AMD finally releases 6990M

=p Thanks for the tip, but if you get a M17x with a 6690 Video Card it gets exactly to 1799 USD (on the site) + Taxes, that's like 1960 USD in California... mmhhh its interesting how the GTX 580 is 300 USD more expensive than the 6690 while the 6690 is slightly faster.

Plus I will have to get 8 Gb ram (at least), which will take it over 2070 USD.

It will be cool if ASUS makes a G74 with a 6690 available on Bestbuy or other physical stores.

Probably a config like this will be amazing to have:

G74-Sample (I will buy it if they make it =p)

• 
  i7 2630 QM

• ATI Radeon 6690M (2.0 Gb GDDR5)

• 500 GB HD @7200 RPM (single, but with the secondary HD Caddy please =p)

• 8 Gb Ram 1333

• LED Monitor 1600 x 900 resolution (I prefer this for gaming since it provides a better framerate on most games and if you want to play movies on Full HD you can always plug your machine into a bigger screen )

• 1 USB 3.0 Port

• 1 HDMI port

• 1 VGA port

• Web camera 2.0 Mpx

• DVD-RW drive (most people will play Blu-ray on their PS3 or a home player)

ASUS should be able to build something like this for around 1600 USD + Tax (accounting the 6690 is around 250 USD more expensive than the current GTX 560), and provide a truly high-end GAMING-Laptop for all the customers who were expecting it =) at the end of the day We want a real laptop for gaming under that cool "REPUBLIC OF GAMERS" Logo, right? ^o^

Laters ^^

 

if there exists a system like that it will sell like hot cakes!

 

You buy the ram and better disk on your own. The m17xr3 has other features that make it a good value. It includes esata. It has hdmi, mini display port and via output. It has hdmi input for connecting other systems or game consoles to it's display and everything except the screen and odd are easily replaceable.

These extra are worth a few hundred dollars. Besides I'm about to sell one with the 6970 for around $1500 warranty to 5/2013 and no tax. So they are available for less and you can update the gpu later.

Cheers,

 

asus needs a build to order online system badly ...

 

I'm interested in your offer panzer

 

If AlienWare keep providing good configs available from the build-system on their website, ASUS may be moved from the "gaming enthusiastic" to the "high performance" market, if not already did. Are we going to see a new logo for the "High-performance Republic" ?

OT: o.o I must say I'm also very interested on your system =O

 

As far as notebooks go, the big profits is NOT from the super high end, but from the upper mainstream, which is where the G series is placed. Best bang for buck, and the specs are good enough that they don't break the bank, but can perform with current demands. The 460M and 560M are the low end of the enthusiast chips, but still an enthusiast chip.

Asus will make more money selling to the 1000 people who will buy a machine they will never upgrade to the handful who want more. If you want more, pay more with another manufacturer. The more options you have, the more support you need to generate because it opens up the systems to more combos that can screw up.

Unfortunately, it's a working business model that makes money and keeps costs down because they don't have to buy the different hardware and generate the firmware to support everything. In the end, does the hardware generate the 60fps? Sure, if you keep the settings off "Ultra" in current titles.

Based on the fact of what they buy en-mass, the best we can hope to see is a dual-560M SLI card. It is what it is.

If you want to see more options, start a petition, and submit it to the upper eschelon of Asus, and vote with your wallets. Let the drop in sales be their wake-up call.

 

I understand what you mean =)

What I'm saying is: Last year when I got my G73JH I was very pleased to be able to get a machine that had a Super high-end Video card - The 5870M was standing exactly where the 6690M and the GXT 580M are right now which is at the very top right after the SLI and Crossfire configs.

Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards - Notebookcheck.net Tech

My disappointment on the G74 is that they made a config that is slower in performance compared to the other offers on the market (for instance other gaming machines that are under the 1900 USD cap) and have better specs. All G74 versions are around 1200~1800 USD + Tax (The 1200 USD version has a slower video card) with almost no space for upgrades.

Don't get me wrong, I'm an ASUS enthusiast; 2 years ago I got a G72 with a GTX 260 (super fast at the time) and last year my G73 after selling the first one.

In my humble opinion the G74 feels more like a small change in design, NOT a "better-performance" new machine, as it offers the same overall performance for gaming as the current G73.

As I see it, people like me are in the middle of the two markets you mentioned. On one side we want to get the best hardware possible on a 1200~1800 USD offer, probably add a SSD and we are good. Then after 1 year or less, sell that machine when the next model comes out. like it was with G72~G73. (So, the company makes profit and more people can acquire a good machine)

Also, If you want to get the best performance out of the G74 right now, you need to change one of the hard drives for a SSD. But ASUS basically make you pay for an extra HD you could have used on an External HD with USB 3.0 support and enjoy the new port and blasting fast speed on the system Hard drive, what a waste...

Anyways, I think this year I will have to change my machine for an Alienware or other machine that provides a real Performance-increase and is around the same price range.

^^ laters!

PS: I agree with your Idea Nekki that way I will be able to make my own configuration like I did on previous post ^^

 

Not exactly. The G74SX-A2 comes with a 160GB SSD, finally.

 

How is that interesting? ATI always comes in cheaper *and* faster. Also, I think you mean the 6990.

... and generally hotter. Not that it really matters, it's not like they use cheap underfill

 

Yup but the G74SX-A2 starts at $2,029.00 + TAX... Not worth it with a GTX560M on my humble opinion, with that much money I can get an M17x R3 with a 6990M =) better and faster gaming!

@DCx: Yes that's what I meant, the 6990 =p thx ^^