Hello
I own an Asus Zenbook I-5 / model UX410UQK
It came with 4gb memory with a 940MX Nvidia GeForce graphics card
I knew when i bought back in 2017 ( but ithink it is a 2016 version)
I live in Bangkok and bought it there.
I do not play FPS , RTS or Triple A Rpg type games at all.
I play almost exclusively turn based games ( matrix type games with small niche groups like War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition, Gary Grigsby's games WITE2, WITW but i also play XCOM Long War and Xcom 2 and phoenix point and a lot of CRPG games like Pathfinder and pillars of Eternity , and i play Civ v and vi. So you get the picture...i'm not an FPS guy.
But I have noticed that more and more games on steam turn based games even are with higher RAM 8 gb and above and my system can handle most but load times are longer and a frame will freeze a moment.
I found out about a computer i was looking at on youtube. It is the Asus Zephyrus ROG G14 and found out that there was a shop with an older model but new not used...just older version for a very good price, much cheaper than the 2022 version...Here are the specs: 14 in screen -AMD Rysen 7 4800HS -display FHD 1920 X 1080, memory 8G DDDR4 on board, SSD512GB M.2 NVMe PCle 3.0, graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, WINDOWS 10 Home
I looked up all the specs and even though this is a new older model, i liked what it has...plus i think with the SSD and the graphics card i can play easily the above games better. Plus it is upgradeable in RAM and SSD adding more storage.
Ok...now with my current UX410UQK ASUS ZENBOOK...I am able to upgrade both the memory and replace my HDD with an SSD . I checked the prices with Crucial and at shop here in Bangkok...obviously this would be a lot less than the new older version of asus zephyrus G14...which by the way would cost me about 1000USD but adding some memory would bring it up slightly.
But with my current laptop that graphics card is pretty much stuck at 940mx. I recently updated on Asus website to intel 560...but in comparing not much difference. But maybe just boosting RAM to 16 and especially putting in the SSD card ...maybe this really speed up my gaming so i dont get like freeze frames...but maybe not.
The new older version has a grip on me because i realize it is good value for the price especially since i dont play heavy moving around open world stuff..rpg or FPS..
Lastly ...its funny but i have learned that the grass is not always greener...I have grown pretty accustomed to my asus UX410UQK....oh yeah i should mention i have always liked my screen quality in movies etc..good color pop and my screen is black matted not glossy...this screen thing is a pretty important factor ...Now this new but old version ...what would be comparable to a decent screen quality in this laptop...it says FHD 1920 X 1080, but i need to see the screen ..have not done that because its in stock but not on demo display...got to see the screen right...what am i looking for as far as the screen goes like details resolution and color quality...whats good ?
So in summary...choice between upgrading older asus UX410UQK or buying new in stock but older version of the ASUS ZEPHYRUS ROG G14
What would you do?
I certainly know this is very subjective ...but i still would like to get your input....maybe a lot of you said they didnt like this older version of the G14...or maybe i should wait til the current price for the 2022 version comes down.
Yeah to add..this is about cost but i can afford high end even but i dont want this so im not scraping here.
Usually on forums...no one replies...so i hope TOM does at least.
Thank you and goodbye.
greenmoray
I own an Asus Zenbook I-5 / model UX410UQK
It came with 4gb memory with a 940MX Nvidia GeForce graphics card
I knew when i bought back in 2017 ( but ithink it is a 2016 version)
I live in Bangkok and bought it there.
I do not play FPS , RTS or Triple A Rpg type games at all.
I play almost exclusively turn based games ( matrix type games with small niche groups like War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition, Gary Grigsby's games WITE2, WITW but i also play XCOM Long War and Xcom 2 and phoenix point and a lot of CRPG games like Pathfinder and pillars of Eternity , and i play Civ v and vi. So you get the picture...i'm not an FPS guy.
But I have noticed that more and more games on steam turn based games even are with higher RAM 8 gb and above and my system can handle most but load times are longer and a frame will freeze a moment.
I found out about a computer i was looking at on youtube. It is the Asus Zephyrus ROG G14 and found out that there was a shop with an older model but new not used...just older version for a very good price, much cheaper than the 2022 version...Here are the specs: 14 in screen -AMD Rysen 7 4800HS -display FHD 1920 X 1080, memory 8G DDDR4 on board, SSD512GB M.2 NVMe PCle 3.0, graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, WINDOWS 10 Home
I looked up all the specs and even though this is a new older model, i liked what it has...plus i think with the SSD and the graphics card i can play easily the above games better. Plus it is upgradeable in RAM and SSD adding more storage.
Ok...now with my current UX410UQK ASUS ZENBOOK...I am able to upgrade both the memory and replace my HDD with an SSD . I checked the prices with Crucial and at shop here in Bangkok...obviously this would be a lot less than the new older version of asus zephyrus G14...which by the way would cost me about 1000USD but adding some memory would bring it up slightly.
But with my current laptop that graphics card is pretty much stuck at 940mx. I recently updated on Asus website to intel 560...but in comparing not much difference. But maybe just boosting RAM to 16 and especially putting in the SSD card ...maybe this really speed up my gaming so i dont get like freeze frames...but maybe not.
The new older version has a grip on me because i realize it is good value for the price especially since i dont play heavy moving around open world stuff..rpg or FPS..
Lastly ...its funny but i have learned that the grass is not always greener...I have grown pretty accustomed to my asus UX410UQK....oh yeah i should mention i have always liked my screen quality in movies etc..good color pop and my screen is black matted not glossy...this screen thing is a pretty important factor ...Now this new but old version ...what would be comparable to a decent screen quality in this laptop...it says FHD 1920 X 1080, but i need to see the screen ..have not done that because its in stock but not on demo display...got to see the screen right...what am i looking for as far as the screen goes like details resolution and color quality...whats good ?
So in summary...choice between upgrading older asus UX410UQK or buying new in stock but older version of the ASUS ZEPHYRUS ROG G14
What would you do?
I certainly know this is very subjective ...but i still would like to get your input....maybe a lot of you said they didnt like this older version of the G14...or maybe i should wait til the current price for the 2022 version comes down.
Yeah to add..this is about cost but i can afford high end even but i dont want this so im not scraping here.
Usually on forums...no one replies...so i hope TOM does at least.
Thank you and goodbye.
greenmoray