Just got my G50vt-x6- What updates?

[techjnk]

Hey, Just got my new laptop. ASUS g50vt-x6 from newegg. I am so excited. I am new to asus and was wondering if anyone had any advice on which drivers I would need to update to get the best performance from my new Toy. I am so excited and don't want to blunder around blind, so thought I would ask people who know what works best. I did already update Windows Vista; it is 64-bit. That is also new for me so any advice at all is greatly appreciated.

[David]

Congrats on your new purchase!

One thing you can do to get better graphics performance is to install another graphics driver from laptopvideo2go. Try installing a newer version and see if it helps with your in-game performance.

I would also recommend you uninstall some of the unnecessary Asus-bundled software such as Norton, Chkmail, and Asus/live update.

[E.B.E.]

You could also have a look at my Vista optimization guide (a bit old now, but much of the advice still applies).

[techjnk]

Thanks, had already started on the deletions and will look at the vista optimization now. Any other ideas?

[David]

Thanks, had already started on the deletions and will look at the vista optimization now. Any other ideas?

That's pretty much it! Just remember properly maintain your notebook on a regular basis (eg. defrag your hard drive, clean out your cache and unnecessary files from your registry, unclog the dirt/dust build-up in your fan and heatsink, etc)

[techjnk]

Thanks for all the advice. Have to say I love it.