G74 vs G75

So, is it worth selling my G74 for the 75? Would you do it?

 

No in short. Apart from a slightly more powerful CPU with slightly less power consumption and the same for the GPU there is little need.

I only consider an upgrade viable when I jump two generations unless I really have to. I know people are jumping on the new models just like the 7970M but they also did this at release last time with the 6970M and then BOOM! The 6990M came out with the newer revision of Sandy bridge and made it look old.

Wait for the Ivy refresh and 7990M that is what I am doing it should be massive.

 

Same, but i was worried my G74 as already becoming extinct! Good to know that the upgrade is the same as the G73 to the G74. I can't wait for the next gen gpu

 

I bet you half the people with the 460M GTX SW are thinking the same thing but the same applies games are not yet out doing the hardware because the latest games were being created back in 2010/11, when the new consoles hit the scene and I would say the next refresh comes out then the majority will be looking at upgrading.

The Ivy and the kepler/wimbledon are such a big jump that it is understandable to want to upgrade but If you can resist now and wait for the refresh of them it will be well worth the wait.

I passed up the possibility of a 6970M with a 2720QM for my 6990M and a 2760QM in my Clevo and it was well worth it the CPU is on par with a 2920XM at only 45watts and the 6990M performs much higher than the 6970M.

I will do the same with the 7990M and Ivy refresh.

 

Then it's decided! Just wait for the next Gen.

 

1+ Rep! Thx for saving me money and time I was about to trade in my G74 for the G75. More people should avoid this machine if they already have the G73 or G74. We need to bump this thread! Plus I think the G75 looks ugly

 

I personally like the new design coming from a G53Jw but i personally will also wait it out a bit more to see what new graphic cards they introduce and new products.... I've been told that the GTX 460M OC'd should hold it's own for a bit longer so i'm planning to stick it out.
Like i said i'm a big fan of the Asus design but i wish they would have higher end graphic cards.

 

Another reason why it is best to wait with Asus and not upgrade like you say they dont look into the higher end graphics cards so you need to wait an extra year for the upgrade to be worthwhile.

The 460M GTX is going to be struggling by 2013 I would say most cards last 2-4 years but as the 460 is mid range I give it 3 years. Kepler should be looking pretty meaty by the time the 7 series is released.

 

I was contemplating an Alienware, but the price makes me wince. I wanted to sell my G74 while it still has value for a better and more performance ready beast, but alas it doesn't seem like it or worth it. Do you know of any better laptops that are worth replacing my G74?

 

Plenty but at this time not worth doing the G74 is still a good model and only a year old. MSI/CLEVO/Sager can all give you the same performance as an Alienware for near half the price hence why I only considered the M11x which is now gone for Alienware because it is a very nice netbook sized model for gaming I would not go any bigger.

I will be sticking with Clevo from now on, if the 7970M fits my model which it should do I wont be upgrading for a long time.

 

Not sure why you'd want to replace the G74 anyway. My G73jh is still maxing out most new games. Yeah, framerate is steadily dropping and I'm getting irritated with how fast dust clogs up the vents, but it's still going strong.

 

The only major difference I see in the G75 is that it is significantly easier to get to the fans. For me (I don't own a laptop yet) That would make me buy it over the G74, but the G74 is still plenty good. I would suggest waiting, unless you need top of the line and don't trust smaller outfits.

 

I would say that the real answer to this question is contingent upon the dollar amount that you can receive for the sale of your g74 juxtaposed to the cost of the g75 configuration that you want.

Say you are able to unload your g74 for 1000-1100$ ish -- you would be looking at a 300-400$ upgrade cost to a 670m variant, or a 200$ upgrade to a BB model.

200-400$ is not that much $ in the long run to upgrade.


Now -- try to sell your g74 in another year or two -- and you will get less than what you could get for it now.

Sort of like handling used cars and depreciation -- it's all about what someone else is willing to pay for what you got -- and if you want to upgrade.


If you can get a good sale price on your g74 -- I wouldn't hesistate to upgrade; some don't like to go through the hassle of having to list something/sell it -- but if you have the time; it could pay off, and you could be enjoying upgraded hardware, and an equal or lesser opportunity cost than waiting it out another year.

 

Dont forget that in your theory the upgraded model G75 will have also dropped in price so it makes no difference in upgrading now or upgrading then apart from the fact that you have spent $2-400 more as you mention and will be in the same boat next year when again something better is released.

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I only upgrade if a game that is in dire need of being played cannot and will not be able to run on my laptop. Then I will upgrade. With this philosophy, I end up only upgrading about once every 6 years.

As others have said, if you upgrade every year, your performance boosts will be modest and questionably worthwhile.

What you can do is buy an SSD. It is, by far, the single most powerful upgrade I've ever done in my past 20 years...barely beating when I went from onboard graphics to 3DFX Voodoo2 Extreme SLI. Kids may ask "What's 3DFX and Voodoo?" Ahhh, the good ol days.......

 

Only the best way to run Tomb Raider and Quake 2!