ASUS Zenbook S16 UM5606WA
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Radeon 890M
Windows 11 Pro
Updated BIOS
Updated Drivers
Direct HDMI
LG UltraGear OLED Monitor
BSOD upon resuming from sleep or when turning the laptop screen back on
I ordered the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (Ryzen 9 8940HX, RTX 5050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for ₹1.4 lakh, and it has already shipped.
Did I make the right choice? Any long-term owners here?
Hi everyone,
I'm planning to buy the HP Omen 16 with the following specs:
• AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
• 24GB RAM
• 1TB SSD
• 16" 2K 165Hz IPS (400 nits)
Price: ₹1.55 lakh
I'll be using it for the next 5–6 years
- Gaming
- Video editing
- Daily college work
I have a few questions:
What are the biggest pros and cons of this laptop?
How are the thermals during long gaming or coding sessions?
Is the battery good for classes, coding, Chrome, and note-taking?
Are there any common issues (heating, motherboard, BIOS, display, Wi-Fi, hinge, keyboard, etc.)?
How loud are the fans under load?
Any regrets after buying it?
I'd really appreciate honest feedback from owners, especially long-term users. Thanks!
Looking to get an 14" laptop and this one with the amd ryzen ai 7 350, 16gb ram and 1TB storage.
But there are almost no reviews of this product, so people who have bought this how is it?
Just thought I should post the results, maybe someone would find this useful while they consider buying a laptop with this processor.
Anyways, It performs great for being a mobile chip. Comes within 99% of the performance of a Ryzen 7 5800X which is a desktop processor.
I need a review of this laptop. Is it good to purchase for long term
As the title says, I'm hunting for the perfect work linux flavour on my Vivobook S14 M5406WA.
Finally got tired of the Windows bs and decided to switch to linux.
Have been considering moving for quite some time now, but some stuff made me stay on Win.
And for the more important question: What flavour do I choose?
A quick search boiled down to either Fedora or CachyOS; am I on the right track?
(I do have my fair bit of experience with linux, I maintain a fleet of homeservers/VPSes, so headless linux I am aware with. Laptop OSes is a whole different rabbit hole apparently and I don't wanna start on the wrong foot)
Thanks :)
Lenovo yoga slim 7 need ur help
Hi guys I'm planning to buy lenovo yoga slim 7 14IMH9 intel core ultra 7 (32/1tb) version
If somehow I get it around or below 90k is it a good deal or not?
\*My main requirements are thin n light laptop which is capable of:
\- gaming (mostly gta5 nd rdr)
\- daily office tasks as I'm going for mba next yr
\- i have started learning python (coding) so should be capable for advance level
\- I'm thinking to start video editing as well so should be capable of high or atleast mid level video editing
Battery life is + point
If you guys can suggest me any laptop other than this one you're definitely welcome!!
Will use for atleast 5-6 years....
Pls help 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Starting CS this fall, 300km from home. Got a 5700X + 4060 desktop but can’t bring it. Home only 1-2x a month.
Debating between a budget no-GPU laptop vs one with a dGPU. Main question — for hackathons and local AI agents, do I actually need CUDA or can I just use Colab/cloud GPUs and call it a day?
Was the dGPU on your laptop worth it, or did you end up on Colab anyway?
Hi guys I'm planning to buy lenovo yoga slim 7 14IMH9 intel core ultra 7 (32/1tb) version
If somehow I get it around or below 90k is it a good deal or not?
*My main requirements are thin n light laptop which is capable of:
- gaming (mostly gta5 nd rdr)
- daily office tasks as I'm going for mba next yr
- i have started learning python (coding) so should be capable for advance level
- I'm thinking to start video editing as well so should be capable of high or atleast mid level video editing
Battery life is + point
If you guys can suggest me any laptop other than this one you're definitely welcome!!
Will use for atleast 5-6 years....
Pls help 🙏🏻🙏🏻
So I recently bought a second hand Asus g14 with a AMD 6700s GPU for my sibling. But right now there is a new Asus G14 with RTX 5050 GPU. I couldn't find any reviews or benchmarks, so I wanted to know what is the performance difference between them? Both of them have 8 GB VRAM
i just using it to search some task and open other app like steam and discord, and then when i see the temperature boom, i see this data. Did anyone have facing this problem? and did anyone have a solution or smt that can make this temperature reduce
Posting this in case it helps anyone weighing one up. Short version: I’m happy with it overall, but the build is the weak spot and you should go in knowing that.
TL;DR: Great internals (HX 370 + 32GB), runs much better and quieter on Linux than Windows. But the build is weak. Lost 4 of 11 brass screw inserts, the whole bottom half has bent, SD reader stopped ejecting, and one USB-C port stopped charging. All within about a year. Buy it for the chip, treat it gently, put Linux on it. Not one for heavy travel. For the price build quality should be better
The good stuff first. The HX 370 is a great chip and 32GB of RAM means it just gets out of the way for work. On Linux it’s a different machine to what Windows makes it feel like. Quieter, cooler, fans behave themselves. On Windows the fans spin up loud over not much, and even general use feels like the system is fighting itself(not that it stalls or something). Moved to Linux and it’s been much better, performance and noise both.
Battery charge limiting (80% on Windows or 60% on Linux) is brilliant for how I use it. I’m mostly stationary and plugged into AC, so capping the charge to spare the battery is exactly what I want, and it’s easy to set on Linux.
Gaming, manage your expectations. I bought this for work and older titles, not modern AAA, and for that it’s fine. Push it harder and the fans get loud on Windows. Same story as everything else, it runs better and quieter on Linux. Diablo resurrected, don’t starve, half life 2 (on these titles fans go crazy :/) and the whole thing gets hot.
Now the bad, and it’s the build. I opened the case for some maintenance and found that 4 of the 11 brass screw inserts had broken clean off, taking the surrounding plastic post with them. I glued them back but I don’t expect that to hold long term. It’s not that the case opens opens due to lack of screw mounts as it doesn’t but it’s that a laptop costing what this does shouldn’t be breaking like that internally. The whole bottom half has also developed a bend, middle down sides up. I had to stick extra rubber feet on the underside to stop it bowing further. If you travel with this thing, know that the construction is weak and it will flex and bend.
Two ports gave up too. The side SD card reader stopped ejecting cards. It reads,
Saves but eject doesn’t work and need to pull cards out with some extra tool. I didn’t use it much so it’s not a dealbreaker for me, but it quit after maybe a month or so of light use. And both USB-C ports used to charge the laptop, now only one of them does. Not the end of the world but it’s another thing that’s degraded over a fairly short life.
So that’s the verdict. Genuinely good internals, the chip and RAM are exactly what I wanted, and Linux makes it shine. But ASUS cheaped out on the chassis and you feel it. Buy it for the silicon, treat the body gently, and slap it on Linux. If you need something that survives being thrown in a bag day after day, look harder.
I feel like I'm stuck in the middle.
The HX 370 was released in October 2024, and now it's almost 2 years old. I'm wondering if there will be a significant improvement next year.
I'm currently using a laptop I bought in December 2021, and it still works fine. I'm just excited about buying a new AI CPU to try out local LLMs. But at the same time, I know that 50 TOPS isn't really that impressive for building AI applications or running code generation workloads.
For those who bought it mainly because of the AI capabilities, what have you actually achieved or found useful since getting it?
Do you use the AI features regularly, or is it more of a nice-to-have thing that you play around with from time to time?
I have an elitebook 845 and I made the idiotic mistake of leaving it in my bed and it was really really bad it was too hot hot enough to shock a person who showers at 140° and lives in cali hot plus electricity shocking me and google is saying essentially “you’re fucked bro best case scenario new laptop nothing in there is salvageable” and as a poor senior in high school i genuinely can’t do shit and I can’t work because I have to do school and volunteer at a nonprofit please tell me there is a way to not fuck everything up it’s off backmarket and google is saying it’s not under basic or the higher tier warranty and since this is over the month’s worth in free return I can’t do anything I shut it off and left it on the kitchen to drain it’s battery PLEASE TELL ME I DONT HAVE TO SPEND 400+ ON A NEW ONE I CANT
Sorry about the crossed eyes and the Half SBS. Gameplay will be full SBS. #FeedTheBeast
Hey everyone! I was just putting on my driving gloves to tear around Tokyo in 3D when it occurred to me, how many drivers we have out there still playing flat?
Note: This is a basic setup and works for most games. I’m not going into to every setting. This is meant to be an easy and quick start.
ReShade’s SuperDepth3D uses a games depth buffer to build a stereo copy of the original image. When you engage 3D, the images overlap for stereoscopic 3D. This is awesome because there is no second screen to re-render meaning it’s light on resources and won’t affect gameplay.
This makes ReShade a much better option with higher frame rates more accurate 3D mapping over Immersive 3Ds AI resource heavy 60FPS limit on-the-fly conversion.
Warning The ReShade we will be downloading runs the risk of multiplayer bans. Do a quick search before trying.
To get started go the the ReShade website https://reshade.me/
Then follow the Video. It fairly straightforward and the included generic map should work for most games.
For specific API for individual games check here
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home
I am not going to be trouble shooting or helping setup specific games for individuals so don’t ask.
After injecting ReShade, switch your glasses into Ultrawide mode to launch its 3840x1080 resolution, set this as your in-game as well.
Once in game press Home on the a keyboard to bring up the ReShade Menu. You can remap the hotkey later. You can go through the tutorial or skip it, up to you.
Enable SuperDepth3D…don’t worry I know it’s a lot to take in. SuperDepth3D includes sliders for fine tuning and adjustments for desired 3D effects as well as halo reduction, scaling compensation, axis adjustments,…etc.
You don’t need to mess with any of these for purposes of this tutorial. We are mostly doing basic setup, looking at the Depth Map making sure it’s “facing the right way” and where to adjust “Pop Out” effect for personal enjoyment.
After enabling SuperDepth head over to the Add-ons tab. Here we will select which buffer to use. Load to a section of the game like playing that is using depth, menus are generally flat and won’t have a map to select.
When you do have buffers to choose, it’s almost alway the one with the highest draw count. This is what the shader uses to map the stereoscopic twin. If it’s not selected you will not get the proper alignment. Generally it has to be selected at each launch.
Now set your Depth Map. In this example Forza Horizon 6 has a reverse map so, when you activate SuperDepth3D…nothing happens. The foreground is currently the background and it needs to not be that way.
In the shaders options under Depth Map look for the Depth Map Section and toggle DM1 reversed. This will flip the map and the game will now present in 3D.
Next enable theater mode for two reasons. First being in 3840x1080 will give you a 3D Ultrawide FOV that spans the screen, albeit at the cost of horizontal real estate.
The second, is I’ve been having issues with Nvidia picking up the Beast in Ultrawide. My card squeezes the 3840x1080 to 16:9 through scaling for some reason. You should be able to disable the scaling or switch it to full instead of aspect, but the Beast in 3D isn’t showing up in Nvidia control panel or App. If you have a solution, let everyone know in the comments.
A great fix for customers would be a Half SBS option from Viture. Maybe add a 21:9 ultrawide option while you’re at it.
The last two things for this tutorial is to enable reconstruction and cancel Key Depth in the processes
The reconstruction shader redraws the game's depth-stencil buffer frame-by-frame. It analyzes the raw mathematical distance of every pixel from the game's camera pane to make the stereo twin. Pretty cool. Use a keyboard to set this value to 1.
Cancel Key Depth stops SuperDepth from constantly scanning the HUD and other static elements for changes. This smooths the 3D out under movement. Use a keyboard to set this value to 1
Now grab your digital keys can take a virtual tour of Tokyo at 200mph.
If it works for Viture and on the off chance this post wins a prize, the Glasses will be given to a Veteran in honor of all the brave men and women in the armed forces. No matter where you serve your service and more to the point, you are valued and appreciated.
If this works for Viture, let me know and we’ll figure it out.
If not, I have a pair of Luma Pro XR with failed arms I would still like to have replaced.
Hello, all. I come seeking guidance in selecting an AMD CPU for my next laptop purchase.
First and foremost, I much prefer purchasing a refurb on eBay containing the CPU that I want (and minimal memory/storage) then upgrading the memory and storage. I'm eyeing a Crucial 2 x 32 GB kit, and a 2 TB Samsung 990 PRO NMVe for this purpose. I've been finding decent refurbs packing the Ryzen 7 7730U (8c/16t; 2.0 - 4.5 GHz) for about $300 (shipping with only a 512 GB SSD/16 GB memory). However, the 7730U appears to be based on the Zen3 architecture - which I'm getting the vibe is not ideal. With as much as the storage and memory upgrades are going to cost (currently, about $800), I don't really want to spend more than $250 - $300 for the base laptop.
My use-case: I'm seeking to purchase/build a laptop capable of running Kubuntu 26.04 LTS (amd64) Linux utilizing multiple KVM-based virtual machines simultaneously. I estimate 2-4 small-ish Linux-based VMs (2-thread/4 GB memory), and one Windows 11 Pro VM (8-thread/20-20 GB memory/512 GB storage), would be running concurrently with very little noise caused by the 2-4 Linux VMs. Oh, yeah, I also want to run a KDE desktop, including Google Chromium with anywhere from 10 - 50 tabs open. It goes without saying that the desktop must remain snappy, even when the VMs are under load. I will not be oversubscribing the hardware, so, the VMs should be able to handle considerable load without affecting the remaining memory/CPU threads responsible for the snappy desktop. Given my varied needs for this single machine, I've set minimum hardware requirements at 8c/16t CPU, 64 GB memory, and 2 TB of storage. I will not be doing/needing anything requiring a GPU - no games, cryptomining, etc. Also, I'm not in the habit of wasting my fast disk on swap, so the OOM Killer might occasionally whack my biggest process(es). Also, whatever laptop I use as the base model must support 1 Gbps ethernet (RJ45). I don't trust these newer laptops that are Wifi-only.
My question is this: Is the Zen3-based Ryzen 7 7730U (at 8c/16t) up to this task, or do I bite the bullet and look for a refurb laptop containing a Zen4-based CPU adding at least a couple hundred to the cost of the base machine?
I truly hope that I've accurately conveyed my use-case and the hardware that I'm hoping to purchase. Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification.
I don’t think I need a super high-end computer for what I use it for. I was going to buy from Costco since they have a 90 day return policy if I end up not liking or the speed is not good I can take it back.
I’m looking to stay under $1000, do these specs look decent for using withn Coreldraw and Tradingview.
Because I have a extra stick of 16gb of 2400mt/s Ram
As I said in the title