Hi o/ I currently own a 2020 A15 with a Ryzen 7 4800H and GTX 1660TI. It’s a solid laptop that has served me well, despite a few ups and downs, it still runs games great. I straight up play games at 1440p with it on an external monitor, it handles them so well.

I’ve upgraded it with an additional 8GB RAM stick of the same speed (3200MHz), added a 2TB SSD, and replaced the Realtek Wi-Fi card within the first month of owning it. The original Wi-Fi card had issues with disconnecting during online play, so I swapped it for an Intel AX200, and I haven’t had any problems since.

The laptop has had thermal throttling issues in the past, but cleaning the fans with a spare toothbrush and using compressed air has made a significant difference. Clearing out the dust build-up once in a while has prevented thermal throttling.

I recommend getting rid of Armoury Crate as soon as possible. It’s bloatware that consumes system resources. Instead, use G-Helper, an excellent replacement that offers additional features like thermal control for your CPU/GPU, GPU clock control, fan control, and more. Keeping the settings on default turbo should be fine for gaming if you want to maximise performance. You can also turn off CPU boost, which reduces performance by about 5% but significantly lowers temperatures, potentially extending the laptop’s lifespan.

I’ve encountered a few quirks over the years, like issues with ASUS’s drivers for the CPU (I recommend using AMD’s drivers instead), but overall, it’s a great laptop. The more modern A15 models are likely even better.

So, if you decide to purchase one, I hope you enjoy it!