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    G73 Memory/CAS/OC Oh My!

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Gruvin2, Mar 23, 2010.

  1. Gruvin2

    Gruvin2 Notebook Guru

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    I am now 1 of the many "to-be" owners of the G73. I have been reading till my eyes blurrr on anything & everything in regard to the G73. The one thing that I need clarification on is the Memory. I know it comes with DDR3 1066/1333 but what I can't seem to find is does the BIOS offer any option to play with the timings/voltage of the RAM and is it locked to 1333 (667) max?

    Mods-If this is already posted please just delete this post. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
     
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  2. Jody

    Jody Notebook Deity

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    There are no options to modify the RAM timings or clocks in any way as far as I know. If you disassemble the unit and put in an i7/9XX series processor, the BIOS automatically opens up a bunch of options, but they are not present in the stock configuration.
     
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    I did not see anything with regards to memory timings or options to change in the BIOS. I had a Dell 1730 that allowed CPU overclocking but other than that I've never seen one that allowed overclocking or working with memory timings.

    *dang it, got on phone call, was too slow on my response*
     
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    Jody,

    Thats what I needed to know. Thanks for the fast reply.
     
    Gruvin2, Mar 23, 2010
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    I wish someone could hack the BIOS to open with more options as if there was a i7-9xx installed. Not looking to drop another $1k for OC options.
     
    Gruvin2, Mar 23, 2010
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    it could be possible but u need to be able to do a full BIOS dump and have someone skillfull enough to hack it ... so far no luck with Asus G73 and Alienware M17x...
     
    sean473, Mar 23, 2010
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