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ROG Strix SCAR II 17” specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 17” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Released	2018
Generations	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2019 ROG Strix SCAR III 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black By ASUS $3,699.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G733ZW-DS94 By ASUS $2,699.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3 inch 240Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9 Processor, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro, G733CX-XS97 By ASUS $5,798.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3 inch 240Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, PK RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Pro, G733CX-XS97 (Renewed) By ASUS $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar II Gaming Laptop, 17” 144Hz IPS-Type Full HD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, Intel Core i7-8750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, RGB KB, Windows 10 - GL704GV-DS74 By ASUS $1,499.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Dimensions	14.21” x 10.31” x 0.98 ~ 1.03” (399.8 x 273.5 x 24.9 ~ 2.64 mm)
Weight	6.36 lbs (2.9 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard RGB 4 zones Aura Sync Marked WASD keys Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve

Display

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM

17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 72% NTSC
17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 72% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW

17.3-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”

Ports

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
3 x USB3.1 Gen 1
1 x USB3.1 Gen 2
1 x mDP 1.2
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x RJ-45 jack
1 x SD card reader
1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
1 x Kensington lock

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
3 x USB3.1 Gen 1
1 x USB3.1 Gen 2
1 x mDP 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0b
1 x RJ-45 jack
1 x SD card reader
1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core ROG Strix SCAR II 17”1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93595.90% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H975100.00% 0975 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core ROG Strix SCAR II 17”1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26973.13% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,470100.00% 04,470
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB 2666MHz Dual Channel DDR4 SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM SSD 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GW/GV SSD 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB 2.5” 5400rpm SSHD

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Wi-Fi	Intel^® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ROG Strix SCAR II 17”

Power Supply

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GM

180W power adapter

ROG Strix SCAR II GL704.GV/GW

230W power adapter

Software	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Camera	Front-facing bottom-mounted webcam.
Audio	2 x 3.5W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.36 lb 2.88 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8750H 6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 975 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,470 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6

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ROG Strix SCAR II 17” exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8300H → Intel Core i7-8750H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

ROG Strix SCAR II 17” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	ROG Strix SCAR II 17”
M.2	x1
SATA	1

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6