Asus Unveils New ROG Strix Scar II With 17.3-Inch Display, GTX 1060 Graphics

Asus announced the ROG Strix SCAR II gaming laptop with a 15.6-inch 144Hz display back in June at Computex 2018. The visitor has now introduced a new version of the ROG Strix Scar II with a larger 17.iii-inch brandish with the aforementioned refresh rate and response time, besides equally like hardware under the hood.

Asus claims that the ROG Strix Scar II is the commencement laptop with a 17-inch display which is less than 400mm wide, cheers to super narrow bezels effectually the display. The new Asus gaming laptop features the aforementioned design as its smaller sibling, complete with the brushed metallic finish, the dual tone Kevlar and camouflage texture on the deck, and full sRGB lighting keyboard with translucent edges on the keycap.

The Strix Scar Two features a17.3-inch Total HD IPS brandish which has a 3ms response time and 144Hz refresh rate, still, there is also a variant which comes with a 60Hz refresh rate. The device comes in two CPU variants, ane with an 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8300H processor, and the other i with a hexa-core Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, coupled with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM.

The Strix Scar Two can be configured in three separate models which characteristic up to 512GB of M.two NVMe PCIe SSD, 1TB of SSHD or 1TB of HDD storage. The graphics are handled by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with 6GB of graphics memory. Interestingly, the smaller ROG Strix Scar Ii with a 15.6-inch display tin be configured with upwardly to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, which is an oddity.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 2 (GL704) Specifications:

Processor	8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8300H
Display	17.3" IPS-blazon FHD (1920 x 1080), 144Hz/60Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Storage	Up to 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD / 1TB SSHD / 1TB HDD
Wireless	802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 Wi-Fi Bluetooth® 5.0
Connectivity	one x USB 3.1 Gen ii Type-C, 3 10 USB 3.1 Gen ane, one x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 1 x mini DisplayPort one.ii, i x HDMI ii.0, ane x RJ-45 jack, i x SD carte du jour reader, 1 x iii.v-mm audio combo
Sound	2 x speakers with smart-amplifier technology, array microphone
OS	Windows 10 Home / Pro
Dimensions	39.98 10 27.35 x 2.49~2.64 cm
Weight	2.9kg

For oestrus management, the ROG Strix Scar Ii uses the proprietary HyperCool Pro arrangement which features iii heatsinks lined with very sparse copper fins for estrus dissipation, while separate 12V cocky-cleaning fans with special anti-grit tunnels for the CPU and GPU manage air menstruum.

The ROG Strix Scar II will hit the US market in the last half of September carrying a cost tag of $1,699, however, details virtually its availability in the Indian marketplace are non known.