ASUS ROG Strix G700 2024, Core Ultra 9 285K, 128GB, 4TB SSD + 20TB HDD, RTX 4060 Ti, black

The ASUS ROG Strix G700 packs a top-tier CPU, 128GB RAM, and 24TB storage, but the RTX 4060 Ti GPU is a letdown for gaming. It's a workstation beast, not a gaming rig. Worth it only if you need the compute power, not the frame rates.

The CPU is the star here. The Core Ultra 9 285K hits 6.0GHz turbo and lands in the 96th percentile for processors, which means it crushes heavy multitasking, rendering, and productivity workloads. The 128GB of DDR5 RAM is top-tier, sitting in the 99th percentile, so you can run a small data center's worth of Chrome tabs. Storage is the real flex: 4TB SSD plus 20TB HDD puts it at the absolute top of the charts. But the RTX 4060 Ti with 8GB VRAM is just okay, around the 70th percentile. Fine for 1080p gaming and light creative work, but it's the bottleneck in an otherwise overbuilt machine.

Against the HP OMEN GT22-3080 and Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10, the G700 wins on CPU and RAM but loses badly on GPU. Those competitors typically pair high-end CPUs with RTX 4070 or better cards. The Apple Mac Studio M5 Max is a different animal entirely, better for creative pros who don't need Windows or discrete GPU gaming. The Dell Aurora Gaming and Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon both offer more balanced gaming specs for similar money. The G700 is a workstation masquerading as a gaming desktop.

Pricing is all over the place. US listings range from $2,999 to $3,699 depending on the configuration, with the 24TB storage and 192GB RAM version at the top end. That's a $700 spread for essentially the same core machine. For a workstation with this much RAM and storage, the lower end isn't terrible. But for gaming, you're paying premium money for a mid-range GPU. If you need raw compute and storage, it's defensible. If you want to game, spend that money elsewhere.

The ASUS ROG Strix G700 is a weird one. You get a monster Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 128GB of DDR5, and a ridiculous 24TB of combined storage, but then ASUS pairs it with an RTX 4060 Ti. That's like putting a V8 engine in a car with economy tires. For home office and workstation tasks, this thing is a beast. For gaming, the GPU holds it back hard.

Skip this if you're a gamer looking for high frame rates at 1440p or 4K. The RTX 4060 Ti will bottleneck the excellent CPU, and you'll be paying workstation prices for mid-range gaming performance. Also skip it if you want something compact or portable, this thing weighs nearly 15kg and scores terribly on compactness.

Buy this if you need a Windows workstation with massive RAM and storage for things like video editing, data analysis, or running virtual machines. The CPU and memory are genuinely excellent. But if gaming is your priority, the RTX 4060 Ti will frustrate you at this price. It's a niche machine that does one thing extremely well and everything else just okay.