The original text is in Chinese, and it was translated by Google.Please understand that there are some unsatisfactory words!

The full text is 3,300 words and 70 pictures, divided into the following chapters: 

• Busy error

• The war of the three kingdoms

• Diplomacy and appearance

• National internal affairs and internal structure of machinery

• Affidavit of departure

Busy error

Not long ago, the author got an Asus Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551, which uses AMD’s strongest mobile processor Ryzen 9 5980HX. After opening the box for the first time, the author issued the article "ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 OpenBox Record: Ryzen 9 5980HX+The Dual-display"

But so far, there is no more information. The reason is that a serious error has occurred: the supplier will install the Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 with Ryzen 9 5900HX, mistakenly believe that it is the model with Ryzen 9 5980HX, and mistakenly shipped it to the author.

The author is currently dealing with this error event, and the follow-up evaluation article will be issued in the near future, so stay tuned.

The war of the three kingdoms

Within China, today's ROG world is divided into three parts:

The Super God series is a concept machine level, ROG Mothership stands tall and lonely and appreciates itself. Only recently has a new member ROG Flow X13 appeared;

The camp composed of the Ice Blade series and the Magic series is implementing the ROG boutique thin and light route;

Gunshen and Moba series are the main ROG backbones that rely on affordable policies to acquire users.

Outside of China, the English version of the game "Three Kingdoms" is called Romance Of Three Kingdom;

Also outside of China, the three countries in the ROG world are divided into three parts, their respective names are:

ROG Series: Including ROG Flow X13 and ROG Mothership;

ROG Zephyrus: including G14, Duo 15, G15, S15, M15, M16 and S17;

ROG Strix: includes Strix G15, Strix G17, Strix G, Strix SCAR and Strix Hero;

Therefore, the ROG Ice Blade 5 dual-screen version reviewed by the author before is the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 overseas.

The word Zephyrus used in the name outside China, (pronounced similar to Zephyros), is the personification of the westerly in Greek mythology, that is, Zephyrus, the god of the west wind. The Greeks believe that the god of the west wind is the gentlest among the forest gods. So sometimes it is translated into "hefeng".

And in China, of course, it is absolutely impossible to use gentle words like "hefeng" as the original name of e-sports! Otherwise, how can it appear that the ROG gaming book is cool and tall?

Therefore, the author guessed that the process of renaming should be like this-the officials racked their brains to analyze one by one and then opened their minds: 

Zephyrus---->westerly wind---->northwesterly wind---->northern wind---->cold wind---->cold wind---->ice wind---->ice blade ----> Ice Blade.

Since then, Zephyrus, the gentlest and gentler among the Greek forest gods, has transformed into an "ice blade" with ice magic effects and a strong offensive in the ancient civilization of the East..

After so long, I can finally talk about the protagonist of the evaluation of this article! 

Outside of China, the top four on the ROG hot selling list (or can be said to be the official flagship model) are as follows:

The first one is the protagonist of this article: ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, which is the ROG Ice Blade 5 Plus in China, the official website in China, and also uses the name "2021 ROG Zephyrus S17".

Diplomacy and appearance

Although the diplomatic situation between China and the United States has changed in recent years, private logistics does not seem to have much impact. Therefore, after a ROG Zephyrus S17 is manufactured in China, it travels across the oceans to reach North America, and then travels across the oceans to return to China... The box has been damaged:

There are also a few more logistics labels on the other side:

Since the author had the error incident mentioned at the beginning of the article, the first thing I saw in the outer box this time was to check this detailed product configuration label with white letters on a black background, which is attached to the UN3481 built-in battery warning label, to confirm this station. The model is GX703HS-XB98, the CPU is i9-11900H, and the GPU memory is 16GB-strangely, the official does not directly mark it as RTX 3080.

In addition to this label, there is a label marked with SO, MODEL, P/N, S/N, CHECK and UPC information and a barcode on the side of the outer box.

Open the outer box to reveal the inside:

There are only power supply and American standard power cord in the accessory box, nothing else:

The power supply is produced by Delta Electronics, the model is ADP-280BB B, and the output is 20V*14A=280W, which is exactly the same as the previous ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551.

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 body packaging inner box, the presence of ROG mask-shaped logo is a must.

In the lower left corner of the other side of the inner box, there is also the last product information label

Open a corner of the inner box:

The ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 taken out is wrapped in a transparent plastic film:

There is a small inner box below the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, which contains the user manual and warranty card:

On the front of the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, a piece of colored paper marked with various functions of ROG Zephyrus S17 is pasted:

Side A of the upper cover of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703: See the Republic of Gaming inscription:

The status indicator that I prefer, which is located in the center of the rear of the fuselage and can be seen on the AC side, as shown in the figure below, from left to right are: hard disk read/write indicator, battery status indicator, power indicator .

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 front view of the fuselage, the center is a protrusion to facilitate the user to open the upper cover, and a speaker grille on the left and right corners---this is the first pair of speakers of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703--- -Front speakers.

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 rear view of the fuselage, only the radiator grille:

The left side of the fuselage of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, from left to right are:

• Radiator style grid

• Power connector

• HDMI 2.0b interface

• RJ45 wired network card interface

• USB-A 3.2.2 interface: support 10Gbps transfer rate

• Thunderbolt 4 interface: support 40Gpbs transfer rate, compatible with all functions of USB-C, support power supply and charging functions;

• USB-C 3.2.2 interface: support 10Gbps transmission rate, full-featured interface, support DP and PD, support charging function; only when the battery power is higher than 5%, this interface can be used as a charging interface for this machine, the official requirement is to use 20V /5A charger, when this interface provides external power supply, the output is 5V/0.9A.

• 3.5mm audio input and output composite port

The right side of the fuselage of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, from left to right are:

• Two USB-A 3.2.2 interfaces: support 10Gbps transmission rate;

• SD card reader: Located on the slope near the bottom, it is difficult to find if you are not paying attention.

• Radiator grille;

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 has a foot pad at the bottom of the fuselage on the left and right, and a long foot pad on the front edge:

There is a Windows label on the bottom right corner of the fuselage, next to the bottom left speaker of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703:

The bottom left corner also has another bottom right speaker-above, which constitutes the second pair of speakers of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703-the bottom subwoofer;

The rear view of the bottom of the fuselage. From this angle, you can clearly see that the lengths of the two radiator grilles at the rear are not consistent:

Product information and warranty information label at the center behind the bottom of the fuselage:

ROG's official warranty terms are as follows. In this way, the author’s US version of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 has a complete warranty of 12 months, and 24 main components are provided with warranty service.

 Expand the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 screen cover

 At the top of the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 screen is an array of cameras and microphones-it does not pursue the ultimate like the Ice Blade 5 dual-screen version of the GX551 without a built-in camera.

The width of the top and left and right sides of the screen bezel of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is well controlled by the author

The bottom border of the screen is relatively wide, but I believe that under the restriction of the small vertical height of the 16:9 screen, it is actually beneficial to make the bottom border of the screen wider. It can increase the overall screen position. It is helpful to reduce the angle of the user's head down.

In the lower center of the screen, the ROG Zephyrus inscription appears low-key, and the three status indicators can also be easily viewed here.

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703's maximum unfolding angle of the screen cover is shown in the figure below. This angle makes the author feel uncomfortable:

The ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703's screen top cover is unfolded, and it is linked to the rise of the rear of the keyboard. The design principle is the same as the second screen rise of the Ice Blade 5 dual-screen version GX551.

The rear of the keyboard rises to form an open angle (approximately 5 degrees) with the C surface below, which forms a larger air inlet and sucks in external air to dissipate heat. In the figure below, you can vaguely see that the keyboard rises. The connection cable between the keyboard and the motherboard:

The official suggestion is as follows, which shows that the upper cover of the screen is extended to 60 degrees, and the angle of the keyboard of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 can be raised to ensure the heat dissipation effect.

The benefit caused by the rising of the rear of the keyboard, in addition to the obvious enhancement of the heat dissipation and exhaust effect, another benefit is that the keyboard and the C surface form an oblique angle. In theory, the user will take a small step toward the ergonomic requirements when using the keyboard.

Excluding the front rise design, the main keypad of the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 keyboard looks no different from other laptops; 

However, the key layout of the function keys and numeric keypad area is quite different from other laptops, especially the numeric keypad, which users need to use for a period of time to adapt. 

The official name is called the optical mechanical keyboard (optical refers to the single-key customized RGB light-emitting), the full key has no punch, the keystroke is 1.9mm, and the keycap is 0.15mm curved surface shape; 

Also, from the angle of this picture, you can see the dot matrix area between the BC surface, between the keyboard and the screen, and the third pair of speakers of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703: the upper speaker----Total it, ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 Is to have 3 pairs of 6 speakers:

The reason for the singular layout of the numeric keypad is that ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 sets the priority of the four direction buttons as the first here. This is understandable, e-sports book...

In addition, the power button of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is integrated with fingerprint recognition function. In the subsequent use, the author feels that the fingerprint recognition seems to be average.

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 has a unique multi-function scroll wheel in the upper left corner of the keyboard, and a status indicator next to it:

After the user is familiar with this multi-function scroll wheel, it does improve the daily efficiency, and the hand feel is also pleasant.

The touchpad of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is an integrated clickpad that supports multiple multi-finger functions.

 From the angle of the palm rest, take another look at the front left speaker of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703. The workmanship is good:

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is a gaming laptop with a 17-inch screen. Its overall dimensions are 394 (wide) x 264 (deep) x 19.9 ~ 19.9 (thick) mm, and the thickness is controlled to just under 2cm, and the weight is only 2.6 kg, similar to many 15-inch models-I am very pleased with this. This is also an important reason why I finally gave up buying the same period 17-inch ROG Moba or Gunslinger.

From the appearance point of view, the overall workmanship is exquisite, and most of the styling is considered beautiful. The only thing that worries the author is that the design of the rear of the keyboard and the opening of the upper cover of the screen is a relatively fragile point in terms of the overall mechanical structure. .

National internal affairs and internal structure of machinery

A weak country without diplomacy means that diplomatic work must be carried out when the country is strong, and a strong country must be done well in internal affairs; 

Turning to a laptop, it cannot be said that the good appearance of the whole machine must come from its good internal design;

After all, the internal design of some laptops is very bad, but its appearance is still tall, coupled with various RGB lighting effects, can make novices smile. 

In accordance with the author’s practice, the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 was disassembled at the daily maintenance level to understand its internal structure design and part of the upgrade work was carried out at the same time. The disassembly of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is carried out from the bottom. As shown in the official picture below, except for the one screw marked in the red box on the lower right corner, the anti-lost design is used. The other 3 long and 7 short screws, a total of 10 screws, can be loosened and removed.

Remove 10 screws, try to loosen the unremovable screws in the lower right corner, and then you can easily remove the bottom cover of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703:

The left side is the GPU, and the right side is the GPU. The two fans share 4 and 1 each, a total of 6 heat pipes. The background color of the motherboard is red:

A close-up view of the structure of the left screen shaft, which appears to be well-structured and reliable, using gears and lubricating oil.

Right screen axis Close-up of the structure, gears and lubricating oil are also used, and the author seems to vaguely smell a breath of craftsmanship...

But in a blink of an eye, this breath was dissipated-----clearly visible finger marks were found on the GPU cooling fan, and it was suspected that a certain production line craftsman accidentally left it and did not clean it up.

According to the safety operation requirements, the author loosened and removed 4 screws, disconnected the connection between the battery and the motherboard, and removed the built-in battery:

The built-in battery of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 is produced by Xinpu Technology, the model is C41N2013, the rated/nominal capacity is 5675/5848mAh, the charging limit voltage is 17.6V, the nominal voltage is 15.4V, according to 15.4V*5848mAh, it can be known that it is A 4-cell lithium battery with a capacity of 90Wh.

After removing the battery, you can see the inside of the C face of the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, which is reinforced with a hexagonal structure. You can also see the rectangular bottom woofer at one corner, and the front speaker cabinet below it.

 Top view of the speaker on the other side:

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703's memory adopts the design of onboard 16GB plus a memory slot. The current maximum memory can be 16+32=48GB. This unit has 16GB of memory installed in the slot.

Between the memory slot and the battery is the main M.2 SSD location, and a 2TB SSD is pre-installed at the factory.

The memory used is Micron DDR4-3200MHz 16GB, and the 2TB SSD is Samsung

Between the GPU cooling fan and the battery, the wireless network card is located. It adopts the pluggable M.2 2230 form, dual antenna design, the model is Azurewave AW-XB468NF, supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, That is, it supports WiFi6, which is MTK's MT7921.

On the right side of the wireless network card, under the cover of the small black square heat sink, it should be the PCH chip of the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 motherboard; 

There is an M.2 2280 SSD slot at the bottom left and bottom of the wireless network card: 

The lower slot is marked with SSD 2 PCIE/SATA, indicating that this slot supports SATA and PCIe M.2 SSD; 

The slot on the lower left has an oblique angle to avoid physical space conflicts with the built-in battery, which is very sincere.

The official has a detailed mark on the 3 M.2 SSD slots of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, as shown in the figure below: 

In fact, the official forgot to mark a point-----Only M.2 slot 1, which is located near the memory slot, supports PCIe 4.0 SSD.

In the English version of the official information, there are more detailed information on how to install hard drives in the three M.2 slots ---- However, based on the author’s experience, this is not necessary. In fact, users It can be combined and arranged freely. Just remember that only B supports SATA and only A supports PCIe 4.0.

For this ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 upgrade, I chose to install two M.2 NVMe SSDs; 

In terms of memory, it is already onboard 16+16. If it is upgraded to onboard 16+32, it will not be a symmetrical dual channel. 

For the ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, which uses a 17-inch screen but has a body size similar to a 15-inch laptop, although its memory is arranged as 16GB onboard, it has only one slot. It is a pity that it has a built-in 90Wh battery. , It can also accommodate 3 M.2 2280 SSDs, which makes the author who is a multi-drive notebook enthusiast feel very admired! 

And the rare screen shaft design of huge gears and lubricating oil makes the author feel that there is a craftsman spirit; 

Its dual-fan 6 heat pipes, the bottom and the rear of the keyboard rise to form a bidirectional air intake heat dissipation design, which also makes the author feel that its performance is worth looking forward to!

Affidavit of departure

In 2020, the author set up a gaming laptop evaluation column, and successively selected and purchased multiple gaming laptops. As a result, as a result, every one of them has not finished writing after the out-of-the-box article in the evaluation column... Several models are not used for other purposes, or after the author got it, he lost his interest in writing after a long time. I have not been enthusiastic to complete the serialization of the article so far... 

Especially the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 mentioned in the previous article, unexpectedly there was a supplier delivery error... 

With the arrival of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, the author feels that he can no longer be disadvantaged. The evaluation article must be completed as scheduled, in order to serve as an affidavit for the evaluation column of the gaming notebook computer set up by the author. 

On the official website of ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703, there is even more colorful "Affidavit of Expedition"-showing that it has won many awards:

Show its video reviews with many famous digital product reviewers: 

And the evaluation of many large IT media:

In this way, this ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703 seems to be well received. I don't seem to need to test it thoroughly, just copy and paste the translation directly.

However, the expedition affidavit has just been written, so how can this class be returned to the court?

Jump on the war horse, pull out the ice blade, and advance to the ROG world! 

Stay tuned!