The ROG Strix SCAR series has been engineered from the ground up as a gaming laptop meant for professional gamers. It has always been about getting the most performance to get the edge over your competition. This time is no different. ASUS is supercharging the ROG Strix SCAR series with a larger, more powerful version of the popular, eSports centric gaming laptop.
The new ROG Strix SCAR 17 brings a larger 17.3-inch Full HD display with up to 3ms response time and 300 Hz refresh rate. The larger screen gives players a better, more immersive experience as they work on taking down the competition. The high refresh rate will enable them to have split second response to score that much needed win.
Of course, the SCAR 17 is no slouch when it comes to the processing power of the laptop. Powered by up to an Intel Core i9-10980HK paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, the laptop should be able to handle any game or video processing that users throw at it. It also comes with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM with 2 M.2 slots for terabytes of memory.
Coming along for the ride is a new, optimised cooling system and also the ROG Keystone II. Developed in collaboration with BMW Designworks, the system allows deep personalisation and also encryption. Users are able to use it as an encryption key for a hidden drive or for launching apps of their choice.
Pricing & Availability
No word on pricing or availability from ASUS just yet. However, stay tuned and we’ll update you when we do.
Official Specifications
| Processor | Up to Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER |
| Display | Up to 17.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS FHD 300Hz (3ms) |
| Memory & storage | Up to 32 GB DDR4 3200 MHz SDRAM 2 x M.2 NVMe® PCIe® 3.0 x4 up to 1 TB SSD with RAID 0 support Up to 3 SSDs |
| Connectivity | 2×2 Intel® WiFi 6 (Gig+) (802.11ax) RangeBoost support Bluetooth® 5.1 |
| Audio | 2 x 4.2-watt speakers Smart amplifier |
| Keyboard | Backlit chiclet keyboard Aura Sync Per-key RGB |
| Interfaces | Left side I/O 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x Audio combo jack: Mic-in and Headphone out Rear side I/O 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 X USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ (supports DisplayPort, no PD charging) 1 x LAN RJ45 jack 1 x HDMI (supports HDMI 2.0b), supports HDCP SPEC 2.2 |
| Software | Armoury Crate GameFirst V Sonic Studio GameVisual Aura Creator |
| Accessories (Optional) | ROG backpack ROG Delta Headset ROG Gladius II / ROG STRIX impact (alternative) ROG GC21 Webcam |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| Dimensions | 39.97 x 29.34 x 2.79 cm |
| Weight | 2.9 kg |