Our quick take
Asus ROG Strix Scar III - 4.5 / 5
Bleeding edge power with a premium design
- Up to Intel Core i9-9880H Up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 GPU M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 SSD - up to 1TB Up to 32GB DDR4 2666Mhz SDRAM 1 x Type C USB3.1 (DP capable), 3 x Type A USB3.1, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x 3.5mm Audio Jack, 1 x RJ45 Ethernet port
Uber fast visuals and ray tracing capabilities
- 15.6-inch Full HD 1080p IPS panel 81.5 per cent screen-to-body ratio 240Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, 100% sRGB GameVisual colour display 3DMark benchmark scores: Sky Diver, Fire Strike, Time Spy, Timespy Extreme, Port Royal, DLSS
Software, sound highlights and battery life
- Armoury Crate software with an accompanying smartphone app Adjustable fan speed, RGB lighting and system monitoring Audio and visual enhancement settings
A comfortable keyboard with cool accents
- Compact keyboard layout Quiet and comfortable membrane style keyboard RGB backlit keyboard, full N-Key rollover, Overstroke tech
To recap
We thoroughly approve of the premium feel of this machine, coupled with a 240Hz high refresh screen and heaps of power on tap for gaming. The price might make most people recoil in horror, but if you have the cash to splash why not go all out?
