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    G72Gx Quad Core

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by maverickud, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. maverickud

    maverickud Notebook Enthusiast

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    Greetings all, I was thinking of picking up the new Q9000 Asus at Best Buy and was wondering what people thought about it. I'm planning a trip to see one tomorrow, but is this big for a 17 incher? If I run the 260m or overclock the CPU will there be too much heat? I'm planning to have this for like 4 years or so. And I'll be playing some new games (Dragon Age, Empire:Total War) so I'll definitely be pushing this thing a bit.

    Thanks for any thoughts.
     
    maverickud, Oct 22, 2009
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    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    seems like a great comp. I can't stand using screens that arnt ATLEAST

    1920x1080/1200


    thats just my opinion though...
     
    Logitech456, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    Me too. I like 1920x1200 screens, but I still play all my games at 1280x800.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Oct 22, 2009
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    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    900x600* your laptop can't handle games at 1280x800
     
    Lanaya, Oct 22, 2009
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    Yeah yeah, 960x600. Thank you for pointing that out EIement.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Oct 22, 2009
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    maverickud Notebook Enthusiast

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    Interesting. Are you guys big blu-ray fans?

    I was thinking if I set the 260m at stock (as opposed to downclocked) and OC the processor a bit I should be able to hit like 11-11.5 in 3d Mark06. Does that sound reasonable? I just don't know if that thing can handle the heat from it all.

    Are there any other comparable notebooks I should check out. I was thinking about the Toshiba X500 but I dunno if it can handle the games as well, and it's even bigger, and more expensive.
     
    maverickud, Oct 22, 2009
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  7. Abula

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    The quad version is online only atm, and not in stock, but you can probably see the p8700 on display.
     
    Abula, Oct 23, 2009
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