Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707 Repair

The ASUS TUF A17 FA707 is a beefy gaming laptop that has three models of the laptop with minimal differing specifications. This ASUS website showcases the three models in a side-by-side comparison.

1. FA707RC
2. FA707RE
3. FA707RM

This guide is specifically for the FA707RM Model.

The laptop is not designed for school usage since the weight of the laptop is on the heavier and larger side. It is meant to be used as a portable gaming desktop. The laptop however, provides exceptional performance because of its high-end GPU and CPU and is suitable for running any triple A games on high settings on native resolutions.

Its 17.3-inch display allows for fabulous visuals on games and provides an excellent user experience. The 144hz refresh rate is a very respectable refresh rate for gamers looking to upgrade their monitor from the traditional 60hz.

However, the ASUS TUF A17 FA707 has been reported to overheat when using it for long periods of time, indicating a cooling issue. Many users have reported their laptop reaching temperatures of 100 degrees celsius at times.

The ASUS TUF A17 FA707 versions can be identified by the distinct TUF logo and its bulky and sturdy build. It has cooling vents located on both the right and left sides of the laptop.

The image on the right can be used as reference when identifying the ASUS TUF A17 FA707. All models of the ASUS TUF A17 FA707 have the same shape and build, the only key differences between them are the components inside. The main identification point will be the logo.

This list of specifications is a simplified version highlighting the key components that a user would typically care about.

The only key difference between the three models is the graphics card, and the expansion slots.

A more detailed specifications list can be found on this link which is from the official ASUS website which displays all the components side-by-side.

The information below is specifically for the FA707RM Model.

• 39.5 x 26.4 x 2.29 ~ 2.54 cm (15.55" x 10.39" x 0.90" ~ 1.00")
• 2.60 kg

• AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800HS Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 20MB cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)

• 17.3-inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
• Value IPS-level and Anti-glare display,
• Refresh Rate: 144Hz 
• Adaptive-Sync Available

• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU, 1752MHz* at 140W (1702MHz Boost Clock+50MHz OC,115W+25W Dynamic Boost)
• 6GB GDDR6

• 8GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity:32GB, Support dual channel memory

• 512GB PCIe® 3.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD

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• Manual and Documentation from Official Site