ASUS Republic of Gamers unveiled their AMD Rzyen powered Strix line of laptops yesterday at a special press event held in Makati.
The event showcased to us the specs and price of what you can expect from the first ever Ryzen powered series of gaming laptops from the brand.
The GLC 702ZC runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and has the AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics card with 4GB DDR5 VRAM. The GL702ZC is reported to run on 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) with an IPS display of 1.3 inches. It has AMD FreeSync display tech and will have multiple configurations which include 1080p variants at 75Hz and 120 Hzs.
Other features for the laptop are ROG GameFirst IV, XSplit Gamecaster and ASUS splendid visual tech.
The laptop also has a backlit keyboard which boasts anti-ghosting technology.
The Strix GL702ZC has the following configurations:
| Specification | GL702ZC |
| Color | Myst Black |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen™ 7 1700, 8C/16T, 65W; AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600, 6C/12T, 65W; |
| Graphics Card | AMD Radeon™ RX580; 4GB DDR5 with VR Support |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Memory | 8GB or 16GB DDR4 with 64GB MAX SUPPORT |
| Storage | 1TB HDD 7200RMP + 128GB SSD / MAX 512GB NVME |
| Display | 17.3” IPS FHD (1920 x 1080) 75Hz, FreeSync™ 17.3” IPS FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz, FreeSync™ Anti-glare and wide-view technology |
The ROG Strix GL702ZC is going to be available in late October 2017 with the prices at 99,995 php for the Ryzen 7 configuration and 84,995 php for the Ryzen 5 one. If you’d like to pre-order now, you can head to this link.