080 with amd version right?
This makes me happy. I bought this laptop and I loved it but everybody was talking crap about the CPU and The Limited wattage on the gpu. I wasn't really getting bummed out by it too much because I didn't get the 4090, I got the 4080 so I can get the vapor chamber and the 4080 doesn't benefits from crazy amounts of power.
But, all these comments were still bumming me out and I started wondering if I should have gotten the razor blade 16.
So I finally decided I got thin and light and I know it would have some compromises but I am loving it.
This video just really makes me feel good about it
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Where I live they want $1,900 for the 4060 OLED version. $3,000 for the 4080. No thanks.
Well, at my place the 4060 version costs $2600, $3200 for the 4070.
Bruh I waited for a sale and copped the oled 4070 Intel one for 1600$. I'd do it again tmrw if I had to. Got it from best buy
@@anotherdedchannel that's a good price that I would happily pay.
@@anotherdedchannel Americans get the best deals. Almost everywhere else is significantly more expensive. smh
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Isn't the ventilation blocked by screen?
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Hello, im sorry I don’t speak very good English, but I have a g16 2024 with 4090, and I have some minor issues, like micro freeze in all games, I don’t understand, I have the intel ultra 9 maybe it’s the problem, but do you have the same issues on yours ? Of course I have installed the G-helper but I have the problem anyway
Same on mine, even cs2 stuttering, no idea how to fix
I had to purchase an Intel version because they didn't pair amd with the 4080
Sadly on all ASUS-Laptops the Enter-Button is small, not like on all others. That's a no go.
Enter button seems fine to me
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Great video as always, only problem with the AMD version is that in the US they cap out at a 4070 with the traditional three fan heat pipe cooling as where the 4080/4090 come with the ultra7 which I don’t recommend but the ultra 9 and has two fan and vapor chamber cooling design which results in better thermals and less noise. I think the amd is def better than the ultra 9 185h but I have a feeling the new ultra 9 285h will be better but we shall see in a few months.
Seriously, I don't know why ASUS didn't make a G16 4080 with an AMD processor.
For the price, nothing wrong with the 185H. It is far cheaper than the AMD variant.
Ofcourse the new Ultra 9 285h will be better, but you'll be waiting around 5/6 months from now for a release of the new G16, thats why I picked up the 4080 now, you will obviously not notice any difference until afew years from now and by that time much better G16s have hit the market
@@JT11111 I have the 4080 as well and I got it for a steal on new open box for 1850 usd. It’s been running great albeit I wish it had the amd processor because it beat the 185h in every category esp battery life but the ultra 9 performed very well for an intel chip on battery life
@@kaiichinose9590 Your information may need to be corrected, because the folks that tested battery life between Ultra 9 vs AMD saw around 1 hour max performance difference, and 1 hour is not noticeable, also why would anyone want to run a laptop on battery if they have the choice to plug it it, it will just kill the battery faster, on a normal use maybe 4/5 hours max is spend on battery if youre out, the intel gets 9 hours and AMD around 10 hours, so it covers the daily need of battery use
just purchased zephyrus, but g14.. thanks!
I got G16 AMD HX 370, the fan remains turned on after putting the laptop on sleep, this keeps the laptop warm. have u experienced similar behavior?
I found the fix for that. Do not put your laptop to sleep, instead always use the hibernate button. Also hibernate will not be available from the get go, you will have to manually turn on the switch for that. Just do a google search how to do so. Save your laptop from suffocating.
@alisherminhas8052 Hi Thanks for the insight, I know this workaround however thats the hack which I don't want to use since I put laptop on sleep 6-7 times a day and hibernation takes times. Moreover Asus should fix the same, cant expect such behavior from premium laptops.
Thanks to Linus but Most of the youtuber isn't even talking about it.
Hello, I'm looking at the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 16" Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™ Ultra 7, RTX 4060, 1 TB SSD version, do you know if it's fixed in that or do you have a video on that? I'll be using it for Blender and rendering mostly
Did you get it?
Can you check on Asus ROG Strix Scar16 G634JZ, Nvidia new driver cause alot of frame drop in games like valorent and fortnite start from 560 version. 556.12 don't have a issue. thanks alot
I have the 4090 version. I absolutely love this laptop.
Any issues at all ? And curious does it get really got during gaming or is that overhyped?
How do I get the update?
Me waiting for 5070 or 5080 series
I can't get myself to buy another asus laptop. My 2021 G14 gave me nothing but problems in hardware and software.
how so?
How good will it be to overwatch
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What do you guys think about this gaming laptop ? Is it worth to spend 2000€ and will it handle older and new AAA games really well ?
Notebook Acer Gaming Nitro 17, NH.QSCEX.006, 17.3" 2K IPS 165Hz, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS up to 5.2GHz, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX4070 8GB
They should just release this laptop with the Risen 9 HX 370 and the new NVIDIA RTX 5080/5080 next year and you have the perfect laptop.
...but of course they won't 😂
Would be perfect for me if 64GB ram was available
ASUS is the worst company when it comes to right to repair. Their spare parts are no where available. They have a authorized reseller in US and UK and both have everything out of stock. My Zephyrus laptop's display stopped working, and the display cable is no where available in the entire world. The display just suddenly stopped working after 3yrs and 1 month. (1month after the official warranty ended). I have Contacted all ASUS support, they just say they can't help. These reviewers will never mention this. But I would highly suggest to save your hard earned money from buying from such a company.
But the screen wobbles a lot
Does 4070 also fixed
Shady Asus needs to fix their warranty scams
There are zero issues with warranty repairs on the laptop side. At least not from what we have experienced here in Canada.
Mine sits at idle 77 to 80 Celsius, I have the 4070 model.
Remove armory crate and use G-Helper.
@@risencaseynelsonthat won’t help l, the asus Liquid Metal application on the 4070 model is crapp. Mine was the same 75-80 idle and 95-98C constantly throttling while gaming. I returned this shitbox the next day. This has happened to me twice before, buying asus products. Never buying asus crapp ever again.
@@Adhgnis I have the 4070 as well and G Helper fixed it for me. It still runs hot when gaming on POE but that's probably normal for gaming laptops. Idek it sits high 50s max
There must be a problem with your unit. My G16 4090 sits at 50s while browsing. I'm also using GHelper and removed armoury crate.
@@dreistheman7797 bruh the 4090 model comes with vapor chamber cooling..
nothing wrong with the unit but Asus’s qc and a lot of people have the same throttling issue on 4070 g16’s
42 seconds upload i feel new
GG but I think I'll stick with the AMD model 😜
thanks
they'll fix it when it gets an AMD CPU.
The intel version is fine.
it does tho
I tot u said 3 months ago that G16 was worse