Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review - Is it ACTUALLY Any Good? [2022]
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- It's HERE! The 2022 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 with it's ALL-AMD hardware (6800HS + RX 6800S) packs a punch! Plus ASUS Fixes all my complaints from last year... but is it enough to upgrade?
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Hey Hey Chaps! What you buy the G14??
Just a quick clarification, while AMD's FSR does rival Nvidia's DLSS upscaling tech - it doesn't utilise AI in the same way, and aren't like-for-like technologies.
Don't have the money
No I'm looking at those changes on the G15 next year hopefully if they make those changes then i would get the G15 in a heartbeat. Since that is the case looking at the M16 2022 this year.
@@Yayaben_II why wait one year when u can wait 2 years for G16 clearly G16 gonna he better than G14 and G15 lol 😂
@@TECHMYBOX will do that bro my Asus G551JW manufacturered in 2015 is aging but should last at least 2 more years hoping to find a new job within that time save up and get the new G16. Please Asus listen and make the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 with all the features we want. Also DDR 5 stability issues?!
@Hemant Singh yeah bro i heard it idk i have noise cancelling headphones and it fits my other criteria but i would usually be using it in silent mode at work only turbo mode on gaming but if only the G15 had a 16:10 screen like this year's G14 i would buy it in a heartbeat.
Can't wait for other ryzen 6000 laptops. I think base version of zephyrus g14, with 6800hs and less powerful dedicated GPU would be great; better price (the top of the line price is outrageous), less heat, more battery life, yet still enough for 1080p gaming.
less heat??? bruh, the legion 2021 runs way way cooler.
@@hatty101 he means less than the previous version
And second m2 slot for disks to work in hardware RAID
and for 1600 usd , damn shit overpriced
😂 it is barely 5% better...AMD refresh is pretty disappointing especially because the price is crazy compared to last year
I love all the new features and upgrades of this model over my 2020 model. Considering I got mine (the top spec model, without AniMe) on sale for like 1300 USD, I couldn't even fathom paying what they're asking for this. Hopefully they're making reasonably priced G14s again in a few years when I'm seriously looking to upgrade.
You got the one with ryzen 9, and the gtx 3050?
@@k_tess Ryzen 9 4900HS and RTX 2060
I love this guy's reviews so much. He's so chill yet gives all the info to us in a understandable way. I'm planning to buy the G14 after watching some other reviews. Hopefully it's worth the hefty price tag :)
Did u buy it?
It looks beautifull for everyday use too. I could bring this to the office to work and use it for gaming in my free time. While expensive its worth it when compared to other gaming laptops. They all seem to be above 2000 euros.
there are the traditional gaming laptops but yeah... they look clunky and are much larger. Same reason i have to buy this one
yes this laptop is really the only option. "Can game well, long battery life, not ugly/bulky." Choose two. This laptop has all 3 and IMHO isn't that expensive. The ~$250 increase is well worth the display, performance, and structural improvements. The last two versions of this laptop released at relatively high prices as well but dropped by like $200-300 in a few months, the same will likely happen with this one
@@hansmoran1219 bestbuy has sales of the 2021 version. Do u mean those types of flash sales for the 2022 version? or dropping the base/retail price from 1600 to 1400?
@@exiaax I just bought the 21 version I get mine tomorrow, doesn't seem like a big difference to me from the 22 version. I did want a webcam on the 21 v but it will do 🤞
Agreed, and the battery life on the iGPU mode is very enticing. Everything I'm looking at is $2k+ anyways, so taking the most portable option seems like a great compromise for a little extra cost.
Saw a demo at Best Buy today and this thing ran super hot.
The laptop is refined perfectly. But when the 3070 blade 14 is now £1700-1900 it's just too expensive.
Waiting for these to become available in my country, hoping that the prices won't be too insane. Might just buy one.
The 6900HS/6700S variant is running at 999$ on BestBuy right now!
Thanks for the awesome review. Do we know when the 2022 G15 is due to be released? I'm probably more interested in that.
Late Q2
Thanks
Is the g15 going to be 16:10?
I'm actually not interested in all those tech videos, recently I bought a new laptop and a phone. but I keep watching your videos because you're such a lovely guy! I really enjoy your reviews.
Wholesome.
that's very kind of you to say - thank you :)
Bought it and returned it, I felt it ran hot at all times and I was disappointed in the AMD GPU performance...got the 2021 G14 QHD for roughly $500 less, couldn't be happier. The only things I miss are the brighter screen and RGB keyboard...I guess Windows Hello as well, but as for the webcam in general, my personal opinion is to make it 1080p or don't bother.
Ouch. Clearly I also got ripped off (twice that) let alone on the edge of returning mine for constantly hot on idle and way too hot to touch and can feel it through the keys, running literally anything beyond my desktop....
I got temp checkers so to give an idea of the inside: 56-60C constantly and 77-90 and higher depending on the game...
V Rising pushes 77-80C. GW2 is like 90-110C... I'm guessing I need my damn money back
@@unknownanonymous1662 Spend 80 on those laptop coolers. Mine runs games like Arma 3 and planetside 2 on near max settings and 60 fps and I'm only between 55° and 70°. Before using the cooler I was running at 92° Celsius.
Laptop cooler will save the day. Drops temps about 20° Celsius. Almost returned my laptop too until I tried a good cooler, totally made me fall in love with this thing.
@@Dj4800moviestudio I have about a dozen laptop coolers but I have yet to find one that would cause that kind of difference. My experience has been a few degrees cooler. What brand is yours?
@@rkymtnchi503 You just had to put it on the ECO mode and it would have solved all your problems when not gaming. Most of the problems are caused by the asus armory crate. Now there is a open source armory crate replacement by the name of GHelper which works with most asus laptops. Switching to Ghelper fixes all the temperature issues plus its very lightweight.
Amazing review, love the look of the G14 2022 and it would def be my gaming laptop if I had the money :) ( just love the fact they have listened to the feedback and added in the features missing last year )
I got white one just now for 1K1 USD, it is astonishing❤
How is it with gaming?
@@TheHorribleBarista I’m an amateur, so I don’t really know the specifics elements to define whether it’s good or okay or bad.
But if I can play Warthunder or latest Total War series without any delays, I will say it’s a good piece of gaming laptop🤷🏻♂️.
But it does generate a lot of heats after two or three hours, and sometimes become a bit noisy when running or loading during gaming.
I really wish they would make a budget version of this without the anima display an FHD+ display and an AMD+Nvidia combo at lower price point (maybe 6800HS+RTX 3060Ti). I love the changes they have made, but as a student the AMD GPUs are useless for ML tasks. Even the acceleration they provide is so poorly documented. Nvidia is light years ahead in those terms, and actually functional.
Wow I’m surprised the 6800s got beat by the 3060 max Q in some of the games. Maybe the 2021 model on sale is the way to go?
That's what I did, got the 2021 model (Full HD 144 Hz Display, 5900HS, RTX3060, 1 TB SSD, 16 GB RAM) for 1300€. I couldn't justify spending an additional 1000€ for the new top spec model.
I would go with the $1,649 2022 version . Same 6900HS with a6700s (a 3060). At that price a better option than the 2021. 16:10 display, webcam, DDR5, Gen4 NVMe, better keyboard.
I mean with DLSS the 3060 destroys the 6800s. I don't think AMD GPUs in laptops is currently worth it.
@@eniszuferi that's a great deal bro. What country did you buy it, if I may?
@@ActionJ26 Facts!
I do not think the 2022 model have still a fingerprint reader, it was removed
I wanna upgrade from my 10 year old Acer Travelmate 5760G. Pricing is an issue for me as i'm not rich but. I wanna go all AMD and this would be near perfect. I'd wish the G15 was all AMD and offered a second M.2 Slot.
I got the G14 2021 and I am loving it, it's kinda the minimum size I would go. I don't like that they kept 14 inches in size and switched to 16:10, because now the laptop is even smaller, they should have made it 14.4" or something like this. Also, I am a bit concerned that they removed the bottom bezel, because most of the hot air will hit now the screen directly, instead of the chin. Nevertheless, it's definetely an upgrade over the 2021 model.
It’s not smaller they kept the name the same.
@@xruud24 It is smaller, for 16:9 aspect ratio it is like 13.5 inches only, you can compare g14 2021 dimensions with g14 2022 on Asus website
It's no smaller, actually is thicker than 2021 version.
@@rolasleyva8602 thickness has nothing to do with the screen, just compare the width of the devices
@@PopaSergiuMihai yeah so 2022 model is not smaller
I like this review very helpful and was wondering if this laptop would run with Maya and 3D modeling
Hey, nice presentation and review! I wonder how loud are the fans. I remember you saying that you don't hear them while doing simple work. I have a Lenovo which has a quiet mode, and in that mode, the fans are either off or I can't hear them. Is it the case with this one? And in games, how loud does it get? It would be useful to record the fans somehow, as with gaming laptops more and more people are interested in this, because some laptops can get annoyingly loud.
i just need something for casual gaming, slight editing and nice display for movies. the main games i play are sims4, minecraft with shaders & resources, apex and fortnite. will this laptop be good? or any recommendations?
Can you review the alienware X14? Cant wait for a comparison between the blade 14, X14 and G14
This is an off topic question. You did a review last year I think for the best gaming monitor to buy. I'm not a gamer but I do need to buy a new monitor for basic computer work. Something in a 22" or 24" computer monitor. Have you done a review on basic computer monitors or only the higher end gaming monitors? I'm looking for monitor spec information like panel type, refresh rate, resolution, etc. Thanks for any good feedback you could offer on what to select when buying a basic color computer monitor for home office use.
If you have a watch of my 'best monitor to use with a macbook' video from a couple months ago, there's a few nice cheap monitor recommendations
Would love to see a comparison between the new all AMD set up vs the 12th Gen Intel Nvidia RTX set up
No reviewer benchmarked Blender rendering times with these laptops...According to the Blender benchmark site, the RX 6800s GPU is almost 3x slower!!! than G14 2021 with RTX 3060...Which is a huge thing for anyone who wants to use this laptop for 3D work. If there was an option with Nvidia I'd probably sell my G14 and buy this one. I hope next year.
Finally, I found a better think than the iPhone 14 pro max's price.
Can u make a video of g15 (2022) edition when it comes
Bro! you nailed it! what an amazing review! thanks, you just saved me for throwing my money away in other laptop
Thanks for the vid. Is it a good idea to turn off Turbo boost to reduce warm temps? any other tips to reduce warm temps and keep it cool? Thanks.
With the new 2022 G14 out, the 2021 versions price is lower, would it be better to get the 2021 G14 with top specs, or the base 2022 g14.
Great Video! Only one comment, the Rx6800s is actually between a 3070 and a 3080 in terms of performance. Slightly slower or equal than a 3070 ti (The two of them with the same wattage, 105 w) Obviously, if you would compare it to a 140 w 3070 in a thick and almost unportable laptop it will be indeed better. But a 140 w 3070 can also be better than the 3080 in the Blade 14, so it isn’t fair to say it is worse than that gpu, as it comes down to the Tdp and the form factor.
Could you please tell me what the RX 6700s is equal to?
@@yashpatil796 It is difficult to say. It is supposedly amd’s card to compete with the 3070 (low wattage). So you can say that they are on par. But it varies a lot between games. And then there is the 6700m that is amd’s equivalent to a higher tdp 3070.
@@Tomson-wq6lw So you’re saying it is better than 3060 but not as good as 3070
@@yashpatil796 yeah basically. But is closer to a 3070 than a 3060
@@Tomson-wq6lw alright thanks for explaining me bro
does Fn + arrow keys work for emulating Home, End, PageUp, PageDown keys? with the 2021 version, people liked to emulate those keys with Print Screen (which is removed) and Fn doesn't let you do so?
Let's see a video of this compared to an equally-priced 21' MacBook Pro 14"
I got the 2021 3060 model and the only thing I wish I had was a larger trackpad and a built-in camera (especially given the recent work environments). Too bad Im not made of money or I might actually buy the new model just for the QoL, tho the fancy RTX stuff on the 2021 model is still cool to use.
So your a pokemon fan eh? Speaking of which how's the zephyrus g14 do for VR?
Im eyeing for a laptop now. Can you share your thoughts on it? On your unit with 3060.
@@garryarvindelgado4107 I dont regret a thing. Its small and light for a gaming laptop this powerful. I have it hooked up to 2 monitors at home and dont have any problems. It can easily output 1440p 100fps+ in most games as long as you turn down the settings to low - medium. Even tho its a laptop, it can still do DLSS and Ray tracing, tho rt is limited because it is only 6GB VRAM, DLSS is amazing on this thing. My favourite part is that it pretty incognito about it as well. No disco show in class, no flashy colors, just a solid, single color build.
Cons, no camera so I had to get an external usb one, track pad is a bit small but it works and I have a mouse most of the time. It can get pretty hot (90+ degree Celsius) so using its keyboard when gaming for long sessions isnt recommended (tho you can turn off cpu boost to reduce temps at the cost of performance, temps usually cap at 75 degrees). Fans can also get pretty loud when on full load so I highly recommend a closed back headset when gaming.
got the 21 version, and i love it man. I can just buy a webcam for it for school. Other than that the touch pad is nnice size. dosent bother me
U can upgrade it to 40 gb Ram the 2021 version is a beast.
Apple has normalized $2000+ laptops 😭
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Time to normalize a higher paycheck 😅
They could have had my business of they lowered by 500. Guess what it's now a year later and this PC laptop price dropped 2 fold guess what I did
@@ayyo6649 got mine today for $980 out the door from best buy!
If you pause at 5:55, you can see how much better the details are on the newer laptop screen. I like seeing that compared to other reviewers just saying that it's "better."
I have a g14 and i think about a getting a chunky gaming pc (i dont play games i have mental problems) and i see that this pc is really amazing. I dont want to buy an another pc in 2022. I really like the new one but really i dont need it at all. This pc is a beast. I can do 3d modelling in solidworks without power brick… for 2-3 hours. Sometimes i dont take my powerbrick at all this guy has a type c charging input. Sometimes i check my bag cause it is too light to feel. And very solid body. If you are engineering student and you need a very good professional pc i recommend this. You will no longer think again trust me
One thing that is helpful is letting us know if the RAM inside and NVME is upgradable. Are there two slots for RAM?
I just bought the G14 2022 from Best Buy, a week after I have decided to upgrade it from 16 GB to 32 GB this due my Ai and PS were crashing, and another thing is that can get really hot, after all it's a beautiful device but those two things you might want to consider if you are looking to use it for productivity
@@ferrerabryan gets hot even in regular usage? Or only games?
I'll always take DLSS over FSR. DLSS is a huge game-changer for me. My RTX 2060 laptop got a new life because of it and I can hit 1080p(90fps), 1440p(60fps) and 4K(30fps) in almost every game with Quality DLSS, which is huge for a console gamer like myself.
What kind of games do you play? I’ve got the 2020 g14 with the 2060 max q and I barely get 60 fps :(
Don't you think in the future it might change tho?
@@chrisgmag22 I mostly play single player games. I'm currently playing Elden Ring, even though it does not have DLSS, I'm still getting 60fps at High settings in 1080p
@@axiosw0774 It might change. FSR in some games are really good, Far Cry 6 has a great FSR implementation
Yeah, FSR is very bad on most games, in comparison. It's just glorified sharpening.
So are you told by Asus and/or AMD regarding the USB-C firmware upgrade to USB4? Or just social media rumours? Tbh the ONLY drawback of this device right now is the lack of USB4 even though AMD was so proud of including it, during the Zen3+ announcement...
I think several tech RUclipsrs, including Dave2D and Matthew Moniz, have mentioned this upgrade so I believe it's less of a rumour and more of an actual upgrade planned for the future.
Yeah 4.0 should be coming
It's unclear if it will support TB3 and PCIe, since it is "optional" in the USB4 spec (as many things are "optional" in USB4, sadly). So while it will be upgraded to USB4, there's no clear announcement on what specific optional features of USB4 will be supported.
was so excited to get one to replace my mac... build quality is so poor... chassis is peeling and a screw fell out after 7 months... performance and battery life are no where close to the mac I replaced... definite buyers remorse
Should i buy this for coding and for some gaming too
My only real worry here is what Matthew put on his review, that when he maxed out the CPU and GPU the laptop shut down. I've never experienced that. If I am editing and the work load gets heavy with graphics and CPU intensive stuff, will it just shut off?
It will get updated bro lol
He was doing an intensive stress test that doesn’t really represent how most people will use it. Plus driver updates will happen
IF ANYBODY COULD HELP ME OUT I’D APPRECIATE IT. I just got my first ever gaming laptop(rog m16), pretty good specs I’d say but since I’ve had it for a week now, when I go into Nvidia GeForce experience and try to download an update it says it has for me, it keeps saying “driver download failed”… what’s going on here? I’m not the most computer savvy guy so I need some help lol
i heard that hinge overheat next to fan and crack hinges because of bad quality
is it real ?
well, my 2021 zephyrus keeps forgetting it has a wifi adapter build in, pretty annoying thinking about returning it. Other than that its an insanely good laptop tbh
change the wifi card. You 100% have the MediaTek one which causes a lot of problems, get intel ax200 and all your problems should go away plus much faster internet speed.
@@dzelek2742 yes i have the mediatek, but to change that out i need to be an engineer i think, tried to take the laptop apart but i only got as far as getting the ssd out. i was too scared to go further :D
@@MrSepox the seller can't help for free?:/
@@MrSepox wifi card is right under the ssd lol. Takes 5 min to change it. It gets removed like the ssd or ram , just pops out
@@dzelek2742 oh ok so i just disconnect the 2 cables and i swap out the card because the tiny cables were scary for me
Great review, thoughts on this over a Z13?
storage is a lot faster but you need to buy another nvme drive that is faster than the stock one, also you wont need to wait for game developers to implement FSR because AMD will enable it in all/most games via universal driver update, you just need amd gpu inside the laptop/pc.
Why? So your boot time is 2 seconds quicker? So your game loads marginally faster? The differences between nvme have been proven time and time again that the differences in speed don't offer real world gains.
Wake up Neo...
@@TheSometimeAfter have you seen what nvme does on PS5 ? games load instantly , wake up....
Please start testing external monitor performance in your reviews
Honestly this is a great value compared to every other company out there. That 16:10 sold me
So I just got this yesterday. I am returning it. Stunning yes, lackluster performance and heats my room like a space heater!
The melee before you get into the car let’s just say you was making sure door was not stuck 😂
😜
What's the name of the game ?
@@harisaikia9733 warzone
Your "tech chap sucks" was funny enough to make me sub. Well done 😂
I think even though this is a good move to have an all AMD package, there should be another NVIDIA option, maybe under a different name.
Agree 👍
WQHD on that screen size is not necessary, if there would be an option with 1080p version, with same color accuracy and quality of this one. The laptop would be cheaper and less hardware demanding so I would immediately get one.
I found a 40gb ram and 1tb version of this same laptop on Amazon for $1,170
Did you get it?
How is performance with Davinci Resolve?
White keyboard distracts me. And without keyboard backlit, it's hard to instantly see one particular key. For that reason, I sometimes regret buying an HP white coloured laptop
올해 모델 문라이트 화이트는 키보드 상판이 실버가 아니라서 되게 끌리네. 올해는 하얀놈으로 사야겠당.
If the performance AMD 6000 chip has this kind of good battery life, i really want to know how good AMD 6000 U-series battery life would be.
Last years model was stuck in hybrid mode, so you should have focused on the performance of the gpu in discrete graphics mode vs hybrid mode...
this would have been a perfect choice for me if it came with nvidia, not that i hate radeon, i have my reasons
Thats the g15
@@jonathan0o0dawKins yeah that's a great choice for me, but not for someone else who want the same requirements as mine but needs to be 14 inch
Acer Predator 300se or ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 please help me out
I am waiting for the g14 to be released in Japan. I wonder when it is gonna be available and which website to use to order it?
31st May on Amazon Japan
Awesome video 🔥
Hopefully it'll be in available in Australia
I am a G14 fanboy, I had a 2020 model, I have a 2021 model and... I am not upgrading this year. Because of both price and the fact the new generation of graphics and zen 4 processors seems to be just around the corner. If G14 comes back to midrange price next year, I will gladly upgrade then.
yeah me too, Zen 3+ isn't just worth it with only a better iGPU
i cant find this laptop anywhere
Hey Tom! Great video :) I can't afford the new one, so if you want, send me the old/new one that you bought 😂. Love your videos! Do you return the devices you buy for videos? You probably do, don't you?
Haha they're just temporary review devices
I would like to see RTX 3070 and higher TDP in G14
i'm furious at mine but being technically inclined i fixed it albeit probably (not sure at the cost of my warranty)
the temps where instantly near 100c as soon as i went in games and i knew what was what.. the liquid metal application was poor it all pooled the side of the cpu and gpu.. so i just got a ear bud and slapped it back onto the cpu and gpu (and cooler) .. havent seen anymore then 80c in games now and the surface temps are massively different
Does Asus ROG zephyrus G14 rx 6700s support mux switch
For content creators with OBS taking advantage of nvidia nvenc is a major deal breaker these days. AMD stream encoder is not there yet. Doesn't worth it for the buck
its hard to tell with the white case and bright studio but are the power lights on the top center of the keyboard gone on the new one? they were a little irritating watching movies in bed at night.
The g14 is a real killer in it's category, as long as you don't have to deal with asus rma service.
There have been reports of g14-g15 display melting and warping, plus burning metal and glue.
MUX switch isn't there for battery life... its there for GPU performance so you have the option of having the GPU directly running the screen, instead of only caring about battery life like earlier models.
DLSS and FSR are very different techs. AMD has nothing yet that does what DLSS does... FSR is more like NIS, even though tons of outlets kept repeating like you do that its a competitor to DLSS.
720 to 1080 is pointless with dlss
MUX also improves battery life from Optimus/SmartShift. Without MUX iGPU mode, battery life won't be great especially with a powerful dGPU on board.
It's how this year's Asus laptops last much longer than last year's.
Do you prefer this or macbook?
We want a review g15 2022 😭😶
What about the G15? Better/ Worse?
Do you get to keep the laptop? If you do thats super cool
I may get this for both gaming and programming.
I’m late to the party and just picked this up with a great deal. I play wow classic and now also legacy of hogwarts. They both look amazing on this set up. I will say legacy of hogwarts causes me to run a tad warmer. So cooling pad is a must!
I'm buying this to play wow classic as well haha. Have fun man 🙌🏽
How much did it cost you? And still worth it?
Ready to order but can't decide on the colour...!
Smashing the like bottom into the ground!
Would you pick this over the Alienware x17 R2. I need a computer for work and gaming. I’ve never owned a gaming laptop. I mostly play Battlefield, Warframe, and Skyrim type games. Playing games I might play three hours max but on the work side, it’ll be on for over 10 hours. I know nothing of computers so anything would help.
Ya I would recommend this new G14 or the 2021 Model.
Please review Microsoft surface laptop studio
can you send me the link where you bought this specific one from? please id really appreciate it
Whats the difference between RTX 3070 and the new graphics card for this one?
If I am not mistaken, there is no fingerprint scanner on the power button. They have that on the M16 but not on the G14. At least not mine :-(
Disable the boost on the cpu and undervolt the gpu... The temps are much better then
Great review, just wondering about one thing. If you are doing some basic productivity things, like programming, MS office stuff or AutoCAD, does it get hot? Or is it only in gaming?
It's a little warm either way, as it's a laptop, but it's not any worse than any XPS or Pavillion I've used.
Yep.
did you try that on your lap as well? what about heat and the edge of the screen? (I would be using it in bed or on the balcony often)
the only problem with this laptop is heat issues
If I had this I would be in coffee shops with "Your Macbook Sucks donkey gonads" scrolling across the lid LEDs
gotta love this laptop or whould you pick the razer 14
Nice review man, although I disagree on one point price is really not an issue, look at 4:57 prices are almost the same as last year for a system that is faster and more refined.
The real issue is lack of DLSS!
All the reviewers get the 32gb version, yet it doesn't exist.
Should I buy this or Acer predator Helios