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    ASUS W90 vs. ASUS G71GX a1

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by magnum703, Aug 27, 2009.

  1. magnum703

    magnum703 Notebook Enthusiast

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    They seem pretty similar... Which one is the beast!?!?
     
    magnum703, Aug 27, 2009
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  2. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    W90 is the beast :) . The G71 while still a good gaming machine is not going to fare well against the W90 from a pure gaming perspective.
     
    Quadzilla, Aug 27, 2009
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    W90 > G71, not even close
     
    BobXX, Aug 27, 2009
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    magnum703 Notebook Enthusiast

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    REALLY? The W90 is THAT much better than the G71????

    I need it also for 2d/3d animation work. Lots of photoshop and photo editing!

    Which one will be better for my work??

    Also, how much is the W90? I'm in Toronto
     
    magnum703, Aug 27, 2009
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  5. TevashSzat

    TevashSzat Notebook Deity

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    The W90 has Crossfire 4870M. A single 4870 should be more powerful than a GTX 260M let alone two.....
     
    TevashSzat, Aug 27, 2009
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    Gauthijm Notebook Guru

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    Good afternoon!

    Are you sure about that, since many think the M17x from Alienware , with eitehr 2x GTX260M or 280M's is the ultimate?

    I am considering both, and while I know this is teh ASUS forums :), I'd like to see a bit of hard facts, specmarks or whateve rbacking this up?

    Let me know, I'm really interested in this :)

    Thx & take care
    J
     
    Gauthijm, Aug 27, 2009
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  7. BobXX

    BobXX Newbie

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    Overall, the W90 is slightly more powerful than an M17x with dual GTX260m's and slightly less powerful than one with 280m's
     
    BobXX, Aug 27, 2009
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    He said nothing about the M17x, nor SLId GTX 260ms or 280ms.

    He said that 2 HD 4870s > 1 GTX 260m. 1 on 1, the HD 4870 is a step ahead of the GTX 260m, therefor, 2 of them will undoubtedly be better than a single GTX 260m.
     
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    Given that you are doing photoshop and video editing, its much more important to have a good CPU rather than killer GPUs.

    The GTX 260M in G71s or G51s is more than powerful enough to handle what you're doing. Just make sure you're getting either a high end dual core or a quad core.
     
    TevashSzat, Aug 27, 2009
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