ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PH gaming laptop, Ryzen 9 8940HX, RTX 5050, 64 GB DDR5, 2 TB NVMe

18-inch Ryzen 9 gaming laptop

The ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PH is an 18-inch gaming laptop built around a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor that reaches 5.2 GHz turbo frequency. It pairs that CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card carrying 8 GB of GDDR7 video memory. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR5 5600MHz dual-channel memory and a 2 TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD. Windows 11 Pro is pre-installed on the 1920 x 1200 WUXGA 144Hz IPS-level display.

Thermal Grizzly and Gelid TIM upgrades

HIDevolution applies Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut liquid metal on the CPU and Gelid GC Extreme paste on the GPU before shipping. These thermal interface materials are chosen to lower peak temperatures under sustained load compared with standard factory paste. The service includes burn-in stress testing to verify thermal behaviour and a full quality check covering BIOS, drivers, keyboard, touchpad, ports and display. No specific temperature or noise figures are published for this configuration.

64 GB DDR5 and 2 TB NVMe installed

The memory upgrade populates both slots with 32 GB modules running at 5600MHz in dual-channel mode, removing the need for a later RAM expansion. The 2 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD replaces the stock drive, providing capacity for large game libraries and fast application loading. Both upgrades are covered by the builder's one-year warranty and support access. No additional bundled software or accessories are listed beyond the operating system.