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    Chastity's Driver Page Updates

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Chastity, Jan 15, 2011.

  1. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Uhm... the drivers should not be causing temp fluctuations. You have other issues if they do.

    You won't know how they will perform on your system until you try them.

    Added Intel 14.0.1.0.0 for 6300/6200/6250

    edit: removed - lacking signed drivers
     
    Chastity, Jan 19, 2011
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  2. JehutyZeroshift

    JehutyZeroshift Notebook Evangelist

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    @Chastity: Why do a lot of G73 owners upgrade their Wireless Card with Intel 6200 or better from the stock Atheros? Is Atheros' performance not that good?
     
    JehutyZeroshift, Jan 19, 2011
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  3. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Atheros is the worst card I ever used. It even cause high DCP latency problem which basically screw the audio output.
     
    bigspin, Jan 19, 2011
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  4. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    Because we like the name Intel more than Atheros
    Because we wanted to upgrade something more than RAM and HD and wifi was easy to reach
    Because we can

    Oh and of course there was that random latency issue some G73 owners had with the Atheros that goes away when you install the Intel part.

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Jan 19, 2011
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  5. BumbleBoner

    BumbleBoner Notebook Evangelist

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    And horrible Atheros drivers that caused BSODs.
     
    BumbleBoner, Jan 19, 2011
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  6. <MarkS>

    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    ...plus double+ bandwidth capability, 5GHz band capability...of course, these don't apply to everyone's needs.
     
    <MarkS>, Jan 19, 2011
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  7. ValkerieFire

    ValkerieFire God Follower

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    5ghz was my reason.
     
    ValkerieFire, Jan 19, 2011
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  8. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    As stated earlier, the Atheros card is limited to 150mbit on 2.4Ghz

    The Intel cards is cheap ($20-30) and easily upgradeable. They can do 300mbit on 2 antennae, 450mbit on 3 antennae with supporting router, and can also use 5GHz band.
     
    Chastity, Jan 19, 2011
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  9. frosty5689

    frosty5689 Notebook Evangelist

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    Seeing as how I'm still using a WRT54GS v2 with Tomato, I'll hold off on the update. I don't have ping issues in game and streaming Bluray from NAS just won't work till I invest in a 802.11n router (which I'm quiet reluctant due to my love for Tomato).
     
    frosty5689, Jan 20, 2011
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  10. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    I <3 my Linksys WRT610N. The 5GHz band is mine, and all the "other people" are on 2.4GHz.
     
    Chastity, Jan 20, 2011
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  11. <MarkS>

    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    Likewise! To me it would be a perfect router if it supported jumbo frames (just on the wired LAN would be fine), but still works great paired with Intel 6x00 wireless adapter.
     
    <MarkS>, Jan 20, 2011
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  12. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Added Atheros AR813X/AR815X Series PCI-E Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) v1.0.0.36 WHQL 10/22/2010
     
    Chastity, Jan 20, 2011
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