After Nvidia announced a new line of GPUs yesterday, the GeForce GTX 960M and 950M, it didn't take long for hardware partners to announce something of their own for these to go in. Of the gaming laptops fit for the video cards, devices were announced by Alienware, Razer, Acer, and more. The most exciting is what ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) revealed. It's 15.6-inch G501 is said to deliver “sharp, vivid visuals, high-quality textures and smooth framerates in the most demanding games”, when using the GTX 960M inside (Engadget).

Asus is following the trend of thinner gaming laptops. As hardware gets smaller, laptops get thinner, but the lightweight aluminum construction of the G501 is also to thank. With its 15.6-inch 4K/UHD display G501 measuring just .81 inches, that's the thinnest gaming laptop in its class. It weighs 4.54 pounds, with the option of a heavier touchscreen option. It runs an Intel Core i7 processor, clocked at 2.6 GHz, and 3.6 GHz Turbo, that sits on an Intel HM87 chipset. The GTX 960M inside, which comes with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM, is said to deliver both power efficiency and performance, perfect for high graphics quality settings in some of the most demanding games.

It also includes 16GB of DDR3 memory, and 512G SSD under the hood (Tom's Hardware). Additionally, it comes with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, contains 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, an Intel Thunderbold connection, a headphone out and mic in jack, and features ASUS's Hyper Cool Technology dual-fan system (Engadget).

The model described will cost you a good $1,999, available this April. But, ASUS also updated a couple other models in its G Series, if you're looking for something lower-end. Tom's Hardware says the company's G751 now has an Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M, and 3GB of DDR5 VRAM for $1,399. Additionally, it's GL551 laptops now use the new GTX 960M, with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM for $1,099. Take your pick.