Asus G53SW Owners' Lounge

[kaworu876]

Hello, fellow G53SW owners! Since we don't really have our own official thread here yet (and ALLurGroceries has kindly recommended that I start one up) I figured that I might as well get the ball rolling.

Post in here to discuss all the details of whatever version of the G53SW you currently own - questions, comments, issues, troubleshooting problems, reviews (both brief and verbose) are all welcome, as well as anything else you all can think of. There has been a good deal of general discussion concerning the G53SW in this thread that I started over in the Asus Gaming Notebook Forum including a comprehensive performance review with screenshots from TailGunner (which I suppose should be reposted here at some point). But it would probably be helpful for a lot of us to move over here to this thread, just to keep things consistent and to make it easier and more accessible for everybody to find basic information about the G53SW if they so desire.

This will very likely end up being a temporary OP - hopefully I'll be able to update this with more comprehensive information regarding the G53SW and the various models (and their specifications) that are already available out there. In the meantime, we're off!

[nido23]

Can you tell me what is the configuration of the 6GB Ram? 3x2GB? or 1x2GB + 1x4GB?

[kaworu876]

Originally Posted by nido23

Can you tell me what is the configuration of the 6GB Ram? 3x2GB? or 1x2GB + 1x4GB?

Sure thing - the configuration of the 6GB RAM in the G53SW-XN1 model that I purchased is 1x2GB + 1x4GB. There is a max RAM capacity of 16GB, I believe.

I'm not sure what the RAM configuration is in any of other models that are out, though. I know that there is 8GB RAM in the G53SW-A1 model, and 4GB RAM in the Best Buy model.

[niku86]

Score! We have an owner's lounge, none of the other laptops I owned was cool enough to have it's own lounge

Hey Kaworu,

If you've got a moment, do you mind taking a digital picture of the warranty card or even a cellphone pic or something and uploading it?

[Zeiss]

Originally Posted by kaworu876

Sure thing - the configuration of the 6GB RAM in the G53SW-XN1 model that I purchased is 1x2GB + 1x4GB. There is a max RAM capacity of 16GB, I believe.

I'm not sure what the RAM configuration is in any of other models that are out, though. I know that there is 8GB RAM in the G53SW-A1 model, and 4GB RAM in the Best Buy model.

I'm pretty sure the other models are using two modules of the same size. I've been thinking of upgrading the RAM in mine when I receive it. I know I don't need anymore than 6GB but I'd like to populate two slots with 4GB modules for dual channel and just sell the 2GB and 4GB modules locally. Albeit, the difference would probably be negligible.


EDIT: After thinking about it, the BB models (being as watered down as they are) could actually have a single 4GB stick and have the 2GB stick hauled (which would have made a total of 6GB). Realistically, I have no idea and am just guessing!

[niku86]

Originally Posted by Zeiss

I'm pretty sure the other models are using two modules of the same size. I've been thinking of upgrading the RAM in mine when I receive it. I know I don't need anymore than 6GB but I'd like to populate two slots with 4GB modules for dual channel and just sell the 2GB and 4GB modules locally. Albeit, the difference would probably be negligible.


EDIT: After thinking about it, the BB models (being as watered down as they are) could actually have a single 4GB stick and have the 2GB stick hauled (which would have made a total of 6GB). Realistically, I have no idea and am just guessing!

Since they cost cut, if the BB models have 8GBs. My bet would be 4x2GB sticks.

[TailGunner]

Be aware that the first slot (Where the 4GB stick is inserted in every G53) is not easily accessible. Three of the four slots are accessible through conventional means, while the first slot requires the entire bottom assembly to be taken off. If you want to jump up to 8 GB of RAM, just buy one more 4GB stick and replace the 2GB stick with it.

I've been playing Test Drive Unlimited 2 at 1080p and medium settings for the entire afternoon. Frame rates are in the 30-40 range, overall a very pleasing experience. This is the quietest laptop I've seen thus far while gaming, I'm impressed.

Temperatures while playing TDU2 for about six hours:

[niku86]

Hey TailGunner, have you considered undervolting at all to reduce core temperature a little? 80 seems a little high, but after 6 hours of 1080p gaming haha that's not that terrible.

[Novino]

How to check your mobo has B2 or B3 stepping (B2 was recalled by intel)

1) Run command prompt in administrative mode
2) Type "wmic idecontroller get deviceid"
3) Check for Rev_xx (xx = 04, then the mobo is a B2 rev and affected by the chipsetbug).

PS: Borrowed from G73SW http://forum.notebookreview.com/7243925-post543.html but should work for G53SW also i guess.

Originally Posted by niku86

Hey TailGunner, have you considered undervolting at all to reduce core temperature a little? 80 seems a little high, but after 6 hours of 1080p gaming haha that's not that terrible.

The figures in 80+ are MAX temp, avg temp is considerably low i guess.
You should've seen peak/avg temp in my prev laptop (95+ for GPU)

Overheating is one thing which i'm very scared off, these figures looks very promising in that regards

Btw Tailgunner, can you mention your
1) Room Temperature (degree celsius)
2) If the area around keyboard or the keyboard itself is warm/hot.
Am assuming u dont use any cooling pad for LT.

[TailGunner]

Originally Posted by niku86

Hey TailGunner, have you considered undervolting at all to reduce core temperature a little? 80 seems a little high, but after 6 hours of 1080p gaming haha that's not that terrible.

Definitely, but unfortunately Nibitor can't read the 460M's BIOS currently. Once its developer updates it to do so, I will start experimenting.

Originally Posted by Novino

How to check your mobo has B2 or B3 stepping (B2 was recalled by intel)

1) Run command prompt in administrative mode
2) Type "wmic idecontroller get deviceid"
3) Check for Rev_xx (xx = 04, then the mobo is a B2 rev and affected by the chipsetbug).

PS: Borrowed from G73SW http://forum.notebookreview.com/7243925-post543.html but should work for G53SW also i guess.

Originally Posted by Novino

Btw Tailgunner, can you mention your
1) Room Temperature (degree celsius)
2) If the area around keyboard or the keyboard itself is warm/hot.
Am assuming u dont use any cooling pad for LT.

1.) 23 Degrees Celsius.
2.) Keyboard stays warm, no difference in palm area!
3.) No cooling pad. It sits on a table or on a tray when I use it on the bed.