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

[xrmx89x]

Ridiculous. Nice results you two...

[notrlyavailable]

Originally Posted by UnXpectedError

i didnt keep track of that but i think stock was like 2000ish and 2.4ghz was about 3000.. i could be wrong .. but ill check next time i run some tests.

also just ran some passmark cpu benches

CPU Mark
Stock = 3573
2.4ghz = 5560
2.7ghz = 6517

though i think i found out whats going on with the throttling thats happening after 2.4ghz.. i believe it has to do with the integrated GPU not liking it past that. im gonna see what happens if i just use the discreet GPU. maybe that will solve some issues.

Would you mind sharing how you got it to use the discrete GPU only? I don't see an option for that though I know it's possible.

[JMan19]

Just got this computer today. Haven't had time to mess with any of OCing but got 6634 in 3dmark 06. I always use this version to compare with other laptops I've had.

I tried doing furmark but something isn't right even when I set the application to high performance. It's only getting about 4 fps and the highest I've seen the GPU hit is maybe 60 C. It would be a shocker to me if that's the highest the vid card would ever hit.

Will see what I can get with OCing the cpu and gfx card later on.


Also, can we actually find the drivers for the video cards on ati's website or do we just have to keep using the ones that Asus posts on their website? Asus doesn't really keep their driver pages up to date.

[Aggp18]

Hey guys, new to the site, and wanted to chime in on some feedback for what I've seen with this laptop.

I got this laptop because my other one recently died and when I saw the specs on this thing it was a no brainer for the price.

Yeah, there is banding, but I hope that Asus will do the right thing and send out a BIOS update to address this problem.

I have been able to run BFBC2 on high settings with 25-30 FPS average, on Medium settings it stays right about 40-45 FPS. Crysis was running at about 27 FPS on high settings, got really choppy when a lot of dynamic lighting came into the scene. And also there was a lot of random background flicker in the environments. However, I ran crysis in Medium settings and was averaging about 34 FPS. Also for giggles i threw in my old copy of Ghost Recon 2 and that was running at 60+ FPS on the highest settings.

Honestly, playing BFBC2 on this thing in Multiplayer is unbelievable for the price. Huge destructive environments and this thing plows threw them without hardly any slowdown (albeit if something HUGE blows up around you then it goes into 10-15 FPS). And this is all on stock settings. I am not confident about OC'ing. But if you guys find a stable setting I would love to give it a shot. Any recommendation on a program for OC'ing and temperature readings?

[link626]

we need to keep begging asus for a bios update-
1 to fix the screen banding
2 to add true switchable graphics.

HP already has their bios update which enables manual selection of dedicated graphics-only mode in their llanos.

asus needs to do the same.

keep emailing them.

[runtohell121]

Originally Posted by UnXpectedError

ok guys to answer some questions.

first yes i have the banding issues as you do but im just trying not to pay attention to it atm lol.

secondly you can over clock the GPU and CPU on this machine by doing the following.

GPU
you have to download a program called Sapphire TRIXX and then go into the settings and disable ULPS and restart the computer. then you should be able to use the sliders to overclock on any program including MSI afterburner which i like to use as it has temp read outs and everything.

CPU
you have to use K10stat.. use this as a basic guide on how to.
Aspire Gemstone: K10STAT AMD Griffin Processor UnderVolting Guide
AMD has been very kind with the voltages its given its cpus so you can def undervolt it while overclocking at the same time

I can't seem to overclock the GPU...

[bleeto]

Yes come on ASUS!...I really like this laptop - it does everything i want and pretty well..It is such a graphical joy....It runs some of my 3d desktop aps like Modo , and Houdini and with 4 gb ram stock is a little laggy --but these are not so easy to run . It runs Carrara 8 well . It runs genetica 3.5 (texture making ap ) very well. It renders decently at stock speeds. For web , videos etc --is pretty nice machine-----so please ASUS --I want to keep this thing. Fix the banding and making switchable a choice would make this a dream.

[link626]

i left the laptop on battery overnight, and it lasted just shy of 6 hours, with 10% battery left at shutdown. Hard drive never shut down, always spinning.
I could probably get another 25 minutes out of that 10% juice.

So this should probably get over 5 hours with light usage.

not bad for a 56wh battery with amd. Amd laptops used to get terrible battery life

[bleeto]

I know Link ------battery use seems decent indeed.....i have lots of pro's for this laptop. only a couple of cons.
Webcam should have been left off its so poor. I don't use em anyhow
A tad bunch of bloatware.
The screen banding --more serious than a con

The rest is either good or great.

[link626]

This is probably the worst webcam i've ever seen. It's worse quality than a cell phone. It's only good for casual usage.

fortunately, i have a logitech quickcam pro 9000, which is collecting dust right now.

The other thing i'm worried about is the cheap hinges. The plastic chunk attached to the screen feels flimsy.
luckily the screen opens to a wide angle, so you'll never stress the hinge to the max under normal viewing situations.
But still, i predict these hinges will crack in under 3 years.
Gotta be delicate with this.

I'm gonna call asus and see if the plastic hinge can be ordered. always good to have spares.