Just ordered Asus G53sw-a1!

Really excited about this; I've never had a machine run anything on high settings (by anything I mean anything current), and this one right here should do me well for quite some time into the future. Purchased it for $1049.00 from excaliberpc.com. I originally was going to go with xotic, but in order to get the price to even just $1115 I would have had to pay cash/check which is sort of a pain in the at school. (note: I did try to have them price match it for me, they gave me $20 but couldn't go the full match, otherwise I would have gone with them). I tried BHPhotovideo but they weren't accepting my debit, so I got impatient and found excaliberpc, a site with good reviews, so I finally got it for a good price. Hopefully I get it and it works fine with no speed bumps. Free shipping btw.

 

What do I need to do to get rid of bloatware when it comes in the mail Also, any tips or advice from anyone who owns an a1?

 

It's really not to bad with bloatware It came with trendmicro anti virus got rid of that I got mine off amazon, it's a great machine

 

Grats man... if your looking to reimage, check out: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...rivers-everything-you-need-fresh-install.html

 

Thank you for choosing Asus for your ROG needs

I usually uninstall the AutoUpdater, Web Storage, and Splendid, plus Trend Micro

Then I run the Windows Color Calibrator wizard to fix the color scheme

Then I order a Intel 6300 ($34 at buy.com) to replace the single channel 2.4GHz 150Mbps Atheros Wifi module, and get a 300/450 Mbps capable unit that supports 5GHz.

Then I'm ready to install Steam

 

Is the 6300 really worth it I downloaded all my games on steam really fast 1.5/2mb a second one just the stock card thinking about ordering one now that you mention it

 

I like to use my lappy also a viewer for streaming video, plus transferring files, so I like the extra headroom, especially since no one around me is using 5GHz for WiFi

 

Well this sucks. Didn't realize it but my debit has a daily withdrawal limit so that's why B&H wasn't processing it and now excaliber isn't. Anyway, my bank doesn't open again 'til monday, so looks like i'll be waiting a few more days. No matter, BF3 and ES Skyrim are over a month away.

 

Don't expect to be able to run BF3 on max with the A1. I have one, and even with overclocking, I still probably wouldn't meet the recommended settings for the graphics card. Recommended was a Geforce GTX 560. Though, PC gamers will probably find ways to change the "settings.ini" file to still be able to get good detail.

 

I'm not gonna stress about it much; as long as it's HD with decent settings it's all good to me. I have an IBM thinkpad r61 right now which struggles with low settings on SC2. To be able to play a game as graphics-intensive as BF3 with moderately good settings will be a huge improvement. And for the price I can't complain.