The computer and electronics super geek thread

[David Hingtgen]

Possibly, but with how apparently random it is, and how many BIOS tweaks/quirks this PC has had over the years, I'm loathe to try to alter anything, when I can simply "not buy the one that might have issues".   

[davidwhangchoi]

go go go!

edit: sold out.

5080 was up for a good minute before going OOS

Edited Thursday at 08:37 PM by davidwhangchoi

[azrael]

2 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

edit: sold out.

5080 was up for a good minute before going OOS

So either scalpers or paper launch. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[davidwhangchoi]

2 hours ago, azrael said:

So either scalpers or paper launch. 🙄🤦‍♂️

definitely the FE's were paper launch.  5090 any model no chance to get at all.

the 5080's had a bit more and took about 1 min to sell out. 

I had the 5080 gigbyte windforce the goes for 999 in my cart at newegg  3 separate times during the multiple restocks and was able get through to final payment checkout stage. (i didn't buy it though, just wanted to see if i could check out) There were a few  5080's priced at 1150 - 1200  on newegg that sat for 20 mins while people were fighting over the 999 cards but are gone now once they realized the 999 cards sold out.

i don't think the 5080 is a great card and given if there any kind of decent supply restock it'll be around like the 4080 super launch.

 5090 though.... instagone.

 

Edited Friday at 01:13 AM by davidwhangchoi

[mikeszekely]

Decisions, decisions.  The 2024 Zephyrus G14 is on sale right now.  The 2025 model will use the same 120hz 3K OLED display, (mostly) the same chassis, same 1TB SSD.  Both models have 32GB of RAM, though it's slightly faster on the 2025 model.  The main differences are the CPU and GPU.  While I'm not expecting an RTX 5070 to be a big upgrade over the RTX 4070 (especially given that the 4070 was already thermally constrained by the G14's chassis and cooling), the 5070ti is probably a more noticeable difference.  On paper the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is looking like a good upgrade over the Ryzen 9 8945HS, too.  But will the theoretical and on-paper upgrades be worth the extra money?  With the sale price on the 2024 we're looking at a bit over $500 in savings over the unreleased 2025 model.🤔

[davidwhangchoi]

1 hour ago, mikeszekely said:

Decisions, decisions.  The 2024 Zephyrus G14 is on sale right now.  The 2025 model will use the same 120hz 3K OLED display, (mostly) the same chassis, same 1TB SSD.  Both models have 32GB of RAM, though it's slightly faster on the 2025 model.  The main differences are the CPU and GPU.  While I'm not expecting an RTX 5070 to be a big upgrade over the RTX 4070 (especially given that the 4070 was already thermally constrained by the G14's chassis and cooling), the 5070ti is probably a more noticeable difference.  On paper the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is looking like a good upgrade over the Ryzen 9 8945HS, too.  But will the theoretical and on-paper upgrades be worth the extra money?  With the sale price on the 2024 we're looking at a bit over $500 in savings over the unreleased 2025 model.🤔

That's actually the max specs for 2024 model (RTX 4070 mobile OLED on a G14), Unless, you're in the hurry,  I'd honestly wait for the reviews of the 2025 G14 with the 5070 Ti, as i don't think the 2024 model will sell out and will still be available and perhaps even lower than the current price.  However if goes down close to 1k, i'd grab it. 

Factoring in potential delays, potential tariffs you may see the laptop March/April possibly early May.  

there was a g16 with a 4080 for 1399 or less but didn't have OLED so i didn't ping you. 

 

here's a g16 4070 OLED for 1479 bestbuy (intel)

Open-Boxes [bestbuy.com] also available:

• Excellent - $1283.99
• Good - $1238.99
• Fair - $1198.99

and G14 OLED  4070 open box for excellent $1470 - fair $1371 (AMD AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS) 

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14-oled-3k-120hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-8945hs-32gb-lpddr5x-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-1tb-ssd-platinum-white/6570271/openbox?condition=fair

Edited Saturday at 01:42 AM by davidwhangchoi

[azrael]

7 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Decisions, decisions.  The 2024 Zephyrus G14 is on sale right now.  The 2025 model will use the same 120hz 3K OLED display, (mostly) the same chassis, same 1TB SSD.  Both models have 32GB of RAM, though it's slightly faster on the 2025 model.  The main differences are the CPU and GPU.  While I'm not expecting an RTX 5070 to be a big upgrade over the RTX 4070 (especially given that the 4070 was already thermally constrained by the G14's chassis and cooling), the 5070ti is probably a more noticeable difference.  On paper the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is looking like a good upgrade over the Ryzen 9 8945HS, too.  But will the theoretical and on-paper upgrades be worth the extra money?  With the sale price on the 2024 we're looking at a bit over $500 in savings over the unreleased 2025 model.🤔

We're assuming we'll see stock for the March release (AMD-based laptops have traditionally had lower stock available at launch vs Intel-based). We also see sales kick in around September/October for Back-to-school and the G14 will likely be one of those models that get a Back-to-School discount. The performance uplift of the laptop 5070/5070Ti will likely be marginal vs the 4070, if the desktop RTX 50-series is any indication of this generation. Maybe better battery-life but the increase power usage of the RTX 50-series is looking to nullify any battery improvements (4070 base power is 35W vs 5070 base power of 50W, 5070Ti - 60W base power). I'd probably pay attention to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs the 8945HS more since that may be where the best performance/watt comparison is.

Depending on what you plan on using the laptop for will likely determine going with the 2024-model vs waiting for the 2025. If you really need a new laptop now, I'd probably go for the 2024 G14. Otherwise, I'd wait for the reviews.

[davidwhangchoi]

Steve call nvidia a dik lol... damn

 

for less than a 5080 card, get a whole desktop (in stock at the time of posting)

put in a cheap stick of ram and it's good. 

 

[JB0]

12 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

Steve call nvidia a dik lol... damn

I mean, he's not wrong. They've been acting like an obvious phallus for years now.