Asus G53, the smaller version of the G73jh

wake me up when September ends:SLEEP:

 

On the xotic pc forum I read this:
"There may also be some special editions of the G73JW released that will come with special configurations and a dogtag that lists the limited serial number of the notebook. Ie: No.2345 of the total 3500pcs. These versions will be the G73JW-ROG."

Does anyone know more about this? I already want one, it will make me feel special.

 

Noone's answered my question about the peak ghz for dual-core mode on the i7 in this thing.

Bumpity bump

 

here is what i found
The i7- 720QM can Turbo like this:
Default-1.60GHz
4 core-1.73GHz
2 core-2.40GHz
1 core-2.80GHz

Add a little to those numbers and you get the 740qm clock speeds.
I will add that I found this on another forum and did not check the source.

 

The only difference to the old models are higher clock speeds of 133 MHz each. A Core i7 740QM has therefore a dynamic clock speed from 1.73 to 2.93 GHz (previously 720QM 1.6 to 2.8 GHz).

 

Confirmed.

G73JW @ XoticPC

Also, checking Xotic's specs, i find it interesting that the G53 has a 5600mAh battery and the G73JW having a 5200mAh battery. Does that mean the G53 had the batt redesigned for battery life? And why the heck can't the G73JW fit that lol.

Additionally, Xotic shows that the G73JW lacks a USB 3.0 port. Funny, I thought I saw one at Computex. I'm starting to doubt Xotic's credibility on the G73JW, they just want pre-orders. I think i'm gonna go with GenTech, they seem a lot more credible. also, Xotic refuses to give me the original 500GB hard drive if i do a hard drive upgrade. geeze.


Question...if the G53 won't ship with the second bay occupied, it can be CUSTOMIZED with the second bay occupied, right?

 

I like the price on the g73. expected it to be at least 1700

 

Gentech had started taking pre-order for the G73JW this morning and their pictures show a USB3.0 port on the right side. $1,645 for the A1 model.

The page is no longer on their website... weird.

 

Very interesting article You can find price and full specs for G53 here. And finally USB 3.0

 

Hi guys did anyone noticed the thickness of g53? Its 6cm thick near the vents.. Its kinda looking ugly to me when compared to the g73jw. Also will there be a model(not from bestbuy please) in either of the above laptops with i5 (and optimus), 4gb ram, 720p screen? If so how much will that cost? Am buying either the g53 or the gx640. Just needed your thoughts whether to wait for this beast.. Thanks guys

 

No, probably not.

 

I really doubt we will see an optimus based G53, we might see a i5 version in bestbuy sometime before years end, and should come also with 720p screen, and will also come with 4gb (again all just guessing but seems viable replacement for the G60JX), my guess it would be around $1100. But they probably gona fill the small retailers with the A and X versions, and then bestbuy.... so probably close to years end, since retailers gona get them around september, so if you cant wait, probably just go with the MSI.

 

The GX640 specs look great but it's design already looks very dated not to mention it's subpar touchpad and keyboard flex.
Great price for the specs but in my opinion subpar build.

 

GX660 would be an awesome replacement since it uses the new msi chassis that will replace the one used in the GX640 AND use an ATI 5870. The only question is.... why such a low resolution?...

Keyboard flex can be fixed in 5 minutes with a small piece of double-sided tape.

I'm curious to see the performance difference between the GTX460m and the ATI mobility 5850. I expect the GTX460 to be "superior" but not by that much.

 

Just being Nvidia card is superior
Everyone saw how the G73 ended up with the driver issues, Nvidia drivers are much better, Plus Nvidia 3D/CUDA/PHSYX/Flash acceleration/etc wont hurt

And 5850/5870 run kinda hot, if the GTX460 was based on the Desktop version it might be one of the coolest high end gpu ever made.

 

Hi guys just wondering why the fermi cards come with ddr3 and not ddr5 memory.. Can anyone explain this?

 

Uhm... they don't? The whole point of fermi was to bump nv chips to dx11, which pretty much needs ddr5. A ddr3 chip would be a cripple and no better than a 2xxm...

 

Getting off track here but MSI is coming out with a full HD 1900x1080 GX660R in about 1 month. Same specs higher res screen.
Now back to the G53

 

Will all the models of the g53jw and g73jw come with the 120 Hz screen for 3D?

 

I doubt it, I think the 3d version is 1366x768, at least that was the case with the G51, so I'm guessing the normal retail version will be 60 hz.

 

Hey little off the topic has the BSOD problems been fixed for the g51jx? Coz i really like to see the g53 to perform like a beast without any of those crashes..

 

Pretty sure a BIOS update fixed it.
Always hope for the best and ASUS learned from there mistakes on the G73.
I don't think I've ever seen a laptop with so many BSOD issues before.

 

this waiting for a release date is killing me. I might just jump ship and buy the jh against my better judgement.

 

Do the 460m come with ddr5 memory?

 

I know im with the same dilemma, just wanna know how is the performance of the 460m gonna be compared to the 5870, but hey i still don't have the money in my hands so i can wait a little longer .

 

Yes it does.

 

From early tests done comparing a 5870 and 480M GTX these GPU'S are pretty much equal so after looking at those numbers I'd say it will be LESS powerful(the 460M GTX).Might be about as powerful as a 5850 but we won't know for sure until forum members get there hands on one.

 

Yeah and since its gonna come with 740qm it may well balance things out

 

You can add whatever CPU you want, the 5870 will still edge out the 460M GTX in every performance category.Guaranteed.
I'm no ATI fan just stating the facts that I know so far.I actually prefer Nvidia GPU'S, better driver updates and easier to work with.

 

i seen some benches, not sure if they are nvida promoted benches,,, but it was showing the 460 beating the snot out of a 5870.

 

Link!
Haven't seen any official tests done.
I hope it's true but I just don't see it happening.

 

Either way if its true or not,
all i wanna know its that it doesnt have as much issues
as the JH has (pretty please )

 

Strange... I haven't been getting ANY email notifications for replies to threads...

 

The only benches out right now for the GTX460m are the ones made by Nvidia marketing.

 

Guys has anyone have thoughts about the nvidia geforce gt 425m? How it performs for games? I tried googling it but has not found a single page regarding that. I have been following this thread from the first page and thought you guys would be knowing about this since its also a fermi card like the 460m.

 

I don't know. I am expecting the 460m to actually match and maybe beat the HD5870. The 480m was around equal but still 10-20% better in some games.

The thing is, comparing the 285m to the HD5870, we have both of them being similar in performance, now take the 285m, increase it's memory bandwidth, add 64 more cores, and retain a similar clockspeed.... there is no reason it shouldn't compete and quite outclass it on DX11.

The puzzling part is the GTX 480m, but then again it has very low clocks on both the core and shaders.... with a huge amount of cores.

These new fermi GPUs just don't make sense -_-

 

Well i hope its a killer GPU, but ill settle for close to 5870 performance, or slighly faster than 5850. There are a lot of things that might still come into play, given that in specs looks good, but im not to sure yet, could come underclock like the GTX260s came in the G51/G60/G71/G72, but i still have high hopes for this new gen of nvidia mobile gpus.

 

Seems to me that Ati have the edge over nvidia atm. Nvidias new line is as strong the current 5 series with an edge only in d11. If there new ine was as strong As the not even announced 6 series then nvidia are ahead. The 6 series willbe around 20% faster than the 5870 so that will clearly be ahead of the 480m/460m but of course they will release the 485m which will be close Only upon been very close to the release of the 6 series power house line i assume. so yes thats why i say Ati is in front at the mo in that sense.

But i am kinda looking forward to thie 460m in the g53 although im expecting my g51 to arrive anyday in the week.
So ill have to have a short play with it and then see about selling it on to use the cash for the g53 cos i just want all this power lol. But what im really waiting for is the new line 15" sager with the 6870/6850 inside because lately the truth is the ati is bussin out the most FPS atm.

 

Will the 460m be underclocked in g53 like the 360m in g51jx?

 

We don't know official clock speeds yet but it would really suck if it did!
As we all know all new G series laptops are made with the 2 huge vents so I don't see them putting in a half-assed versions of the 460M GTX.

 

Is anyone going to buy a notebook cooler for the G53, or will the new cooling system that's featured in the 17" as well be a great improvement enough to be very efficient without one; referring against the fact that there would always be beneficial effects with a cooler machine.
I can't remember from reading here about the GPU Temps, and I don't think anyone can actually confirm anything about the performance or temperatures just yet, but they are probably more energy efficient?

But I mean it is i7.. But yet again I don't how what the new range of processors will be like, e.g. 740, 840 etc.

 

Good question. Bump for help.

Also, the G53's CPUs are gonna be able to destroy SC2, Dolphin and PCSX2, right???

 

I don't think the G53 sucks in air through the bottom but from the keyboard area so a laptop cooler will probably not help much with temps.

 

Yes for the last two days I have not been getting email updates also, I wonder what gives?

 

What you expect about then quality of speakers in the g53? Msi has dynaudio and i would be glad if asus joined the race with them.. Sound from the speakers of g51 is not good for me.

 

I thought it was both directions. Inflow through the keyboard and the bottom vents, and exhaust through the rear radiators.

 

Your probably right!
I looked at the pictures again and it's obvious there are vents on the bottom.

 

Would that make you rethink my question now that we've established there are bottom vents evident

 

Just wait and see how temps are without a cooler first before resorting to getting one.

 

Well, I'm asking Ken to include a bottom panel with my order, so I foresee lots of drilling in my future.