FS: Laptop Asus Tuf A15 Gaming Laptop (2020) | 5 months warranty | FHD 144 Hz | Ryzen 7 4800H | Geforce RTX 2060 | 16 GB DDR4-3200 | 2 TB 970 Evo+ SSD

t3chg33k

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Expected Price (Rs)
70000
Shipping from
Mumbai
Item Condition
5 out of 5
Payment Options
  1. Bank Transfer
Purchase Date
Oct 21, 2020
Shipping Charges
Excluded - at actuals
Have you provided two pics?
  1. Yes
Remaining Warranty Period
5 months
Invoice Available?
Yes
Reason for Sale
Looking to move on from a gaming laptop
Product link: https://www.asus.com/in/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-a15/techspec/

All specifications can be checked in the link above but I have made the following modifications to improve performance:
  1. GPU is the revised 2060 with 115 TDP limit but stock TDP was 90W, so I flashed 115W vBIOS from another manufacturer to unlock it.
  2. Installed additional copper heatsinks over the CPU and GPU to aid heat dissipation
  3. Replaced the original 1 TB WD Blue SSD with a 2 TB Samsung 970 Evo+
  4. Custom Afterburner VF curve applied (can install it on a reset system or provide the config files)
  5. CPU TDP lowered using UXTU to provide more GPU headroom (can provide the config)
  6. Repasted with Noctua NT-H1 twice since purchase, last time in June 2022
  7. Added flip stands to raise the back and improve the air flow As it happens, one of the stands broke after posting this thread, even though they have been in use for 3 years. So I switched the other one to the centre, to make it a cyclops stand.
The end result is more than 20% performance uplift from stock and about 93% performance of a desktop RTX2060 at 70% power consumption. Can run benchmarks on request.

Have the original box, so will pack using that. Would prefer local deals for convenience. Can ship using courier of buyer's choice at buyer's risk
 

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t3chg33k

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Attaching the Time Spy benchmark results from earlier in the day. The ambient temperatures are of course higher now, so there is some performance to spare.



Also, adding the benchmark results for some of the other GPUs in the category to substantiate what I mentioned in the OP.
 

t3chg33k

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Price reduction to 70k + shipping
 

t3chg33k

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To clarify, the invoice is for the laptop. Additional expenses include 10k for the extended warranty, 15k for the SSD, 1k for the paste, 1.5k for the additional heatsink and the sunk time in setting everything up, including 70+ hours on 3DMark as per Steam.

Absolutely ridiculous offers at 50% of asking price are absolutely not welcome. With that said, revised price now is 69k + shipping.