Asus G73JH-B1 Owners Lounge

[sean473]

These have been some great reviews.

I am buying a G73JH-B1 when I get back home from work.

A few questions though. Any suggestions for a cooling pad? Cost/noise aren't an issue. I want something that's very efficient in keeping this laptop cold.

Also, anyone have other modifications to help the performance/longevity of it?

Would really appreciate the replies.

Thanks!

Just buy from a reseller like gentech who do a proper repaste unlike xotic... you won't need a cooling pad. The GPU barely hits 80C in games and the whole notebook is really cool unlike my Dv5t.. speaking of it , someone buy it.. its excellent for a multimedia pc but crap for gaming.

[Dufus]

A question for G73JH owners.

1. What is the BIOS recovery procedure for a failed flash.

Thanks.

[sean473]

I'm not sure about that. Just trying to update some images but fileshack not working.. i'll try to put some pics tomorrow. Just completed HAWK yesterday. I'll see if i have any new games

[acheronx]

Thanks for the Gentech site suggestion. Never thought of it.

I was going to just pay in person and pick it up, but I think it's even better of a deal going through Gentech.

The upgrades I can get will be better too.

Not sure if I'll get SSD drives though....

[acheronx]

Now I'm debating if I want G73JH-B1 or get the G73JW...

ATI or Nvidia...

[sean473]

ATI for sure.. just buy from online reseller and make them test ur unit and u shouldn't have any problems.

[sean473]

more pics up.

[Nocturnalis]

OK, I am obviously new to these forums, but am not new to the topic. i am ordering a g73 model of some sort, and have narrowed it down to to the g73jh b1 most likely because it has a better cpu than the a1, and I am just curious as to why the support techs at gentech and xotic (Both VERY knowledgeable and helpful by the way. (Hutsady at xotic was extremely friendly and helpful, I said I'd recommend them) both seemed to recommend I invest in the g73jw model with the nvidia gpu instead, but I am leaning more towards the ATI because of the obvious performance advantage....or is it really that much better. according to the techs, nvidias new drivers are supposed to increase performance by 15% or so. Also I am really curious as to whether the GSOD issues and other problems are as prevalent with the B1 as they seemed to be with the A series.
Does anyone have a real world figure as to the percentage of owners that seem to have these problems? I know that if you are looking for problem reports on forums, you will find them in abundance, because if people DONT have problems, they tend to not post very often, so I need to know some hard statistics if anyone can provide them.
Also, is it really advisable to go ahead and order the TIM paste upgrade? i could do it myself, but for the price of the laptop, I really do not feel like borking my system if I make a mistake, when i could just pay 75 bucks and have it done for me and still have the warranty.
Thank you for reading my post, and I sincerely appreciate any comments and help that you guys might have to offer. I hope to be a member of this family very soon. (waiting on the wonderful thing known as FINANCIAL AID) lol

[the fragile machine]

Hey sean473 do you happen to have a link to your images? interested in seeing this beast in action thanks!

[sean473]

OK, I am obviously new to these forums, but am not new to the topic. i am ordering a g73 model of some sort, and have narrowed it down to to the g73jh b1 most likely because it has a better cpu than the a1, and I am just curious as to why the support techs at gentech and xotic (Both VERY knowledgeable and helpful by the way. (Hutsady at xotic was extremely friendly and helpful, I said I'd recommend them) both seemed to recommend I invest in the g73jw model with the nvidia gpu instead, but I am leaning more towards the ATI because of the obvious performance advantage....or is it really that much better. according to the techs, nvidias new drivers are supposed to increase performance by 15% or so. Also I am really curious as to whether the GSOD issues and other problems are as prevalent with the B1 as they seemed to be with the A series.
Does anyone have a real world figure as to the percentage of owners that seem to have these problems? I know that if you are looking for problem reports on forums, you will find them in abundance, because if people DONT have problems, they tend to not post very often, so I need to know some hard statistics if anyone can provide them.
Also, is it really advisable to go ahead and order the TIM paste upgrade? i could do it myself, but for the price of the laptop, I really do not feel like borking my system if I make a mistake, when i could just pay 75 bucks and have it done for me and still have the warranty.
Thank you for reading my post, and I sincerely appreciate any comments and help that you guys might have to offer. I hope to be a member of this family very soon. (waiting on the wonderful thing known as FINANCIAL AID) lol

to be frank , whether u get the JW or JH ur going to have some disadvantages in each case.. in JH , u have no USB3.0 .. while in JW u have an NVIDIA card... which is weaker.. its really down to your choice of ATI or NVIDIA.. i chose ATI as i really didn't have good experiences with NVDIA... now as for repase, better have it done by the pros.. u can do it yourself but its very complicated and if your break something , you void your warranty..

Hey sean473 do you happen to have a link to your images? interested in seeing this beast in action thanks!

look at the first 2 posts in the thread.. my gaming pics are there... i'll have more up as i play more games