Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
Why not let Microcenter fit their memory recommendation at the best price with install?
You aren't getting faster memory - replacing all of it - so Microcenter's experience in mating their memory stock in compatible sets would be worth asking.
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I think he's saying I should have micro center pick a compatible stick...
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What do I do with the leftover pcie ssd and 8gb ram stick? My gt80 has all slots full lol. Thought about taking the 16 GB stick from the 83 coming in tomorrow and swapping with the 8gb stick in the zephyrus...
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Welcome to your first "part's drawer" inventory
You want to keep them for when you sell the laptop, or RMA it.
You pull your stuff out, and swap the original parts back in. They get a stock build and a standard used price, and you get your better parts back.
Buyers usually aren't going to pay a premium for upgraded parts - rarely anyway - I have sold premium parts to motivated buyers, that's why it's important to get the top model, desirable even when used.Darkhan likes this. -
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What does that crazy idea have to do with the original question?
Selling the brand new GT83 to get the Zephyrus would be crazy, to put it plainly.
You might as well buy a Ford Pinto full of gasoline, and run into it with a German Staff car, while engaged in a machine gun fire fight...
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Come'on man, why are you wasting time asking silly questions like this? What kind of keyboard, monitor or headphones "goes with" a Zephyrus is a ridiculous question in the context of the Zephyrus, it's irrelevant.
Nothing, get nothing, don't get the Zephyrus, keep what you have, add a 2in1 for long battery life for carrying to class.
You know your parents aren't going to let you get the Zephyrus, why waste time talking about it?
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Wow, it's not Thanksgiving already is it? You bought the "turkey" a bit too early
Looking forward to your review, and how it holds up for 4 years of college.
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Yeah, well, not accounting for taste there were a lot of other options we discussed that were far better for school carry, that thing has no battery life, is flimsy, runs hot and loud under load - mainly for those sitting around you, and likely won't last 4 years.
But it's advertised as being cool, and reviewed as awesome, so how could you resist?
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Nah, it's not gonna last for 2 years, I think it's only good for about 1.5 hours of active use, so you better sit next to a power plug in class.
Shoulda got a better desktop gaming solution and a light carry laptop for class, something with 8 hours or more battery life.
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Yeah, well let's take this discussion off-line again, your not answering what I am asking.
If you need a laptop to carry to class and labs, you need a laptop with long battery life - in most rooms there aren't enough plugs to let 30 people plug in, and they Zephyrus with that tiny battery and 1.5 hour battery life under load isn't a good solution.
Keeping the GT83 for the desktop solution, or buying / building a desktop gaming rig and buying a long battery life carry laptop / 2in1 would have been a much more considered configuration, focusing on your needs.
I also suggested waiting till you got to school, as after the first few days / weeks you are going to think about your needs differently.
You aren't going to have time to game, you are going to want different things - and hopefully realize that all very quickly.
Anyway, please let us know how you like the GX501
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Why would you carry around 2 laptops to class / labs? A gaming laptop is useless at school, more of a weight and attention burden than any use. You'll end up leaving it in the dorm room most of the time.
And, at least with the GT83 anyone wanting to steal it is going to have trouble trying to try hide it while they "sneak" it out. The GX501 is small and thin enough to tuck in their waist, and get away easily.
You've only made the thief's job easier with a thin and light easy to carry booty.
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100% agree. I went to a nice college with low crime, but even I knew it two people getting their laptops stolen. One an AW and the other a MacBook pro. Meanwhile nobody touched my Acer Travelmate with a 10 ft stick.
I remember how devistated someone was from getting their brand new first gen iPhone stolen too. She paid full price. Ouch!mason2smart and hmscott like this. -
Nah, it does not run loud. Under normal usage (websurfing, office apps) it is inaudible. When gaming it is still quieter than other 17 inch gaming laptops, check notebookcheck.de. I have had a couple of gaming notebooks, the Zephyrus is in fact the quietest so far
Temps are also no problem.
Battery life is however a problem, as I see it the only drawback.
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Nah, you gotta test it since you are the only one that can get service for it, you gotta make sure it's all functional before unloading it onto some poor unsuspecting potential buyer.
Maybe you can get your kid brother (?) to take it
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Did you check that with MSI? I would expect MSI to tie that new laptop to your old laptop registration, since they are tracking it to qualify for the 2nd Upgrade cycle when Volta comes out. How else will MSI know?
That's another thing, the new buyer won't get your rights to upgrade to Volta models; the Volta upgrade is not transferable to a 2nd owner.
Really? What does he want?
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That's ok, you can offer to handle the warranty work for the life of the laptop to the buyer. It's better if it's a relative or a close friend that you know you will stay in contact with. It's a hassle for you, but doable.
That's why I originally suggested getting a GT73 instead of a GT83, so you could use it for college.
Maybe it's not too late? You could call MSI and tell them of your dilemma, your parents now won't let you take it to college because it's too big, and you wonder if you can send it back for a GT73/GT75 1080. I wouldn't unbox it in this case, just turn it around and send it back without opening it.
It's worth a shot
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I have never purchased a gaming laptop for battery use. That's what surface machines or similar are for.
The temps on my Zeph are great but I always like to repaste at some point or another, Looks like you have to remove Tape around the heatsink?
I am concerned it will not adhere as good once I pull it up.
Please refer to Pic, anyone have experience with this tape?Attached Files:
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That was for @mason2smart he wants it to carry around school, and long battery life is important.
Are you talking about that short stretch of "white goo" under the heatpipe? That's looks like part of the assembly and will move with it, if not you could replace with K5pro goop.
Are you talking about the wide black tape on the far left holding down the wire under the end of the fan assembly. You could use similar texture black insulting tape. It needs to be heat proof as it's taped to a stretch of the heat-pipe. I think it's just there to hold that wire down from getting free and being pinched when closing the case, so maybe figure another way to affix the wire - or just be careful when closing it.
The only other tape I see is the little black pieces holding down wires - regular insulating black tape can be used.
Please be specific
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I did a quick search on Amazon and added into the previous post:
https://www.amazon.com/High-Temperature-Tape/b?ie=UTF8&node=256163011
You may need to "widen" the search
When you find out what works, please let us know. If you can find a way to preserve it by pulling it up and placing it on something it won't stick to, like a Teflon surface.
You are trying to preserve the adhesive and not have particles stick to it while it's sitting on the side while you work on the laptop. Wax paper and plastic wrap don't work... something like a thick Teflon non-stick sheet to place it on.
That's what it looked like, forming over the disconnect between parts, either preventing air pressure or heat leakage, or both. Asus should have formed plastic to do that, not tape, but I guess there's not a lot of room in there.
It might be only the ends are adhesive, doesn't make sense for a sticky tape to be exposed to constant airflow where it will pick up dust particles and eventually clog.
You may be able to use smaller pieces of tape in specific areas to solve it too. The huge piece might be used to reduce steps in assembly, where 2-4 smaller pieces might do the job, 1 large piece can be done in 1 step.
Have fun
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 Owner's Lounge
Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by HamzimusPrime, May 20, 2017.
