Asus G75VW Ivy Bridge 660M Review! and owners lounge

[paulnelson88]

Paul,

Not sure if you saw my post earlier in your thread but I was wondering if you could tell me the value in the bestbuy laptop model vs the online dealers, thanks.

Since I have my own local company I've always like buying local. I know Best Buy had it now and they have the 30 day return which is nice I can walk right in and take it back if I need to. Not sure about the online deals everything I buy from Fry s and Best Buy

[SephirothSoul]

Since I have my own local company I've always like buying local. I know Best Buy had it now and they have the 30 day return which is nice I can walk right in and take it back if I need to. Not sure about the online deals everything I buy from Fry s and Best Buy

Roger, I just keeping hearing about the BestBuy versions being "lower-end". I realize the video card is different but I was wondering if it was worth the additional money for the 8 gigs more ram and better video card from Tigerdirect/Amazon.

[Khorz]

SephirothSoul,

The BestBuy, Amazon and Tigerdirect versions all vary slightly. Bestbuy's BBK5 is the cheapest I've seen, but has no bluray drive, 660gtx, 5400rpm drive and only 8gb of ram. Tigerdirect's versions all have bluray.

You should take a look at all of them and decide for yourself what you need and what you don't. IMO, if you want Kepler then Bestbuy is the way to go, you can add more ram or an SSD later.

[paulnelson88]

I started to tear the back side apart but it looks like the graphics card is screwed in.

[bchreng]

Skimming through the past couple of pages, it seems like this BB model is much improved over the previous G74. Just to confirm, the GPU in the BB G75 isn't gimped in any way? Also, what's BB's return policy for notebook computers? 15 or 30 days? Is there a restocking fee if I decide I don't want it? I can't seem to find any laptop-specific return info on their website.

[Rhokkan]

Hello everyone, I've been waiting for this laptop to come out for a while now. My current desktop has the following 3dMark score:

ATI Radeon HD 5750 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5 Processor I5-750,ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D-E PRO score: P2307 3DMarks

You guys think ill do fine with the 660M for playing mostly MMOs and RPGs (ex. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Kingdoms of Amalur, SWTOR, Diablo III, Final Fantasy XIV, The Witcher 2, Guild Wars 2 etc.) for the next 2 years? I've been using a Radeon HD 5750 for more than a year now and I've been happy with the results on graphics on these games.

I know the Ati 7970m is way better but I'm looking also for battery life, I play casually like 2-3 times a week.

[laytoncy]

Not yet I will in the morning Have you seen this laptop yet?

Samsung NP700 Ivy Bridge Gaming Laptop Makes A Brief Appearance On Samsung's Website | Geeky Gadgets

I was looking at that laptop which I found here. I know you're reviewing the G75VW with the 660 but I wonder why Asus didn't use the 675 in either of the other 2 models they have released (or set to be released).

Thanks for the great review. I'm trying to decide whether or not the 675 in the Samsung is worth $400 over the 670 in the Asus.

[valen2384]

i just picked up the Best buy model. only reason is for wow/starcraft/D3. i dont need the blueray or the extra 8g of ram for them games But i am replacing the 500G 500rpm to a 120g 550 intel ssd. Also it does have a thunderbolt port.

[alucardio]

i just picked up the Best buy model. only reason is for wow/starcraft/D3. i dont need the blueray or the extra 8g of ram for them games But i am replacing the 500G 500rpm to a 120g 550 intel ssd. Also it does have a thunderbolt port.

WTB wow benchmarks!

[Cloudfire]

For the last time: Could you please run 3DMark11 and 3DMark Vantage on STOCK frequency, without any overclocking of memory or cores what so ever, and post them?

No offence but you should really start with that and THEN overclock to see how much you can gain. We here don`t have a clue where the 660M stand