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| 1160292 | 2010-12-09 22:41:00 | Hey guys. So I am deciding on which laptop to purchase. The 2 contenders are: Asus G73JW-A1: 17.3-inch 1080p (1920x1080) display with LED backlighting Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Intel Core i7-740QM processor (1.73GHz/2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB L3 cache) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5GB GDDR5 Memory 8GB DDR3-1066 RAM (4x2GB) Two 500GB 7200RPM hard drives (Seagate Momentus 7200.4/ST9500420AS) (Non-RAID) Atheros AR9285 802.11n Wireless LAN adapter Built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Blu-ray reader/8X DVD Super Multi drive Two-year limited warranty (one year on battery pack) with one year of accidental damage protection 8-cell battery pack (14.8V, 5200mAh, 75Wh) Weight: 8.79 pounds Dimensions: 16.3" (W) x 12.6" (D) x 1.8" (H) Asus G73JH-A1: Identical to the above, except remove the nVidia GTX 460m and put in an AMD Mobility 5870. Take out the i7 740Qm and put in a i7 720QM. The reason I am asking this question is that I was dead set on a G73JH-B1 which has the i7 740QM and AMD 5870 but they have been discontinued and re-released as the G73JW-A1 with the nVidia GTX 460M. The GTX 460M's preform at about 10-20% less than the AMD 5870's, reason for this is that they also run cooler which for me is pointless because I don't mind the extra heat as long as it's doing the work. The chip doesn't care what heat it's at, it's still doing the same job at whatever temp. So, do I go for the G73JW-A1 which has the slower video chip but faster CPU or do I go with the G73JH-A1 which has the faster video chip but with a slower CPU. |
Jams (1051) | ||
| 1160293 | 2010-12-09 22:47:00 | What are you going to be using it for, is the big question as that determines which to go for | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1160294 | 2010-12-09 22:53:00 | These models are in Asus G-series which are branded as gaming units. So, games. |
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| 1160295 | 2010-12-09 23:18:00 | WOW, a lappy with 4 RAM slots?...If it were me, Id go with the 460m...at 1080, the extra memory will be of more benefit over the 10% performance the 5879 has! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1160296 | 2010-12-09 23:21:00 | Cheers dude. I've started to lean towards the 460m as well. I've read stories of people overclocking it rather succesfully and it should do anything I want at a reasonable rate anyway. |
Jams (1051) | ||
| 1160297 | 2010-12-10 00:03:00 | Just ordered the Asus G73JW-A1. $1743USD = $2327NZD. Free US shipping; had it sent to the inlaws in Seattle where I will be come Sunday. Hoorah. |
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| 1160298 | 2010-12-10 00:22:00 | Nice, that's a damn good price too.. :crying :D | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1160299 | 2010-12-10 00:34:00 | The GTX 460M's preform at about 10-20% less than the AMD 5870's, reason for this is that they also run cooler which for me is pointless because I don't mind the extra heat as long as it's doing the work. . You should care. It's a laptop. Seen too many hot dying laptops. |
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| 1160300 | 2010-12-10 01:03:00 | And blokes shouldn't have 'hotties' on our laps! | linw (53) | ||
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