ASUS TUF Gaming A17

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Date Published: 01 Feb 2023

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
2000GB SSD
16GB DDR4
2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

6.9 Portability Good

7.0 Display Very Good

6.9 For Work Good

6.2 For Gaming Good

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Review

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 in-depth review

In 2021 ASUS decides that it needs to reintroduce the laptop, which arguably changed the budget gaming market - the TUF A17 (FA706). Instead of making any significant visual changes, and rebrand it, they just slapped 2021 at the name and called it a day.However, this is only a part of the story. Building on the Ryzen 4000H success, they now employ the latest and greatest from both AMD and NVIDIA (weird, right?), with the Ryzen 5000H processors, based on the Zen 3 architecture, and new RTX 3000 graphics cards.Well, there is a lot to be talked about but we have to praise them for being one of the first out there. Will this hasty approach deliver quirky results. Or they had more time? Regardless of the answers to those two questions, we really hope that the TUF A17 (FA706) 2021 deliv[...]

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Pros

Great price/performance ratio
Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an RGB backlight
Ryzen 5000H CPU + RTX 3000 combo
There are two M.2 PCIe slots, and two RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel
Great battery life for a gaming laptop
144Hz panel with relatively quick pixel response times (BOE NV173FHM-NX4 (BOE0995))
No PWM (BOE NV173FHM-NX4 (BOE0995))

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
Warms up pretty quickly during gaming
All-plastic design
50% sRGB coverage (BOE NV173FHM-NX4 (BOE0995))

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

ASUS dropped the bomb by being the first to equip their notebooks with both NVIDIA's RTX 3000 series graphics cards and the Zen 3 architecture from AMD. Take a look at the result from the inside.Check out all ASUS TUF A17 (FA706) 2021 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate This device's bottom panel is secured by 11 Phillips-head screws. Once again, the bottom left one is captive, and lifts the edge slightly after being undone. This is exactly where you want to start the prying process.2. Battery Intere[...]

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920x1080, IPS + FreeSync

Name
BOE NV173FHM-NX4 (BOE0995)

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
127.34 ppi

Brightness
315 cd/m²

sRGB
50%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
27 inches (69 cm)

Contrast
1190:1

dE Color Checker
4.5 4.0

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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