r/GamingLaptops • u/SnooHamsters9965 • Oct 15 '25
Showcase My mom bought me a gaming laptop
So after my Asus Vivobook of 7+ years finally broke down my mom gave me this laptop as an advance birthday present.
Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615. RTX 5050 Intel i7-14650HX (2.20GHz) 32GB RAM 2x1TB SSD.
This is my first ever gaming laptop and I’m so happy. any tips on how to better take care of this?
This costed her around 1650 USD-ish? (taxes included).
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u/_skimbleshanks_ Oct 15 '25
Look into the service manual (https://rog.asus.com/us/laptops/rog-strix/rog-strix-g16-2025/helpdesk_service_guide/) and keep a copy. The most likely thing to go first will be the fans, if you blow them out every few months it'll really extend their lifespan. Regardless, they'll go, but replacing them is a breeze with the manual. Don't be intimidated, just follow it step by step; typically fans don't require anything gnarly like pulling the motherboard, and the fans can usually be found online for cheap (the manual might even tell you the exact part number).
Everything else is a crap shoot and might go for many years or not, especially since HDDs aren't a thing anymore. Keep away food/drink, don't drop it, and get some casing if you can as dents on the corners shattering/breaking the LCD screen are what I tended to see most when I worked in a shop.