Asus ROG G55 & G75 in April with gtx 670m

I dont think 1000 is that great of a deal for a used g53, theres someone sellin a used g74 for 1000. If i were u id wait for the new ivy bridge laptops to come out

 

Oh.. its a small price to pay.. Every time i fire up a game and it runs full-tilt with all the eye candy.. that power brick seems a little bit smaller.

 

A new Qosmio X870 was announced a few days back, I'm suspecting the GPU is a GTX 670M or 675M.

Source preview: Toshiba Qosmio X870 review: first look | PC Pro blog

I'm liking the looks of the new Qosmio and the laptop looks to follow the tradition of the previous Qosmio series which is thin, sleek and light weight.

 

I agree. The current generation Qosmio X775 packed the same level of components as the G74 in a package that was smaller, thinner, and 2 pounds lighter. Not the mention the fact that the built-in speakers were vastly superior. And I see that the new ones also going with a brushed aluminum chassis like the new MSI G-series are, which I really like. Seems like the Intel Ultrabook influence is spreading to gaming notebooks as well. There will be many interesting choices in the gaming notebook market in the coming months.

 

The new ivy cpu isn't about increasing performance. It's about a window of opportunity to increase battery life!! among other things

 

I think that overall the increase or difference that you see will be very minimal for an unreasonable price. you gotta remember that even though it'll have a new cpu it will also come with a more powerful nvidia card that will require more juice. do the means justify the cause?

 

Its really sad to see the airflow intake is from the bottom this time. =-=

I own G74SX and I still think it is still a best design as the airflow are taken from top-down and back through the large exhaust back fans. this way i can have my computer running on top of my bed or on my legs.

please correct me if i have the wrong idea

 

I'm pretty sure the G75 will still take it's air from the top, the G55 will probably take it from the bottom. If you take a close look at the OP, the laptop that you see the bottom has a different grill design than the G75's so i'd say it's a G55.

 

It does.

ASUS is holding out on more info until NVIDIA decides to release the 6xx series specs.

 

It depends. If the GPUs are Kepler, you will probably see a small decrease in Power draw. If they are rebrands.. its more of the same.

 

You guys seriously underestimate ASUS heat solution. Qosmio, Sager, Alienware, they are all outrageously loud during heavy gaming. My two year old G73JH is comfortably quiet.

Yet if the 670m is nothing more than a rebrand, I'll pass. Is there a chance that nvidia's 670m will be kepler based and thus much more efficient performance wise?

 

Asus designs 12 lbs monsters though. I am hoping this year gaming laptop are made a bit more portable. Alienware has the right idea at least with their m14x weighing at 6.5 lbs.

 

Small and portable isn't something ASUS ROG has ever really been concerned about. I don't see anything planned in the future for ASUS ROG in those form factors.

Dell is really the only OEM in that market and I don't think we'll see any other OEMs building in that form factor.

 

The closest equivalent to the M14x would be the Asus N series, if you look at the specs for those laptops, they are rather similar to the m14x. The only thing that is lakcing is a 1600x900 option on lots of models.

 

still bad design on the bottom
I want one big panel for easy acces to gpu and cpu

 

Asus never meant for those laptops to be upgradeable aside from RAM and HDD and that is reflected in their design for better or worse.

 

Yes,I like that to.
I preffes the look of G73 over G74.Now G75 coming back to G73 look just with round edges.I buy if will come wit 256 graphics.

 

When is this laptop coming out?

 

There won't be any new info until NVIDIA outs Kepler

 

Last year's G74 was available in June. Sane scenario this year if evrything goes as planned.

 

Nvidia's NDA on the 600 series is supposed to be lifted on the 23rd. Maybe we'll get something solid around that date.

 

GTX 660M spotted.



Clocks are low because Kepler downclocks.

 

128 bit........ We are going backwards.....

 

It will still be way faster than the 560M.

 

We also don't know what SKU that's from. It could be a down clocked retail SKU meant for best buy

 

AnandTech - Acer Aspire TimelineU M3: Life on the Kepler Verge

640m is pretty fast.

 

768p screen resolution is pretty bad though for something coming out now. I was excited about this laptop till i read the resolution they are giving it.

 

Nevermind, you didn't quote the above poster so I thought you were on topic

 

Will the 192bit bus result in poor performance?

I'm afraid it will, therefore I will be forced to pass at buying G75. If the 192bit bus is still there, there won't be *that* much difference between my G73's 5870m.

256bit on the new mobile kepler would be beyond awesome..

 

I think you will be surprised. A 20-40% increase is more than possible across the board if the 640M is any indication.

 

If i am not mistaken the 640m is kepler....right? All signs point to 670m and 675m to being nothing more than rebadges. I hope not! If it is the case though 20-40 is a pipe dream.

 

640M, 660M, and 680M are Kepler. Anything else is a rebadged 500M card.

 

I can't imagine what the 680m is going to cost. Figure the 675m will land roughly where 580m started.

 

So, if the 660M is a kepler gpu, the 670m is weaker than the 660M?

 

What about the 650m? There's no direct replacement for that unless 650m == 560m. Considering the 555m is now the 635m

 

Oops, I left that one out accidentally.

The 650M is a 640M with slightly higher clocks. The 660M is the same core with even higher clocks and GDDR5.

 

640M has a GDDR5 variant too, so that's nothing special for the 660m, at least according to anandtech.

 

QFT.. That appears to be the case across the board.

 

So, all ^^THAT^^ means what? I will wait 'till June ,only if 670M is something really special. Otherwise, i'll be getting G74. Please advice.

 

Well.. it means that if you want a next gen part, you will have to wait for the 680M, or buy a 660M.

The 670M Will likely be about 10% faster than the 570M.

Release dates are all pending.. so It could be June on the 680 or later.. But the G75 wont have the 680, so, is 10% improvement worth the wait to you?

 

It's not just the improvement... it's also about some problems that G74 have, like "Numlock" key wich is missing, the cpu' throttle wich again is very annoying and the list can continue, give me a reason to spend 1.6k on a G74 and get stuck with free issues and be ignored by Asus...
At least for me these are a few reasons i'm waiting for the new G75, if i spend those money on a laptop at least i wanna see it working properly.

 

i can get one for $900, not BB.

 

One used i guess... well if that's ok for you, go ahead! i'm patient for the moment...

 

Not sure why Asus refuses to provide a real gaming machine anymore.

As a G73jh owner I was happy to buy a nice looking, quiet, and great
gaming performing machine. Gladly buy another.

With the 560's performance, basically the same as two year old cards, I
would never purchase one now.

Once the 670 specs are tested/confirmed I will write Asus off altogether
and move on to Sager or Msi.

 

The 560 is still a current generation card. And its all in the marketing.. Its good enough to sell machines for the masses.

 

Not only that but MSI and Sager will be releasing models with the same GPU's

It's not like ASUS is gimping out the G75 & G55's GPUs.

They are 'real gaming machines'

 

But Msi and Sager GPU's today are 580's and 6990's. They will undoubtedly
being offering whatever is the top amd/nvidia GPU as soon as it is
available. Asus is going to release the 560 (670) again.

Personally I don't consider the 560 to be a enthusiast card. Its barely
better than my 2010-5870 and the 470,480,485,570,580,6950,6970, and
6990 are all better.

Same as I don't consider the AWm11x a gaming machine.

I don't mean to gripe I am just disappointed that they seem not to
care about high performance anymore.

 

Its all relative. For a machine the Size of the M11X, it is about as good as you can make a gaming machine. Same with other laptops, they are game grade for what they are. In a bigger sense, compared to a desktop system, they are not really game machines...

For me, i expect desktop level performance and i had to sacrifice portability to get it. I would have loved nothing more than an M11X with the power that a Cross-Fired 6990M pair has.. Just can't happen with current technology.

That said.. Intel has done wonders with their CPUs. Most of the Mobile Parts stand toe-to-toe with their desktop counterparts.. that is amazing..

 

They should offer 580 256 bit graphic if they want to be on top.I don't see G73/74 owners to buy new G75.It's almost same machine.Only 580 is a real upgrade.

 

wow that 640m does look fast, except the 128bit memory interface lol.