Asus G71

I'm new to the whole notebook scene. I purchased the BB version since my pc is having numerous issues. I have a 24inch monitor I would like to use for gaming, when I hooked up the laptop via VGA to my monitor the color is off and looks fuzzy and the color doesn't look normal. My monitor does not have HDMI hook ups. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks!

 

Change the resolution to your monitor's native one.

 

cables can easily be bad. you sure it's good? also, if it has dvi, you could get a hdmi to dvi cable and it will be much better quality.

 

Has anyone successfully overclocked their GPU yet on this laptop??

 

With the software, sure.

 

The software overclocks the cpu, not the gpu.

 

im wanting to know if there's a way too

 

NVIDIA System Tools should do the job. It works on Notebook GPU's.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.05.html

 

Regarding the overclock, look in my guide (siggy) for a step to step guide if you need it. It works for G71 as well.

 

Sorry, I should have been more specific. Yes, with the proper software (not NTune, for some reason it blue screens me) I have overclocked the GPU.

 

Notebookcheck.de review of G71GX:
http://translate.google.com/transla...annel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=iaF
Screen...sucks .

 

I've seen the G71GX-RX05 (america's model of the german one in the review) at my local best buy, it looks really great! I don't know what you were looking at but I'm probably sure it was the specs (1400x900) like the 1920 X 1200 extremists. Asus simply made the screen that resolution (again, looks great when I saw it) for normal users who like to max out their games settings and see high frames. It is something you will never get/see on a high resolution... at least not both in a few games like Crysis and GTA 4. Nobody can deny that the low res display has it's advantages over high res; higher frames, being able to max out settings (or almost), more affordable price of the laptop - high resolution's only advantage is it being sharper (what the heck is AA for then?).

Simply put - the G71GX-RX05 is for a Gamer who is on a budget (especially due to this economic time). For what you get, it's a freakin excellent price. The people who have been spoiled by high resolutions can avoid this laptop because it's not really directed/meant for them, If I want a high res display I'll just plug the laptop into my 47" 1080p HDTV, others will do the same (I'd rather have a big screen with high res than a small 17" with high res/tiny icons). This computer will be bought up like hotcakes no matter what their opinion is, it's still a great deal for what you get- there is no deny that. I'll be grabbing this laptop right after my move too and I could care less about resolution. That's why xoticpc has the [outrageously] priced G71gx-A1 for the high res extremist...

 

^ that was a review of the A1.

Yes, it had a huge reflection when outside, but thats because its a bright day and they were in direct sunlight. No one should expect high visibility in those conditions. The screen rx05 has a better screen than it seems at best buy and i've never had any visibility problems indoors.

 

Thanks for the post Tevash! Good information

 

Looking at the pics of the insides of their review model I noticed the "passive" cooling of the CPU in the form of that ribbed heatsink over the CPU.

Can anyone confirm that the G71GX BB model also has that heatsink or is that only put in the premium models with the Quad (hotter) option.

 

Hey just oughta curiosity... how many running processes do you guys have on startup? I have like 54 - 58, which i guess is pretty normal. Just seeing if I can get rid of anything retarded

 

That seems decent, I have like low 60s in my G51 but I've installed a ton of programs.

 

My main issue with the display isn't the resolution (although I'd prefer a 1900x1080 display) but rather the horrible black level and contrast. 1:180 is a terrible contrast ratio. I checked one out at Bestbuy, playing around with different wallpapers and such, and indeed it looks very washed out and does a poor job of displaying blacks and very dark colors. Unacceptable to me.

A lot of these cheap gaming computers seem to cut costs by giving us crappy, low contrast screens. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the same panel as the Gateway FX7805, which also looks awful.

 

Hmm.....I guess I'll ask again but can anyone here give me ther GPU BIOS?

Just go to GPU-Z and right next to the BIOS version number is a little icon. Click on it and save it as anything you want. Either post that you're going to do so or PM me and I'll PM you my email address. I am looking into potentially undervolting the GPU. Thanks!

 

what the heck I have 85 processes running while in idle.. I dont have too much installed really. Is this too much and how can I find out what I dont need.

(CPU Usage hovers between 2-6% with one firefox tab open and nothing else)

 

...Yet the Gateway FX P7805u or any Gateway FX laptop is so sought after that it sells out within a few hours or days. I guess gamers knows what they want - a great gaming laptop at an affordable price. Asus G71GX-RX05 is the newest answer to an affordable high spec laptop since the Gateway FX's are no longer in [Best Buy] stores, sold out the inventory. Heck, the G71GX-RX05 is already sold out at the Best Buy near me, don't expect new shipments until next week (most likely will sell out again). As mentioned before, the G71GX-RX05 are for those who don't want to spend too much on a gaming laptop or have a tight budget, there are online retailers that sell to the people who have deep pockets if they want extras like high res displays and such.

I don't care too much about the color contrast like blacks and such because it's kinda expected on LCD panels anyway. In order to get real deep blacks you either go for a Plasma or OLED display. I'll be using my HDTV anyway to get a bigger picture, Crysis on a 47" is going to be sweet !

 

Go to: Control Panel>>Administrative Tools>>System Configuration>>Startup and "untick" all programs witch don't use on daily basis.
You can also check Tweaking Companion for Vista:
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

Regarding screen on G71GX. I've chance compare my FX LCD 1440x900 (218cd/m2, 240:1) to Asus (BB edition) and contrast/brightness are better in Gateway (viewing angles look pretty close).
So, for me Asus screen still sucks (even for that price).

 

I'd grab a Gateway FX as well but they are so behind the times now...
Almost every gaming laptop now a days has the GTX 260m or GTX 280m.
With the "new" Gateway FX lines of the 7807u and 7809u, the 9800m GTS is looking long in the tooth...
If Gateway throws out a newer laptop that has at least a GTX 260m (like the one that the Japanese are enjoying right now), I'd go for the Gateway probably. Gateway FX's bios still suck though because you can't overclock the CPU (while the Asus or other laptops you can)...

I would take the Asus G71GX-RX05 over the Gateway [right now] currently, Display isn't too much of an issue to me because
1) I'm upgrading from a 17" XGA monitor
2) I plan to hook the laptop to my 47" 1080P HDTV
3) The price is fantastic, my budget is really tight due to having only one income coming in and kids...

Not many people take into consideration that with all you get in the laptop and for such a little price tag - it's great! You don't have to get the laptop, there are other choices/resellers for the few who can toss out that extreme amounts of cash...

 

The FX has an excellent screen, but its lcd (obviously). If there were a way to have a plasma screened laptop that would be the best (but plasmas cant be tilted).

Also, dont quote contrast ratios because thats a HORRIBLE way to compare. There is NO standard for contrast ratios so it only can be used to compare screens of the same company. This is coming from HDTV experts, not just me.

 

Uploaded the bios to megaupload.

 

Thank you very much!!!

 

Download nTools (which comes with nTune), not nTune by itself. If you do a solo install, nTune will BSOD. With nTools, it runs perfectly fine. Tev's guide confirms it.

But I'm curious: what program are you using to successfully overclok?

Maybe I don't have the know-how, but as far as I know you can't BIOS overclock your CPU in Asus G laptops, either. You can either use the built-in Direct Console or Power4Gear Hybrid, or use SetFSB. You can use SetFSB on the Gateways as well, provided the clock generators are supported.

 

I just got a new bios thru live update, 1301 i belive or something like that, what else would they be fixing in the bios?

 

^ it removes the bluetooth option on non bluetooth (best buy) units. its not really a problem, in fact ive never heard of a manufacturer do this. my sister's toshiba had bluetooth software on it from factory and after an hour of trying to get it to connect to her phone i found out hers didnt come with the chip.

 

Far be it from me to tell anyone what they should buy or look for in a product. I was just stating that the issue with the BB G71 screen isn't just resolution. It's an all around poor screen. I did buy a 7805 FX actually, and while the frame rates were a lot better playing WoW than my current 3 year old Dell, the colors and contrast were crap in comparison. It looked like crap. Plus I use Photoshop a lot on my lappy, so a poor screen is useless. Thus I sold it.

I'm hoping Asus releases a G71 version that just has a quality screen without blue ray and a bunch of other stuff I don't need. I'd happily pay and extra couple hundred $ for that.

 

lordbaldric, i understand where you're comming from, as I do a lot of illustrator and photoshop work for school and other stuff, and As far as i can tell, the screen on the g71 is decent, nothing spectacular, but right in the range of all the mid level dell screens. and to get the best picture, you could attatch a good high res comp monitor to the lappy at ur desk or workstation. (granted taking the laptop with you is one of the reasons for getting a laptop.)

theres currently another topic on the first page somewhere were someones looking into finding 1920x1200 screen replacements for the g71gx, look into that.

 

Like I said lordbaldric, you could simply plug the G71GX-RX05 to a HDTV, I do that for my wifes laptop.
Or you could do like Mastershake89 suggested, maybe just replace the screen itself on the laptop if it bothers you that much:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=401484

Like I mentioned the screen doesn't bother me as much because I currently use a XGA monitor for my desktop, ANYTHING is better than XGA, most certainly the G71GX-RX05 will be a upgrade for me !

@Forge: I was talking about the new Gateway FX's (7805u onward), the bios just do not allow overclocking of the CPU's, check out the Gateway forums. People have threads talking about that set back all the time...

 

Yeah it does seem odd that they would go to the trouble. I do wonder though does the update also remove the Lightscribe program? Isn't Lightscribe for using a drive that can lable the DVD in the drive which unless mis-identified in the specs the G71Vx BB model does not include.

 

A small question for G71GX-RX05 owners...
Are you able to change the lights on the laptop (ambi-lights outside the laptop)?
I saw a setting while browsing the laptop in Best Buy but I couldn't change anything or try anything because Best Buy employees keep coming to me to see if I needed any help. I don't think Best Buy employees work on commission but holy crap they act as if they do...

 

Wait, not even with software?

 

Hot thread talking about it:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=401421
It's often brought up in other threads as well...
You can ask Kamin_Majere if you want, you can overclock the GPU but the CPU is a no go, not even with software like SetFSB...
Gateway FX's don't even allow you to overclock Extreme CPU's either, ones that beg for you to do...

To get back on topic though, does anyone have an answer to my last post (owner preferred)?

 

I also hope my G50VT can play it at full...

 

You can set if they blink or stay constant... What do u mean by change though? like the color? Through settings no... Physically? I have no idea

 

Hello guys,

I got a G71Gx and I seem to be having a double-typing issue. I remeber that there was a similar issue with the W90.. Was this issue eever fixed on the W90? How?

 

Hey everyone.
After reading the first 20 pages I got tired and just jumped to this last one.
As I read,the heating problem is already fixed (thank God),but are all the new models free from this problem?
I mean,will I have to update the BIOS so the computer doesn't crash at 82C or is the BIOS already updated in the newest models?

Thanks.

 

So far no, Best Buy doesn't have the bios updated. It's not even hard to update bios anyway, Asus website even holds your hand by having a "guide" in how to update it easily. Don't trust/use Liveupdate- it's crap and sometimes screws up the bios update (even when it's updated the heat problem still exist?!? Liveupdate's the reason for the problem). Go a few pages back in this thread (or search) for the bios update when it first was announce (July 4) and you should bump into the file and the guide. It's super easy, don't be scared over doing bios update, I do it all the time and see no risk (you can easily return the laptop if you screw up anyway and try again).

 

if you just delete the bloatware on the computer and dont do a fresh install of vista, live update is pretty much infallible. I've had no problem with it on my g1, or my new g71gx from best buy, got two bios updates through it, worked perfectly.

 

direct console lets you adjust what lights you want on, and the color of the LED lights in the front. i leave the ones on the side off, but have the ones on the front bottom, and back badge and bar on, with the lights on the front blue to match the back.

 

Thank you for the quick answers guys.
I guess i'm going with it.
Any idea of how much FPS I can get on TF2 with everything maxed out?

 

Probably at least 60fps

 

Anybody else having the issue of not being able to use the scroll feature on the touch pad after putting a video on full screen? Say, on YouTube or Hulu? I think that's what causes it, but in any case, I would have to put it to sleep and wake it up again before the touch pad would start working again.

Just wondering if anybody else had this issue and if there are any faster fixes than putting my computer to sleep because sleep sometimes freezes my computer and it's a pain to restart again all because of the touch pad.

 

Aloha All
I purchased the last g71 in my area yesterday, it seems nice but .....
Has anyone got the SPDIF digital out to send 5.1 (or any signal) on the g71, or for that matter any recent "vista64 with realtek" notebook? Im about to take it back, if I can't get it to work ( I would consider a non working advertised component a defect, so it should be returnable without getting ReStockRaped) I loaded the recent realtek drivers today (they were released a day ago) nothing changed, spoke with tech support... WoW I was really impressed with there amazing amount of useless knowledge (had to define SPDIF to them and tell them where it was plugged in on there product) not to mention they are all females (I prefer conversing with ladies but only when they can hold a conversation) I changed settings such as making the SPDIF output the default, enabling all of the other devices, or disabling them, to no avail.
Any help in this matter would kickAss.....
Thanks

 

^ try changing your settings and hitting test for each one. you probably are sending a format that for some reason isnt readable.

Also, my sound manager doesnt know if my hdmi port is in use, so i have to set hdmi to default every time i plug it in and everytime i take it out i have o put speakers back to default again. is there an update to fix this or something?

 

I tried all settings but im using the settings that my z-5500s are supposed to support 44 48 and 94 cant get any to work (are you getting spdif to work on yours) Also when you talk of testing are you talking about the realtek digital output properties? when i set any mode (5.1 Dts 44 48 94 ) the test button is greyed out

 

I installed the 1302 BIOS last night, using Asus Update and now the thermal 2 fps bug is back.