The Republic of Gamers — or ROG for short — division of Asus shows off the GX800 at Computex 2016, billing it as the "most powerful gaming laptop in the world."
For those who don't know, this is an upgrade from the "world's first liquid-cooled gaming laptop" that is the ROG GX700, which the hardware maker revealed last year.
"GX800 builds on the success of GX700 — the world's first liquid-cooled gaming laptop — to claim the crown of the world's most-powerful gaming laptop," Asus says.
Before going on any further, it's worth pointing out that Asus may be looking at world domination on account of how it describes its products.
Moving on, the ROG GX800 is more or less the same as the GX700 on a few points, particularly how it still has a bulky water-cooling attachment at the rear. Of course, that's the price to pay for a sleek and slim laptop with top-of-the-line temperature-managing capabilities.
That's not to say that it doesn't have noteworthy improvements, though, as the updated gaming machine now houses the latest Nvidia SLI GPU along with Intel K-series CPUs for "powerful desktop-like performance," packing in a pair of 330W power supplies to make sure that overclocking is right up its alley.
This goes without saying, but those who aren't planning on taking advantage of the performance-boosting configuration won't be making the most out of the ROG GX800. However, the downside is that the liquid-cooled docking station needs to be plugged into it to get full performance.
To make it even more like a desktop, it's also equipped with the MechTAG or Mechanical Tactile Advanced Gaming mechanical keyboard, and according to Asus, it delivers a "solid keystroke action" and sports anti-ghosting technology. On top of that — or rather, underneath it — it features RGB LEDs to keep things illuminated, not to mention that it's customizable to boot.
Asus has yet to disclose the price and availability.
If the ROG GX800 doesn't tickle your fancy, be sure to check out the MacBook-like ZenBook 3 that's going to hit the shelves too.
