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    Does Asus have anything with a GPU more powerful than 9650GT AND LED backlight?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Wolfpup, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    Sooo yeah, does Asus sell anything with both a GPU more powerful than the Geforce 9650GT that also has an LED backlit screen?

    They've got all these models out with Geforce 9800GS (I assume 64 processor parts) for around the same price as the N80, but I THINK they all have florescent lighting :-/
     
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    n81? maybe?
     
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  3. Wolfpup

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    But it's going to just have ATi graphics, right?
     
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    Roland@XoticPC Company Representative

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    According to Asus, there will be two different versions of the Asus N81 models offered with different video cards.

    The N81Vf

    - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 with DDR3 1G VRAM

    The N81Vg

    - NVidia GeForce GT 120M with DDR2 1G VRAM
     
    Roland@XoticPC, Feb 3, 2009
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  5. abj27

    abj27 Notebook Guru

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    Where did you get that info(ddr3 :) )?
     
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  6. Roland@XoticPC

    Roland@XoticPC Company Representative

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    The video card specs are provided from Asus.
     
    Roland@XoticPC, Feb 3, 2009
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  7. sgogeta4

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    Eww GT 120M w/ DDR2, seriously underpowered. The 4650 w/ GDDR3 on the other hand should decimate pretty much every other current offering (besides the 9800M GS).
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 3, 2009
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Will this 4650 with GDDR3 memory fit the 25w specification mxm2 demands by any chance?
     
    King of Interns, Feb 3, 2009
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  9. sgogeta4

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    Yes, it should.
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 3, 2009
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  10. Wolfpup

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    Awesome, thanks! I guess that Geforce GT 120 is just yet another Geforce 8600GT varient though, so maybe it's not really worth waiting for (unless it was coming next week or something).

    I played around with the two x83 Best Buy models tonight, and really thought they're pretty solid little computers, so... hopefully I'll be alright!
     
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  11. aan310

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    Xotic PC is a custom notebook seller :D
    So from asus
     
    aan310, Feb 3, 2009
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