r/zephyrusg16

Today I bought a Zephyrus G16 (2025) with an RTX 5080 (which was a great deal at €2000) and, as I expected, it does get warm during gaming. However, the heat is mainly concentrated in the upper central area of the laptop. I read some people saying it’s enough to limit the CPU performance, while others recommend using a cooling stand. What do you think about it?

Guys I just obsessed with zephyrus G16, with budget limit may b I would buy any one of these (4060, 4070, 5060, 5070) , is it good for 2026? I am a Linux enthusiast, and would love to play some AAA games, also I use gpu for my ml projects, just wanna know is optiong for 2025 model is good or bad?

Hi!

I am in the process of buying this configuration used. I am a bit on the fence though as I have heard some stuff aboit high-pitched fan noise and coil whine. What is your experience with this configuration? Anything new and higher speced is simply too expensive in my country (2.9k+). I would be paying around 1.55k for this used. What do you think?

Hey y’all, the motherboard on my legion 5 pro gen 6 (r7, 3060) died recently and I’ve been looking at new laptops. I know the zephyrus and legion are on different ends of the gaming laptop spectrum due to size and battery but I had no issues with super long and heavy gaming sessions on the legion and didn’t care too much about battery life either.

I now have more of a need to commute with my laptop multiple times a week and the legion+charger makes it really hard to do so.
So I’ve been keeping an eye out for the 2025 g16 5070ti, do you guys think this can compare with the legion in terms of keeping up top performance for long hours with no issues?

(Also pls lmk if the 2026 zephyrus is worth waiting on a sale for, im assuming we only see half decent sales on that machine starting black friday)
Budget: $2100

Thanks guys

I played a ton of Forza Horizon 5 via the Xbox app, but eventually I noticed it was getting choppier and choppier, and the laptop was getting HOT. Haven't played in a while for that reason. Tried FH6 today and... the same. It's so choppy it's unplayable. I figure I'll try turning the setting way down, and I've got my G16 sitting on a cooling pad with fans but this sucks.

I'm struggling on deciding on which one I should suck up to given their different niches. YES, I understand both are obscenely expensive rn, but I still want a new one to get a protection to make sure it lasts for years. So my debate is simply use case and performance.

**Use case:**

Recent graduate and commissioned officer, so I'd need it to continue more school, work, and occasional gaming on the go as I have a desktop at home for most sit down gaming. Background is a pilot and also computer information systems.

**Differences:**

**As** far as I can tell the pros and the cons of each are as follows:

G16:

\+Lighter weight

\+more battery efficient (supposedly)

\+better software

\+premium design

\+better speakers/display(anti-reflective)

\-No upgradability

\-Asus support, supposedly bad as of late

\-more expensive

\-Anything goes wrong I can't repair myself

\-underpowered due to size

Omen max:

\+Maxed gpu and cpu power

\+Redesigned cooling to be even more efficient and a with higher tpp

\+upgradable

\+numpad and per key rgb

\+reliable support

\+still good battery (igpu only)

\+Redesigned keyboard

\+OLED option

\+Usually cheaper

\-Meh software (only OGH really)

\-Heavy

\-bulky charger (can be fixed with only type c charger)

\-slightly worse build quality

\-thermal compound terrible placement from factory usually

\-main sdd/wifi card, still under cooling solution

Lemme know what y'all think, appreciate any opinions.

Hey y'all I was looking to buy the Zephyrus G16 or The Razer Blade 16 either with the same config of rtx 5090 and 64 gigs ram with a brandnew/open box condition. I have a pretty tight budget for these kind of laptops of roughly around 4000$ after tax(which will probably be around 400 bucks in my state). Is that at all possible? Where can I get such deals if possible? Thanks

Hey y’all,

I bought this gaming laptop in 2022, haven’t had much time for pc gaming, but I will say that the factory installed 512GB went very quickly. It’s not filled to the brim, but a second drive is necessary to hold larger games. I only have about 70gb left. I’ve been looking and found a 2TB sn850x for $300. I’ve been reading a bit and everywhere it says that I should install it with a thermal pad.

I’m not a computer tech, but generally trust what seems to be sound advice when I see it many times online.

Wondering if I bought too high-end, if I should return it and look for sn770 or sn7100. I see a lot of YouTube videos of folks using Samsung 990 pro.

Just wanted to get y’all’s thoughts on it- is it an easy install, is there anything you would recommend.

I’m an engineering college student. I will mostly use my devices for CAD, Blender, Electronics(Adruino etc), Programming and AAA Gaming. Might get into LLMs, Vid Editing, Unreal Engine in near future. I travel quite frequently tbh. I’ve only used windows so far and have inclination towards it. I fear I’ll feel prisoned on macOS like it’s infamous for.

The new g16 is going to have phenomenal battery life and performance this time but it still can’t replicate that performance on battery which a MBP can, along with less issues and better build quality and QC on MacBook. Apart from that the pc will still perform better than gaming laptop coz it’s a pc afterall.

The first option will cost more though but I’m ready if it’s worth it.

So far i was really affix on getting the g16, but i used a MBP irl today and the build quality was in another league.

Or maybe i should just get a heavy gaming laptop with a MBP and maximise on portability this way. (will cost the most i believe)

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Just got my new ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (32GB RAM, RTX 5070 Ti, 1TB SSD) and I haven’t even turned it on yet because I want to set it up the right way from day one.

I’m a software engineer, so this laptop is going to be used heavily for coding, multitasking, VMs/containers, some AI work, and gaming occasionally. I want to get the best performance possible while also keeping temps, battery health, and overall longevity in good condition.

For those of you who already own a Zephyrus G16 or similar ASUS laptops:

- What should I update immediately after booting it up?
- Any ASUS software/bloatware I should remove or keep?
- Best settings for performance vs thermals?
- BIOS updates worth doing immediately?
- Armoury Crate vs G-Helper?
- Battery settings/charge limits recommended?
- Any must-have tweaks for Windows, NVIDIA Control Panel, or ASUS settings?
- Anything you wish you knew when you first got yours?

Basically I’m trying to avoid bad habits/settings from the start and optimize the laptop properly before I begin using it daily.

Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated 🙏

2026 model

Trying to find 2026 models but I can only find coming soon.

G16 is the worst laptop I have ever owned.

I spent nearly $3,000 on what was supposed to be a flagship laptop! I bought the G16 GU605MI in 2024, and within the past two years, I have had to send it in for repairs F**KING 3 times.

Even when it was brand new, it did not work properly. After unboxing the keyboard had noticeable input lag, and I had to wait months for a software update before the laptop finally functioned normally.

After only a few months, the color around the edges started to fade.

The heat caused the rubber feet to loosen and eventually fall off.

Then the left speaker was torn and had to be replaced

Now, the screen is flickering, and it appears to be a hardware issue again!

It should come with a lifetime warranty, not just a two-year one.

This laptop is so fucking garbage I can't stand this thing. Got this as a laptop for my work and it has the Intel 9 and 5070Ti which my friend recommended me.

I don't know if this laptop is faulty or not but it really pisses me off. If I connect an extra monitor through HDMI or USB-C , at some point the monitor will ALWAYS go black and I need to turn the monitor off and on again. Even just now it wouldn't recognize my usb-c monitor on the left port but by connecting it on the right port it somehow recognizes it.

Sometimes while working in Figma the laptop will STRAIGHT UP FREEZE and I need to hold the power button. Even dragging chrome browser windows from one screen to another has frozen the laptop too. I'm using g-helper and have the mode on performance using dgpu, as recommended by said friend.

I couldn't even give presentations on it while connecting it to a tv cause the laptop would just go fucking black. This hasn't happened since putting the G-helper on performance.

Mind you I treat this laptop with the utmost care, but imagine buying this hot pile of shit for $3000...diabolical.

Anything I can try to make this laptop stop acting up?

For how many years have you been using your laptop and how's it holding up for you?