Hmmm 2 Asus models comparing.

So Looking at Two ASUS models. Friend of mine wants a good machine right around 1000$ and after my experiences with ASUS he wants something similar.

Thus far I have reccomended either #
Processor Brand
Intel®
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Processor Platform
Intel® Centrino® 2
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Processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile
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Processor Speed
2.13GHz
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Display Type
WXGA widescreen with 1366 x 768 resolution
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Screen Size
15.6"
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System Bus
1066MHz
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Cache Memory
3MB on die Level
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System Memory (RAM)
4GB
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Type of Memory (RAM)
PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM
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Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
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Hard Drive Size
320GB

899$ at bestbuy or


Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4G
Screen 15.6" WXGA
Memory Size 4GB
Hard Disk 320GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Video Memory 512MB
Other Features 30days Zero Bright Dot LCD
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed P8600(2.40GHz)
CPU FSB 1066MHz
CPU L2 Cache 3MB
Display
Screen Size 15.6"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1366 x 768
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Video Memory Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 320GB
HDD RPM 7200rpm
HDD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory 4GB


1100$ @ Newegg




Personally Im thinking the first one as though the CPU is slower the GPU is majorly superior. (And it strains his budget less) However he made a point that a 2.13 ghz CPU might not even meet minimum game requirements within a year or so.

Thoughts?

 

The first Asus comes with a P7450 model CPU and NVidia 9800M GS, I would be shocked if the CPU did not meet minimum requirements in a year. This system is in my opinion the better system for someone who is gaming, and the price is really good as well.

 

the g50vt-x5 is better than the g50v. the 9700m gt is a weak card compared to the 9800m gs. and for the extra 200 you could get a p8600 of newegg.

 

Im getting the X5 and when the warranty is up im probably gonna swap the P8600 i was looking at the cost and its about 200 now, hopefully cheaper down the road.

Most games prior to crysis, state the speed for a single core. I dont have anything after FEAR Perseus Mandate so i cant look to see if their listing recomended speeds for multi core processor yet.

 

I think its more a case of new games including "multicore" support so that a quad or duo will help increase performance. The GPU tho is the most important component and will bottleneck in new games first even with a modern 2ghz core 2 duo.

Although there are exceptions such as the bad pc port of GTA4 that is known to sap processor power. Go with your first choice if its the G50 with 9800M which I think it is. Also the Asus G50v allows you to bump up the processor speed with software that comes with it called direct console. Should bring it to around 2.5ghz which is more than enough for gaming. In a year you can swap out the CPU for a faster one and double your ram to 8gb for little $$

 

Truth. Although I wouldn't call it future-proof by any stretch, and may be a bit more difficult to swap later on down the road, it's certainly worth what you get out of it. Though, don't expect to plug away at Crysis on high settings (one reason why I'm considering to bargain off my X5, but we'll see).