ive got a g14 with the 3060 and it has me looking at this one cause i love the g14 switched to it from an area 51m thank you for posting the video its made my decision to buy it much easier
In synthetic benchmarks like Timespy, yes. But in practical game performance, very little. Even with the m16 vbios or the scar one, the drivers don’t seem to be able to utilize the additional wattage. Plus, you get the negatives of the usb4 port no longer connecting DisplayPort directly to the Nvidia card. If it was just an increase in power, that would be awesome. But because the vbios is across models, you get weird quirks that really don’t make it worthwhile.
@@spacebarwasd9782the temps honestly didn’t jump by more than a few degrees. There is something wonky with the g14 that prevents it from utilizing the additional wattage, even with a 150 or 175w vbios. There is a workaround with custom drivers and disabling certain Nvidia features, but again, the increase in timespy scores didn’t translate into game fps increases. The juice is absolutely not worth the squeeze.
@@spacebarwasd9782 it can and does work - it just takes a lot more than just updating the vbios. Mind you, I’ve never held a soldering pen in my life, so I’m not the most technical person alive. And who know, things may have changed since I tried? I just know that I tried the m16 and strix scar vbioses and while Nvidia control panel showed 150 and 175w, games never took advantage of it regardless of asus or Nvidia drivers. There are additional things you have to do, and it just wasn’t worth it to me.
Nah, I'm pretty happy with the 2023. The 2024 is VERY sexy with all metal body and OLED, but it definitely takes a step back towards content vs gaming. Jarrod did a review video, and the 90w 4070 is close to last place in everything. Which is fine - if you're looking for a gorgeous and thin all metal laptop with an insane oled screen and 11 hours battery life, but can also get by in a game, it's a great choice. I guess that's my problem, though. The 4080 version isn't big - it's still a 14" laptop I get 9 hours of battery from, but also has a 4080. I think it's a definite sweet spot between portability and power. If you really want an OLED that is less bright than the 2023 and a lot less powerful, the 2024 is it.
As an addition to this, my 2023 screen is still just over 500 nits. It’s bright and beautiful, and I don’t think I’d get much extra happiness out of a 400 nit oled.
@@edwincuret2289 I mean…it’s a bit thicker than the 2024, and the magnesium alloy doesn’t feel quite as premium as all metal…but you have a 14” laptop with a 4080/4090 in it, and a gorgeous bright qhd panel. Pretty darn hard to beat!
I'm planning to get a g14 4080rtx
Thank you alot ❤
ive got a g14 with the 3060 and it has me looking at this one cause i love the g14 switched to it from an area 51m thank you for posting the video its made my decision to buy it much easier
It’s a beautiful beast and will serve you well!
I'm also getting a G14 4080 and was wondering about the vbios. So even with the cooling pad you don't get any benefit?
In synthetic benchmarks like Timespy, yes. But in practical game performance, very little. Even with the m16 vbios or the scar one, the drivers don’t seem to be able to utilize the additional wattage. Plus, you get the negatives of the usb4 port no longer connecting DisplayPort directly to the Nvidia card. If it was just an increase in power, that would be awesome. But because the vbios is across models, you get weird quirks that really don’t make it worthwhile.
@@ktbpylon so the vbios did boost them but temp throttled?
@@spacebarwasd9782the temps honestly didn’t jump by more than a few degrees. There is something wonky with the g14 that prevents it from utilizing the additional wattage, even with a 150 or 175w vbios. There is a workaround with custom drivers and disabling certain Nvidia features, but again, the increase in timespy scores didn’t translate into game fps increases. The juice is absolutely not worth the squeeze.
@@ktbpylon not sure why some owners on the internet claim that it worked... Would've been cool
@@spacebarwasd9782 it can and does work - it just takes a lot more than just updating the vbios. Mind you, I’ve never held a soldering pen in my life, so I’m not the most technical person alive. And who know, things may have changed since I tried? I just know that I tried the m16 and strix scar vbioses and while Nvidia control panel showed 150 and 175w, games never took advantage of it regardless of asus or Nvidia drivers. There are additional things you have to do, and it just wasn’t worth it to me.
Will you be getting the 2024 g14?
Nah, I'm pretty happy with the 2023. The 2024 is VERY sexy with all metal body and OLED, but it definitely takes a step back towards content vs gaming. Jarrod did a review video, and the 90w 4070 is close to last place in everything. Which is fine - if you're looking for a gorgeous and thin all metal laptop with an insane oled screen and 11 hours battery life, but can also get by in a game, it's a great choice.
I guess that's my problem, though. The 4080 version isn't big - it's still a 14" laptop I get 9 hours of battery from, but also has a 4080. I think it's a definite sweet spot between portability and power. If you really want an OLED that is less bright than the 2023 and a lot less powerful, the 2024 is it.
As an addition to this, my 2023 screen is still just over 500 nits. It’s bright and beautiful, and I don’t think I’d get much extra happiness out of a 400 nit oled.
@@ktbpylon fair point my man I actually have the 2023 4090 version and I'm loving it
@@edwincuret2289 I mean…it’s a bit thicker than the 2024, and the magnesium alloy doesn’t feel quite as premium as all metal…but you have a 14” laptop with a 4080/4090 in it, and a gorgeous bright qhd panel. Pretty darn hard to beat!