Official Asus G73JH Owners Lounge

[ViciousXUSMC]

Last Updated Jul 15 2010

**Update**

New, like to play with a controller? Read the Ultimate Gamepad Review & Guide to help you choose the gamepad that is right for your G73!









G73JH-A1 Base Model Configuration & Price

Click drop down to view specs*CPU: i7-720QM, 1.60~2.80GHz, 2.5 GT/s, 45nm, 6MB, 45W *GPU: ATI HD5870 1GB GDDR5, DX11, 128-bit *Screen: 17.3 inch 16:9 1920x1080 FHD LED glossy *RAM: 8GB DDR3 1066 (2G X 4) *Primary Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm SATA II *Secondary Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm SATA II *Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Read/DVDRW Optical Drive *External USB HD: None *Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.0+EDR *WiFi: 802.11 Wireless a/b/g/n *Gaming Mouse: Included *Backpack: Included *Windows Recovery Disk and Drivers CD: Included *30days Zero Bright Dot Guaranteed: Yes through Asus *Packaging: Shipping with Double Box *Warranty: Asus 2 Year Limited Global Warranty *Asus Support & Service: 24/7 Toll-Free, Both Way Next Day Air Shipping *24/7 Support hotline: 1-888-678-3688 1-888-678-3688 (except holidays) *Accidental Damage Warranty *Webcam: Built-in 2.0 MP Webcam *Additional AC Adapter: No Additional AC Adapte *Additional Battery: No Additional Battery *Car Adapter: None *Thermal Compound: Stock OEM Thermal Compound *Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit System Recovery DVD *AC Adapter and Battery: Included *Dead Pixel Warranty: Standard Manufacturer Dead Pixel Warranty *Availability: Pre-Order *MSRP $1645.00 USD

Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset


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G73JH Resellers: (resellers, PM me to have your info added)


GenTech PC
Email: service@gentechpc.com
Toll Free: 1.800.990.7945 (Mon~Fri)
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PowerNotebooks.com
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Toll Free: 1.877.711.1777 Mon-Fri 8:30AM to 5:30PM Pacific Time
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Xotic PC
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Toll Free: 1.877.289.9684
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Email: sales@excaliberpc.com
Toll Free: 1.877.289.3972
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ASUS Warranty Info:

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Register for ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty

ASUS 360 Notebook Service Program

Notebook Warranty Extension Package

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ASUS Product Registration & Member Login:

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ASUS Support: http://support.asus.com/

North American Notebook Support:

Customer Service: http://livesupport.asus.com/nbcs.html
Technical Support: http://livesupport.asus.com/nbts.html
Email: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
Notebook ONLY Hotline: 1-888-678-3688 - option 3, then option 1, or 510-739-3777 ext. 5110

Global Service Centers:

http://support.asus.com/contact/cont...Language=en-us


Asus G73JH Downloads & User Manuals, HERE!


User Created Related Threads & Resources

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus...available.html

Asus G73JH Main Discussion Threads: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Asus G73 Future Owners Lounge

Asus G73 Technical Upgrade & Enthusiast Thread

Asus G73 Benchmark Thread

Everything you need to know about the Asus G73jh

Asus releases Version 209 System BIOS

Asus G73 GPU Temps

G73JH Q&A

Q: What is the average % of units defective or returned for RMA?

A: (Asus Rep) Out of the sold G73 units we have only received about 2-3% for RMA in the US and Canada regions.

Q: Is it worth it to pay $35 for the TIM upgrade to my cpu/gpu?

A: In my opinion not so much. Its not needed the stock thermal material used these days is about equal to AS5, the system is designed to work flawless without needing a better compound. However if you have the money to spare and it makes you feel better then perhaps its a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

Q: Will upgrading the RAM to 12 or 16GB increase the performance?

A: Not at all, more ram does not equal more performance. The machine in normal operation will never get even close to using the stock 8GB of ram, only in very specific work environments would so much RAM be used and come in handy and if you needed it you wouldnt be asking this question you would already know you need it.

Q: If I upgrade my CPU does it void my warranty?

A: Yes there is a seal sticker on the cpu heatsink and if you break it it will void your warranty. This is the same reason you cant self install a better TIM and have to pay $35 for a dealer to do it for you. Note that you can upgrade your hard drives, install TIM on the video card, upgrade RAM, and many other things without voiding the warranty

Q: Does the G73 support the Intel 5300 Wifi Card?

A: The 5300 uses 3 antennas but can actually work just fine with only 2, so its supported for sure, however its not known yet if the G73 comes with all 3 needed for the 5300 pre-installed. You will not get any performance boost from the 5300 vs 5100 unless your router/network has the proper equipment to take advantage of it in the first place so its a moot upgrade unless you have good reason.

Q: Im messing up my typing because my fingers press the touchpad while typing! Any way to fix this?

A: Yes I have a good way to fix this, the normal way would be to use an external mouse and disable the touchpad but thats not a good fix. Instead go download this free program called touchfreeze it will prevent your cursor from clicking anywhere else on the screen while your typing so you do not move your type cursor or click a button/ad and mess up your typing.

Q: How come I see more hard drives in windows that I have installed in my machine?

A: You will see two hard disks in your My Computer section for each physical hard disk installed because Asus likes to partition each drive into two pieces. This is a really great think if you just have 1 drive but you may wish to change the size of each partition or if you have two hard drives in your configuration make it so that each disk only has 1 partition. I found a nice free program that can do it for you that works with Win 7 x64 its called partition wizard - http://www.partitionwizard.com/

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[euisungkim]

oh god. can't wait for this to arrive.

[Hydeo]

Congrats to all owners pre-ordering I'll be watching for all review. Maybe I'll pick this up again in the future, but in the meantime I'll be tied down to something else more kick

[allanh]

3rd to post


Haha. Ok, something constructive.....

Hopefully this machine is going to be as sexy as my avatar :P

[heavenly_wild]

OK I better do it too - 4th to post

Exciting times, finally the waiting is nearly over! Who would've thought shipping would start today after all the speculation about delivery delays earlier this week and last week.

Bring it on!

Edit: OK constructive Hmmm, I am betting that this Asus gaming notebook will be the start / catalyst of a brand new generation of gaming machines. Hopefully other brands will follow suit.

Asus seems to be listening to their gamers with this machine. Power and more power!

[euisungkim]

watch me overclocking this laptop to the max.

[Ouzair]

great! new thread n soon to b owners r psyching up...hehehe

overclocking this thing won't spin the world the other way round? =D

[ViciousXUSMC]

I hope you guys are going to edit your "2nd, 3rd, 4th to post" to something constructive for the first page at some point

[pcgeek]

I am going to have to get special seat belts for when we first power this up. They put a lot of effort into this one to adress specific issues to make it what it is. Who is suppose to get the first one?

I am also anxious to see what happens to the market and product lines once people start reviewing it here.

[evensen007]

Stock up on your tools before your laptop arrives. Rivatuner to adjust fanspeed and possibly clock speeds via Joker's Rivatuner guide.

Everest to monitor your temps (Hwmonitor will not work on Ati cards)

Latest CCC (may or may not work to overclock the m5870).

3dmark06/Vantage.

Fraps to measure in game frames per second.