Our opinion on the Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W
Versatile, the creative gaming laptop Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W with a 17-inch IPS Full HD anti-glare screen that improves fluidity in games with its 144Hz frequency is based on 16 GB of RAM and a powerful Intel Alder Lake Core i5-12500H hybrid processor. This core accelerates multimedia processing like the NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3050 ray tracing graphics card capable of running a lot of games. Equipped with fast 512 GB SSD storage that boosts its responsiveness, this versatile Windows 11 laptop designed for gaming and creating also has a backlit keyboard and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.
Specifications of the Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W
| Screen(s) | 17.3 » Full HD LED IPS 144Hz 45% 960:1 NTSC 250cd/m² (1920×1080, antireflet/mat) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-12500H Alder Lake-H (12 cœurs, 4P 2.5 GHz, 8E 1.8 GHz) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 Go (2 x 8 Go) DDR5 4800 MHz (32 Go), 2 slots (occupés) |
| Graphic card | NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 dedicated (80W 1740MHz, 95W boost 1790MHz), Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor, Optimus |
| Storage | 512 Go M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) + 1 free slot |
| Connectivity | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2) + 1 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.0b |
| Network | Wi-Fi ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.2 + Ethernet Gigabit |
| Backlit Keyboard | Oui RGB 1 zone (course 1.7mm) |
| Numeric keypad | Oui |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 Dolby Atmos speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 4 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 56Whr |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 2.6 Kg / 394 x 264 x 22.9-25.4 |
The Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W faces the competition
The Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W is currently on sale at Boulanger and is positioned as one of the least expensive in its category to offer such a recent processor (Alder Lake) with such a powerful graphics card, Thunderbolt connectivity and Windows provided.
If this Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W does not meet all your criteria, you will find on our PC gaming laptop guide other configurations to play with a similar budget. With the same budget, favor the model that has the most powerful graphics card, it is this which will have the most impact on performance.
Chassis, connectivity, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W
Rechargeable to 50% in 30 minutes thanks to its Fast Charging technology, this versatile laptop oriented towards gamers and creators with a dark Jaeger Gray design adopting angular lines sports a gamer appearance.
Certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810H, it is cooled by 2 Arc Flow fans (84 blades), 5 heat pipes and 4 air vents.
This creative gaming laptop has good connectivity including 2 USB-C including 1 Thunderbolt 4, a useful HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example, Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.2 modules for wireless remote connections and communications, Ethernet and audio ports as well as 2 USB (compatible with USB 2.0) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 when connecting USB 3.0 peripherals.
In low light conditions, you can activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard so that you can see its keys better.
Gamers will appreciate that the screen sports a 144Hz refresh rate, higher than the standard 60Hz, as it clearly improves overall fluidity, even in games.
The screen has wide viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, thanks to its IPS technology, which is not high-end, since the colorimetry here is classic.
The screen is suitable for videos due to its Full HD definition and its 16:9 format while its anti-reflective treatment makes it more readable in bright environments (e.g. outdoors) than a glossy panel and less tiring for the eyes during prolonged use.
Performance, autonomy of the Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W
The Asus TUF Gaming F17 TUF707ZC4-HX028W is a powerful 17-inch all-around laptop with a focus on creation and gaming.
It delivers solid overall performance that can satisfy a large number of users because it is built around an Intel Alder Lake Core i5-12500H processor with 12 hybrid cores and 16 GB of RAM.
Creatives will appreciate getting faster processing with this core than with a classic Quad Core and 8 GB DDR4/5. The difference is particularly noticeable under CPU and RAM intensive work using multi-core, such as photo editing, video editing or 3D rendering.
As a bonus, under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, the dedicated NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3050 ray tracing graphics card accelerates processing. This is the case, for example, under Adobe Photoshop/Premiere, VSDC or Vegas.
In practice, the GeForce RTX 3050 ray tracing is activated/deactivated automatically and in real time by the Optimus technology. It is used to perform graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Intel Iris Xe.
Whether with the Iris Xe or the GeForce RTX 3050, you can view photos and videos on this versatile laptop for gamers and creatives. However, Optimus favors the Iris Xe as much as possible because it consumes little energy, which promotes battery life.
Expect about 4 hours of battery life with light use.
Some gamers may also appreciate the NVIDIA Ampere architecture ray tracing GeForce RTX 3050 as it is capable of running quite a few games, with some concessions under 3D resource-intensive titles to achieve good playability.
On the storage side, we unsurprisingly find an SSD which turns out to be more robust than a hard drive, less energy-intensive, silent and much faster than a hard drive.
The SSD provides much better fluidity and responsiveness in everyday use than a hard drive.
Thanks to the SSD, you can access online game maps faster than with a simple hard drive, for example, and you get faster game/software launches, processing and startups/shutdowns.
Here we find a 512 GB SSD, a capacity in line with the standard of hard drives and with what many laptops on the market offer.
A good point, however, if this proves insufficient: a slot is available to integrate a second SSD.
You can also obviously use an external storage device if necessary, preferably USB 3.0/USB-C/Thunderbolt to obtain fast transfers.
As for heat and noise, expect them to be present when this versatile laptop geared towards creative gamers is pushed hard (e.g. processing, gaming).
It can be combined with a ventilated support if necessary to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).
