ROG G703GX Machine Check Exception

I recently purchased an ROG G703GX and it arrived today. I went through the initial startup and got far enough to install Steam. Unfortunately, as my games were downloading the computer suddenly gave me the blue screen of death with a Machine Check Exception. The PC attempted a restart but was never able to reboot.

Turning the Laptop on will give me a glowing keyboard but that is it. Black screen. No activity at all.

I am returning the laptop and hopefully the next one will work. This is the second ROG laptop that I purchase and arrives defective. The first one also had hardware issues. ASUS replaced it and it has worked since, but they really need to take a hard look at their quality control. The screen has very noticeable gaps between the screen frame and the screen itself. This is not a huge deal, but you would think there would be some tighter tolerances on a computer that cost that much.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my ROG laptops when they work, I just wish I could get a fully functional one on initial delivery.

Here’s to hoping the one they ship me next works!