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    Possible upgrades to my Asus G73JH-A2?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by YupImBatman, Aug 31, 2011.

  1. YupImBatman

    YupImBatman Newbie

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    18th birthday coming up, i want to spend some money on upgrading my laptop as best i can. Here are specs:
    8.00GB RAM
    Intel i7 720 qm @ 1.6 ghz (turbo mode makes 3.2 ghz)
    ATI mobility radeon hd 5870
    windows 7 home premium 64
     
    YupImBatman, Aug 31, 2011
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    edit1754 Notebook Prophet

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    What's the screen? Might want to see if you can upgrade that if it's not already 1920x1080.
     
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    How about a good SSD?
     
    ZaZ, Aug 31, 2011
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    well, given that he has 8GB, there is a 50/50 chance he didn't get the BB model, and already has the 1080p display :p

    But your question is valid, and I'm just posting to annoy people :(
     
    jeremyshaw, Sep 1, 2011
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  5. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    It's a -A2 model which means it came with 2 500GB HDDs, the 1080p screen and a DVD burner. The best upgrade you could get is a SSD, then maybe a BD player and i7-920xm if you can find one that isn't too expensive and need some extra juice from the CPU.

    SSD should be at the top of your list. Since you only have SATA 3Gb/s, i'd go for a 120/160GB Intel 320 drive. Why not get an enclosure for the spare HDD you'll have and use it for backups :D.
     
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    fred2028 Sexy member

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    I'm sure the i7 720QM (1st gen) turbos to 2.9 GHz. The i7 920XM turbos to 3.2 GHz and 820QM turbos to 3.06 GHz if I recall correctly.

    You could upgrade the CPU, SSD, wifi cards, maybe GPU
     
    fred2028, Sep 2, 2011
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    720qm turbos at 1.73GHz on 3/4 cores, 2.4 on 2 and 2.8 on 1
    820qm: can't remember, but it's not much different from the 720qm
    920xm: 2.2GHz 3/4cores, 3.06 on 1 core, can't remember 2 cores and i'm not on my G73 atm.

    You can safely bring the 920xm to 2.5-2.7GHz on the G73 when playing games. 2.7Ghz gets a bit hot while running prime95 though.
     
    tijo, Sep 2, 2011
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