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    Asus G51 & G60 - The Bottleneck.....

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dizzyegg, Dec 10, 2009.

  1. dizzyegg

    dizzyegg Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I have decided to buy an ASUS G51 or G60 when I am in the US in January.
    As I will be using this notebook for gaming only I am wondering the difference when gaming between:
    Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
    Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
    Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
    Intel Core i7 720QM

    I will be looking for the cheapest one as possible, so want to know what CPU ensures the 260M will be the bottleneck.

    Will the Core 2 Duo P7450 bottleneck the GeForce GTX 260M?
     
    dizzyegg, Dec 10, 2009
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  2. CitizenPanda

    CitizenPanda Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Depends on resolution you are running. At 1920x1200 with high settings and some AA, almost every CPU you listed there will have the GTX 260 as the bottleneck. That doesn't mean you won't get a couple of extra FPS though from the fastest one there (i7).
     
    CitizenPanda, Dec 10, 2009
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  3. dizzyegg

    dizzyegg Notebook Consultant

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    I will be running everything at the native res 1366 x 768
     
    dizzyegg, Dec 11, 2009
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