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    Which one to pick ? help please.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by matixryder, Jun 29, 2009.

  1. matixryder

    matixryder Notebook Consultant

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    I am about to buy a new laptop. I need the laptop that powerful enough to new game like dawn of war II and incoming starcraft II, diablo III, Call of duty: modern warfare II. I am really confusing between new g51 and N81vp. Since N81vp have better CPU compare to g51 which is currently have serious overheat problem but it does have nice graphic card. So which one should I choose? Thank alot and sorry for my crappy english.
     
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    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    Welcome to NBR forums. :)

    What version of the G51 are you considering to buy? If it is the Best Buy model, then yes, the N81vp has a better CPU than the G51. (Its a 2GHZ vs a 2.66GHZ). But the G51 is also enabled for quad core, so generally the CPU can be faster. Radeon 4650 is a decent graphics card in itself. If you cab apply some thermal paste to remedy the GPU not sitting flush on the heatsink, try the G51.
     
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    For gaming G51 for sure. Maybe get a laptop cooler along with it.
     
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    And get a tube of Arctic Silver 5 ready. Just in case. :p
     
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