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    ASUS G46VW for gaming on external monitor

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by funky223y, Dec 26, 2013.

  1. funky223y

    funky223y Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    I'm currently scouting for a laptop that could be used for casual gaming on an external monitor.
    The only thing I'm worried is the heat generated during gaming when plugged onto a 24 inch 1920x1080 monitor.
    Are there any owners of ASUS G46VW that could provide me with some experiences on gaming with this laptop using an external monitor?

    I'm also looking at Lenovo Y510P. Will be getting one of them soon so any comments are appreciated.

    Regards. :)
     
    funky223y, Dec 26, 2013
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  2. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Notebookcheck.net has a very good review about this SKU, see below.
    ASUS G46VW Review
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Dec 27, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Heat should be the same running any sensible resolution.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 27, 2013
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    Arog Notebook Consultant

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    Use to get in the mid 60s on the gtx660m with the dual core, but I have seen my gpu temps rise to 70c-ish on my gtx660m overclocked to 1GHZ ever since I put the 3940xm monster inside. I think the reason why is my gpu is always 100% utilized since the cpu is no longer a bottleneck any more.

    Games feel a lot smoother actually even though the fps difference really isn't monumental. G46 is discontinued so you can't even buy one anyways.
     
    Arog, Dec 29, 2013
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Smoothness can be due to better maximum frame times/better minimum fps too. The 3940xm can be a hot besst :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 29, 2013
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    The additional 10W TDP although seems little but will make the difference in temperature. :)

    3940XM Spec
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Dec 30, 2013
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    Yes especially since asus did not design the cooling system with that chip in mind.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 1, 2014
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