Asus G50VT-x5 Best Buy Edition Upgrade

Hello all, I have recently purchased an Asus G53JW 3D I7 (Q740M 1.73 Ghz Overclock to 3.0 ghz quad core "8 virtual") 6 GB Memory, perfect system.

I have an Asus G50VT-x5 Best Buy edition with a 2.13 GhZ (T7450) dual core processor with 4GB ram. I don't want to scrap this laptop as it is still a very good machine. I would like to upgrade it and have been deciding what to upgrade for quite some time. I have asked questions regarding this laptop before on this forum, and have done extensive research myself on this website and other sites as well. I would love to have the input of as many people regarding this matter as possible and for the people that have done exactly what I am doing to my machine so that I may have the best possible results.

This laptop comes with a Direct Console that allows you to overlock the unit from 2.13 GhZ to around 2.45 GhZ. I notice my seperate core temps to be around 30-35 degrees (C) at idle and at max 65 degrees (C) overlocked while playing a demanding game. The T9900 processor (2.93 GhZ) is the same as the X9100 processor (2.93 GhZ) with two exceptions. The T9900 prcoessor, from what I have gathered cannot be overclocked with direct console or any other programs (IE: Throttlestop). However, the X9100 has a voltage of 10 higher than the T9900, and can be overlocked with Throttlestop. I have heard some users with the same laptop be able to only overclock to 3.37 GhZ with Throttlestop, while other claim to overclock to 3.5 GhZ and some even claim 4.0 GhZ being on pair with the I7 Q640M dual core. Some claim that the direct console will allow overclocking with the X9100 processor. Conflicting answers, which is why I ask for anyones help in this decision matter. One of my main concerns is heat. Because the X9100 is running at a higher voltage, it will, or should, be hotter with no overclocking. With overclocking I have seen some figures that the temperatures run from 60 to 100+ degrees Celcius per core. More confilction, and I'm sure it depends on the amount of overclocking. I have also heard that overclocking the unit will also overclock the ram, and/or gpu, which I find not to be true.

I would enjoy a fast stable machine, without burning it out. Also, there are many good thermal pastes available now that reduce the temperature of course, which do you recommend?

There is a Engineering model of the x9100 and an OEM, seems to be no difference. I would most likely purchase the CPU from a dealer that checks out such as ebay, reviewing feedback, etc with a 30 day warranty. If the CPU will run this first 48 hours, it usually means it is fine, used or new.

Any suggestions or information provided by anyone would be much appreciated. Price does not really concern me because the price difference between the two processors are not substancial.

Also, will I be able to upgrade the Ram from the 4GB DDR3 to 6 or 8 GB.

Thank you all in advance

 

Do you really need to upgrade the laptop?

Upgrading the CPU won't increase performance for 99% of games (you're going to be bottlenecked by the graphics card) and the difference when web browsing will be minimal.

And you're not going to notice having more RAM unless you do video editing or something.

If you want your laptop to "feel" faster, save the money and buy a SSD.

 

Thank you for the advice R3D, I do really appreciate it and you do make a point. The only games that I would load on the machine are games I know it can handle, the newer games I would be playing on the Asus G53JW laptop I recently purchased. My main agenda is to have the G53 as the gaming computer and the G50 as the everything else computer. I have not had the pleasure of seeing a SSD drive for myself but I do realize that some of them offer 500+ Mbs/sec read and write, and set up in a raid 0, it must be pretty intense. As it is the G53 has a Hybrid drive that basically has some SSD space so I have a taste of it and it does run much faster with starting and applications I use frequently. As goes for the extra ram, I always find myself close to maxing out the ram, and cpu without playing any video games with different software, video, editing, etc. But technically as a play computer, you are right, I probably won't notice that much of a difference comparing gaming to video editing. I always have the option of flashing the GPU bios to make it run how it was originally manufactured at a higher voltage and I know the step by step guides on how to preform such a task without turning it into a paperweight, but I run into the same problem, (heat).

Is SSD all it's cut out to be? I've seen some of the OCZ drives and they show some impressive specs.

Thanks for the input,
Foxtrotz