r/FlowZ13

There’s a lot I like about this machine. However, for the current hardware-to-LLM ratio out there, I’m running the same qwen3.6-27B on this machine that I could run on my gaming 4090 rig. GPT OSS 120B seems to lose against qwen on most measurements, even with the large parameter diff.

All that to say: I’d like to run a model on the 96gb available out of 128GB of unified ram to justify the purchase, but what is that model?

Use cases: coding (web apps, gaming/unity), Hermes general use, hermes cron jobs, iOS app dev (Xcode pointing to this machine through tailscale) and a few others too.

Thoughts?

Recently I have been using the laptop in gaming..but last month I noticed the temperature rising wildly.

I used a normal fans so it might help cooling... But it is not enough

I searched for many laptop cooling products..But get products for regular laptops, not suitable for (z13 flow)

Can some one tells me what is the most affective cooler for (z13 flow)?

Folks i have a 2024 Asus zephyrus G14 with RTX 4070. Is there anyone here who diceded going with flow z 13 instead of G14? Or maybe owning both of them? What you can say about it?

Been looking at this subreddit all day to reinforce my decision.

It's primarily for youtube streaming, work (I'm sales - so.. CRM, excel sheets, video calls, screen sharing in google meet, VoIP, nothing too intensive - lots of multitasking on a second monitor however.) and some gaming.

I only really play 3-4 games. World of Warcraft Classic, FFXIV, Path of Exile 2/Diablo4 and Magic the Gathering Arena.

I'm sure this can handle the youtube streaming and my workload - but I'm curious how FPS and settings do for the games I listed. I've tried to google benchmarks for them or find youtube videos - but I'm finding zilch. I don't need mega ultra settings to see every single shadow and particle on my screen, but it would be neat to be medium/high settings in all of those games without stuttering/frame tearing.

Can someone please advise I made the right decision or tell me to kick rocks and go with something else? Thank you.

I’ve been messing around with power limits on my Z13 for the past couple of weeks, and honestly I think people are way too obsessed with running this thing at 60W+.

Sure, you can squeeze out a few more FPS, but after a certain point you’re just trading a ton of extra heat and fan noise for a pretty small performance gain.

I’ve settled on this setup and don’t really see myself changing it:

G-Helper Settings

Windows Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Boost
Disabled

Power Limits
SPL: 40W
sPPT: 45W
fPPT: 50W

Advanced
CPU Temp Limit: 80°C
CPU Undervolt: -15
GPU Undervolt: -15

Fan Curve (CPU & GPU)
≤55°C: 0 RPM
60°C: 2,200 RPM
70°C: 3,800 RPM
80°C: 4,800 RPM
85°C: 5,600 RPM

Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077
1900×1200 | Highest | RT Off
Native: 56 FPS
Native + FSR 3.1 Frame Gen: 91 FPS
FSR 4 Quality: 62.8 FPS
Temps sit around 64–67°C.

007 First Light
1900×1200 | Ultra | FSR Quality: 65 FPS
Temps are 68–70°C.

Resident Evil 9
1900×1200 | Max | RT High
Native: 55 FPS
FSR 4.1.1 Quality: 65 FPS
Native + Frame Gen: 92 FPS
Temps stay around 65–68°C.

For me, this is exactly where the Z13 shines.
It’s cool enough that I never think about temperatures.

The fans are noticeable, but they’re nowhere near jet engine territory.

The tablet itself never gets uncomfortably hot.

And I’m still getting 60–90 FPS in modern AAA games depending on whether I use FSR or Frame Generation.

I know there are people running 60–70W profiles, but I’m genuinely curious, are you actually noticing a meaningful difference while playing?
Looking at frame counters is one thing, but in actual gameplay, I don’t think I’d notice an extra 5–10 FPS nearly as much as I’d notice the extra heat and fan noise.

Beyond 50W, it feels like you’re hitting diminishing returns pretty quickly.

Anyone else end up around the same power limits?

I'm a highschool student, and I want to buy a laptop for uni this laptop really piqued my interest but it costs 2,211.68 United States Dollar here is it worth this price ? And would it be powerful enough for computer engineering?

Hey guys! I’m really interested in buying this thing, I wanted for mixed usage but also a comfortable way to have a good screen for gaming while I travel, as I take planes and trains a lot.

I want it for modern games, like the new AC Black Flag, the 007, Horizon 6… y'all know.

Is the chipset still worth or I should wait for a new model or new generation?

Right now I can find the 32GB version at 2k€

Thoughts?

Hello everyone! I picked up my Z13 since I travel a decent amount for work and vacation back in December. I have been using it recently and it seems to be hitting what I would suspect to be a thermal limit and hard crashing on me even with basic games. It has never done this before and I don't know why all of a sudden it seems to be struggling even with games like OSRS, Hades, and Risk of Rain 2.

If anyone can recommend something to me that could be a potential fix then I would love to know!

I bought a 2025 Z13 off someone and the liquid metal application turned out to be terrible; I had to open it up and change out the LM for PTM. That was successful, but I cracked the screen while trying to figure out how to get off. It's still fully functional and the cracks aren't usually visible while the screen is on, but I do want to get it replaced

I want to ask if someone has experience replacing the screens on the Z13, and what I need to do it, because I want to minimize the risk of me screwing up again. (I don't want to deal with ASUS out-of-warranty repair and I can't afford it anyway)

During 2 years of its use.

I have had to:

1. Change it's screen

2. Change its keyboard

3. Change its battery

Its one of the worst investments I have made in recent times.

So there is a Github for Radeon tuner software that allows you to turn on experimental features and I gotta say, maybe it's just me but not only is every game I load up looking better but they run better also.