Asus G751JY VS Sager NP9772-S Which one to buy?

[Lemarsghast]

I am deciding between these two laptops above. I need help deciding between performance with a dull design (Sager) or coolness with less performance (Asus). Here are the specs from my configuration at Xotic PC and the pros and cons:

ASUS G751JY:
I7-4710HQ
256GB SSD +1TB HHD
Nvidia GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5
32GB 1600MHZ RAM
XOTIC PC AFTERBURNER FX
$2701
Pros: Really cool looking design, great cooling, sweet LED lights.:
Cons: only 4gb vram, only 1600mhz ram, laptop CPU, 256gb SSD, overpriced.

Sager NP9772-S
I7-4790K
512GB SSD + 1TB HHD
Nvidia GTX 980m 8GB GDDR5 WITH OPTIMUS
32GB 1866 KINGSTON HYPER X CL10
IC DIAMOND THERMAL COMPOUND
XOTIC PC COPPER COOLING HEATSINKS UPGRADE
$2573
Pros: More video ram, better clock speed ram, desktop CPU, more SSD capacity, fits budget.
Cons: Heard that Sager laptops have keyboard ghosting problems, not as good cooling as Asus, laptop design is UGLY AS HELL COMPARED TO THE ASUS.

 

[nkhaira]

Probably. Laptop cooling pads work very well.

Really, you can't go wrong with either. They're both beastly laptops.

Sidenote: If you're thinking that the Sager will let you upgrade the CPU sometime down the road, you won't be able to. The 4790K is the last processor for the LGA1150 socket. After that, it'll be Skylake. Didn't know if that affects your decision, but just wanted to bring it up.

Thanks. I am not really concerned about the CPU but I found out that you are able to upgrade the Sager GPU at the cost of your warranty but I honestly do not care about that. Still deciding between these two though.

I would still go with the Sager I dont think you need to worry about a desktop powered i7-4790K anytime soon.
Plus you get the additional 4gb Vram which could easily allow you to achieve dual or triple monitor gaming with the laptop if desired.
I as well would trust ASUS more in general but for what you get with the Sager, In my opinion the Sager would be my winner
But You wont go wrong with either one!
Good Luck!

 

[1shado1]

Perhaps another minor consideration: Display quality. I have no idea how good the display looks on the Sager, but ALL the reviews I've read about the ASUS say its display is drop dead gorgeous.

 

[Lemarsghast]

That really is tough. Flip a coin?

They're going to have identical gaming performance. Go for the one that's most visually appealing to you. The Sager isn't as bad looking as I was expecting for having a full 1150 socket motherboard.

So I personally think that the Asus is the most visually appealing. But if I were to customize it via Xotic PC with nearly the same specs as the Sager but with a weaker cpu and gpu then it would be way over my budget by about $1000. So the dilemma goes on.

 

[Lemarsghast]

Another thing I am also concerned about is the fact that Sager laptops made by Clevo are made out of plastic and I think plastic only while the Asus ROGs have metal which are made to be shot out of a cannon and be unharmed. I heard that the Sager's plastic laptops crack and become unusable. Never heard any complaints about the ROGs build quality.

 

[Lemarsghast]

*bump*

 

[Lemarsghast]

Probably. Laptop cooling pads work very well.

Really, you can't go wrong with either. They're both beastly laptops.

Sidenote: If you're thinking that the Sager will let you upgrade the CPU sometime down the road, you won't be able to. The 4790K is the last processor for the LGA1150 socket. After that, it'll be Skylake. Didn't know if that affects your decision, but just wanted to bring it up.

Thanks. I am not really concerned about the CPU but I found out that you are able to upgrade the Sager GPU at the cost of your warranty but I honestly do not care about that. Still deciding between these two though.

I would still go with the Sager I dont think you need to worry about a desktop powered i7-4790K anytime soon.
Plus you get the additional 4gb Vram which could easily allow you to achieve dual or triple monitor gaming with the laptop if desired.
I as well would trust ASUS more in general but for what you get with the Sager, In my opinion the Sager would be my winner
But You wont go wrong with either one!
Good Luck!

Is the plastic design of the Sager / Clevo long lasting? I heard that for some users that the plastic breaks and cracks up.

 

[nkhaira]

Probably. Laptop cooling pads work very well.

Really, you can't go wrong with either. They're both beastly laptops.

Sidenote: If you're thinking that the Sager will let you upgrade the CPU sometime down the road, you won't be able to. The 4790K is the last processor for the LGA1150 socket. After that, it'll be Skylake. Didn't know if that affects your decision, but just wanted to bring it up.

Thanks. I am not really concerned about the CPU but I found out that you are able to upgrade the Sager GPU at the cost of your warranty but I honestly do not care about that. Still deciding between these two though.

I would still go with the Sager I dont think you need to worry about a desktop powered i7-4790K anytime soon.
Plus you get the additional 4gb Vram which could easily allow you to achieve dual or triple monitor gaming with the laptop if desired.
I as well would trust ASUS more in general but for what you get with the Sager, In my opinion the Sager would be my winner
But You wont go wrong with either one!
Good Luck!

Is the plastic design of the Sager / Clevo long lasting? I heard that for some users that the plastic breaks and cracks up.

I honestly dont know but I would search around the web and lokk up the Sager Forums and see what people talk about them

 

[HeaJeoR]

In my opinion, Sager is better than ASUS because it delivers better performance for lower price. Most people think cpu is not very important for gaming, however, if you want to have higher minimum FPS, you should have strong cpu.

 

[phenoyz]

Probably. Laptop cooling pads work very well.

Really, you can't go wrong with either. They're both beastly laptops.

Sidenote: If you're thinking that the Sager will let you upgrade the CPU sometime down the road, you won't be able to. The 4790K is the last processor for the LGA1150 socket. After that, it'll be Skylake. Didn't know if that affects your decision, but just wanted to bring it up.

I am also planning on getting the sager, but is the "4790K processor with LGA1150 socket" the BEST EVER or should I wait until Skylake release, my problem with that is IT IS A NEW architecture and will probably have problems.....???

Also can you upgrade the gtx980 later on with sager?
Can you also upgrade the RAM later-on?