Purchased as an Amazon warehouse deal and was happy to receive one in what appeared to be as new condition.Upgraded the RAM to 16gb, although to be honest it is probably not needed. Yes, out of the box it runs hot but have downloaded Throttlestop (YouTube how to guides) which has helped a lot when gaming and bringing down those temps. Seems to handle everything thrown at it so far and I am very pleased with my purchase, especially as it was under £600.
Paul TGreat laptop, I use it for Destiny 2 mainly and get a solid 60fps at medium settings, has problems with over heating when playing for more than 2 hours but other than that it's amazing
MaherThis is a nice looking laptop but many a rosey apple had a bad core. when I first opened the box I was so happy it looks cool and has such a wonderful spec. Sadly it gets hot very quickly (93c) playing wow, fans on full whack Yes you can play most games on this laptop but its going to thermal throttle to such an extent its not worth it. Its battery life mean it makes a poor daily driver I've read up and tried most of the cooling solutions I can find with little results. Short of purchasing a walk in freezer (Maybe if Santa is watching) its NOT and game machine.Given the choice I would not pick this laptop again.
Rev JohnLaptop is great value for money especially after the discounted price from prime day. Good battery life on power saving mode with normal use. GPU and CPU great for gaming and general usage. Laptop does get very hot though. GPU would go up to 87 degrees C and CPU averages around 95 degrees while gaming. Would still recommend this laptop.
DivanGreat laptop, didn't realise it doesn't have a CD drive or SD card reader. Very fast start up and great graphics/colours.
KarpenterThere are more expensive options out there but I got this when Amazon had an offer on. More than good enough for the casual gamer, only the hard-core-all-settings-on-max folks may find it lacking. Fans are noisy and it gets rather hot when pushing it on the graphics front, but other than that I'm very happy with just how capable it is. I added another 8gb of RAM just because it was a cheap win to keep things running smoothly.
TallPaulI got this mainly for playing WOW and Overwatch. It runs everything so well and I am able to play many other games I couldn’t play on my old gaming laptop. I have had it for 2 months now and not had a single issue. It’s a really nice machine.
LisaMarsMostly great but get a intermittent screen error on battery power.
Amazon CustomerI really like the screen of the laptop as it is 120hz screen. It has an awesome graphics card which can run most of the games that I play some including csgo, GTA 5, assassin's creed unity, AOT 2 and Fortnite all with good frame rate 60fps for high graphical games and 120fps for most e sports ready games
KaM1 神I had one good review that was declined. So I am keeping it short this time. This is very good laptop and worth it’s price. Battery is drained fast but I will use it close to a socket most of the time and don’t think that will ever bother me
VesA.Looks fantastic, with a red back light, we bought it for my Son as he needs a laptop for music production, as it has 2 fans it fits the bill for staying on a lot of the time, we saved money as well as was on Amazon Prime Day.
selena careyI've come to discover temp issues when running at high specs on games, looking at temps as high as 92/93C - on the brink of damaging. Other than that it's a great piece of kit, and for the sales price I bought this at you won't find anything comparable at that price point. Another issue is the BIOS throttling when not plugged in, this is of course very common in laptops but the sheer noticeable significance is frustrating, even when I am not gaming.All in all a great laptop and the above issues are not enough to cause huge alarm but something to bear in mind for the real "techies" out there.
Marcus CarrollOverall it is a great looking laptop but I hate having one note trying to back up all my documents and photo's - I blame Microsoft for this.I have having issues with a flickering screen and it is proving hard to resolve.
chimerause for basic video editing in davinci resolve. Works well. solid built, quick enough for the price. does all I require
Amazon CustomerThis model is the absolute sweet spot for medium to high gaming.When looking for reviews, ONLY check for the 17" or 15" version of the FX505GM. Other Models may not have a full 1060GTX, but either an AMD processor and Mobile GTX chip, or Mobile 1070 GTX with an AMD processor.This exact model has 8GB RAM and a Full 6GB GTX 1060. Adding another 8GB Crucial CT8G4SFS8266 to the spare slot (about £40, and confirmed compatible via Crucial website.), improves it to a 'Dual Channel Powerhouse', increasing all single channel review scores across the board by 10 to 20% dependant of workload.Not much diff between 17 and 15" other than power draw and weight. IPS screen colour is perfect for digital or fine print work. Three models tested. Acceptable bleed from all screens.Basically, anything with requirements under Witcher 3 Ultra+Hairworks + many HD texture mods will pump out a solid 60FPS. Apex Legends ran at 60. Dishonored, Slime Rancher, New Wolfensteins 1/2, Alien Isolation, AOE3, 60GB Bluray rips...Not my thing but: Fortnight and Apex hit 80 to 120. PUBG solid 60 with a few tweaks.GTA5 solid etc.Basic ports, basic sound, but perfectly balanced tech so nothing else is bottlenecked.Solid product. No regrets with this model +8GB.
RoughsleeperThe Pros:1: Great at handing 4k footage for video editing in primer pro and after effects (will probably upgrade the ram to be 16Gb though)2: The SSD, The speeds of the SSD are Blazing fast (Used Blackmagic disk speed test and was getting 1.4Gb Per second)3: Gaming on the laptop (Only played GTA 5, BO3 and Euro Truck Sim) GTA 5 on the Laptop runs around 60FPS give or take at high settings (No advanced setting touched) BO3 Was all High/Very High settings was getting 60/70FPS4: The Screen is Great panel found when doing any color work on it for photos/videos found it to be very accurate (not managed to test it properly with a screen calibration tools) but when viewing photos on other monitors and even prints they are very close.The Cons:1: BATTERY LIFE, while Gaming is less than an hour (video editing is around 2ish hours)2: SCREEN REFRESH RATES, so when I got the laptop and was unplugging the power I noticed the screen goes black for a couple of seconds same with plugging it in and I was confused by this then I notched the refresh rate of the screen seamed to drop so I opened the Intel graphics manger at it was dropping to 48Hz instead of 120HzSo whenever the laptop is on battery it drops to 48Hz which is very noticeable if it was going to drop wish it would drop to 60Hz min as 48Hz seems very laggy feeling but you can simply change it back to 120Hz but wish it would stay at that even after setting profiles in the Intel Graphics manager always drops to 48Hz on battery3. BLUE SCREENS, I have had this laptop blue screen 2/3 times over the last 2/3 weeks, not massive issue but is annoying found it blues screens if I was using the laptop and would go away and it would turn off the display I would move the mouse for it to come back and would blue screen HOWEVER after doing the newish windows update 1903 along with updating the Nvidia drivers (to update the drivers I had to reinstall them would not update with the default installed onesthe blue screen has seemed to of stop (from using it 1 week solid)4. TEMPERATURE, So
Darren-Overall verdict-The laptop is okay. The specification for both the sale and the original price (£899) for the i7/GTX 1060 version is insane, but plagued with hit-and-miss software issues such as blue screens, black screens and flickering, poor battery for even general browsing, and the limitation of a 1 year warranty with no possibility to extend it, leaves this laptop a volatile purchase. I returned my laptop to Amazon after 2 weeks.If you have any questions, right them in the comments of my review and I will try to answer them.-Background-I have been looking at buying a gaming laptop for the past 6 months, and have been looking at this laptop for around a month due to its combined CPU and GPU for its price. I managed to grab one during the sale for the discounted price from £899 to £779.This review is for the i7-8750, GTX 1060, 8GB Ram model, but there will be useful comments in this review that can relate to the other specifications.-Initial thoughts-It is light and thin. The structural materials despite the weight of the laptop being fairly standard. Most 15.6 inch laptops are around the 2.2k weight. Depending on what you are going for, this can be good and bad thing. For me, it does make me feel more conscious about using the device more freely as it feels prone to breaking versus my previous laptop that felt it was built like a tank. The screen specifically on this is /VERY/ prone to flex (bendiness), but the bezels are thin, so it is a trade-off for the price.The real value of the laptop - which is what I was seeking - is its specification. Take the specifications and put them into Google and you will yield some beefy results. Price-to-performance on paper, these laptops whatever the laptop specification you are looking at will be running good for the price they are going for versus their gaming laptop competitions such as HP, Dell, Razer, and ASUS’s gaming brand ROG. You will not find many GTX 1060 laptops - a 6GB version at that, not the underpowered 3GB version - under £1000 on the market, which is wha
Sam-Overall verdict-
The laptop is okay. The specification for both the sale and the original price (£899) for the i7/GTX 1060 version is insane, but plagued with hit-and-miss software issues such as blue screens, black screens and flickering, poor battery for even general browsing, and the limitation of a 1 year warranty with no possibility to extend it, leaves this laptop a volatile purchase. I returned my laptop to Amazon after 2 weeks.
If you have any questions, right them in the comments of my review and I will try to answer them.
-Background-
I have been looking at buying a gaming laptop for the past 6 months, and have been looking at this laptop for around a month due to its combined CPU and GPU for its price. I managed to grab one during the sale for the discounted price from £899 to £779.
This review is for the i7-8750, GTX 1060, 8GB Ram model, but there will be useful comments in this review that can relate to the other specifications.
-Initial thoughts-
It is light and thin. The structural materials despite the weight of the laptop being fairly standard. Most 15.6 inch laptops are around the 2.2k weight. Depending on what you are going for, this can be good and bad thing. For me, it does make me feel more conscious about using the device more freely as it feels prone to breaking versus my previous laptop that felt it was built like a tank. The screen specifically on this is /VERY/ prone to flex (bendiness), but the bezels are thin, so it is a trade-off for the price.
The real value of the laptop - which is what I was seeking - is its specification. Take the specifications and put them into Google and you will yield some beefy results. Price-to-performance on paper, these laptops whatever the laptop specification you are looking at will be running good for the price they are going for versus their gaming laptop competitions such as HP, Dell, Razer, and ASUS’s gaming brand ROG. You will not find many GTX 1060 laptops - a 6GB version at that, not the underpowered
The laptop has nice designed looking and It is good to run most of my games in ultra high graphic quality, and worth the money. The only one problem, it’s easy to get very hot around keyboard when playing games in summer, so I am thinking about whether to get an gaming keyboard for it.
Hanhui Xiereally fast and beautiful. the only thing is the keyboard rack too narrow.
luke wongASUS TUF Gaming FX505 will change the way you look at gaming laptops. It exceeds expectations, boasting impressive hardware and a compact, aggressively-designed chassis that's exceptionally tough. FX505 has a gaming desktop-inspired keyboard with red-backlit keys, a highlighted WASD key group, and Overstroke technology for fast and precise control. With a cutting-edge IPS-level NanoEdge display, and a MIL-STD-810G test certified durability, FX505 delivers an immersive gaming experience without breaking the bank!
Brand name | ASUS |
Item Weight | 2.2 Kg |
Package Dimensions | 45.4 x 29.8 x 9.2 cm |
Item model number | FX505GM-AL279T |
Series | FX505GM-AL279T |
Color | Black |
Screen Size | 15.6 inches |
Processor Brand | Intel |
Processor Type | Core i7 8750H |
RAM Size | 8 GB |
Hard Drive Size | 1000 GB |
Hard Disk Technology | ssd, hdd |
Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 |
Wireless Type | Infrared |
Operating System | Windows 10 |