Gigabyte Aorus 17X Review

Gigabyte Aorus 17X gaming laptop

The Gigabyte Aorus 17X is the latest exclusive gaming laptop that has been manufacturing and released by Gigabyte this year. It is a super powerful and high performances gaming laptop. A perfect combination of everything that a heavy gamer expects on a gaming laptop can be found on this laptop.

In addition to the extraordinary background keyboard lighting and slimmest gaming laptop with some exclusive features, Gigabyte Aorus offers heavy gamers a superlative experience.

CPU and Performance

There are 3-variants of this Gigabyte Aorus 17X laptop in the market according to its processor. However, we will now discuss the Core i7-10875H (2.3GHz-5.1GHz) variant. This Intel Comet Lake series processor has 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache with 6-cores and 16 threats.

In a word, this processor is a perfect processor for heavy gaming. Any high-resolution game can be effortlessly played without falling any hanging or lagging. Moreover, this processor is 4K video supported at 60Hz.

GPU and Memory

This laptop has used NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ GDDR6 8GB as the graphics processing. GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ is a faster memory for ultimate performance and incredible new levels of realism. The performance is ideal for 1440p gaming at max details for demanding games like Borderlands 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2.

This Gigabyte Aorus 17X gaming laptop is configured with a 16 GB memory card (RAM).  These 2933 MHz DDR4 8GB*2 slots RAMs can deliver super-fast performance. Since the processor is overclocking supported, it will provide better support in Heavy Gaming.

Display and Battery

This Gigabyte Aorus 17X gaming laptop features a 17.3 inches IPS 240Hz display. This 1920 x 1080-pixel fast smooth display is perfect for Scroll websites, play games, and watch videos.

This powerful laptop has used a Li-Polymer 94Wh battery to provide uninterrupted power. The life of the battery of this laptop is pretty good as a gaming laptop. This battery gives back up about 4.4 hours on streaming video tests, but this backup can extend that as well by dropping into a lower power battery profile.

Keyboard and touchpad

This Gigabyte Aorus 17X laptop has an aesthetic keyboard with customization capability. The RGB lighting per every key looks pretty also looks superior in contrast to usual. And this feature highlights the shift and function key assignments. But There are no NumLock and CapsLock indicators on the keyboard.

The touchpad of this gaming laptop is responsive enough for everything. It is precision gaming, and the ability to mechanically click the entire surface of the touchpad is satisfying.

Ports and Connectors

The left side of the laptop contains a headphone-out 3.5mm jack, a microphone-in.  A Type-A USB 3.1 port, a Thunderbolt 3 port, and a DP 1.4, and a Type-C USB 3.1 port also exist on this site. A Type-C USB 3.1 port, a full-sized SD card reader, and two more Type-A USB 3.1 ports exist on the laptop’s other side.

Design and Build Quality

The ergonomic design of this Aorus laptop features a typical stealth-bomber and RGB lighting as usual on every other gaming laptop. Using hardened metal, it is relatively heavier than other laptops. However, this gaming laptop is perfect for outdoor use and fully supportable.          

The build quality of the Gigabyte Aorus 17X laptop is very high quality and extraordinary. The slim body builds with solid metal makes it unique and exclusive. The laptop comes in at 8lbs 7oz (3.8Kg) and 15.59 inches x 11.53 inches x 1.49 inches.

Final thought

Without a doubt, it can be said that Gigabyte Aorus 17X is a powerful and exclusive gaming machine. If you like extreme gaming experience, then this machine is a perfect option for you. The addition of more easy access or controls and super-powerful performance make it a power of choice.