ASUS G73JH-A1 with ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5

That's a really nice score with the 9.12's and you have the QX9300.. Sweeet! But I read somewhere that if you install these drivers you will lose the CCC (Catylist Control Center) or have issues installing it.. Is that true? If so, how can you get the CCC back?

Also... Are these the regular 9.12's or the new Hot Fix 9.12's?

 

There are no issues with CCC and the Cat 9.12 drivers, at least not on the M17x.

 

hello everyone,
This is my first post but i have been keeping with the forum for a while now. I just put my pre-order in and I am very excited, since this is my first gaming laptop. I am planning on having this not just a gaming laptop but used for multimedia as well ( watching bluray, movie editing, music editing ). I figured it would be just based on the specs, but i was curious on what you guys might think. Also does anyone really know how good the speakers are?

 

Just to give you an idea. I like the fact that there's a "bubwoofer"
And for movie editing and music editing, this laptop has i7 cpu which means that it shouldn't give you problems.

 

Here is my playlist when my G73 hits my door. Mind You the last GREAT game I Played was Oblivion

Granf Theft Auto IV
Street Fighter IV
Supreme Commander
Assanssin's Creed 1 & 2
Batman Arkham Asylum
Stalker
Far Cry 2
Dirt 2
BioShock
Fallout 3
Mass Effect 1 & 2
Crysis
Guild Wars
Dragon Age Origins
StarCraft II - When Available


Did I miss anything?

Once finished I'll upgrade to the G74

 

Diablo III - When Available


I'm waiting for Alan Wake and Alien VS Predator too. Both support DX11, I hope it runs fluently.

 

Assassin's Creed 2 is out for PC already?

 

PC Gamer gave the Witcher a score of 90% !!!

Have fun

 

NICE !!! Need a list of more DX 11 Games coming out

 

Just on this, anyone know what the most anticipated of all time...OF ALL TIME!!! is?

 

Nope - Out in mid March. You can pre order (ha- fitting for this thread). There are walk throughs out on the web

 

Add me to the pre-ordered list! I can't wait for them to ship!

 

Witcher was solid and very deep but i dumped it because the main character...well... walked funny. lol He looked like someone just kicked him in the chuds all the time.

 

I have no idea, but I'd be curious to know! Maybe a mod or old forum hand could tell us.

 

hey guys iam really close to order that laptop just have 2 qustions. please help me ;p
1.looking on this laptop specs you think they laptop will last me for 2 years? i basicly play only MMORPG games such as WOW, Aion and gonna play the upcoming DIABLO 3 also whould be nice play games such as GTA
you think it will last the next 2 years runing games on medium-high ?
2. looking on new cooling system you think i can play with this laptop without cooler?
3.i gonna use mobile internet and its on USIM card... i see this laptop dont have EXPRESS CARD is there any other way put the USIM on the laptop? or must buy USB modem...?
thanks.

 

I've never owned a "gaming" laptop before but this machine caught my eye because it has similar specs to that of my desktop gaming system.....which I expect to be able to handle games for the next 203 years quite well.

I play WoW, L4D2, surf teh pr0n, and I plan on playing Diablo 3 as well.....this should be able to handle all of that with plenty more power to boot.

This laptop / deal is so tasty I think a lot of people who never considered a gaming laptop are checking their credit card balances for this one.

 

lol! This laptop should handle that quite nicely!

 

anyone know of retailers in the uk?

 

Ive heard of Kobalt being a good retailer there in UK from what others have posted.

EDIT: Try this thread right here. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=90185

Another forum member, Angelic, has an awesome resllers guide here that will definately help you and a multitude of people looking for resellers outside the US. Striker, mind posting a link to this for the peeps outside the states?

 

Sure, I was just waiting for Asus to update their 'Authorized Reseller's' list on their website.

 

That would be cool, and they could match up high volumes of signups to this thread against impending laptop releases. I'm pretty sure there's been about 20 new forum members because of this so far (me one of them)

 

You're from Canberra as well. Neat. Thus Canberra will now house two of these beasts. Very nice.

 

Did you guys go with LBO or Affordablelaptops? Would be great to get some input as to why you chose one over the other

 

I ordered it from the states actually. I sorta regret doing that, regardless of the bucks I'll be saving, because between customs and delivery I wont be getting this for atleast 2-3 weeks after the release date. I just was one of the first few to order and that was way before it started getting listen in Australia. Oh well.

 

I'm getting mine from Affordablelaptops just because I can swap the blu-ray for a DVD drive and save $100 so I get it for $2250

 

Omg I just realized this thread alone generated quite a few new members.

 

Ditto on that

 

im upgrading my g60 when this comes out, anyone want to buy locally for 750 pm me

 

Hope this isn't a double post, but notebookcheck has a review out for the G73JH. At stock settings the 5870 scored 11990 in 3DMARK06 and when the turbo setting is in effect it scored 12872.

Source: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Hands-On-Asus-G73Jh-with-ATI-s-Mobility-Radeon-HD-5870.25103.0.html

 

thanks for the link.

But yeah, it has being posted a few pages back

 

It's only been posted, like 100 TIMES! PLEASE READ!

Here is some more G73 info for you here!

 

I think you can also opt out of the Blueray drive in LBO as well

 

Hehe...true man! I joined too by reading thru this thread, but i pre ordered mine long ago...so...hehehe

Am in the club too!

 

aha sorry, just got excited since I saw it was only posted yesterday.

Considering replacing my dying F3 with this as a DTR. Still waiting for some local Asus resellers before I make my decision.

 

Yes! Diablo 3 FTW!! I am sooo waiting for that one. I even started playing Titan Quest again in anticipation of it's release. Torchlight is another hack n slash that isn't too bad either. Plenty loot drops and a pet to use to carry stuff (just like Fate). What I am interested in is seeing if the new DX11 tessilation will be for use in Need for Speed: Shift. I can run at max on my Q6600 and 4GB Ram, imagine what it will do in the G73.

 

Do only the 'cool games' gets discussed here? Nobody cares about Total War, do they? I keep mentioning the darn thing without any notice whatsoever. =(

 

I am an RTS fan, just not the Empire game. I loved the Dawn of War series, World in Conflict and Command & conquer (the older ones). I even enjoyed SW: Empire at War and Age of Mythology. Kudos if Total War is your game sir, nothing wrong with that.

 

I'm going with P4laptops because they were offering the thermal paste and the upgrade to 820 for only $375.
Their site unfortunately seems to lack credibility because of a lot of incorrect information, that's a crazy price on the 820QM.

Also, mentioned above, I've been playing Torchlight on my DELL 9400 and have had to set it to "Netbook" mode because it kept crashing my GPU. Although only an indie game, I really want to check it out with the bling turned on.

 

Yeah their site seems to be a bit of a hit and miss. I am leaning towards LBO for - as you mentioned - their good DOA and dead pixel policy. However, not happy about having to pay straight away without having stock.

 

i went with affordable laptops cause he was quite friendly, and i dont have to pay until i know the stock is coming into aus that week, something you may want to consider heavenly

yeah p4 laptops looked dodgy as, especially when they want money upfront :|

what sound card comes with this laptop aswell?? is it the EAX HD or norm version??

 

Well the only thing I don't like about AffordableLaptops is that the DOA is only 7 days and there is no DOA policy on dead/bright pixels. Meaning if you get one with a faulty pixel, you cannot exchange or swap it.

 

dead pixels are normaly on delivery no??
you could always sit the laptop on for a few days contantly as soon as youve baught it to stress test everything

 

I honestly have never in my life seen a dead pixel on a laptop display so maybe it isn't such a big deal.

 

But Affordablelaptops won't even let you return or exchange it just for the pixel issue. It is not covered within the 7 day DOA period.

Well you have been lucky. I know and have heard of many with that issue. It is definitely not impossible to get one with a pixel problem.

 

Regarding dead pixels, doesnt Asus's warranty provide some coverage?

 

Well the dead pixel policy doesn't apply in Australia, unless I am very much mistaken.

 

im not sure but the way i understand it is the 7 days warranty is from the manufacture'

7 day replacement guarantee no matter where you are in Australia

No matter where you are in Australia if you find you have any fault with your laptop within 7 days of your purchase we will have it picked up and a replacement will be sent to you.

All laptops come with a manufacturer 7 day replacement guarantee on the laptop if it has either a defect, or any other fault.

If you find any part that has any defect, please contact us immediately

 

Ok, heres what really matters... Is this lappy going to be able to run Diablo 3 flawlessly in a year when it comes out?

= D

 

i also want to know what kind of sound is gonna come out of this laptop once my headphones are plugged in..............
is this EAX 4.0 good?

 

I have e-mailed Affordable Laptops and they confirm "any fault" does not include dead / bright pixels.