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    Just bought a G73jh - BST7

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by thatA52FX3, Feb 24, 2012.

  1. thatA52FX3

    thatA52FX3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    SO obviously its a Best Buy model, I got it for $750 used, excellent condition, No scuffs, no grease prints, and I plan on updating the 1600x900 screen to 1920x1080 screen matte $80.
    BTW I am loving this laptop, just hate the glossy screen.

    Also is there a way I can turbo boost it to stay around 2.2Ghz?
     
    thatA52FX3, Feb 24, 2012
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  2. Heihachi88

    Heihachi88 Notebook Deity

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    Get 920/940XM processor :)
     
    Heihachi88, Feb 24, 2012
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  3. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Yeah the stock BB screen was pretty dire to be honest but the 900P matchs the 5870M really well, you will see a significant drop in performance by shifting upto a 1080p screen with the latest games.

    As above 920XM in due course paired with an SSD will really turn it into a beast purchase. The 720QM is locked so when all 4 cores are active and the load is up it will clock down to 1.6ghz.
     
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    The bst7 comes with the 740qm. Under load my CPU turbos to 1.8ghz on four cores. I can OC to 2.0 but the performance gain is minimal. 920/940xm is the way to go if you want more CPU power.
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 24, 2012
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  5. thatA52FX3

    thatA52FX3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah guys i was looking at a processor upgrade,but not now.
     
    thatA52FX3, Feb 25, 2012
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    Overclock the FSB until then.
     
    masterwares, Feb 25, 2012
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    ok bro! I plan on ugrading the ram as well.
     
    thatA52FX3, Feb 26, 2012
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