SKIKK Asgard 18 - RTX 5070

Asgard 18 with RTX 5070: built to perform

The Asgard 18 is an 18 inch gaming laptop featuring an Intel Core i7-14650HX (16 cores, up to 5.2GHz) and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 with 12GB GDDR7. This combination delivers more than enough power to run modern AAA games at high settings, including ray tracing. The GPU's TGP scales up to 140W with Dynamic Boost, so you get everything the RTX 5070 has to offer.

In practice, this means Cyberpunk 2077 with DLSS on ultra, Baldur's Gate 3 at maximum detail, or Warzone at a full 180Hz. The 4608 CUDA cores also deliver fast render times if you want to finish up a video project in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro in the evening.

18 inch display with 180Hz and 500 nits

The 18 inch Quad HD+ display (2560x1600) is where this laptop truly shines. 180Hz refresh rate, 500 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and a matte coating. For gaming, 180Hz means smooth visuals without screen tearing. For content creators, 100% DCI-P3 ensures accurate colors — useful when editing photos or videos that need to look right on other screens too.

That 500 nits brightness is substantial for a laptop screen. Even in bright ambient light, the image remains clearly readable. The matte coating cuts down on reflections, so you're not staring at your own reflection during an intense match.

Cooling and noise under control

At minimal load you're sitting at 33 dB — whisper quiet, perfect for Netflix or work. Under full load this rises to 42 dB, which is genuinely impressive for a 140W gaming setup. Whisper Mode reduces noise even further if you want to keep gaming late at night without waking up your housemates.

Memory, storage and expandability

By default you get 16GB DDR5 at 5600MHz and a 1TB NVMe SSD. Enough for a sizable game library and your daily work. More importantly, look at what can still go IN: the motherboard supports up to 128GB RAM via its two DDR5 SODIMM slots, and there's room for a second M.2 2280 SSD (PCIe Gen 4). So you're not buying a laptop that will feel cramped in two years — it can grow with your needs.

• Intel Core i7-14650HX, 16 cores, up to 5.2GHz
• NVIDIA RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7, 140W total TGP
• 18 inch QHD+ 180Hz, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3
• 16GB DDR5-5600 (expandable to 128GB)
• 1TB NVMe SSD (room for a second M.2)
• Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.4, 2.5Gbit Ethernet

Ports and connectivity

The port selection is complete: HDMI 2.1 with 4K@120Hz, Mini DisplayPort 2.1a, two USB-C ports with DisplayPort output (one of which supports 100W Power Delivery), three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, a 3-in-1 SD card reader and a combined audio jack. You can drive up to five external displays at the same time — handy if you have a multi-monitor setup on your desk.

Wi-Fi 6E via the Intel AX211 chip delivers low ping on modern routers, and Bluetooth 5.4 provides a stable connection with your headset or controller.

Keyboard, webcam and security

The chiclet keyboard features per-key RGB lighting with 15 colors to choose from, plus a numeric keypad — great for spreadsheets, Excel work or games where you assign macros to the numpad. The switches are quiet, so you can type in the evening without disturbing those around you. The IR webcam with Windows Hello signs you in automatically via facial recognition, and TPM 2.0 provides hardware-level security for your data.

Who is the Asgard 18 for?

This laptop is designed for gamers who want a desktop replacement without the desktop, and for content creators who want to render demanding work locally. Students in graphic design, video editing or 3D modeling get a machine that will last their entire studies. Even as a business user with demanding workloads — CAD, simulations, data processing — the i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 offer more than enough. Everything at SKIKK is built to order in Emmen, with 2 years of warranty and service from the Netherlands.