ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 review (2020 G732LXS model – Core i7/i9, RTX 2080 150W)

77 Comments

  1. Geoff

    June 5, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    Thank you for adding the min. brightness measurement!! It is much appreciated.

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 5, 2020 at 9:10 pm

      Np. I'll try to add it from now on, as long as I don't forget.

    • Leon

      July 12, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Hey!
      I actually got the Strix 17 with 17inch and i9-10980HK.
      I also saw on XTU that it comes overvolted with 50mV.
      I tuned it down to -80mV. However, I opened throttlestop now and after the UV via XTU ThrottleStop tells me again that the CPU is overvolted by 50mV. Could you please tell me how you guys did it?
      Thanks, also for the detailed review!

      • Andrei Girbea

        July 12, 2020 at 12:05 pm

        Switching between modes seems to overwrite the XTU settings. I just kept the laptop on Turbo and that way the undervolting was sticking on my unit.

        If that doesn't work, you can either:
        1. Use Throttlestop to undervolt, you'll find a good guide here on the site.
        2. Undervolt in BIOS, that should also stick.

  2. ZOD

    June 6, 2020 at 1:01 am

    On your spec sheet you list this being 14+ inches plus wide , is that real?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 6, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      Mo, that was a mistake. it's 400 mm, and 15.7 inches

  3. Abraham Perez

    June 8, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    hello, love the review, alot of details too, i would love a review of the G732LWS <3

  4. Jay

    June 11, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    How is this model compared to MSI gt76 or the auros 17X with RTX 2080 super, in terms of performance and cooling?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 11, 2020 at 7:44 pm

      I haven't reviewed either of those, so I don't know. I'd reckon the GT76 should be more powerful, especially in CPU loads, but it's also a bigger/heavier laptop

  5. Jay

    June 11, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    How about compared to the Ge75 with comparable hardware? Will the New Scar 17 out perform that, in terms of cooling and performance?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 11, 2020 at 8:52 pm

      For the most part, yes, but they're fairly close. This is better built imo, while the GE75 wins at audio.

    • Art

      June 15, 2020 at 4:30 am

      Do you plan on reviewing a S17 in the future? I'm debating on purchasing the Strix Scar 17 or the S17.

      • Andrei Girbea

        June 15, 2020 at 11:07 am

        Not in the near future. However, the S17 is pretty much the 2019 Strix GX701 with updated hardware, so that review should answer most of your questions.

  6. Kristijan

    June 14, 2020 at 10:05 pm

    Hi, great review (as all of them)!

    I can't decide between few options:

    1. Zephyrus S GX502GV (240hz, 16gb, RTX2060, 512gb SSD) ~2000€
    2. Zephyrus M GU502GU (same specs as S but glacier blue color) ~ 1900€ (would need to order outside of my country)
    3. Scar 17 (144hz, i7-10875h, 16gb, RTX2060, 512gb SSD) ~1700€
    4. Scar 17 (300hz, i7-10875h, 32gb, RTX2070, 1TB SSD) ~2600€
    5 Zephyrus g14 (4800h+16gb+1660ti) ~1800€
    5. Wait for zephyrus S15 with 8 i7-10875h ~will be probably 3k+ €

    Last 2 years I was mostly using desktop with ryzen 2700x but decided I will keep on with laptop as it's much easier for me since every few months I am changing my residence (working online). I had Asus N550JV for 7 years (i7-4700HQ) and never had any problems so I am mostly interested in Asus. Not sure about razer's reliability, Gigabyte seems to have coil whine, Alienware is very expensive and bad thermals (?) and for others, I don't like the looks. So atm I am looking and mentioned models. I don't need to buy now but for sure before october.
    I am using laptop for work so reliability is important to me, I can't have laptop dying and me waiting for new one. I use mostly many apps at the same time, don't play games and use one app that uses up to 16 threads but not more then ~20min a day so I guess I could go with 12 thread CPU. Asus N550JV throttles with my everyday work on these apps while Ryzen 2700x had no problems.

    What would you suggest me? I think Scar 17 is best buy athough this cheap version is not the one you reviewed so I am not sure how is the screen or cooling in that cheaper one.. I kinda want premium so I lean towards zephyrus.. GX502 for performance and GU502 for color.
    I am really not sure what to do, hopefully your thoughts might help me.
    Thank you!

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 15, 2020 at 11:04 am

      I'd look into some reviews of the 8Core Scar 17 with RTX 2060f first, it doesn't get the same thermal module as this one here.

      The G14 is also a solid option for multithreaded CPU loads. Despite the small form factor, the AMD platform is miles ahead of Intel's 10th gen Core H.

      If not in a hurry, I'd wait for a few more Ryzen 4000 H options and decide among those around fall. that looks like the ideal platform for your workloads.

      • Kristijan Husko

        June 16, 2020 at 1:05 am

        Thnx for the answer!
        Will there be a video review on your youtube channel as well?

        btw. is this chassis in the same rang quality as 2019 Scar III or more like asus's G series? (If I understood correctly, Scar III was premium for these "gaming" series of Asus while Zehpyrhus is kind of mix gaming/other stuff)

      • Andrei Girbea

        June 16, 2020 at 10:43 am

        We should have a video as well.

        The Zephyrus is the higher tier gaming notebook in a more portable form-factor, and use aluminum/magnesium and some plastic elements. the Strix Scar is the higher-tier performance full-size laptop, but use more plastic than the Zephyrus model. The ROG G is the mid-level series with a mostly plastic build.

  7. CK

    June 15, 2020 at 1:11 am

    Hi Andrei,

    Does this scar17 have the same chassis as the asus g17(2020) version?

    Do you know if the G17 will experience the same thermal throttle problem like this scar17?

    I was going to buy this laptop but thank you for telling me the thermal problem.

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 15, 2020 at 11:05 am

      I haven't tested the Scar G17 yet, but I will in the next few weeks. If you can wait, the review should answer your questions

  8. Jay

    June 15, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    Is there any clue when the Scar 17 will be released in the states?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 15, 2020 at 10:20 pm

      I've seen some sites such as xoticpc and excaliberpc mentioning July

  9. Jay

    June 19, 2020 at 5:46 pm

    Would you happen to know if the G703GX will get a new refresh with a rtx 2080 super?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 19, 2020 at 5:50 pm

      No, that's done, this Scar 17 replaces the G703 series for 2020.

  10. hexaae

    June 21, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    For me G-Sync is crucial and my next laptop (currently using ASUS GL703GS) MUST HAVE IT… also because I'm addicted to old emulators running at 50Hz or 54.7Hz (MAME arcade games for example) and g-sync/free-sync are the only tech offering ALWAYS smooth screen refresh also with those old refresh rates.

  11. Jay

    June 21, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Im trying to choose between this laptop and Aorus 17x with 2080 super and with a i7-10875H.

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 22, 2020 at 11:06 am

      We've reviewed both, although the Aorus in a lower-tier configuration.

  12. Leo

    June 22, 2020 at 8:54 am

    Do you think asus is aware of the design flaw and gonna fix it for retail? Is it enough to raise the back of the laptop or did you raise it at all 4 rubbers?

    Also did you play some games at low setting, eg Fortnite and check fps? Because the screen hits 300hz but kinda pointless if the specs don’t

    Thanks for the review!

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 22, 2020 at 11:07 am

      They can't do anything about it now, we can only hope they'll address it on the next gen. Raising the back is enough.

      I haven't played that can of games, but they'll sure run at high fps, given how Shadow of Mordor and Strange Brigade already run at 200 fps on Ultra.

      • Andy

        June 24, 2020 at 8:01 am

        I saw a review that the model i9-10980hk and rtx 2080 was 1.4mm higher, I'm not sure if thats the same model you reviewed, and whether the 1.4mm height would solve those issues.

      • Andrei Girbea

        June 24, 2020 at 10:29 am

        it's the same

      • Jay

        June 24, 2020 at 12:56 pm

        Where was this?

  13. Eric Perez

    June 22, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    It seems that this laptop wont be available till at least August according to Hidevolution website.

    • Jay

      June 24, 2020 at 4:42 pm

      so the Scar 17 version with i9-10980hk is 1.4 mm thicker then this one?

      • Andrei Girbea

        June 24, 2020 at 5:13 pm

        no, the 2080 Scar 17 (regardless of CPU choice) is thicker than the standard Scar 17, with the 2070 dGPU and lower.

  14. Jose Antonio

    June 30, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Hello! Great review! I'm looking for a high perfomance-portability ratio laptop so I can play sometimes in my TV at 4K resolution games and take it back for my lessons. Do you think the battery can hold a 3 hour work with documents and PDF on my classes? It's not very bulky from what I see on the review, right!?

    I'm so torn between this and the Zephyrus S17, but I'm coming from having an Area 51m (they give me the money back) and don't want to lose so much perfomance to play games at 4K on the TV.

    Thoughts?

    • Andrei Girbea

      June 30, 2020 at 6:37 pm

      Barely. With the small battery, this is primarily designed to be plugged-in

      • Jose Antonio

        June 30, 2020 at 7:14 pm

        But you got on the review 15 W (~4+ of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, Wi-Fi ON;

        So, should I hope to get at least that amount, right?

        Thanks!

      • Andrei Girbea

        June 30, 2020 at 7:56 pm

        I'd say yes, 3-4 hours of light use is possible here on the more efficient power profiles.

  15. Dave Johnson

    July 2, 2020 at 12:30 am

    Thanks for the review on both new SCAR laptops! You did a great job as always :) I was looking at either this laptop, or the Scar 15 you reviewed with the i9 and RTX 2070super. I noticed on some of the benchmarks the Scar 15 does better than the 17" with the 2080super which is very interesting. Did the 17" also have the i9 because in the benchmark video comparing both laptop it shows the 17 as having the i7…

    Also, the 17" 2080 super is selling for 800$ more than the 15" you tested which to me, the difference in FPS for $800 might be overkill and not worth it. Would you agree? The only thing I really wonder is the silent testing. The silent mode on the 2080 is unreal!

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 2, 2020 at 10:23 am

      my samples were the 15 with i9 + RTX 2070 Super 115, and 17 with the i7 + RTX 2080 Super 150W. That might explain some of the differences, plus keep in mind these are early units with immature software, and that could also impact some of the tests.

      As for the 2nd question, yes, the Scar 17 with the 2080 is more expensive and the main reason I'd go for it is the performance on the Silent profile. At the same time, the 15 with the 2070 is better value for money, but it's also a different thermal design and won't run as smoothly on Silent. Also, if you were considering the 17 with the 2070 GPU, keep in mind that's also a more limited thermal design than the 17 with 2080.

      • Dave Johnson

        July 2, 2020 at 11:55 am

        Thanks so much for the reply!

        The only 17" model offered in Canada with the 150W 2080super comes with the i9 CPU with 32GB ram. Hopefully with the better/new thermal design and the 150W GPU the i9 won't be too hot for it. It's too bad they didn't give you the i9 model in the 2080super so we could see those thermals as well. Then again, the 15 with the i9 worked I'm sure it would be alright in the 17 and give great performance…

  16. DaaX

    July 2, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    Hi Andrei, with the 15" with 2070 Super, I saw other reviewers having problems with the refresh rate not being well detected by some online games, like For Honor. Disconections occured because the game wasn't able to detect the 300Hz refresh rate, implying the machine was at a low refresh rate. Did you noticed that on the online games you tested?

    And in Doom (2016), Forza Horizon 4, Jurassic World Evolution, it seems that the game was not that fluid at ultra graphic settings. The display was jerky in all those games. Especially the glory kills and menus that were very jerky in Doom. Did you noticed that in the games you tested? Maybe those games are not well optimized for the graphics card, don't know.

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 2, 2020 at 6:20 pm

      I haven't noticed any jerkiness, but I also haven't tested any of those games. Did you find that in multiple reviews? Perhaps there was an issue with one particular unit?

      • DaaX

        July 3, 2020 at 5:11 pm

        I saw that on only one review and I was really suprised bacause I haven't heard problems like that yet. Perhaps there was indeed an issue with the unit they tested.

  17. Matthew Tantillo

    July 5, 2020 at 12:00 am

    I love this laptop and cant wait to buy. I had a question though, on my old laptop which was an acer nitro 5 my hyper X headset mic wasnt working so I was stuck with having to use the built in laptop mic for talking with my friends on discord. Does this laptop have the same problem? Because mine had also one audio jack port for mic and headset and I really dont want that problem again on such an expensive laptop, thanks.

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 5, 2020 at 9:45 am

      is your headset mic working with other laptops? If it does, it should work here, but it should also work on that Nitro. perhaps there's a settings problem?

      • Matthew Tantillo

        July 11, 2020 at 1:10 am

        Yes the Mic works on another laptop. I just wanted to make sure because I have had this laptop for over 3 years and still couldnt find a way to make my mic work for discord on the acer nitro. Ive seen many people have the same problem while using the same laptop so it might be a problem with the laptop in general. I had ordered the Strix scar 17 in the i9 2080 Super edition so im praying that I wont have problems with it as well.

  18. Amy

    July 12, 2020 at 5:33 am

    Could there be a typo by the Superposition 1080 Extreme result (5300)? I've seen other 2080 Max-P cards with 6000+ scores, do you still have the results by any chance? Thanks

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 12, 2020 at 11:20 am

      Thanks for the heads-up, I've just checked and updated with the real score: 6437.

  19. Jose Antonio

    July 12, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    Hello! I have the option to buy the I7 or the i9 2080 super for the same price.

    Would you go always with the i9 option? I'm afraid about thermal throtting on the i9, thoughs?

    Thanks a lot!

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 12, 2020 at 4:19 pm

      id' go with the i9 if the same price. However, id you can find the i7 for less, that would be my first pick

  20. Edward

    July 16, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Hi! Your review is very much appreciated and im looking like this kind of review.

    Do you have a review of this strix scar 17 core i9 that can be compare to the zephyrus duo 15 core i9, which both of them have the same specs. Because my concerned when buying either of the two is their performance and cooling system or maybe if they have i9 on the zephyrus s17.

    Thanks!

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 17, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      no, we haven't reviewed the i9 versions of those, but you can use the results in this review for a general comparison

  21. Bhargav

    July 21, 2020 at 2:07 am

    Hi! Thanks for this informative review. I am considering MSI GE75 raider 10sgs-222 vs ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 i9 model. Both have nearly identical specs. Do you have a review of the new GE75 10sgs? Which among these two is better in terms of performance/thermals and build quality?

    Thanks a lot!

    • Andrei Girbea

      July 21, 2020 at 11:37 am

      You can find our GE75 reviews on the site, in various configurations. We haven't tested the 2020 i9 model

  22. Tse

    August 5, 2020 at 10:47 am

    is this type using RTX2080 super max-q or non max-q? for g732lxs

  23. Arda Kacar

    August 9, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    Hi! I have a question about the dpc latency part. Is the latency noticable during gaming or daily use and was it solved with the new drivers?

    • Andrei Girbea

      August 9, 2020 at 3:06 pm

      i haven't noticed any obvious issues with games, but |I also didn't carefully look into it during my time with the laptop

  24. Bob

    October 3, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    I have the G17 (GL732LW, I think) with 10750H and 2070. Previous I owed the Strix Scar 3. You said limited airflow because the bottom is choked…well Asus themselves show that's not the primary intake. They say it's designed to intake from the area behind the screen. Not sure if specs would make the difference but I have mine on desk on Perf mode with -80mv in bios and the CPU maxes 75 and CPU 79 in HZD and fans don't get loud. Other games like Witcher 3 show low mid 70s. I've seen CPU boost to 4.0-4.1ghz while still under 80, don't think it would do that if choked. This is already 10deg better than the scar 3, maybe due to the LM paste. Maybe we are different because yours is test?

    Just sharing my feedback owing this model.

    • Andrei Girbea

      October 3, 2020 at 5:06 pm

      I know what they say, but look at what happens with this configuration when you lift it up from the table. The review is about this model.

      I'm surprised that your temperatures are that good on the G17 LW, the fans are completely covered on the back on that one. I've tested the 2060 model on the G17 and it performed nowhere near those temperatures, in fact it ran a lot hotter. I haven't yet published that review though.

  25. Tony B

    October 13, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    First of all, I just found your site yesterday and you do amazing reviews. You are defiantly bookmarked.

    If you have a few questions and looking for your opinion. I currently have the HP Envy from years ago, i7 6500, 940m graphics card, 16gb ram. So Any of these will be a nice upgrade. Most of the games I play are not the mainstream games people are worried about but still can cause issues. Titles such and some of the total war games, Hearts of iron, City skyline and a few other turn based games. The problem is late game sometimes my computer struggles, especially in skylines once you have a larger city it starts to freeze, or massive lag. Not to mention using chrome with multiple windows open can crash chrome. Is this a GPU, CPU, memory or all kind of issue?

    I leave my laptop plugged in all the time, it is on a lapboard too. It is a desktop replacement for me. I am considering the ASUS rog scar 17, MSI gs75 or GE75. Are these the right laptop for the job? Another thought I have is waiting for AMD ryzen 9's to be paired with RTX 2080 super. Do you know of any out there or if this is coming. Thank you for any info.

    • Andrei Girbea

      October 14, 2020 at 10:09 am

      Hi Tony. The CPU is probably the bottleneck with that Envy, it's an U-series and not meant for heavy multitasking.

      About those Ryzen + high end graphics, there aren't any right now and might not be for a while. I'd also consider if that kind fo graphics is worth paying for with the kind of games that you're paying. I'd argue that it's not, and you'd get better value in a good RTX 2060 configuration, preferably the newer 115W model from 2020. That, paired with an i7 (or Ryzen 7 if you need that kind of multitasking prowess), 16 GB of RAM and a fast SSD should be good for at least 2-3 years, and then you can upgrade again if needed. That's what I'd rather recommend over getting a high end 2080 configuration right now and keeping it for 5+ years.

      • Tony

        October 14, 2020 at 10:06 pm

        Thank you for the reply. In city skyline, isn't the graphics card the bottleneck? It glitches as you try to scroll through the map as it gets larger? Do you have any top picks for 2060 laptops? I like 17 inch screens. I will start looking through your reviews now on those.

      • Andrei Girbea

        October 16, 2020 at 7:02 pm

        I'd look at the Predator Helios 300 17, MSI GE75 Raider and Asus ROG Scar 17

  26. Bessa

    October 20, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    Considering the same specifications – i7-10875H, 32 GB RAM, RTX2070 – (regardless of the price) which are recommended in order of preference for architectural work (2D design and 3D rendering).

    – MSI GE66
    – MSI GE75
    – ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 G732
    – ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 15 G532

    Just analyzing performance for work (performance, heat dissipation, battery …)

    If a more detailed answer on the advantages and disadvantages of each one is possible, I would be grateful.

    Did you consider another laptop besides these in the same price range?

    Thank you so much

    • Andrei Girbea

      October 20, 2020 at 5:03 pm

      I'm curently resting the GE66, so can't yet comment on that. Out of the others, the GE75 would be my choice strictly in terms of performance and thermals, but not that much in terms of build or battery life (see our reviews from last year, they also apply to these 2020 updates). Thermals are unfortunately not great on these recent ROGF Strix models from what I've tested, but you should further look into other reviews for other opinions. I haven't tested the G732 yet, though.

      I'd also consider the Aorus 17G, if you're willing to tweak it manually, as it's not overclocked by default.

      • Bessa

        October 20, 2020 at 5:16 pm

        Thank you very much for quickly answer.

        So the GE75 is the best option for 17", right?

        Probably, I will buy it at Black Friday, so I have a litle time to consider the better solution.
        You have an idea when you will post the review of GE66?

        Thank you very much

      • Andrei Girbea

        October 20, 2020 at 5:31 pm

        Yes, the GE75 is what I'd go with, but you should make sure you're OK with its other particularities and potential quirks.

        As for the GE66, I'll have it up most likely mid-next week. I have a few other products to finish up first, and reviewing that kind of a gaming product takes a lot of testing. I was hoping MSI would have a GE76 in stores by now as well, but probably that will only happen next year with Nvidia 3xxx.

        Btw, if you end up considering 15-inch models, the Legion 7i from Lenovo should also be on the list.

  27. David McClanahan

    November 2, 2020 at 1:18 am

    I bought this unit 2020/10/12 largely based on reviews like yours and end users saying how they are mostly pleased. I bought the G732LWS-DS76 (16GB 2300Hz RAM, 2070 Super, 1TB fairly slow Intel NVMe SSD, and i7-10875H) with upgrading everything I could right away(64GB 3200Hz ram, added 2 2TB NVMe SSDs which I tried to setup as a RAID 0 for booting but failed miserably). Once that was done I loaded games and other software, which all ran fine except for the games, which ended up giving me quite a scare by dieing in one of three ways after 20-30 minutes of play: 1) BSOD with meaningless codes, or 2) the games crap out for no apparent reason over and over, or 3) the machine would freeze and not allow a soft restart. I even called ASUS and their first suggestion was simply to do the usual "reload Windows and start from scratch again". After that they were less helpful and offered to replace the machine in a few days. I stopped them when it occurred to me it might be a power supply issue, the fans seemed to spin up and blow lots of nice warm air as expected. So I bought the larger 280W power supply and I've been able to game for a couple of hours without issue. ASUS will not help you with upgrading advice, but they are so very quick to point out to us that we can upgrade these units to get the sale. I think the least they could do is suggest that pretty early for inconsistent trouble calls and perhaps post some guidelines for the consumer to keep in mind if they want to upgrade. I never thought about the extra power demand that the larger and faster memory and larger and actually faster NVMes would put on the unit. I'm now happy with the performance and overall features of the machine. Thanks for your review, though it might be nice for upgraders to see their plans discussed in this and similar reviews.

    • Andrei Girbea

      November 2, 2020 at 11:29 am

      HI David, thanks for your feedback, that's going to help other potential buyers.

      The extra RAM and SSD have a tiny impact on the power requirements imo, so the problem is the fact that they sold that configuration with a 230W power brick to begin with. That's a 115W 2070 and a power-hungry processor, they ought to have paired it with a 280W brick, which is what I got in the G532LWS that I tested, although that was an i9.

      As for the other aspects, post-sale support is a major issue with almost all brands these days and something we as buyers just have to expect. To mitigate it, what I recommend is to test a new laptop as much as possible and look for any potential flaws within the return window, which over here is 14-30 days, and just send it back if not good enough. Also, buying from stores that do not ask for a restoring fee .

      Noted on the upgrade guides though, I'll try to include those in the future. We're a tiny publication and we can only do so much :)

  28. Antony Jose

    November 12, 2020 at 9:42 am

    I just bought the G732LXS i9 can you please guide me on how to undervolt it. the temps are offthe charts somtimes it spikes upto 99C

    • Andrei Girbea

      November 12, 2020 at 11:32 am

      It's explained in the article. As I remember out of the top of my mind, you need to go to BIOS >> Advanced and enable undervolting (XTU support), then you can use XTU to make the changes.

  29. David McClanahan

    November 12, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    Thanks for the reply Andrei. I ended up getting amazon to replace the entire box and reapplied my upgraded hardware and it works just fine. I also bought a 280W PS and have been gaming for well over and hour without issue. After reading your reply in wondering if indeed there was some underlying issue with the machine, not just the power supply. Happy now with a nice laptop that doesn't for in me!

  30. SERGEY CHAKIN

    December 25, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    David, thanks a lot for describing your experience on upgrading this laptop. I bought the laptop and going to buy 64gb memory for it. Could you please tell me what exact model of RAM you have used for the upgrade? Was you able to run 64gb with 3200MGz frequency? Standard voltage or xmp profile voltage? Thanks a lot in advance!

  31. David

    December 26, 2020 at 10:54 pm

    I simply ordered off Amazon and did indeed get 3200MHz RAM. I do recall asking the BIOS to rescan hardware.
    and here's the description: G.Skill RipJaws Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 260-Pin SO-DIMM PC4-25600 DDR4 3200 CL22-22-22-52 1.20V Dual Channel Memory Model F4-3200C22D-64GRS This was $229.99 when I bought it.

  32. David

    December 26, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    P.S. I'm still running various games on the replaced machine without issue.

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