Is this a good deal for a 4060 OLED laptop?

[aoaaron]

ASUS Zenbook Pro UX6404VV

• Hi, I managed to get a deal for ASUS Zenbook Pro UX6404VV. 120hz OLED, RTX 4060 laptop. £830. Is that a good deal or were they any other options I should have considered? I already have a setup at home (4090, 13900k) but I needed something for the car and work.

From what I can tell .. it's a very good deal. as it seems like a superior version of the G14 but wanted some advice. I know new laptops are around the corner but I assume the newer ones will be more expensive than this at new price.

 

[RaiderX]

I'd say it's a pretty good deal for the specs although it's quite a low profile laptop. I can't find any details on the wattage of the GPU but I'd take a guess at around 75w which would limit gaming performance

 

[aoaaron]

I'd say it's a pretty good deal for the specs although it's quite a low profile laptop. I can't find any details on the wattage of the GPU but I'd take a guess at around 75w which would limit gaming performance

Thanks,. For £800 seems like a good punt I guess to see if I like a gaming laptop. I'm tempted to spring for the 4070 version but it's £500 more and starts to defeat the idea of me getting good value toys for the car. Also with new laptops around the corner, £800 doesnt seem too bad as I can't get anything for that price new but £1300 gets into the territory of potential new laptops.

 

[oweneades]

4070 mobile is barely faster than the mobile 4060 and the latter basically taps out at around 100w anyway due to voltage limit (if 75w it may actually be 90w with boost).

Laptop is a great deal assuming it’s the one with the 3k OLED screen and 13900H. Even allows for more RAM which is a rarer sight in the 14” models.

 

[aoaaron]

4070 mobile is barely faster than the mobile 4060 and the latter basically taps out at around 100w anyway due to voltage limit (if 75w it may actually be 90w with boost).

Laptop is a great deal assuming it’s the one with the 3k OLED screen and 13900H. Even allows for more RAM which is a rarer sight in the 14” models.

Thank you mate. My logic was I might get another 4-10fps on the 4070 but ultimately both will become outdated at the same time due to the VRAM limitations.

I do fear this is a poor purchase tho as I'll be running it off of battery and USB-C. I don't expect buttery smooth FPS. Will be happy with 1080p medium settings 40-60fps.

 

[oweneades]

Thank you mate. My logic was I might get another 4-10fps on the 4070 but ultimately both will become outdated at the same time due to the VRAM limitations.

I do fear this is a poor purchase tho as I'll be running it off of battery and USB-C. I don't expect buttery smooth FPS. Will be happy with 1080p medium settings 40-60fps.

If running off battery and USB-C you will fine the performance, especially in games to be either capped to 30FPS or noticeably lower than when running on the main power adaptor (unless said power adaptor is also USB-C and you mean that).

As an example I use a MSI Stealth 14 for work and it has the Intel Ultra 7 155H and RTX 4050 (max TGP variant). On USB-C (100w PD) it will not run at max performance even if there is power available. I will say though, surprisingly the little 4050 (cut down 4060) is actually pretty decent at 1080p Med/High settings and games look fantastic on the 2880x1800 120Hz OLED panel (I think this one is similar to the panel in the ASUS laptop so you won't be disappointed there).

 

[goldy6660]

Yeah decent deal but there's been a few similar I've seen on hukd. I went for a lappy with a 4070 for about 1k as a secondary. I've got a 2080ti 3800x and they are pretty much on par

 

[aoaaron]

Thanks. I ended up getting it for £540. I'm fairly happy with it at that price. Will be good for using it in the car in gaming emergencies.