ASUS N71JQ Owners Lounge

[tarlyn]

Here is is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK-ujy3ZWtk

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[bdms08]

The back of that LCD sure is high gloss. Well, at least I can use it to put in my contacts or shave if I need to. Thanks for the video.

[bosstone1]

My tracking shows I should have my ASUS N71JQ sometime this week. Mine is running a SSD as the primary. Has anyone else gotten a ASUS N71JQ with a SSD as the primary and tested it yet?

Also I really would like to get a external monitor to go along with this machine. This is a work computer not a gaming computer for me and I just want the extra screen real-estate. I am debating if its a good idea to get a large 30 inch external or if its better to go the flatscreen route and just buy a TV with hdmi inputs?

Anyone have any recommendations on the best choice for a dual monitor setup on the ASUS N71JQ.

Thanks
CC

[bosstone1]

I also was looking at the ASUS MS202N 20 inch monitor. Displays at the same resolution 1600 x 900 as the ASUS N71JQ. Anyone have any experience with these monitors?

[tarlyn]

Originally Posted by bosstone1

My tracking shows I should have my ASUS N71JQ sometime this week. Mine is running a SSD as the primary. Has anyone else gotten a ASUS N71JQ with a SSD as the primary and tested it yet?

Also I really would like to get a external monitor to go along with this machine. This is a work computer not a gaming computer for me and I just want the extra screen real-estate. I am debating if its a good idea to get a large 30 inch external or if its better to go the flatscreen route and just buy a TV with hdmi inputs?

Anyone have any recommendations on the best choice for a dual monitor setup on the ASUS N71JQ.

Thanks
CC

Think you are the 1st one with SSD that I know of.....so you can be the lucky one to test it for us

I have a 31" for my desktop computer and just went with a Vizio LCD which works for me but resolution can play a large part in what will work or not.

[bosstone1]

I would rather have 2 smaller displays on either side then one big display but have not figured out how to make it work with this laptop.

I have been reading about the ViDock 2 and think that might work but not sure. I want to have my Asus N71JQ-A1 as the main display in the middle and then 2 ASUS MS202N 20 inch monitors on either side of it.

If anyone has any thoughts or experiences setting up a system like this let me know if you think the ViDock 2 will work or not?

[tarlyn]

Ok some gaming benchmarks....for some reason Devil May Cry 4 wouldnt give me a screenshot but here were the results:

Devil May Cry 4 - DX10 1600x900 All High No AA
Stock 650 800 - Rank B (40-80 FPS)
OC 760 1000 - Rank A (50-100+)

Resident Evil 5 - DX10 1600x900 All High No AA
Stock - 38.1 FPS Grade - B



Again was not able to save a screenshot for some reason but here were the results on the same OC:
45.6 FPS Grade - B

Last one...Crysis again with a higher resolution then before...cant do native so I got as close as I could.

[Turbogear]

Hello,
I am also getting my N71JQ-A soon, but with 320GB 7200rmp as primary drive. I will replace the secandory drive by 500GB 7200rpm Seagate.
My main purpose is also working.
I will be using it all the day with external monitor connected over a HDMI to DVI cable.
I am using a 24" external monitor (Eizo Flexscan S2431W) since 2 years. It is a S-PVA panel and has a resolution of 1920x1600. It is a great monitor to work with, but it was quiet expensive. 2 years ago it costed around 850 Euros.
I had not paid it myself as it belongs to the University where I work.

Originally Posted by bosstone1

My tracking shows I should have my ASUS N71JQ sometime this week. Mine is running a SSD as the primary. Has anyone else gotten a ASUS N71JQ with a SSD as the primary and tested it yet?

Also I really would like to get a external monitor to go along with this machine. This is a work computer not a gaming computer for me and I just want the extra screen real-estate. I am debating if its a good idea to get a large 30 inch external or if its better to go the flatscreen route and just buy a TV with hdmi inputs?

Anyone have any recommendations on the best choice for a dual monitor setup on the ASUS N71JQ.

Thanks
CC

[Turbogear]

Originally Posted by tarlyn

Ok some gaming benchmarks....for some reason Devil May Cry 4 wouldnt give me a screenshot but here were the results:

Devil May Cry 4 - DX10 1600x900 All High No AA
Stock 650 800 - Rank B (40-80 FPS)
OC 760 1000 - Rank A (50-100+)

Resident Evil 5 - DX10 1600x900 All High No AA
Stock - 38.1 FPS Grade - B

Again was not able to save a screenshot for some reason but here were the results on the same OC:
45.6 FPS Grade - B

Last one...Crysis again with a higher resolution then before...cant do native so I got as close as I could.

Do you know which ATI Catalyst driver this notebook comes with?
I suppose it has ATI 9.12, which was very buggy. I had many gaming problems with that one on my Desktop PC.

I have been long term gamer with ATI desktop graphic cards; ever since the age of ATI 4850 and then ATI 4870 and currently ATI 5850.
The performance always improves as newer versions of ATI Catalyst is introduced.

But unfortunately for the Mobility Radeon there is no official support from ATI.

We have to rely on the Mobility Modder here:
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/modtool.php

It currently does not support Catalyst 10.1 and also not the ATI 5000-series cards.
The team is working on it and hopefully in the next weeks we get a support for our ATI 5730.
The admin there said they are getting some help from ATI to fix issues between Mobility Modder and Catalyst 10.1.
Here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardwa...st-10-1-a.html

[tarlyn]

Originally Posted by Turbogear

Do you know which ATI Catalyst driver this notebook comes with?
I suppose it has ATI 9.12, which was very buggy. I had many gaming problems with that one on my Desktop PC.

I have been long term gamer with ATI desktop graphic cards; ever since the age of ATI 4850 and then ATI 4870 and currently ATI 5850.
The performance always improves as newer versions of ATI Catalyst is introduced.

But unfortunately for the Mobility Radeon there is no official support from ATI.

We have to rely on the Mobility Modder here:
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/modtool.php

It currently does not support Catalyst 10.1 and also not the ATI 5000-series cards.
The team is working on it and hopefully in the next weeks we get a support for our ATI 5730.
The admin there said they are getting some help from ATI to fix issues between Mobility Modder and Catalyst 10.1.
Here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardwa...st-10-1-a.html

Hrmm the version that I can see using SWI is 2009.1118.1260.23275

Other then that I cant find anywhere where it lists the version but I am using whatever came with it standard so if we can get a better version then that would be awesome.