Asus UL30VT FAQ / Official Owners Lounge redux

[hydra]

cool..are you going to try undervoltage?

Your temps are the same I see at 1900. I wonder if we are getting temp errors like the 1201n used to get during OC?

BTW, rexrzer727 's has hit 2346Mhz.

Overclocking the Asus UL30VT/UL80VT/UL50VT (Beyond Turbo Mode)

[vig1lant3]

cool..are you going to try undervoltage?

Your temps are the same I see at 1900. I wonder if we are getting temp errors like the 1201n used to get during OC?

BTW, rexrzer727 's has hit 2346Mhz.

Overclocking the Asus UL30VT/UL80VT/UL50VT (Beyond Turbo Mode)

Curious...I never got any temp errors on my 1201N when overclocking. There is a well documented issue with the way CoreTemp reports on the 1201, but I always used HWMonitor.

As far as the ul30 temps go, I don't think there are any errors. I forgot to turn on the fans in my cooling pad earlier and the temps hit 78*C, so the heat definitely scales with the increase in speed.

I think I came across the 2346Mhz thread a while back, but I have my doubts. The SU7300 has a dynamic multiplier, but is is upwardly locked @ 6.5x. Since the user in that thread reported a fluctuating multiplier up to 8x, and only on battery, I am more inclined to believe it was a read/report or logic error. Either way, that speed wouldn't be practical anyway. With only one small heatpipe cooling the CPU, GPU, and an Intel chipset/IGP, there just isn't enough surface area to dissipate all that heat!

[sygyzy]

Hi guys, I just received my UL30VT-A1 today. Everything seems to be working just fine except the left power button (Express Gate / Graphix Boost) never lights up. Is this by design? It does not light up regardless if I press it for Express Gate or Graphix Boost. Any help would be appreciated.

[David]

Hi guys, I just received my UL30VT-A1 today. Everything seems to be working just fine except the left power button (Express Gate / Graphix Boost) never lights up. Is this by design? It does not light up regardless if I press it for Express Gate or Graphix Boost. Any help would be appreciated.

The ExpressGate/GraphixBoost button itself isn't suppose to light up like the power button. However, when you use the button to enter your ExpressGate OS, it should make your numlock and caplock indicator lights light up.

[Ridley23]

Darn you, Amazon! Why did you have to raise the price by $40? I was all set to buy the UL30VT-A1 today and I saw that on their site.

[wb182]

Darn you, Amazon! Why did you have to raise the price by $40? I was all set to buy the UL30VT-A1 today and I saw that on their site.

I think you're mistaken. For some reason, Amazon is defaulting to a UL30VT-A1 from "Abes of Maine Cameras and Electronics"; however, if you look to the right under More Buying Choices, you'll see that Amazon is still selling the A1 for cheap ($690).

Those probably won't last though, as they replace them w/ new models after their Kindle software deal (see UL30VT-X1K for $699 vs UL30VT-X1 for $659)

[vig1lant3]

E-bay has some in the $630-$650 range....

[Ridley23]

Just about to get excited when it looks like the laptop won't be sent out until the end of June! Blech!

Thing is, I wanted to get a laptop in time for June 14th when I head to LA for E3 2010. Are there any places with deals really close to that, or a very comparable laptop on Amazon.com which would benefit me more due to my gift card and Amazon Payments balance?

And for the eBay auctions, those only come with the 3-month ASUS refurbished warranty. Hardly a deal. lol

[vig1lant3]

$670...

ASUS UL30Vt A1 - Core 2 Duo 1.3 GHz - 13.3 " - 4 GB Ram - 500 GB HDD

Or bing cash back ~ $700

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[Ridley23]

What the heck is Elshop? I have never seen that before. Any reviews?