ROG G71G-A2 pics!

[fusionsenses]

we also need some benchies, plz.

[NXD-XL]

Its nice to see some "real world" photos of this model, so thank you very much. Can you post some pictures of the bottom vent locations? And any temp readings you can get?

[AM Radio]

screen caps. all this from first boot. running straight A/C, no battery installed. before the pics, just let me say:

a) it took an extra 6 or 7 minutes for ASUS to install all the bloatware! lame.

b) VISTA is nice! UAC has come up a couple of times -- so it hasn't become annoying enough for me to turn it off. i can see how it would benefit less savvy users. what bugs me though is the "black screen flash" that happens immediately after i okay it.

c) Altec-Lansing speakers sound fan-friggin'-tastic. not sure what's going on there, some sort of 3-D thing, maybe? but it sounds much better than my 9400.

d) NEW. COMPUTER. SMELL. nothing like it. especially when the computer cost $2600 CAD.

now ...

Windows Experience Index




and note the partitions. two per drive. i though there was a "restore" partition? not that i can see, unless it's hidden in C: somewhere?




and for all you gamers out there! i can tell you that SOLITAIRE runs at full 1920x1200 with MAX EFFECTS ON and the framerate never drops below 80fps! don't believe me? check it out:




j/k of course. i'm loading Stranglehold right now. that puppy's minimum requirements is 2GB of RAM, nVidia 7800 and 15GB space. will see how Chow Yun Fat's bullet ballet goes once it finishes installing.

[AM Radio]

and a list of apps after first boot:

[simonov]

man, all those prgrms noone ever uses grrr, anyway

how is the screen looking? some angles maybe? Ho wmuch does this red beauty weigh?

[AM Radio]

^ yeah, no kidding, eh? pretty much all that stuff is gone once i reformat, except maybe Asus Copy Protect? need to do more research. Norton is gone. Office is gone. wonder what that Cisco stuff is for though.

angles are fine -- as expected. just shut it down. i'll try and shoot some pics later. no bright/stuck pixels. screen really is nice.

it's "heavy" for a notebook, i guess. but it's light compared to a 300lb deadlift, so i'm not too worried.

thing is GORGEOUS once all the plastic is off. just a sexy beast.

just blasted though the first level of Midway's Stranglehold. maxed out res + effects, and still smooth as butter. minimum rating to play was 3.0, recommended rating was 5.0. and the G71G-A2 had a play rating for Stranglehold at 5.4.

fans kicked in HIGH about two minutes in. loud-ish. will definitely need to invest in a good cooler if gaming is a priority.

** also: noticed the occasional "pop" come from the speakers when on the Vista desktop. very light. unpredictable. but definitely heard it a few times. nothing seems to cause it.

don't have any other games that are Vista-friendly.

[AM Radio]

and by request: VENTS.

can someone recommend a suitable cooler for this config? the space underneath "VENTS" is the battery compartment.

[RangerXML]

I love the big panels in the back, wonder whats under the hood

[NXD-XL]

YES! Thanks for the vents pic!

It looks like this would work well set up on an NXZT cryo (i'm guessing that the CPU and GPU are both located under those back vents)

the front vents wouldn't get hit directly but with the amount of air that the cryo is supposed to push this may not matter

thanks again for all the great pics

[NXD-XL]

I love the big panels in the back, wonder whats under the hood

It looks like Gentech has some pics up as well, including the bottom with the plates removed and whats inside (is it creamy nougat? who knows)

(gentechpc.com/Asus/G71g_review/bottom.jpg)

(i guess I can't post links so add a www to that address )

since it looks like the vents at the front are covering the primary hdd, i'll give another plug for the cryo cooler

the fans will blow directly on the gpu, cpu and ram vents

oh great, now I've lost interest in the g50vt, I'm gonna have to get a G71