is it worth at upgrading to core i7 940xm for asus g73jw-a1

Hi guys,

now i will decide to buy the Asus G73JW-A1.
My question is that whether it is worth at upgrading the CPU to core i7 940xm? i can get the whole system laptop for 2250$ brandnew.

or just use the Overclocking feature of the laptop for the default core i7 740qm.



Has anyone tried to use the Overclocking button for daily usage(i mean whenever u turn on ur laptop, you will turn on the overclocking)? because i like Fast laptop. Will it make the life of the processor shorter.

my current HP has core i7 820qm. I don't want to get a lower speed than it if i decide to buy a new laptop

thank you

 

It depends on what you will use the machine for. Overclocking the 740QM will not reach 940XM's performance, so if you have the money and want the speed, go for it.

 

the problem is that I will plan to buy a new one in Q1 2011 when the new processor of Intel will be released. And i bet Asus will release a new laptop too.

So right now instead of wasting around 570$ for upgrading(if i don't get a SIGNIFICANT speed increase) , I can use that money for buying a new Android cellphone.


My main tasks for the laptop will be:
-Programming: using Visual studio 2010.
Expression Blend
Adobe Photoshop
Dreamweaver

-Game(not much as programming). I am not a hardcore gamer
-Music

 

THe computer should be fine stock for doing all that. I use photoshop, game, code/program, digitally remix music, web design...everything. It has no problems handling it all. Usually more than one at once.

 

The XM may have bios level overclocking options allowing a much higher overclock than the FSB options used for the non extreme cpus.

People here have gotten like 4ghz overclocks with a 920xm on the original G73. Its something I want to do since I have a good reason - Video Encoding.

The faster my CPU the faster the encoding process period.

Outside of that though I cant think of much good to come from a faster cpu, the 740QM is more than fast enough for games and regular programs.

 

I would recommend waiting for the new Sandy Bridge chips in 2011... Then we will finally have 32nm quad core i7s, not 45nm.... So, now the quad core chips will have an onboard GPU. The 45nm i7 mobile chips doesn't have an integrated GPU.
The advantage? If everything is happy (all software installed right, hardware support is there), then you could have the hard core video card on your laptop be taking very little power when you are not gaming, and also of course the CPU will be able to clock faster because it is 32nm..


It would be awesome if the Sandy Bridge chips worked with the chipset (PM55?) in the G73jw ... or even the 22nm Sandy Bridge refresh a year later!?

 

UPDATE:
Nope. Sandy Bridge will use a different socket than 1st gen 'i' CPUs.

Calpella ; Core i7/i5/i3 = Socket G1

Huron River ; Sandy Bridge, & Ivy Bridge = Socket '1155'


Source of evidence that Ivy Bridge will use the same socket as Sandy Bridge;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)
"while retaining its LGA 1155 socket compatibility"

--Keep in mind that I only know this info regarding mobile stuff, not desktop.

 

as borat would say
yes its worth it......
...
.NOT!
look at it this way
an ssd costs 5x less while offering over 100% improvement over rotary drive
940xm costs over 5x more and only gives you a small fraction of what an ssd is capable of.