Inside ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 (2022) – disassembly and upgrade options

This device sports a sophisticated cooling solution, which employs many heat pipes and a liquid metal thermal compound for the CPU.

Check out all ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 (2022) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

To get this laptop disassembled, you first need to remove the three rubber covers in the middle of the bottom panel. Then, undo all 13 Phillips-head screws and pry the panel starting from the front right corner.


2. Battery

Inside, we find a 90Wh battery pack, which lasts for 8 hours of Web browsing, or 6 hours and 30 minutes of video playback. To continue with the disassembly, unplug the battery connector, and undo the four Phillips-head screws keeping it in place.


3. Memory and storage

Here, you get either 8 or 16GB of DDR5 memory soldered to the motherboard. You can expand it by 32GB via the single SODIMM slot. Storage-wise, you get two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, which support Gen 4 drives.


4. Cooling system

This device has a really special cooling, which incorporates three heat pipes shared between the CPU and the GPU, as well as one more for each of them. A sixth heat pipe takes care of the VRMs and the graphics memory, while four heat sinks, and two fans help with heat dissipation. Also, the processor comes with a liquid metal thermal compound.

Check out all ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 (2022) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 (2022) in-depth review

Ladies and gentlemen, one of the best gaming laptops have just been made better. The ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 is an exquisite machine that is great not only for gaming, but also for content creation, photo, and video editing, and pretty much everything you can imagine. Last year, we were blown away by its sleek design, good battery life, and astonishing performance.This is why ASUS had very little homework for this year. However, they still appear to deliver as there are some improvements on the hardware front. Gone are the Zen 3 processors, which make way for their Zen 3+ refreshes. This m[...]

Pros

  • IR face recognition scanner, fingerprint reader, Wi-Fi 6E support
  • Up to 48GB of DDR5 RAM in dual-channel mode
  • Dual PCIe x4 Gen 4 drive support
  • PWM-free display (QHD, 165Hz panel)
  • Quick pixel response times (QHD, 165Hz panel)
  • 100% sRGB coverage + almost full DCI-P3 coverage and great color accuracy thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (QHD, 165Hz panel)
  • The USB Type-C port supports charging and DisplayPort 1.4
  • Liquid metal on the CPU
  • Improved camera software

Cons

  • No Thunderbolt support (due to AMD limitations)
  • The keyboard has tiny arrow keys
  • No NumberPad
  • Weird behavior from the graphics card
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