Asus N53SV & N53SN SandyBridge Owner Thread

[khanh]

Ah, do you know why my WEI is so low? My base score is only 4.9 (equal to Graphics score).
Although this number is meaningless, but I'm wondering why it's lower than the other users?

[J0cas12]

Ah, do you know why my WEI is so low? My base score is only 4.9 (equal to Graphics score).
Although this number is meaningless, but I'm wondering why it's lower than the other users?

the WEI is always equal to the lowest score

that 4.9 should be the intel graphics score. A bit low, my 53SN has 5.9, but i don't know if there are lower integrated graphic models on the cheaper SV

[khanh]

the WEI is always equal to the lowest score

that 4.9 should be the intel graphics score. A bit low, my 53SN has 5.9, but i don't know if there are lower integrated graphic models on the cheaper SV

Hi,
I know that the base score is always equal to the lowest score.
I even saw many other cheaper laptop had higher graphic rating than mine. I don't know why!?
Does XV1 is the cheapest of N53SV series?

[J0cas12]

Hi,
I know that the base score is always equal to the lowest score.
I even saw many other cheaper laptop had higher graphic rating than mine. I don't know why!?
Does XV1 is the cheapest of N53SV series?

sorry, it seamed you didn't knew that.

i don't know about the XV1, mine has the HD3000 and it gives me 5.9

do you have the latest drivers for the intel HD?

...and also, run the test at high performance settings

[vermont99]

Go to NVidia and download this driver 275.33-notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql. Mine was 4.6 now it’s 5.7 there’s also a new webcam diver that speeds it up somewhat ASUS is way behind on their drivers.

[khanh]

Go to NVidia and download this driver 275.33-notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql. Mine was 4.6 now it’s 5.7 there’s also a new webcam diver that speeds it up somewhat ASUS is way behind on their drivers.

Yes, you're right; After installing new updated version, my score increase a lot.
Many thanks

[khanh]

You need to check to see if it still does this with the original Hynix sticks in. It's possible it will still do that, in which case there's an issue with the laptop itself.

Hi npaladin,
I returned my laptop to the original configuration as it was before (1 hynix only). Unfortunately, it's still crash (automatically shutdown). Before added new RAM, it hadn't happened.
What should I do?

[npaladin2000]

Hi npaladin,
I returned my laptop to the original configuration as it was before (1 hynix only). Unfortunately, it's still crash (automatically shutdown). Before added new RAM, it hadn't happened.
What should I do?

Call Asus. Don't tell them you added/swapped RAM. Tell them your your laptop is freezing/crashing while it's on battery but not while plugged in.

[cipher7]

I love My new N53JF-XE1 but I got bored... (Disassembly)
here

Thanks, essence. Npaladin confirmed for me that the card was under the keyboard and this guide showed me exactly how to get there. To be specific, the card is under the keyboard AND the steel cage/top plastic shell of the laptop. BOTH need to be removed before you can replace the wireless card.

I will say for anyone reading this later that you should take your time as there are many screws that need removing and you should be especially careful with the various ribbon like cables as they all seem to be secured using different latches. Use the linked dissasembly guide and take your time.

Also, I received and installed my 16GB today. I'm using 4 x GSKILL F3-10666CL9S-4GBSQ and it's working perfectly with my various Hyper-V images. Time to sell my original 6GB!

[ZugZug]

Question - does any of you have this notebook with processor i7-2630QM and 16GB of RAM? I just read on Intel specification page, that this processor has 8GB RAM limitation - so can anybody confirm it?
Intel® Core? i7-2630QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.00 GHz))

Core-i7-2630QM memory bus bandwidth limits RAM to 8GB that can be used in dual channel mode. 16GB is supported but, as soon as your system starts using more than 8GB, the access to RAM is single channel only, i.e. slower. It's still a great alternative to paging to/from disk