K53TA.. The best deal ever... could be!

[saturnotaku]

Just to confirm as I've seen it in two places now, we don't have the one year accidental damage warranty because we bought the notebook from Best Buy?

No accidental coverage from Asus. I bought a Squaretrade warranty with 3 years, including accidental, for less than $100 after a coupon code. If you bought this system on eBay, you can still buy a warranty from Squaretrade, but it will not offer accidental protection--that part is only available if you buy something new from a retailer.

[cognus]

Check it out: A8, dedicated 6470M, $519

Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AS5560G-SB485 Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3500M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6470M

[HTWingNut]

I think this one is better A8-3500M, 6750m, 6GB, 640GB (Refurbished) $549:
Newegg.com - Recertified: HP Pavilion dv6-6135DX Refurbished Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3500M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 640GB HDD Blu-Ray Drive AMD Radeon HD 6750M


Or this one, basically K53TA but called A53TA A6-3400M, 6650m, 4GB, 500GB $529:
Newegg.com - Recertified: HP Pavilion dv6-6135DX Refurbished Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3500M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 640GB HDD Blu-Ray Drive AMD Radeon HD 6750M

[saturnotaku]

I think this one is better A8-3500M, 6750m, 6GB, 640GB (Refurbished) $549:
Newegg.com - Recertified: HP Pavilion dv6-6135DX Refurbished Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3500M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 640GB HDD Blu-Ray Drive AMD Radeon HD 6750M

That one used to be sold at Best Buy and was what I owned prior to the K53TA. It was a decent notebook, but it had the weirdest quirk in that the optical drive would power itself on and off at complete random. That's why I returned it in favor of the Asus.

[cognus]

and once again, for the cash strapped, little brother G4-1215dx is on sale this week for $349. i doubt anything can touch that in the grins/buck category

[Bayx]

HELP!

My laptop is not turning on now. When I turn it on the screen doesn't turn on. It's just a black screen. I hear the hard drive trying to spin and then it stops and then out of now where the fan got really loud. I don' know what to do. Is this happening because I undervolted this laptop? Help please!

[MaxHunter]

HELP!

My laptop is not turning on now. When I turn it on the screen doesn't turn on. It's just a black screen. I hear the hard drive trying to spin and then it stops and then out of now where the fan got really loud. I don' know what to do. Is this happening because I undervolted this laptop? Help please!

Have you tried the function and f7 buttons? I know I accidentally turned my screen off and flipped out for a bit until I figured it out. Also, the undervolting shouldn't have anything to do with it.

[MaxHunter]

All I did with the FID and DID was play with the numbers until it reached the frequency I wanted. The up/down percentages are stock, and boost is disabled. My optimal speed is 2.2 GHz, which I lock in when I game and leave unlocked at all other times. I do have the clock frequencies set to ganged based on the highest load core.

As has been said by myself and HT, these machines do some weird things beyond 2.2-2.3 GHz. My system will run at 2.3, but it requires too much voltage for my liking. It also results in slightly lower performance.

I run mine topped out at 2.8 with a 3.0 ghz boost. I'm currently testing voltages and plan on publishing my findings here, I still have a little bit to go but, my current voltages top out at 2.8Ghz/1.2 volt, and a 3.0/1.2625volt boost (though these findings haven't been thoroughly tested.) Depending on what I'm running (I game occasionally) the temps do run high (high around 91) sometimes and I have to clock down. But generally stay around the 80's, and I don't play these games hours on end, so I feel okay with it.

[Bayx]

Have you tried the function and f7 buttons? I know I accidentally turned my screen off and flipped out for a bit until I figured it out. Also, the undervolting shouldn't have anything to do with it.

Yeah it doesn't work. I'm trying to drain the battery right now and see if it works later.

[Bayx]

Ok something weird is happening now. I just heard the Windows 7 enter sound and the screen is flashing white randomly.