By Kevin Lee
Liquid cooling your PC is rite of passage that separates the casual gamers from the hardcore enthusiasts. And so when Asus announced integrated liquid cooling into a 17.3-inch gaming laptop, I was totally stoked. However, after spending a short afternoon playing on this desktop-equivalent gaming laptop, I’m finding there’s more to this monster than the sheer absurdity of it.
Call me a nerd or geek if you want, but there’s something about the Asus ROG GX700 that makes it the epitome of cool. Its styling is completely unreserved as a sleek gaming machine that’s surprisingly thin (about an inch thick) given it’s packing a ton of internals, traditional heat sinks and new liquid cooling channels.
The design as a whole follows Asus’ new ROG black and dark copper color scheme. Meanwhile, the frame features a slight curvature throughout with snipped corners, which makes it look a bit like a laptop out of Battle Star Galactica.
Every little detail screams “I was made for gaming,” from the flared rear vent covers to the little chevron you’ll find on the back pointing down to the liquid-cooling connector.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac