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Gigabyte Aorus 17X

The Gigabyte Auros 17X configuration we tested was the most tricked-out configuration possible, with an i9-10980HK 2.4GHz (max boost to 5.3GHz), a GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-P GPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, a 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD, and 2TB HDD.

Design

As far as the design goes, it has the typical stealth-bomber/Knightrider aesthetic with RGB lighting that you’ll find in just about every other gaming laptop out there. Fortunately, the lighting on the Auros 17X’s keyboard and chassis is a bit more modest than the ‘70s Berlin discotheques found with other gaming laptops.

The two lights

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