Review ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 – Low Budget Gaming Laptop

Review ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 – Low Budget Gaming Laptop

The ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DT comes with specifications that are quite different from before. The most significant difference is the runway kitchen that has been "upgraded" which already uses Ryzen 7 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. So, what are the capabilities? In this article, we will review more in the laptop, especially regarding its ability to play the latest games. Let's look at the archive!

There are no significant changes in the design section.

Because it is still in the same TUF Gaming series, this laptop has no difference that is too significant with the Intel version that we had previously reviewed. The TUF Gaming FX505 comes with a slimmer body than the previous TUF Gaming series. Not surprisingly, because now a gaming laptop with a sleek body is becoming the belle of gamers. Although thinner than the last series, TUF Gaming FX505 still looks a bit thick.

Even so, you don't need to worry, the article, ASUS has immersed NanoEdge Display technology in almost all its laptop product lines, including the TUF Gaming series. The gaming laptop has a 15.6-inch screen with thin bezel thanks to NanoEdge Display technology. Also, there is also a design that represents the letter X in the closing part of the screen. All of them are presented with finishing using the brushed or sand-blasted method and appear with a choice of Gunmetal Gray or Black colours.

For business connectivity, the TUF Gaming FX505 doesn't have many ports. There are only 3x USB Type-A, two of which are USB 3.0. There is also LAN RJ45, audio jack and HDMI. Even so, ASUS still takes Bluetooth 5.0 as an extra connectivity option. Wi-Fi modules used in the TUF Gaming FX505 also use a 2x2 MIMO configuration so that it has a 30 per cent more full range than the 1x1 configuration used on other laptops.

On the keyboard, the TUF Gaming FX505 uses a full-size chiclet keyboard with a press distance of 1.8mm which ensures user comfort in playing. The backlit it has can be switched to the FX505 version, but unfortunately, it only has one zone. One of the highlights is the HyperStrike Technology feature where the TUF Gaming FX705 keyboard comes with higher accuracy both when typing and playing games. This is because the distance between the keys and keyboard layout has been optimized so that users will be able to recognize the button's position naturally.

Significant upgrade

Significant upgrades Yep, the difference between the TUF Gaming FX505 is the most prominent part of the kitchen. The TUF Gaming FX505DT is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 3750H processor that has 4 cores and also 8 threads and runs at a speed of 2.3GHz to a maximum of 4GHz by default. Meanwhile, in the RAM section, this review uses 8GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM one piece that can be added up to 16GB.

Well, in the most important part to play the latest games, the FX505DT TUF Gaming has two graphics cards, the Radeon RX Vega 10, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB. This gaming laptop is very powerful for playing various contemporary games. To save games and other files, TUF Gaming FX505DT is only equipped with a 1TB capacity hard drive, without SSD. You can upgrade the SSD, and it is strongly recommended that you upgrade immediately to get maximum performance.

For you gamers who want to save a lot at the same time as well as various collections of music and movies and need sound accuracy when playing games, TUF Gaming FX505 uses DTS Audio technology. The goal? The voice is one of the most vital factors. Good sound reproduction will make players more able to feel the atmosphere in the game. Conversely, playing experience can be bad if the sound produced is not good, such as being unable to reproduce the sound of the direction of the shot properly.

The various sophisticated innards are also supported by revolutionary cooling technology called Hypercool Technology. Through a feature called Anti-Dust Cooling, it can improve cooling performance by removing dust and other disruptive particles so that it doesn't get involved in the cooling path of this laptop. Anti-Dust Cooling utilises a single tunnel that can remove dirt and other particles outside the laptop. Through this technology, TUF Gaming FX505 will not accumulate dust in the cooling system so that the laptop's performance will be maintained.

TUF Gaming FX505 has two fans with a Trapezoid-Cut heatsink design. For those of you who like to play for a long time, ASUS also provides the Fan Overboost option on TUF Gaming FX505. Through this mode, the fan will run at maximum speed, ensuring that the components inside will remain cool and not experience everyday gaming.

ASUS also presents exclusive NanoEdge Display technology on this gaming laptop. This technology often appears on various ASUS premium laptops, one of which is ZenBook. Through NanoEdge Display, the TUF Gaming FX505 can have a screen that comes with a very thin bezel, which is only 6.5mm.

The TUF Gaming FX705 also comes with IPS-level panel screens with RGB color gamut up to 100%. Coupled with the support of wide viewing angles, the TUF Gaming FX505 screen can deliver visual quality with consistent contrast and color sharpness. This certainly will make the gaming experience more immersive, especially in games that do display a broad and detailed environment. Unfortunately, for the TUF Gaming FX505DT version, it still uses a 60Hz screen, not yet 120Hz.

Performance

To find out the extent of the ability of a processor, of course, first of all, is to do a synthetic benchmark as an "overview" of the extent of the gaming laptop's capabilities. In synthetic benchmark testing, we used four software such as 3DMark Firestrike, Cinebench R15, and also PC Mark 10. The following results

Look at the specifications that are different from the previous variants and look to have a significant upgrade, especially in the graphics card section that they have. No half-hearted, we tested it with a variety of contemporary games, ranging from lightweight esports games to even massive AAA games. The following results:

For play various esports games, it looks like TUF Gaming FX505DT doesn't have any difficulties, right? Trying to play DOTA 2 and CS: GO, the gaming laptop can still run it with an average framerate above 90 FPS with maximum settings. Meanwhile, to play PUBG, it can even get an average framerate of 66 FPS with ultra settings.

Well, when trying to play AAA games, the TUF Gaming FX505DT has begun to feel heavy to run it. Call it Monster Hunter World and also The Witcher 3, which is played with high settings can only get an average framerate below 60 FPS; only Devil May Cry V has excellent performance.

Not surprisingly, if the gaming laptop is quite tricky when playing AAA games because the embedded RAM is only 8GB single-channel. If you have used 16GB dual-channel, the performance that is produced will certainly be far more maximal.

Conclusion

Over the past few years, the TUF Gaming variant has always been the mainstay of ASUS to offer its range of gaming laptops to more circles. However, prices that are trimmed and cheaper than ROG do not necessarily reduce the quality they offer.

TUF Gaming FX505DT is clear proof that ASUS can provide a gaming laptop at a price that is quite affordable but still has specifications and features that are quite capable. AMD Ryzen 7 3750H and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB is already enough to play contemporary games, whether it's just esports games or AAA games.

Unfortunately, there are some disadvantages to this gaming laptop. TUF Gaming FX505DT still doesn't use an SSD, and the default RAM it has is only 8GB single-channel. You can fix these shortcomings by immediately upgrading the SSD and RAM with the available empty slots. After that? The performance of this gaming laptop will feel very maximum.

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