ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835LWG-DB96 Gaming Laptop
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18" 4K UHD+ 240Hz | GeForce RTX™ 5080 | Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 290HX Plus
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Every XOTIC PC laptop undergoes a detailed optimization and validation process performed by our U.S. technicians. Your system is inspected, upgraded where requested, thermally tuned, and tested to ensure stable, reliable performance right out of the box.
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Our Laptop Optimization & Quality Process
- Full system inspection & hardware validation
- Optional repaste service for cooler, quieter performance
- Installation of memory, storage, and configuration upgrades
- BIOS updates, firmware checks & driver optimization
- Thermal stress testing & long-duration performance checks
- Benchmark verification across real-world workloads
- Final QC, cleaning & secure packaging for shipment
Key Specs at a Glance
This model delivers the perfect balance of performance, portability, and display quality. Below are the core specifications that define its real-world speed, responsiveness, and gaming capability.
Performance Overview
Built for smooth, responsive performance across gaming, creative workloads, and everyday multitasking. Each laptop is optimized and validated by our U.S. technicians to ensure stable, consistent behavior right out of the box.
Tuned for Real-World Performance
Before shipment, your laptop undergoes an extensive verification process to confirm smooth operation in real workloads. This includes application responsiveness, system stability under sustained load, gaming behavior, and everyday performance consistency.
XOTIC PC Performance Validation
- BIOS and firmware checks
- Driver optimization & system preparation
- Thermal behavior and stability verification
- Optional repaste service for cooler, quieter operation
- Responsive performance testing for gaming & applications
Select your CPU and GPU to see real-world gaming performance. These estimates are based on conservative, high-settings benchmarks to help you understand what to expect from your configuration.
Real-World Game Performance
Customization & Upgrade Options
Personalize your laptop with premium cosmetic finishes and performance upgrades — all professionally installed and validated by our U.S. technicians.
UV Printing
High-resolution UV artwork printed directly onto the chassis. Vibrant, durable, and fully customizable.
Wraps & Skins
Premium vinyl wraps in metallic, carbon fiber, matte, gloss, or fully custom designs for stylish protection.
Custom Painting
Automotive-grade hand-painted finishes. Create a one-of-a-kind design with custom colors or gradients.
RAM & Storage Upgrades
Boost multitasking and loading speeds with memory and NVMe SSD upgrades professionally installed.
Laser Etching
Precision laser-etched logos, artwork, or personalized text. Clean, permanent, and professionally finished.
Overclocking & Tuning
Performance-oriented tuning to unlock smoother gameplay, faster computing, and optimized power profiles.
Thermal Enhancements
Premium thermal pastes, pads, and copper heatsink upgrades to improve cooling efficiency and reduce noise.
Extended Warranty Options
Protect your system with expanded coverage on parts, labor, and long-term service options.
Stunning Display & Immersive Audio
Designed for vivid clarity and immersive sound, this system delivers a premium visual and audio experience for gaming, streaming, and creative work. Each laptop undergoes visual and audio quality checks by XOTIC PC technicians before shipping.
Vivid, Color-Accurate Visuals
Enjoy sharp detail and rich color depth whether you're gaming, editing, or streaming. XOTIC PC performs panel inspections, brightness consistency checks, and dead-pixel validation to ensure your display meets high quality standards before it leaves our facility.
Clear, Immersive Audio
Experience clean dialogue, balanced mids, and strong audio clarity for gaming, music, and communication. Each system undergoes speaker channel testing and microphone clarity checks to ensure reliable everyday performance.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835LWG-DB96 Gaming Laptop
The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835LWG-DB96 is a high-performance 18-inch gaming laptop designed for demanding PC games, competitive esports, live streaming, content creation, and desktop-replacement computing. It combines an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, and a spacious 18-inch 4K display in a system built to handle intensive gaming and creative workloads.
With 24 processor cores, 16GB of dedicated GDDR7 graphics memory, high-speed DDR5 memory, and upgradeable NVMe storage, the ROG Strix SCAR 18 provides the performance needed for modern AAA games, high-resolution visual work, multitasking, and GPU-accelerated applications.
Key Specifications
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with 24 cores, 24 threads, 36MB cache, and speeds up to 5.5GHz
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16GB GDDR7 memory and up to 175W total graphics power
- Display: 18-inch 4K WQUXGA display with a 3840 x 2400 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio
- Refresh Rate: Up to 240Hz in Ultimate GPU mode
- Color Coverage: 100% DCI-P3 and Pantone Validated
- Memory: 32GB DDR5-6400 memory with support for up to 128GB
- Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD with two M.2 storage slots
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
- Wired Networking: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- Camera: 1080p FHD infrared camera with Windows Hello support
- Keyboard: Per-key RGB backlit keyboard with a dedicated Copilot key
- Battery: 90Wh four-cell lithium-ion battery
- Color: Off Black
- Weight: Approximately 8.16 pounds
4K Gaming and High-Refresh Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU provides the graphics performance required for visually demanding AAA games, ray-traced environments, competitive multiplayer titles, and GPU-accelerated creative software. Its 16GB of GDDR7 video memory gives the system additional capacity for high-resolution textures, complex scenes, video production, and demanding visual workloads.
The 18-inch 4K display provides a large, detailed workspace for games, editing timelines, design applications, and everyday multitasking. Its 16:10 aspect ratio offers more vertical screen space than a traditional 16:9 laptop display, while 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and Pantone validation make it suitable for color-sensitive creative work.
The display operates at up to 240Hz when the laptop is placed in Ultimate GPU mode through Armoury Crate. Standard, Eco, and Optimized GPU modes use a default refresh rate of 120Hz.
Built for Demanding Workloads
The Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus includes eight Performance cores and sixteen Efficient cores, providing the processing power needed for gaming, streaming, rendering, compiling, video editing, and running multiple demanding applications at once.
ROG Intelligent Cooling uses an end-to-end vapor chamber, a high-capacity heatsink, and Tri-Fan cooling technology to help manage sustained CPU and GPU workloads. This makes the SCAR 18 well suited for extended gaming sessions and performance-heavy professional applications.
Recommended Use Cases
- AAA Gaming: Play graphically demanding games at high resolutions and detailed graphics settings.
- Competitive Gaming: Use the high-refresh display for smoother motion and responsive esports gameplay.
- Streaming: Run games, broadcasting software, voice chat, and browser applications simultaneously.
- Video Editing: Edit high-resolution video using a large 4K workspace and GPU-accelerated software.
- 3D Design and Rendering: Work with complex scenes, textures, animations, and rendering applications.
- Photography and Graphic Design: View and edit color-sensitive content using the wide DCI-P3 color range.
- Software Development: Compile projects, run virtual environments, and manage large development workloads.
- Desktop Replacement: Gain desktop-class screen space, connectivity, and performance in a movable system.
Memory and Storage Upgrades
The standard configuration includes 32GB of DDR5-6400 memory and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots support up to 128GB of system memory, while two M.2 storage slots provide room for additional high-speed SSD capacity.
XOTIC PC memory and storage upgrades are professionally installed, configured, and tested before shipment. Available upgrade options may vary by configuration.
Ports and Connectivity
- 2 x Thunderbolt 5 ports with DisplayPort, Power Delivery, and G-SYNC support at speeds up to 120Gbps
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports at speeds up to 10Gbps
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 FRL output
- 1 x 2.5G Ethernet port
- 1 x 3.5mm combination audio jack
- Wi-Fi 7 wireless networking
- Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity
The HDMI 2.1 and Thunderbolt 5 connections support external gaming monitors, professional displays, docking stations, storage devices, and other high-bandwidth accessories.
Immersive Audio and Communication
A four-speaker audio system with Smart Amplifier Technology and Dolby Atmos provides immersive sound for games, movies, music, and video content. The built-in array microphone includes AI noise-canceling technology to help improve voice clarity during multiplayer gaming, streaming, meetings, and online communication.
The integrated 1080p FHD infrared camera supports Windows Hello facial recognition for convenient, password-free sign-in.
Personalized and Tested by XOTIC PC
Each ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 purchased through XOTIC PC is inspected and prepared by U.S.-based technicians. Selected memory, storage, thermal, and cosmetic upgrades are professionally installed before the system completes hardware validation, driver preparation, stability testing, and final quality checks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835LWG-DB96 good for 4K gaming?
Yes. The laptop combines an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with a 4K display, making it suitable for high-resolution gaming. Actual frame rates will vary by game, graphics settings, resolution, cooling mode, and whether features such as DLSS are enabled.
Does the display run at 240Hz?
The display supports refresh rates up to 240Hz when Ultimate GPU mode is enabled through ASUS Armoury Crate. The default refresh rate is 120Hz in Standard, Eco, and Optimized GPU modes.
How powerful is the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU includes 16GB of GDDR7 graphics memory and operates at up to 175W with Dynamic Boost. It is designed for demanding games, ray tracing, high-resolution content, streaming, rendering, and GPU-accelerated applications.
Can the memory be upgraded?
Yes. The laptop includes two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots and supports up to 128GB of memory. The standard configuration includes 32GB of DDR5-6400 memory.
Can additional SSD storage be installed?
Yes. The SCAR 18 includes two M.2 PCIe storage slots. The standard configuration includes a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, and additional storage options may be selected when configuring the laptop through XOTIC PC.
Is this laptop suitable for video editing and creative work?
Yes. The 24-core processor, RTX 5080 graphics, upgradeable memory, fast NVMe storage, and 4K display make it suitable for video editing, photography, animation, 3D rendering, graphic design, and other content creation workloads.
Can external monitors be connected?
Yes. External displays can be connected through HDMI 2.1 or either of the two Thunderbolt 5 ports. The Thunderbolt 5 ports support DisplayPort output and G-SYNC-compatible display connections.
Does it support Wi-Fi 7?
Yes. The laptop includes tri-band Wi-Fi 7 wireless networking, Bluetooth 5.4, and a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port for wired network connections.
Does it include a webcam?
Yes. It includes a 1080p FHD infrared camera that supports Windows Hello facial recognition.
Who is this laptop best suited for?
The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 is best suited for gamers, streamers, creators, developers, and professionals who prioritize a large display, high-end graphics, upgradeable hardware, and sustained performance over lightweight portability.
Specifications, available upgrades, software features, and included accessories may change without notice. Performance varies according to configuration, operating mode, drivers, applications, game settings, cooling conditions, and system updates.
Technical Specifications.
Warranty & Support
Every laptop purchased through XOTIC PC includes standard manufacturer warranty coverage, along with dedicated U.S.-based support from our team. Optional extended protection plans are available for even greater peace of mind.
Manufacturer Warranty
All laptops include the standard manufacturer warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship. Coverage and duration vary by brand and model, but commonly include:
- 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty
- Depot repair or replacement services
- Technical support directly through the manufacturer
XOTIC PC U.S.-Based Support
Our in-house technicians provide personalized assistance throughout the life of your system. We help with troubleshooting, optimization, configuration questions, and warranty coordination.
- Dedicated U.S.-based technical support
- Upgrade and compatibility guidance
- Assistance with manufacturer warranty processes
Optional Extended Protection Plans
Add extra coverage with XOTIC PC extended protection plans. Options vary by model and may include:
- 1–3 year extended parts & labor protection
- Accidental damage coverage
- Priority repair and handling service
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every system undergoes XOTIC PC quality checks, optimization, and performance validation before shipping.
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XOTIC PC provides U.S.-based support, and optional extended protection plans are available for additional coverage.
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Why Choose XOTIC PC for Your Laptop?
When you purchase your laptop through XOTIC PC, you’re getting more than a device — you’re getting expert optimization, custom upgrade options, enhanced thermal performance, and dedicated U.S.-based support from technicians who care about your long-term experience.
Expert Technician Optimization
Every laptop is inspected, tuned, updated, and tested by our U.S. technicians. BIOS settings, drivers, thermals, and performance parameters are validated before shipping.
Custom Upgrades & Enhancements
Unlock deeper customization with options like UV printing, vinyl wraps, custom painting, laser etching, RAM & storage upgrades, repasting, thermal pad upgrades, and copper heatsinks.
Performance & Thermal Validation
We run stability checks, thermal tests, CPU/GPU behavior analysis, and real-world performance validation — ensuring your laptop performs reliably from day one.
Real Humans. Real Support.
Get fast, friendly assistance from our in-house support team in Lincoln, Nebraska. No outsourcing — just knowledgeable experts who actually know your system.
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Suggested Add-Ons
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