Asus G73 Benchmark Thread

and another question: does overclocking to a resonable amount (i.e. where card still works at normal temps ~80) is bad for any reason? or is it the same?

example lets say stock 700mhz at 70C and 800mhz at 80C - will this be bad for laptop and card itseld at all?

 

Yes, anything that adds extra heat will shorten the life span.

 

I am uploading a video for you and Sleey, Mandrake. It is in regards to some QC stuff you may be experiencing. Would like to hear your thoughts.

LOL YES!

 

Haha, heck 9000's too easy go for 9'5 .

 

catacylsm, did you overclock either your Q9000 or 4850 to get the 6801 score?

6555 definitely stands pretty well against newer laptop - its just seemingly 4850 doesn't do any higher core frequency.

@Mandrake, quit teasing us with default setting man, its getting annoying...

 

Posting them now because after I finish with my upgrades you will not see stock again.

 

Inverse topic kind of question here -

I was wondering if there are methods for underclocking / volting that would prolong the battery life. Just wondering in case you were mobile and had no access to power if there were significant ways to extend the usage time for simple web / word processing tasks?

 

Same tools, mack.

Ati clock tool allows you to underclock AND undervolt the gpu by a little bit as well. I haven't tried it yet, but there is an undervolt dropdown that drops the voltage by a small amount.

 

Mandrake, any special tips you can give us about a fresh install of the OS? Did you use the system restore DVD's you burned initially, or did you use some extra copies of W7 you had lying around?

 

I used the Win 7 DVD that came with the system. When it asks for the second DVD don't add it. Bounce your system at that point and Windows will continue without installing all the bloat. Once that's done use the driver/utilities DVD to install what you want.

 

Mandrake, you mean recovery disk?

 

Yes, the one that says Windows 7 on it.

 

Oh, thanks for the report. Ancious to see some game and overclocked benchmarks!

 

I really want to see overclocked GPU with Crysis Y_Y, someone should make an awesome video with full HD!!

 

It's naked!

 

Nice!
Love the insides of laptops And Nice cooling Heat pipes.
More pics the better

 

Famous sticker.

 

Got the 4850 pushed a bit, but someone got like 7500p score with his 4850 and i think a q9200 overclocked.

The ASUS seems to be locked so dam tight haha, nice use of heatpipes, although it seems to compacted together in there? Could be wrong.

Dont break the seal! .

 

lol! I didn't even bother trying removing it. Put the screw driver right through it.

 

Haha thats the spirit man, swapping the CPU round man? Or are you looking to just repaste? (I think its cpu.)

 

Yes, 920 going in.

 

Whoa,

She's hot with her clothes off too!

 

Proprietary?

 

You would have to compare it with a 4870 or gtx 280 from the AlienWare. My guess is that the slot notch will be on the opposite side.

 

Think that's it a Reverse MXM 3.0 Type B.

I wanted to try one in a G72 since it's also reverse However
The G72 Uses reverse MXM 2.1 SO no go.

 

Dang asus, why oh why must you do this to us!

 

The notch is in the middle. How can you tell? I'll compare it to a 4870 but kids bath first.

 

It's like DDr ram. The notch is not perfectly centered. I bet on a reverse mxm, there is more space on one side of the notch than on standard mxm.

 

It's exactly the same!

 

Yes, that is how reverse MXM works.

Still can't tell from the pic as it's been a while since I took apart and looked at a regular MXM module.

 

wow.
except it's wider than the 4870.

Wonder if it would fit?

 

Any way of checking this?

 

It doesn't, the 5870 is too big.

 

That's what I figured. lol

Oh, well. Probably wouldn't boot in the M17x anyway

 

drake

How is it getting the system torn down?

Big pain in the arse or what?

 

Time consuming, With all the plastic there is a greater fear of "SNAP!"

 

Great pics,

Quick question?

What version of the AMD Clock Tool are you guys using?

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1641/AMD_GPU_Clock_Tool_v0.9.26.0_For_HD_5870.html

Q

 

920 is in the machine and Quad is running 06

45-46 idle temps

 

13,600 with turbo 13,300 without running 06 .... Thats what i got so far ....

 

920 with HyperX memory

 

will the hyperx memmory even make a slight difference? or is just for heat purposes?

that 920 looks sweeeet

 

SWEET!!

Can't wait to see benchmarks

Guess you'll own records until someone else does the same.

 

hyperx memory usually has tighter timings and it could help in benchmark but not real life application. It's a great memory for someone like Mandrake that push system to their limit!!

 

that is if anyone is willing to get rid of there 2 year warranty :|

if we done this ourselves and changed the cpu, is it just the cpu warranty that is voided or the entire machine?

 

Thanks I'm on it...

 

New BIOS options.

 

Lol i didnt even bother to look....

P8532 on Vantage was the final score for Vantage...

Im not posting pics because its nothing special so far...

 

Nothing Interesting :/

 

Crysis Very High