{"id":896646,"date":"2025-12-23T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wZfquJZZBALfN4SVW9rTTh"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:41:14","slug":"gigabyte-aorus-17x-2024-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gigabyte-aorus-17x-2024-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigabyte Aorus 17X (2024) review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gigabyte's Aorus line holds a long history of chunky, funky gaming laptops with zero chill. These aren't the kind of gaming laptops you whip out for a quick Stardew Valley session. Gigabyte Aorus machines are brutes with frame rates to match. But, as with anything where all the design focus lands on gaming power, there tend to be drawbacks. You either get a teeny-tiny NVMe drive, a sub-par monitor resolution to make up for a monster refresh rate, a camera that looks right up your nose, or a battery life shorter than Donald Trump's list of bad things he's done.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Gigabyte Aorus 17X AZG<\/a> offers oodles of speedy storage, hits the sweet spot for monitor refresh and resolution, doesn't point the camera at my double chin, and still <\/em>manages to deliver great frame rates. But of course I'm going to find something to complain about.<\/p>\n

Out of the box, it wasn't as ugly as I expected. The Aorus track record has seen me pulling out sharp-looking beasts with edgy aesthetics, but I was pleasantly surprised to see only subtle cyberpunky patterning on the back and minimal detailing where the screen meets the main body. Basically, no one's going to know it's a gaming laptop until they come up and inspect it.<\/p>\n

The size, however, may be a bit of a giveaway. With a 17.3-inch panel topping it, the Aorus 17X weighs in at 2.9kg \/ 6.39lb. Meaning you really have to be committed to away gaming if you're going to lug this around and call it portable<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Model: <\/strong>AZG-65US665SH
\nCPU: <\/strong>Intel Core i9 14900HX
\nGPU:<\/strong> Nvidia RTX 4090 (175W)
\nRAM: <\/strong>32GB DDR5-5600
\nSSD:<\/strong> 2x 1TB NVMe Gigabyte AG450E1024-G
\nScreen:<\/strong> 17.3-inch
\nResolution:<\/strong> 2560 x 1440 (16:9)
\nRefresh rate:<\/strong> 240Hz
\nOS:<\/strong> Windows 11
\nWeight:<\/strong> 2.9kg | 6.39lb
\nDimensions:<\/strong> 39.6 x 29.3 x 2.18cm | 15.6 x 11.5 x 0.86in
\nPrice:<\/strong> \u00a33,600<\/a> | $3,700<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There's no mechanical keyboard weighing it down, and while I'm a little sad I'm not getting that tasty Omron feedback that the 2021 Aorus 17X YD<\/a> had, the button presses on this thing have a vaguely satisfying bump\u2026 if a little squishy. I'm not enamored with the keyboard ergonomics, though. I can't count the number of times I've accidentally hit Num Lock instead of backspace or typed 1111 when I meant to press the up key. It feels unnecessarily compact considering there's an inch either side for Gigabyte to have separated that full size keyboard out a little.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, the design and port placement isn't too bad. There's a Thunderbolt USB Type-C port sitting on the right side with up to 100W Power Delivery, which doubles as a 1.4 DisplayPort. Sadly it's the only Type-C port here, but there are three UBS Type-A 3.2 ports dotted along the sides with 20 Gbps data transfers. It's a step down from the number of ports the old models had, but more than enough for everyday use.<\/p>\n

Benchmark-wise, there's hardly a thing to complain about. We're talking rip roaring rendering performance, with stunning single core numbers in Cinebench R23; great load times on those NVMe drives; and lovely low max GPU temps as it smashes through our gaming ringer. And it does all this without piercing your eardrums with high-pitched cooling. But how does it stand up against gaming laptops of a similar calibre?<\/p>\n