Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 HG015T

It’s not quite as powerful as the gargantuan Strix Scar X3D, but it’s also not quite as expensive. It’s not quite as powerful as the gargantuan Strix Scar X3D, but it’s also not quite as expensive.

If you can afford it, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 delivers enthusiast-grade gaming-laptop performance via cutting-edge parts, but other aspects don’t impress enough to garner top marks.

AMD Zen 4 and 175 W GeForce RTX 40 combo. Asus' latest gaming laptop is one of the fastest in the market and it doesn't even need any Intel parts. You'll still want to keep a close eye on those high core temperatures, though.

The 2023 generation of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 is one of the most powerful laptops money can buy today, and exceptionally competitive as a gaming machine in this Ryzen 9 7945HX and RTX 4090 configuration that sells for less than the Intel-based 2023 Scar models with similar specs. At the same time, though, a handful of reasons might convince some of you to pay extra for the more advanced Scar 16/Scar 18 designs, as you'll find out from this review.

“The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 is a solid gaming laptop, buoyed by the excellent AMD processor inside.”