M51Sn: Review & Owners' Lounge

[GenTechPC]

Asus M51Sn-A1

15.4" WXGA 1280X800
GeForce 9500M GS 512MB DDR2 @ 475/950/400
Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 @1.66GHz 2MB 667 FSB
3GB DDR2 667 (2GB+1GB)
250MB 5400rpm SATA
Windows Vista Home Premium 32

A note by the moderators: As of today 29 April 2008, this thread is also the Owners' Lounge for the M51Sn. Enjoy!

WEI





3DMark06 3693 with stock driver no overclock @ 475/950/400





3DMark06 4149 driver 174.16 overclocked @ 561/1122/451





Medal of Honor Airborne Demo
Game setup:


Video 1:
Driver 174.16 @475/950/400 no overclock



Video 2:
Driver 174.16 overclocked @550/1100/440



Video 3: Need For Speed Pro Street Demo Driver 174.16 @475/950/400 no overclock



Video 4: Call of Duty 4 Demo Driver 174.16 @475/950/400 no overclock




Windows XP installation tutorials by Allen Hobby:
http://synthank.blogspot.com/2008/05...sus-m51sn.html

M51Sn with Windows XP benchmark:

15.4" WXGA 1280X800
GeForce 9500M GS 512MB DDR2 @ 475/950/400
VGA driver: 174.31
Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 @1.66GHz 2MB 667 FSB
3GB DDR2 667 (2GB+1GB)
250MB 5400rpm SATA
Windows XP Professional

3DMark06 1024x768 no overclock: 4375




3DMark06 1024x768 overclocked @525/1171/437: 4864




3DMark06 1280x800 no overclock: 3930




3DMark06 1280x800 overclocked @528/1175/432: 4415

[D3X]

Looks like it's confirmed that the 9500M GS DDR2 is pretty much identical to a 8600M GT DDR2 except minor DirectX 10 differences. It scores only slightly higher in 3Dmark06, although negliable. Even those overclocked results looks similar.

[scooberdoober]

Thanks Ken!

[GenTechPC]

Originally Posted by scooberdoober

Thanks Ken!

No problem.

Originally Posted by D3X

Looks like it's confirmed that the 9500M GS DDR2 is pretty much identical to a 8600M GT DDR2 except minor DirectX 10 differences. It scores only slightly higher in 3Dmark06, although negliable. Even those overclocked results looks similar.

The performance is not bad at all if you watch the video.
Yes I agree it's similar to 8600M GT DDR2, but Asus now make it more affordable for laptops with high end GPU.

[themanwithsauce]

What is the power useage difference between the 9500 and 8600 though? I'm willing to bet the 9500 consumes less power and could help asus address their battery life shortcomings while still keeping their performance image up.

[Prasad]

Thanks for the info!

[Rahzer]

I was going to buy a G1s but now should I go with this one?

[D3X]

Originally Posted by themanwithsauce

What is the power useage difference between the 9500 and 8600 though? I'm willing to bet the 9500 consumes less power and could help asus address their battery life shortcomings while still keeping their performance image up.

Hmm.. I doubt it would be huge difference because of the already implemented 8600M Power settings. When in battery mode, all core clock & memory are running at half the speed. So if there is an overall improvement of power consumption of the GPU, lets say 10% on full GPU load(which is overly optimistic), at half the speed and in desktop usage I doubt it would be remotely close to 5% battery improvement on GPU consumption.

If you saying better battery life when gaming, sure then that would apply. But who does that?

[Rahzer]

im really wondering if I should get this one instead of what i was going to get at xoticcp

1x SAGER NP2092 Custom Laptop (Built on Compal JFL92)
- Display: 15.4" WSXGA+ "Matte" Type Super
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: ~Intel® 45nm "Penryn" Core™2 Duo
- Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce
- External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
- Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR2 667 PC2 5300 (2 S
- Intel® Robson Turbo Memory: 1GB Intel® Robson Turbo Memory (
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Optical Drive: - Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 160GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
- 2.5" SATA Enclosure & Hard Drive: None Standard
- Floppy Drive: None Standard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/
- Bluetooth: None Standard
- Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 496
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: None Standard
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audi
- Speaker Systems: Integrated System Speakers - Inc
- Case: Carying Case Optional (Select if
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- AC Adapter: 110/220V 120W Auto Switching AC
- Car Adapter: None Standard
- Docking Station / Port Replicato: None Standard
- Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Mouse / Keyboard Accessories: None Standard
- Notebook Cooler: None Standard
- Operating System: ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-B
- "Medialess" Microsoft Office Sof: None Standard
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): None Standard
- Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warra

[RangerXML]

Think of the 9500M GS as a G92 based 8600M GT, just like G92 technology is going to allow for a 8700M and 8800M now in smaller form factors.