Inside ASUS TUF Gaming FX504 – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

ASUS TUF FX504 features one of the latest CPUs from Intel – Core i7-8750H. In this article, you are going to see how the device looks on the inside and what approach the manufacturer undertook to cool the essentials.

Check out all ASUS TUF FX504 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-depth Review.


1. Removing bottom plate

In order to get inside the TUF FX504, you need to remove the bottom plate. When you look at it in the first place you would think that there is a service panel. On further inspection, however, we saw that ASUS is playing games with us, as this is just a texture along the surface. However, getting inside is pretty easy, as you have to remove a total of 11 Phillips head screws. As always, be sure to order them neatly, as some of them differ in size.


2. Memory

First things first, here is a look at the two RAM DIMMs. They support up to 32 GB DDR4 memory with speeds up to 2666 MHz – in compliance with the 8th Gen CPUs from Intel.


3. Battery and Storage

Next, there is the 3-cell 48Wh battery unit. As you can read in our detailed review of the ASUS TUF FX504, it proves a bit too modest for this hardware. In order to remove it, you need to remove the little screw on the bottom. Of course, don’t forget to disconnect the battery connector (found on top) from the motherboard. This is the first thing you need to do when removing hardware from the system. In the right image, you can see the SSHD used for this computer. It is a Seagate FireCuda ST1000LX015 and is comprised by 1TB of HDD and 8 GB NAND chips which serve as the cache hard drive.


4. Cooling system

ASUS has opted for a pretty modest cooling in the TUF FX504. At least that’s how the situation seems at first sight (you can find how it fares in our review). Here both the CPU and GPU share a fat heat pipe while there is one small one to aid GPU cooling. Although it may sound weird, there is a positive aspect of this design. When you are using a program that uses predominantly the CPU or GPU, respectively, it will cool the aforesaid chip with both fans. On the other side, if you are playing a very intensive game that is hard on the CPU (like GTA V) things look different. This is where that thermal design starts to suffer.


ASUS TUF Gaming FX504 configurations

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Jacob
Jacob
5 years ago

Is it possible to Remove The fan itself from The rotor? Mine went dry and is making noises now. I cant Seem to unplug the Black plastic fan once i get The lit OFF from ontop of it.

tsd
tsd
4 years ago

my fx504’s fan is blocked with dust but don’t know how to clean those fans by myself. It would be nice if there was a detailed video showing how to clean those two fan from inside out.

ProGamer
ProGamer
4 years ago

I have the ROG Strix G531GD. Is the disassembly the same as this one? Just want to install new DIMM and SSHD hard drive. Thanks!

Dylan
Dylan
4 years ago

Greetings, My laptop screen seam came apart near the hinge. I can send you a picture if it helps. I tried locktite and gorilla, but they both failed from me opening and closing it everyday. Do you have advice which glue I should use? Also, would you suggest I treat the plastic with anything? Can I drill a hole there and insert a wire for strength?

DavidGT
DavidGT
4 years ago
Reply to  Dylan

Please help and I have the exact same problem happened last night suddenly. Can anyone show me how to tear down in detail near hinge area.

DavidGT
DavidGT
4 years ago
Reply to  Dylan

After getting my new computer, finally decided to open it up. The screen cover and hinge cover is a one piece construction. Please do not try to yank up hinge cover itself. Open up the screen about 110 degree form computer base (home of mother board) and using art knife carefully open up the screw cover, lower left corner. Time to open up display screen assembly. Using thin plastic pry tool to carefully pry it open between the red plastic layer and screen cover (black). Please continue to do it going up and around the screen top (maybe half way… Read more »

R.K. Paul
R.K. Paul
3 years ago
Reply to  DavidGT

Can you please show us this in a video or as a tutorial please as i am too facing the same problem.My ASUS TUF 504 gaming laptop’s screen seam came apart near the right hinge.If you want to see the problem i can show you the pictures. please help me solve this problem. I have bought it 3 to 4 months ago.So help me please.

mike
3 years ago
Reply to  R.K. Paul

mine broke too. i called asus and sent it back to the factory in texas. they replaced the screen and i had it back in about 10 days. this was last year so i don’t know the return time with all the country shut down. also, it was covered under warranty, no hassles.

R.K. Paul
R.K. Paul
3 years ago
Reply to  Dylan

Can you please show me those pictures please. Can you please mail those images in [email protected]??It would really help to understand the problem better.Thankyou.

Andylive974
Andylive974
3 years ago

Hi ! Thanks for this review. I bought the basic version 1To SSHD and had many problems with it : – it used to be very slow (much more than any of my entry level laptops), – it used to get constantly hot, – it was absolutely NOT stable in performance and it would always freeze. – touchpad and mouse were a daily pain. It was my worst experience with a laptop. I installed Rog and Aura utilities : except Windows first boot, everything boots fast, works fast and is very smooth, a real pleasure ! I also downloaded Asus… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by Andylive974
pratyush thakur
pratyush thakur
2 years ago

does it has two slots for ssd

Joseph
Joseph
1 year ago

Is there anyway to see what screws go where?

Nick
Nick
1 year ago
Reply to  Joseph

Hi Joseph, surprised to see someone looking for the same thing as me so recently! Let me know if you’ve found anything exact. I found this online for now https://www.manualowl.com/m/Asus/TUF-Gaming-F15/Manual/559060?page=3

juan
juan
2 months ago

can u explain where to place a m2 ssd and if i want to take off the HDD and put an SSD in its place?