G50's Faster RAM anyone?

So not sure how many of you are as stupid as me and want to get every ounce of power out of you G50 notebook but just wondering if anyone has changed the RAM in the notebook?

I think the memory in it right now is 6-6-6-18 or 20 on the timmings.

Well I can get some 5-5-5 timming memory for about $40 2x2 sticks. Its high quality memory also but just wondering if anyone has thought of doing the same?

I doubt to most $40 would be worth the little speed gains, but hey every bit helps, lol.

I am going to get a P9600 CPU when they come out this month. Its the 25w 2.66Ghz... saves more power and is faster... I just couldnt see spending money to get same speed and less power so I saw this bad boy release and just going to wait for him... It will be same price as the p9500 cpu.

Anyway just wanted to toss that out their.

 

5-5-5-15 timings is gonna improve performance by 0.x% TBH. You won't notice the difference unless you're using an app that eats up about 1GB of physical memory.

P9600 will be a good CPU, but the TDP is more or less theoretical, considering the fact it is only met when the CPU cores work at 100% continuously for a couple of 5 mins. And most people don't run CPU-intensive tasks when on battery, considering the amount of heat and noise produced by the fans.

A T9800/T9900 (Q1'09) will be a good upgrade imo, since most CPUs can be undervolted and you can shave off 10W by reducing the voltages of a T-series Penryn.

 

Remember that any cpu upgrade immediately VOIDS your 2 year Asus global warranty and 1 yr Accidental Damage Protection.

 

My understanding is notebooks dont really like to be undervolted. In fact they are picky about all the voltages for everything.

As far as the memory, I agree it will be very little improvement. It wont be noticable at all unless your running apps that depend on it and even then its minor unless you get to see a countdown or something, thus why i said who else would be as stupid as me? haha.

As for the CPU. The G50's, dont get loud really, and they do get warm but not hot hot. The areas that get hot are not areas that you actually touch really. For example on the top of the unit the only hot spot will be up and just to the right of the touchpad, but not in the area your palm sits when typing.

As for the power/heat it will reduce the heat because using less power and thus reduce fan noise and speed which will further increase battery power.

You are right though, most people dont do anything hard core on battery, but I sometimes do, and even without maxing the CPU it will still have an impact though.

The way I see it is that this will help make up for the video card being so power hungry... Try to do something graphic intense on battery and watch how fast it dies... So if I can shave a little off on the CPU spot it will buy more time. plus less power and heat is always a good thing.

I dont think they really need to be more powerful as far as having a faster CPU.. You can always overclock, on demand when needed and disable when not. The only thing I think that holds the notebook back is the GPU, and thats because of power... Everything else runs great with what it has. Even the GPU is a good card, I am just saying its the weakest thing IMO on the notebook that holds scores back, but its great for all current games.

 

Actually undervolting works quite well for reducing load temperatures and power consumption (which is what the TDP is correlated to). It used to work well for reducing IDLE temps& power too, but all that ended with the Pentium Ms; ever since the lower voltage has been locked in the hardware.

Additionally very few people require the full power their CPU can provide. Desktop work is FAR from requiring it. Even most games do not require it and are GPU-bound (i.e., the GPU is the limiting performance factor).

I also want to re-stress ClearSkies' warning that upgrading CPU will immediately void the notebook warranty.

These upgrades are not worth it IMHO. Don't ruin your warranty and spend a lot of money for nearly zero performance improvement. Please.