ASUS X550J: Notebook Gaming, Not Make Dry Bags

One of the most exciting when dealing with PC is playing games. The problem is, not all PCs can be invited to play a game with cool. Especially if you choose a notebook. A device that is famous with its limited resources. If any, usually the price is exorbitant, and are difficult to reach by those who has a budget.

So, is there a friendly notebook bags but still passable for playing games? Fortunately there. One of them is PCplus review this time, ASUS X550J. According to the manufacturer, this series fit into the category of Entry Level Gaming. That is, this notebook can be used by gamers who are not too serious. That means also, you can just play the game the level of entry, the alias is not heavy games that need resources.

Some idea, this notebook is also a gaming laptop which is slightly below the level of the ASUS ROG GL552 of the specification. In terms of the price is the same, the device is priced much cheaper than the ROG series. So what actually powers the notebook for gamers dipersiapka this beginner? Can he satisfy users in terms of performance as well as for the associates to entertainment, such as playing games to editing video? Let us check together.

Love at first sight

"From the eye down to the heart" so the saying goes. The view is indeed so the first thing that determines whether someone likes it or against something. ASUS already anticipated this by presenting gamers X550J style design. This is evident from the black shades that are often used in most gaming notebooks. There are also additional red line membantuk unique pattern. The combination of color and this line makes a futuristic impression, similar to the high grade brother ROG.

Notebook weighs 2.45 kilograms is quite thin. Its thickness is only 2,53cm with a screen that can be opened to an angle of 160 degrees. Lined up beside the USB ports, HDMI, VGA, and an optical drive slot. Sayang its USB port does not yet support USB 3.0 or USB connection type C began to rise.



To further enhance comfort when using a notebook X550J, ASUS helped design the board a larger touchpad on the body of the notebook. The size is 10.5 cm x 7.5 cm, ckup extent than other notebooks in its class. Complete comfort keyboard design, ASUS pinning feature called chiclet keyboard for accurate when used for typing. As information, chiclet keyboard makes the distance between the keys (keys) and becomes wider. The goal may be simple and sederana. But when applied, the benefits are so pronounced. Because the design of the distance between the keys that wider is expected to reduce typo that may occur when users are busy working.

Great power in Processor

ASUS X550J comes with an Intel Core i7 processor (Haswell). The fourth-generation processor has a speed of 2.60 GHz which can be enhanced up to 3.6 GHz. With a 64-bit instruction set, to ensure that its performance in processing the application command more smoothly and seamlessly.

With the memory of 6 MB cache, the communication between the CPU and RAM for data retrieval process will be faster. This processor also has a chip architectures or 22 nm lithography techniques. Architectural engineering it feels quite exceptional considering the now popular 14 nm lithography techniques.

Processor performance will be assisted by a 4 GB DDR3 RAM. Memory capacity can be expanded up to 12 GB, which can be added by removing the cover on the bottom of the notebook.



Graphic Addictive Game Play More Fun

Sector X550J graphics processor comes with a dual graphics card that will work interchangeably. When the notebook is running applications that did not require high graphics processing role, then that will be in action is the Intel HD Graphics 4600.

But, when the system detects that you are running applications that require high graphics load, then that will be raised is the Nvidia GTX950. The graphics chip is one of the variants of mobile computing graphics card that is prepared to take care of various applications weight voracious high-level graphics such as gaming.

Specifications and features are subject to the GTX 950 itself is quite gahar and adequate for gaming needs. Some of the features embedded among other things, the video memory size of 2 GB GDDR5-type, 128-bit memory bandwidth, and memory clock has 6.6 Gbps.

Some features for gaming were provided that Nvidia G-Sync, Stream Game Ready, CUDA, GeForce Shadow Play, Dynamic Super Resolution Technology and others. All the features that a provision is sufficient for this graphics chip to try different types of casual games to quite severe.

PCplus was curious about the performance of this graphics. Some popular games like Dota 2 and Mortal Kombat Complete Edition also try our play. Graphical configuration is set at the highest level to find out how strong and smooth the notebook is running the game.

The results were quite satisfactory, X550J able to run games with graphics look smooth and the frame rate is pretty good and stable. As far felt no screen tearing or broken screen when playing the game despite having tuned with the most demanding graphical configuration.

His voice Fun

ASUS X550J memiiki laying a slightly different speakers. If on the other ASUS notebook products, such as E202, speaker placed below the palmrest area. Speaker at X550J precisely paired at the top right above your keyboard keys, below the display.

Impact, dikelurkan sound can be felt directly into the ear of the user. When try to play music, watch movies, and play games with maximum sound volume diangka 100 percent, the result is more than enough and it did not disappoint. Clear voice reproduction and quite jarring. Speaker was not broken and sounded unanimous.

On the speakers, sound card X550J use of Conexant SmartAudio HD. There are several features to optimize the sound output from the speakers using an application called SmartAudio and Audio Wizard.

SmartAudio has four features didalamnnya the Volume Mixer, Voice Effect, SmartEQ / 3D Settings and Jack Configuration. The fourth of these features has the benefit of each, among others, Volume Mixer can be used to reset the sound to the speakers and microphone. Audio output can be adjusted if you want to be balanced or harder to the right or left side of the notebook.



battery Fair

Battery components becomes an important one to be discussed on this device. Using Lithium-ion type, capacity reaches its maximum capacity 45Whrs. With the application Battery Mark of Imtec, this notebook can survive in the range of 3 hours when used normally. What if forced to do hard labor? Durability is expected to sag to about 1 hour late only.

By the way, Battery Mark is an application to measure the performance of a battery that can simulate various conditions of use, such as normal or hard labor. Your results may be different, depending on the application that is running and a variety of other factors such as screen brightness.

Conclusion

From the stock processor, graphics card and various provisions of existing facilities, we are quite satisfied with the performance of this notebook. Thickness is somewhat a bit heavy, especially for those who are mobile. But compared with the actual gaming notebook, the weight is still entered in the lightweight class.

So for you who really like to play games, while unwilling to carry too heavy notebook, ASUS Z550JX could be an option.