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    Gaming asus

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by ThexDoctor, Nov 18, 2011.

  1. ThexDoctor

    ThexDoctor Notebook Guru

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    Are there any gaming asus laptops that don't have a gimped gtx 560 card? I'd love to have an asus, but I don't want one that has a gimped card. This was the primary reason i'm going to get a sager. Thanks for your responses.
     
    ThexDoctor, Nov 18, 2011
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  2. CrappyAlloy

    CrappyAlloy Notebook Evangelist

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    The top model of the G74, the G74SX-A1 I believe.

    EDIT: In fact I think only the BB models have the gimped cards dude. The Amazon/Newegg models for example should be fine.
     
    CrappyAlloy, Nov 18, 2011
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    The easiest way to tell is look at how much video RAM the card has. If it's the 2 GB 560M, it's gimped. If not, you're golden.
     
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  4. ThexDoctor

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    Wait, seriosuly? I thought it was every single sx model that had the gimped card! Can you confirm it's only the best buy model?
     
    ThexDoctor, Nov 18, 2011
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  5. JayBGamer

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    only the 53sx has the gimped. not the g74 other than the best buy ones.
     
    JayBGamer, Nov 18, 2011
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  6. ThexDoctor

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    17 inches is to big for me, since portability is an issue & price. So I guess my best deal is still the sager np8130? I don't want a 460m card if i can get a 192 bit 560m.
     
    ThexDoctor, Nov 18, 2011
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  7. JayBGamer

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    I love my 17", but I dont travel with mine except to go to my neighbors to play. If on a plain it will go in a back pack, but it would be my only carry on. if you want a 15" then with a 560m or better then go with another brand. I love my G73SW, but I would look for a laptop with a 6990m or 470/570 if I was going to get something new.
     
    JayBGamer, Nov 18, 2011
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  8. ThexDoctor

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    Yeah, I'm going to get the Sager NP8130 with the gtx 560m. 15.6 inch screen, full hd.
     
    ThexDoctor, Nov 18, 2011
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  10. Kingpinzero

    Kingpinzero ROUND ONE,FIGHT! You Win!

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    Yep.
    If you read comments above, it says that anything with 2gb of vram is gimped.
    The G53sx models have all the gimped gpu.
     
    Kingpinzero, Nov 21, 2011
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  11. Catzoo

    Catzoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Have a G74SX , 192bit model , 3GB memory.

    No gimped cpu ;)
     
    Catzoo, Nov 21, 2011
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  12. PFL

    PFL Notebook Consultant

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    FTW does "gimped" mean?

    Not english native, not any more clever Googling this...

    Sure don´t hope I´m gimped with my 1½ years old G73JH?

    :(
     
    PFL, Nov 21, 2011
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  13. Catzoo

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    From what i understood , it's like if it was not at a maximum speed.

    Gimped card are like 128 bus , where " full power " cards are 192.

    That's what i understood in my non-native poor english xD
     
    Catzoo, Nov 21, 2011
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  14. Kingpinzero

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    Correct. Gimped means that a card has received some sort of "cuts".
    These cuts are more or less "heavy" on the card perfomance.

    Remember that a "gimped" card beside having a slow bus of 128bit, has less ROPs as well, which translates in more degrading in performance and poor power.
     
    Kingpinzero, Nov 21, 2011
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  15. Jody

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    It's a strange word that means injured or slowed down. If, for instance, you saw a dog hobbling along on three legs because he hurt one of them, you would say he was gimpy. It usually refers to something being slowed down or hindered in some way.

    I have a knee with twenty five screws in it because someone hit me on my motorcycle and crushed it. I have a couple of "friends' that call me gimpy because I limp. I don't find it very endearing, but hopefully it helps you with the word.
     
    Jody, Nov 21, 2011
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  16. iMaCuLaTe

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    Go for the G53SW dude. It has the 460m, which from what I've been told, is much bette than the gimped 560m. Also, it's a cheaper price at the moment.
     
    iMaCuLaTe, Nov 21, 2011
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