{"id":61347,"date":"2014-01-10T14:47:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61347"},"modified":"2014-01-10T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T12:49:30","slug":"gigabyte-aorus-x7-sli-gaming-laptop-is-a-sexy-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/61347-gigabyte-aorus-x7-sli-gaming-laptop-is-a-sexy-beast","title":{"rendered":"Gigabyte Aorus X7 SLI gaming laptop is a sexy beast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gigabyte has revealed its latest foray into the gaming laptop market with a sleek little number it has dubbed the Aorus X7.<\/p>\n

The standout features of the X7 are its 17.3-inch Full HD display and thin and lightweight design which belies the powerful 4th gen. Intel Haswell Core i7-4700HQ CPU and dual Nvidia GTX 765M SLI GPUs crammed inside.<\/p>\n

Dimensionally speaking, the X7 weighs in at 2.9kg and 22.9mm thick.<\/p>\n

The chassis is constructed from aluminium and seems to boast adequate ventilation considering the hardware setup – 5 thermal pipes, 4 vents and 2 fans direct heat to the rear of the laptop.<\/p>\n

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Gigabyte Aorus X7 thermal flow<\/p><\/div>\n

The X7 is expected to hit US retail in the next few months with a price of US$2,100 to US$2,800 (\u00b1R22,500 to R30,000) depending on configuration.<\/p>\n

We are awaiting confirmation from Rectron, distributor of Gigabyte products in SA, as to local availability and pricing.<\/p>\n

Gigabyte claims that the X7 achieves P7393 in 3DMark 11. Check out the full specification below.<\/p>\n

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Gigabyte Aorus X7 laptop specifications<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

OS<\/td>\nWindows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro,\u00a0 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CPU<\/td>\n4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700HQ Processor (2.4GHz-3.4GHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Display<\/td>\n17.3″ Full HD 1920×1080 LCD backlight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System Memory<\/td>\n4GB\/8GB DDR3L 1600, 4 slots (Max 32GB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chipset<\/td>\nMobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Graphics<\/td>\nNVIDIA GTX 765M SLI GDDR5 4GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/td>\nSupports Triple-Storage System: The storage size may differ between different countries and regions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nmSATA 128GB\/256GB, 2slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.5\u201d HDD 500GB\/750GB\/1TB 5400rpm , 1 slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keyboard Type<\/td>\nBacklit Keyboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optical Disk Drive<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\/O Port<\/td>\nUSB 3.0 x3, USB 2.0 x2, HDMI, D-sub, RJ45, Surround port, mini-Display port, SD card reader,microphone-in, earphone-out(SPDIF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio<\/td>\n2 watt speaker*2, woofer*2, Microphone, AORUS Acoustic + technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications<\/td>\nLAN: Killer LAN Chip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWireless LAN: 802.11ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBluetooth: Bluetooth V4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webcam<\/td>\n1.3 Megapixel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Security<\/td>\nKensington Lock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery<\/td>\nLi Polymer 73.26Wh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions<\/td>\n392(W) x 263(D) x 22.9(H)mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/td>\n2.9kg (mSATA x 1 + SO-DIMM x 2 + Battery)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\t\t