* Asus N61JQ Owners Lounge *

[waqas1988]

there are advantages to the core i7. look it up at intel's site. you will obviously have to deal with higher amounts of heat for more performance, which you will get with the i7.

[brochiller]

Even with the hotter temps of the i7, it is designed to handle those temperatures, so I wouldn't be too worried about it.

[xismo]

Originally Posted by brochiller

Even with the hotter temps of the i7, it is designed to handle those temperatures, so I wouldn't be too worried about it.

I think so too, but since it's so new, only time will tell

One question though, not sure if anyone knows. Looking at the bottom of the JQ to see what has to be done in order to upgrade ram I saw there is one bigger plate with 6 or so screws covering most of the rear. I'm wondering if it's the easy access to motherboard. I know lenovo makes it like that.

[m0nkey]

Just received my N61JQ-X1 from Newegg today, haven't had much time to use it yet but it is a very quiet machine and I have had no heat issues.

[waqas1988]

Originally Posted by xismo

I think so too, but since it's so new, only time will tell

One question though, not sure if anyone knows. Looking at the bottom of the JQ to see what has to be done in order to upgrade ram I saw there is one bigger plate with 6 or so screws covering most of the rear. I'm wondering if it's the easy access to motherboard. I know lenovo makes it like that.

keep in mind that intel probably did extensive research and testing before releasing the processor in the first place...if it was overheating laptops, etc, it wouldn't have been released.

[xismo]

Originally Posted by waqas1988

keep in mind that intel probably did extensive research and testing before releasing the processor in the first place...if it was overheating laptops, etc, it wouldn't have been released.

Well even though that's what I'm relying myself, after what happened with my previous laptop and discovering how companies like Nvidia and HP are lying to their customers and make them buy products which are defective (overheating issues) and don't even have the courtesy to pull the affected models off the shelves, not to mention recall it, you can't blame me for being a little skeptical.

Nvidia was in my opinion also a company that does extensive testing of their chips before they ship them, but I gues they don't. I found out the hard way, which is why I bought the JQ in the first place.

Plus, you know how it is with consumer products... Giving it to the hands of milions of people almost always reveals stuff you can't possibly discover in the testing labs.

[DeadManMac]

Well, I did it. I finally decided to pull the trigger on an N61JQ-A1. Not exactly sure when I will have it in my hands, but it shouldn't take too long. I was going to wait and see how the Lenovo Y560 compares, but I'm too impatient.

I also ordered a tube of IC Diamond Thermal Compound which I intend to apply myself. I will do some temperature testing before and after applying the IC Diamond if anyone is interested.

Can't wait!

[xismo]

Originally Posted by DeadManMac

Well, I did it. I finally decided to pull the trigger on an N61JQ-A1. Not exactly sure when I will have it in my hands, but it shouldn't take too long. I was going to wait and see how the Lenovo Y560 compares, but I'm too impatient.

I also ordered a tube of IC Diamond Thermal Compound which I intend to apply myself. I will do some temperature testing before and after applying the IC Diamond if anyone is interested.

Can't wait!

I'd love to see the before and after numbers.... Aren't you worried you're going to void your warranty though? Do you know anything about disassembling the N61JQ? I was mentioning in my previous post that it looks to me as if the JQ had the same "easy" access to the motherboard as lenovo models.

[tarlyn]

Originally Posted by cookieofdoom

Please go ahead and start a thread. The screen resolution and two hard drive bays definitely make it being different enough in my opinion. It'll be interesting to see if the extra space helps cooling.

As concerns memory: I figured people were kind of panicking without reason, so I did some research. It seems the only place memory speed really matters is in benchmarks. The default memory in the N61JQ is 1066MHZ @ 7-7-7-20.

You will notice in the charts that it consistently scores in the lower range, that's because it isn't terribly fast. You'll also notice that in all but the synthetic benchmarks the difference is so small that it's silly to spend money to upgrade to 1333mhz. Even the minor tweaks I might try with my overclocking seem like a waste of time given what little they do.

Long story short: Check the charts, they probably have your most-used application, or one similar to it, listed. If better RAM is getting a significantly higher score (which I doubt it is) then maybe consider getting better RAM. Otherwise you should save your money.

Well UPS is deciding to wait forever to delivery the package.....5 pm and still out for delivery and I leave for work in an hour so hopefully it arrives before I need to leave just so I know its here but no new thread until tomorrow if one doesnt exist by then!

[Jgoble25]

I'm not saying adding the thermal paste doesn't help but IMO I would rather not have people taking apart my freshly built computer to add something that may only make a negligible difference, trained or not. I would think all the engineers would have said hey we need to include this in the build if it mattered that much. Plus if it could not handle the temps it put out I doubt they would offer a standard two year warranty.... Just my 2 cents... spend your money how ya want.