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    2 questions about g series

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by spybenj, Oct 7, 2009.

  1. spybenj

    spybenj Notebook Deity

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    Hi
    Im looking into purchasing a gaming notebook,
    Possibly a sager, but I prefer asus or hp as they are local(canada)
    I was looking at the asus g51vx-a1, almost bought it but luckily looked first and i7's cameout.
    Im now looking at the
    ASUS G51J
    But Im wondering, could I user upgrade the gtx260 to a gtx280?
    Thanks.
    Also what would the battery life be?
     
    spybenj, Oct 7, 2009
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    No you couldnt not upgrade the GPU.
     
    NAS Ghost, Oct 7, 2009
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  3. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Well, you could, technically. However, Asus uses a weird GPU--it's reversed--and you need another reversed GPU to substitute. And the most poweful GPU Asus has at the moment is the GTX 260m.

    (Well, I guess you could count the 4870 in the W90vp)


    And to answer your second question, what tasks will you be doing on battery?
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 7, 2009
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  4. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Techinally speaking ASUS's "HD 4870" is actually an overclocked HD 4850, because it uses DDR3 instead of GDDR5 VRAM.
     
    Cheeseman, Oct 7, 2009
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  5. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Enough with the technicalities!
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 7, 2009
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  6. firstwardo

    firstwardo Notebook Consultant

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    no, it would be very hard to upgrade your GPU, but that's what Sager's for! :D
     
    firstwardo, Oct 7, 2009
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