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    asus g1s-b1 vs g50V for gaming

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by starstreak, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. starstreak

    starstreak Notebook Deity

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    Is there any compairasons between both of these notebooks? I don't want to go larger, but don't want to pay for an Alienware 15in when it has so many issues.

    I have the g1s-b1. How much better is gaming on the g50v with its 9700GT card? I think mine has the T7700 while the new one comes with the T9400 CPU.
     
    starstreak, Oct 3, 2008
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  2. daljeet

    daljeet Notebook Evangelist

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    What card do you have in g1s-b1 ?
     
    daljeet, Oct 3, 2008
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  3. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    9700gt is a essentially an overvolted, overclocked 8600gt on a smaller manufacturing process.
    it's a good bit better though, the clocks are much higher (ie unreachable by 86gt).
     
    tianxia, Oct 3, 2008
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    I'd say its roughly 1.5x better. I've got the G50V-A1 and i can actually game decently at the native res.

    There is absolutely no point in getting the G1S unless its SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper.
     
    adyingwren, Oct 3, 2008
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    Or you don't really like the aesthetics of the G50.
     
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  6. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    This G50 has replaced the G1 series. You will find that the G50 will perform 25%-50% better during gaming and at the same time run cooler than the G1S.
     
    David, Oct 3, 2008
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  7. starstreak

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    Nono. I HAVE the G1s-B1. I was wondering if it was worth getting the G50 if it was worth upgrading to.
    Example: If WoW ran ~30fps with my G1, then the new G50 should be ~50fps? I would use Crysis, but saying I go from 8fps with everything maxed to 10fps wouldn't say much. :)
     
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  8. David

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    I'm not sure what kind of fps you're getting on your G1S, but check out these videos for comparison ;)
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3745784#videos
     
    David, Oct 3, 2008
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