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The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop is packed with an arsenal of hardware and software features to ensure excellent durability and supercharged performance on your games. Equipped with a powerful Intel Core i5-11400H processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 graphics, the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 TUF706HF-HX014 laptop delivers excellent performance and fast operation.
Armed with features that help it handle any situation, the TUF Gaming F17 delivers top-notch performance for gaming, streaming and more. You can turn on the 6-core, 12-thread Intel Core i5-11400H processor to get the power you need to multitask successfully. Combined with a dedicated GeForce RTX 2050 graphics chip, it is capable of delivering excellent performance on today's iconic games. In addition, the TUF Gaming F17 is equipped with a PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD to speed up load times for many games and applications.
Get a keyboard similar to those found on gaming desktops, so you can be more comfortable while gaming. The multi-color backlighting, with a single active colour, allows you to customize its style. In addition, the highlighted ZQSD keys allow you to see your motion controls more quickly. In addition, Overstroke technology speeds up keystroke responsiveness with every strike, while N-Key Rollover accurately registers every strike, even in the toughest fights. True to TUF's DNA, the heavy-duty keys each withstand more than 20 million keystrokes to improve not only your keyboard's reliability, but also your accuracy in battle.
The TUF Gaming F17 features a comprehensive cooling system that maintains the PC's performance level while remaining efficient over the long term. The heatpipes and three radiators keep the heat away from the main components and dissipate it quickly even when you're running a real gaming marathon! The self-cleaning design of the cooling system remains effective over time, while the various operating modes available allow you to strike the right balance between performance and noise levels.
The TUF Gaming F17 features two speakers with four openings that deliver high volume and powerful bass to enhance your audio experience. DTS:X Ultra technology provides high fidelity 7.1 channel virtual surround sound for an enveloping sound experience. With surround sound, you're more aware of your surroundings and the movements of your enemies. You'll also better appreciate the musical nuances of the game. The TUF Gaming F17 offers up to 8 modes as well as a built-in preset equalizer for your music, movies and games to further optimize your experience.
The local Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) quantifies the user's exposure to electromagnetic waves from the equipment concerned. The maximum permitted SAR is 2 W/kg for the head and trunk and 4 W/kg for the limbs.
All products sold on the LDLC.com website comply with this regulation. The SAR values of the products concerned are indicated on the product sheets in the technical data section.
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General information |
Product name |
ASUS F17-TUF706HF-HX014 |
Brand |
ASUS | |
Model |
90NR0HC4-M001S0 | |
Operating system |
Operating system |
Without OS |
OS family |
Without OS | |
OS language |
N/A | |
Operating system provided |
No | |
Processor and chipset |
Processor brand |
Intel |
Processor |
Intel Core i5 | |
Platform (processor) |
Intel Tiger Lake | |
CPU frequency |
2.7 GHz | |
Number of cores |
6 | |
Memory |
Memory size |
16 GB |
Number of modules |
2 | |
Number of available memory slots |
0 | |
Memory type |
DDR4 | |
Memory Frequency(ies) |
DDR4 3200 MHz | |
Max memory size |
32 GB | |
Graphics |
GPU series |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series |
Graphics chipset |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 | |
Video memory size |
4 GB | |
Video memory type |
GDDR6 | |
Max-Q (GPU design) |
Yes | |
NVIDIA Studio |
No | |
Display |
Touch screen |
No |
Panel type |
IPS display | |
Screen type |
LED | |
Screen size |
17.3 inches | |
Max resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels | |
Screen format |
16:9 | |
Widescreen |
Yes | |
Matte/anti-glare panel |
Yes | |
Glossy panel |
No | |
NVIDIA G-SYNC |
No | |
VR Ready (virtual reality) |
No | |
Refresh rate |
144 Hz | |
Brightness |
250 nit(s) | |
Storage |
Hard drive(s) configuration |
SSD 512GB |
Hard drive |
SSD 512GB | |
Secondary hard drive |
Without secondary hard drive | |
Hard drive type |
SSD (Solid State Drive) | |
Hard drive interface |
M.2 - PCI-E NVMe | |
Number of discs |
1 | |
Max number of discs |
2 | |
Optical drive |
None | |
Card reader |
None | |
Communication |
Network standard(s) |
10/100/1000 Mbps |
Wireless network standard(s) |
Wi-Fi 6 AX | |
Bluetooth technology |
Bluetooth 5.2 | |
Intel vPro technology |
No | |
Wireless |
Yes | |
Multimedia |
Webcam |
Yes |
Speaker type |
Integrated | |
Equipment |
Type of activities |
Gamer |
Intel Evo |
No | |
Keyboard standard |
AZERTY | |
Location |
French | |
Backlit keyboard |
Yes | |
RGB keyboard |
Yes | |
Numeric keypad |
Yes | |
Biometric reader |
No | |
Office provided |
No | |
Connectivity |
Connector(s) available |
1 X HDMI Female |
| 1 X DisplayPort USB Type C | ||
| 3 X USB 3.0 | ||
| 1 X RJ45 Female | ||
| 1 X 3.5mm Jack Female Stereo | ||
Physical characteristics |
Color |
Black |
Depth |
268 mm | |
Width |
399 mm | |
Front thickness |
23.3 mm | |
Rear thickness |
24.8 mm | |
Weight |
2.6 kg | |
Range |
ASUS TUF | |
Ultrabook |
No | |
Hybrid / Convertible |
No | |
Trunk SAR |
0.479 W/kg | |
Extremities SAR |
0.479 W/kg | |
Repairability index (out of 10) |
6.5 | |
Power supply |
Battery capacity |
48 Wh |
Number of cells |
3 | |
Removable battery |
No | |
USB-C mains charger |
No | |
Warranties |
Commercial warranty |
Seller 3 years |
Legal warranty |
See terms & conditions |
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Product referenced on 22 Feb 2023
I've installed 22.04LTS, the only downside being backlight management, for which I haven't found a solution compatible with Ubuntu.
As for the rest, I use it every day to work on virtualisation (with hypervisors installed on it to test various VMs locally) with upgrades that I had LDLC do (32GB RAM and a second hard drive).
Always faithful to the ASUS brand.
This model is good value for money, it does the job.
Nothing to say about the LDLC service, always good and faithful too.
The "ASUS F17-TUF706HF-HX014" laptop is as expected and as described by LDLC.
It's a good compromise for me, a second PC (in addition to the desktop PC) that I can take everywhere. Good overall performance, good quality screen for photo editing, 17" is a good size. Basically, it's comfortable to use, and for my purposes, it's more than enough. Also worth noting is the high-performance cooling system.
I give this note because I received my order in 2 days and a half despite the distance (Ordered Tuesday evening in Guadeloupe and received Friday morning of the same week).
Thank you for your diligent work!
Perfect!
I have nothing to complain about!
I use it for office work and to run virtual machines for mock-ups. It performs very well and is not very noisy (except under heavy load, but that's normal). I'm planning to expand the memory and add a disk in the near future.
I give 5 stars because very satisfied with the product and service offered by LDLC ordered was processed quickly and delivery impeccable thank you ????
Purchased a few months ago.
The plus :
- Fast and clean delivery.
- The fact that it's OS free is a plus (cheaper and customisable) Window 10 licence (legit eh!) found for 1.5€ on Aliexpre... another resale site. So, it's OK!
- Pretty light
- Quiet (I think).
- The RTX technology is really cool!
One star less:
-The 500GB is a bit small for my taste, but hey... at today's SSD prices ...
- The look is a bit cheap
- Lack of USB ports
I'm not sure:
I use it for gaming and CAD and I think the hardware is really good for the price.
Very good value for money for those who don't want to bother with tuning.
On other sales sites, some people say that they have trouble running their games. So... that was the case for me at first.
A little tip: in the Nvidia panel, don't forget to set the PhysX parameters on the Nvidia processor (which isn't necessarily the case by default) and then everything will be fine.
We recently bought this model as a gift for a member of my family.
I chose it because it's one of the rare 17" models sold without an OS, on which I wanted to install Linux, which he already knows.
In the end, this laptop runs well on Ubuntu (version 22.04 LTS), with some adjustments and specific use.
This machine is used by a person who doesn't play games, mainly for multimedia (streaming, music), classic Internet browsing and office work. In this case, it does the job very well.
You just need to be aware of the following points.
Avoid activating proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Keep the Nouveau free driver, which works well for this graphics card. My attempts to activate the proprietary NVIDIA driver were unsuccessful, forcing me to reinstall the OS.
Use Wayland (default choice) and not X.Org, which sometimes crashes.
Keyboard brightness can be adjusted using the shortcut FN+arrow (up or down). By default, the colour is not adjustable and it alternates constantly, which can be annoying, so you might as well disable the backlighting completely via the keyboard shortcut in question. The system will remember this on restart. In the future, it should be possible to use the backlight while setting the colour with the asusctl utility available here: https://gitlab.com/asus-linux/asusctl
This is normally already possible from Ubuntu 23.04, which offers the necessary Linux kernel branch 6. I just haven't had a chance to test it on this machine yet.
Finally, fan control is possible, as explained here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1254364/how-to-control-fans-on-an-asus-laptop
However, you don't necessarily need to make these settings on the command line, just choose the right level of energy saving in the system settings. It all boils down to the same thing.
A computer bought without an OS to install Ubuntu (23.04 to have a recent kernel), which went without a hitch: all the hardware is recognised during installation (tick the "install proprietary drivers" box when the time comes so that the nvidia driver is installed, which will force Ubuntu's graphics system to run on X rather than Wayland).
The backlight can be switched on or off using the arrow keys, but not configured: for that, you need to install software. I installed a stable version of Aurora (see on Github).
Note that the USB-C port, which is DisplayPort compatible, is Thunderbolt 4 compliant (recognised by Ubuntu).
The big difference in price compared with the Windows 11 version (nearly €300) was a decisive factor in my purchase.
Steam runs perfectly on it, even though I don't use any particularly demanding games.
Fast delivery (less than a week).
I'll add to this review once I've been using the machine for longer.
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