Outstanding performance from new AMD Ryzen 9 CPU ; Impressively efficient and quiet ; Typically well-organised ROG keyboard ; Excellent sound system

Display could be more colour–accurate ; Basic external design now 3 years old ; Unbalanced port layout

The ROG Strix Scar 17 may lack the new Mini LED Nebula display of the Intel-powered Strix Scar 18 models but it’s cheaper and blisteringly fast.

For those who have $3,700 on hand, the calculus should be pretty simple: buy the X3D if frame rates are your sole priority and you want the best of the best. The minute you start to care about other stuff (namely, battery life, portability, or any...

Aggressive yet thoughtful design ; Phenomenal performance ; Respectable image quality ; Lovely sounding speakers

Expensive ; 720p Webcam is unimpressive ; No biometric security features or card reader ; Battery life is sub-par

Bringing the best of AMD and NVIDIA again for the latest Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 means high performance gaming in a laptop that’s better than ever. Beyond the specs is an impressive audio/visual package inside a war-ready chassis. Be mindful that the...

Excellent gaming performance ; Lovely keyboard ; Spacious and speedy display ; Great thermal management ; Well-balanced specifications

It's big and heavy ; It very expensive

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 features some of the highest-performing mobile components currently available. If you're seeking the best of the best, you're in the right place.

Top-end performance ; A surprisingly rewarding keyboard ; Fast screen tailor-made for gaming ; Good value for the raw firepower ; Generous I/O port situation

A little bit of flex in the plastic chassis ; Prone to smudging ; The ROG Strix line-up needs a design refresh ; Asus has better screens to offer in this bracket

Excellent gaming performance ; 17.3” 240 Hz display with 3ms response time ; Satisfying opto-mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB ; Solid thermal performance with vapor chamber cooling ; Fast charging with 0-50% in 30 mins

Performance and Gaming: 8.5/10

The best of AMD and NVIDIA hardware ; Significant performance bump in certain games ; Fantastic surface temperatures

RAM and Storage performance falls short compared to other high-end laptops ; Not available in Indian markets

Powered by the new AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, the ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D is currently ASUS’ most powerful gaming laptop and arguably one of the best-performing gaming laptops in the market right now. The additional 3D V-cache on the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D allows...

Ludicrous performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ; Soft-sounding fans cap a fantastic thermal system keeping everything cool ; The mostly plastic build feels very solid ; No major faults with the hardware features

You're paying a lot for that power ; I wish there were one or two more USB Type-A ports ; Design, speakers, webcam, and mic are all just "okay" at this price

ASUS' most powerful gaming laptop also features AMD's most powerful laptop CPU, resulting in ultimate gaming performance. You're also getting a tanky design with fantastic thermals, and everything works as you expect it to. It's as close to a desktop...