The ROG GL504 SCAR II and HERO II gaming rigs are coming to Malaysia
Gaming is a serious business and judging from the scads of money that professional esports gamers make plying their trade, it’s a profitable one indeed which is what Asus’ ROG Malaysia’s latest gaming ROG GL504 series rigs are all about as they are rolling out two unique series variants, each with modifications to their designintended to cater to specific game genres dubbed the HERO II and SCAR II.
From left: The ROG GL504 SCAR II as well as the rear of the GL504 HERO II
Essentially, the ROG GL504 gaming notebooks come in two flavours – the Scar II variants are made for serious first person shooters while the Hero II series variants are optimised for MOBAs. Both GL504 series variants are built on a similar core set of specifications and differ primarily in terms of aesthetics and keyboard design.
The cornerstone of the HERO II and SCAR II rigs are built around a crisp 15.3-inch Full HD display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, eighth generation Intel Coffee Lake processors, a HyperCool Pro fan cooling system with an anti dust system to ensure gunk doesn’t get stuck in your rig, RangaBoost WiFi tech for better connectivity as well as a backlit full-sized keyboard.
From left: Detail of the GL504 SCAR II and the GL504 HERO II
In terms of differences, the ROG Strix GL504 Scar II series gaming rigs have been specifically optimised for the aforementioned FPS games and have a highlighted WASD key that is brighter than normal alongside the rest of the backlit keyboard to make it easier to find along with palm rests that have a kevlar-like finish.
Externally, the Scar II series is identifiable on account of an anodised gunmetal gray finish with heatsinks finished in a deep black to evoke the aesthetics of an assault rifle. For MOBA games, the ROG Strix GL504 Hero II series has a highlighted QWER key group while the external finish comes with a contrasting metallic black with flame red rear vents.
ROG GL504G-SES072T & GL504G-MES193T SCAR II
The GL504G-SES072T Scar II is immediately available in Malaysia with the same 15.3-inch Full HD 144Hz display as the rest with a similar 3ms response time, an Intel Core i7-8750 processor paired with 16GB DDR4 RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 1070 graphics card. Storage needs are sorted by a combination of a 256GB NVME SSD and a 1TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD drive. All this clocks in at RM8,499.
A slightly more affordable version of the Scar II, designated as the GL504G-MES193T Scar II is also available that will arrive in the first week of July. It retains the slick 15.3-inch Full HD 144Hz display and has a similar configuration as the higher end GL504G-SES072T Scar II but swaps the graphic card for a slightly lower end GTX 1060 for RM6,799.
ROG GL504G-MES238T HERO II
The MOBA optimised GL504G-MES238T Hero II comes with a similar 15.3-inch 1080P, 144Hz display with 3ms response time, a similar Intel Core i7-8750 processor and has storage sorted out via a 256GGB NVME SSD and 1TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD combo. Where it differs is that it has 8GB of DDR4 RAM and a GTX1060 graphics card. The GL504G-MES238T retails for RM6,299.
For more details on availability swing by ASUS’ official website for the ROG SCAR II here and the ROG Hero II here.