ASUS G74SX Owners' Lounge

[neggie]

OK so i figure ill start a thread for this new model now. Ill post a honest, stright up review on this as im buying the best buy version of this today i had the g73sw-bst6 so ill post comparisons and benchmarks let me know what you all want to know about it

[neggie]

Reserved for review

[vexvegaz]

Got my G74SX-XR1 a few days ago to replace my G73SW-XR1..



heres the WEI with intel 320 SSD

[dkillone]

@vexvegaz
What lcd panel does it have? I assume it's either the CMO or Hannstar. You can use HWINFO32 to check.

Nice pics btw, :>


EDIT:@everyone,

Best Buy gimped GTX560m
The G74SX at best buy for the GTX560m video card. only has a 2gig, 128bit memory bus for a total of 40gb bandwidth. While online and at Microcenter/Fry's, the G74 has the 3gb 192bit bus for a total of 60gb bandwidth. This increase will help games not be bottlenecked on high resolutions. The best buy G74 only has a 1600x900 screen, so it may not be that noticeable, but if you want to game on a higher resolution, thats where the memory bandwidth will come into play. So beware of this major change, it is much worth it to spend a little extra money to get the full 192bit bus the GTX560m is supposed to come with.


Cooling
The G74 is a little bit louder than the G73 by about 1db on idle and about 3 more db on load.





Small review/Gaming vid


(video by GenTechPC)



(Crysis 2 on Asus G74SX GTX560M 3GB @ 940/1880/1500 Gamer/Hardcore)


Reviews/Pics of the insides

This is a review of the 3d version, Asus G74SX review – new gaming laptop, more powerful than ever

Pics of the insides courtesy of Ken Lee from GenTechPC - http://forum.notebookreview.com/7657464-post654.html
(Note: As you will see from the pics above^^, the 560m is built into the mainboard of the G74, this means you will not be able to switch out the video card for anything else.)

[G74SXr]

Ordered my G74SX-A1 a couple days ago from newegg. This will be my first experience with ASUS, so I'm anxious to try it out. Coming from an '07 E1705, it should be much faster Also picked up a Crucial SSD to try out with it. I'll post up with first impressions when it arrives.

Question, and I realize this isn't the 3DE version, so no 3D display - but if I run HDMI out to my Samsung 3D LED-LCD TV, can I game in 3D? Also play 3D Blu-ray movies on the TV from the laptop?

[dkillone]

Yup, you should be able to, it has a 1.4hdmi port, which allows for 3d, as well as the 560m supports 3d. Basically, the 3de model just comes with a 120hz 3d capable lcd panel, with shutter glasses/built in adapter. So the main 3d part is the GPU, which with a 3d capable hdmi port, it should work fine.

[vexvegaz]

Originally Posted by dkillone

@vexvegaz
What lcd panel does it have? I assume it's either the CMO or Hannstar. You can use HWINFO32 to check.

looks like i have the CMO panel
Monitor Name: N173HGE-L21 CMO N173HGE-L21


EDIT: One thing i just noticed and it may not be a big deal for many, is that there is no longer a sub-woofer. i actually miss it, it was a great feature and made the sound much better.

[Orogeny21]

I will be purchasing this before I begin my senior year in Geology. I am getting this primarily for ArcGIS work and Digital Image Analysis. Secondarily for the specifications allowing serious performance while gaming. Tertiarily for the blue-ray movies. Work and entertainment.

I Should have a review up in less than 2 months. I am upgrading from a 2007 HP DV9535nr. This will be a major upgrade.

[vesayreve]

hmm, this or g53sx 3D, keep in mind that g53sx has a glasses free 3d

[Ofirio]

Vesa, I think the real factor you have to decide on first is if you want a 15" or 17" screen. At least that's how I started narrowing my decision down. Personally I would go with the G74 because I dig the new KB layout and I enjoy a bigger screen for my gaming.