Asus G53SW Owners' Lounge

[checca]

download it from nvidia and then try the modified inf which you can find easily on laptopvideo2go

Just updated my driver after reading your advice. Thank you

[technolize]

I just purchased a G53SW and it came 2 days ago. I'm having problems with the display driver constantly crashing on me. I have tried using stock and the most update nvidia driver (280.26). Sometimes it crashes when I'm switching between modes (battery, performance, office, entertainment). Sometimes just during regular surfing with Chrome. I already fresh installed a copy of Windows and all the drivers. I saw there is a thread for people who have problems with 400/500 cards due to Fermi but I don't know what extent it applies to the mobile series.

Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!

[long2905]

did you overclock the card, if so try to put it back in stock clock and push slowly from there. Or it could also be just your GPU happen to be defective, in that case I'd advice you to RMA the unit for a replacement.

This is just my humble opinion based on what I know, lets see if other would give you better idea.

[DrFox]

Anyone had any trouble with the power cord? Over the last couple of weeks if i have nudged the power cord the computer would go from being in a charging state to battery mode and then back to charging if i nudged it again. Now when the cord is plugged in the metal tip gets really hot and starts to smell. Don't know what's going on.

[Fendora]

If it starts to smell i guess it's burning the plastic case around the power plug of your laptop, some guys had this problem.*

I suggest you rma it, i guess you have the old version of the defective power pin.

[technolize]

did you overclock the card, if so try to put it back in stock clock and push slowly from there. Or it could also be just your GPU happen to be defective, in that case I'd advice you to RMA the unit for a replacement.

This is just my humble opinion based on what I know, lets see if other would give you better idea.

It's stock on the most update driver from ASUS. When I load Crysis 2, the driver crashes and resets on the main screen. I tried the newest drivers (280.26) and a whole bunch more (275.33, 275.50, etc.) Not too much luck. I'm just going to return it to Amazon and hopefully get a nondefective one.

Thanks for your help!

[checca]

It's stock on the most update driver from ASUS. When I load Crysis 2, the driver crashes and resets on the main screen. I tried the newest drivers (280.26) and a whole bunch more (275.33, 275.50, etc.) Not too much luck. I'm just going to return it to Amazon and hopefully get a nondefective one.

Thanks for your help!

When i run crysis 2 over here (driver 280.26) my driver never crashes. its possibly hardware problem

[long2905]

it just struck me that the new G53SX also have the same chassis and mostly the same hardware as the G53SW, it should be possible to put the GPU on the G53SX into an SW right?

[TailGunner]

it just struck me that the new G53SX also have the same chassis and mostly the same hardware as the G53SW, it should be possible to put the GPU on the G53SX into an SW right?

Why? The GTX 560M used in the G53SX is bandwidth crippled; any performance gain from bumping up the core clock speed is lost by the bandwidth lost, so while it might perform better at lower resolution, at 1080p+ resolutions, the GTX 460M will actually look better. Just overclock the GTX 460M's core to 775 MHz and call it a day.

[JeanLucX]

I got my Asus G53SW back from the 3rd RMA and Asus sent me a new one. However the laptop will not boot up when I connect the HDMI cable. The laptop works completely fine without the HDMI cable connected. I disconnect the dvd burner and HD and it will do the same. Anyone has the same issue?