ASUS G50VT-X1 with Nvidia 9800M Review and Initial Impression

Ok, remember I mentioned about the constantly updating and installing update and configuring cycle? it just started again, when i shut down it would configure update, when I restart it would configure update, which is all and well with the exception that there are NO update to configure! I havent configured or installed any update for over 24 hours........

Wahammer is right, i think I just got a lemon, but hey, you guys get a good review out if it lol.....unless something happen tomorrow, I think Im gonna pack it up and go seek my options in store.

 

I bought this notebook tonight!
Quick question though.. or 2 hehe

1. What can I run to see if the HDD is 7200 or 5400? The BB features page says 7200, the specs page says 5400...

2. What's the deal with the HDD being partitioned with an unused 10 GB? is that where the recovery SW is or something? Or can I resize the partitions and get that? back??

Thanks!
Cajuntechie

 

Congrats with your new notebook!

1. The fastest way to see if your HDD is 7200 or 5400rpm is to unscrew the HDD panel from the back of your notebook and check it.
2. The 10GB partition is your recovery partition. You can delete it if you want, but I'd make an image copy of the partition before deleting it. The recovery partition just makes it easier for you to restore your notebook back to factory settings.

 

Didn't we confirm a page or two back in the thread that it's a 7200?

 

Is it really a 9800M GT? because i dont think so.

 

It's a 9800GS or a downclocked GTS.

 

Howard,

Could you please run that benchmark you mentioned earlier with 3dmark and turbo mode, I really want to know how powerful this thing is, thanks!

 

JUST RAN 3D MARK 2006 AT EXTREME TURBO MODE (OVERCLOCKED) MODE AT 1366 X 768, MAX resolution on this computer. and has score of 8346, which is nearly identical to 8400 scoere on 1024 768 i ran earlier, so overclock mode really works. just ran it again in overclock mode at 1024x768, new score is whopping 9244. so in short NORMAL mode at 1024 x 768 is 8400, overclock mode is 9244. At 1366 x 768 overclocked score is 8346.

 

How can I access the bios in this thing? I read the manual but it won't say and I've tried every key combination possible lol.

thanks

 

either F2 or F12 orF`10 upon boot i forgot i just pressed them all lol

 

Is the warranty issued by BestBuy is global? Cause im from malaysia and very interest in buying one!

 

impressive scores on the 3dmark !!!
can you check what is being done while on that o/c mode ?
cpuz should tell you the cpu multiplier and fsb while gpuz will tell you the clocks the gpu is running.

 

ok let me check, hey in the mean time if i need a small portable, would you mind take a look see which of these 2 u recommend?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...27714&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010176167

or

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony...24523/catOid/-18746/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

now in EXTREME TURBO MODE

CPU = 2492.5 MHZ, MULTIPLIER 8.5 BUS SPEED 293.3, RATED FSB 1172 (FROM 1066 FACTORY)

GPU = 530 CORE, 799 MEMORY, SHADER 1325, which i dont see any difference......so its mainly increased fsb?

 

howard is the warranty issued is global?

 

i would go with the hp

 

Hi howard

This lappy is really impressive....but i want to get this point from the end

IS THE KEYBOARD FAULTY OR WHAT

Cause im really considering getting one

and thanks

 

By the way go with the HP

But what about your current asus??

 

My keyboard is faulty , whether its hardware or software I'm still not sure, I was able to duplicate the same problem just now again, so will take to bestbuy later. I thought about HP, better cpu and video card, but I do know sony has much better aesthetic and quality... so i'm kinda poundering.......Ill check on the warranty in a bit....oh one thing I do know about HP is it runs warm.. and usually not as quiet as others, thats also whats stopping mye from HP but my option is open.

 

aiks everyone is ignoring me.
Can someone gimme some clue please? I was just wondering is the warranty global or not. I know the period under warranty is one year but did not stated is global. ><

 

Check this link!!

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-4797-view-GeForce-9M-Series-Gpu-list.html

The GT version has been removed and been replaced with GS

Seems its really is GT (but DCed)

 

May I please kindly ask what kind of a card slot does the Asus Laptop have ?

Does it have a pcmcia type 2 slot or does it has a newer expresscard slot ?



Thanks

Falling Cat

 

that table is not much of an authority, i have a forum friend here that runs 9800m gt in sli

 

I can't wait to see a A1 version of this...

But is it just me or does anyone else also think that this G50V refresh came too soon, since the G50V is just 2 months old? I expected for a refresh to come in December or even January.

 

Asus might be following Gateway's example and just sending "beta" laptops to bestbuy to get evaluations from the customers. It wouldn't surprise me, as it seems to be following gateway's release pattern.

 

Howard,
Have you gotten around to testing Cryisis? I really would appreciate some benchmarks.

 

The bb warranty is not global. Is their a bestbuy in malaysia?

 

OK here is the deal, I took the laptop back to bestbuy explaning the keyboard lag issue, along with it, i printed the problem reported by users on several forums discussing the keyboard issue. She took the laptop to Geek Squad and came back a few minutes later saying they could not duplicate the problem (yea right, dont think they really tried). She said, why don't you try and ill watch, here is the good part. When she turn the laptop side way so I could type while she watched, the laptop screen turns black. But from the status light we all know the laptop is on, we waited 10 seconds and the LCD semi came back to life, then turns black, then white, then gray then black, then flickered then the computer just died. A tech manager came over checked it out to pronounce his official blessing for a dead G50, then prompted waived the 15% restocking fee and gave me a full refund. I can't say I was happy that it ended that way, I had higher hope for this laptop but I was just happy I didnt have to pay 200 bucks in restocking fee. I opted for a full refund instead of exchange, and to be honest, I might use this opportunity to seek an alternative instead of purchase the same laptop . I will still try to answer as many question as possible about anything I could remember and did on this computer if anyone needs to. Also I looked at the computer, box, manuel, NOTHING indicated this one has a global warranty, but nothing indicated it does not have one either, so I can not answer that question for you.

 

I hear................silence... hope you guys are ok.. keyboard lag is ok, but the sudden and mysterious death is quite disturbing and guess I'll never know the reason. I'm pretty sure mine is an isolated case, hope it doesnt discourage you guys from purchasing it....

 

I was generally very interested in this for the price and its gaming capabilities, and I'm hopefuly that the keyboard issues are something a simple bios upgrade can fix... So this is still one of my candidates.

 

I really hope the sudden death was an isolated issue. I'm still thinking about buying this laptop but I'll wait until more reviews come out. Shame you had to go through all that, but at least you got a full refund.

 

So the ASUS comes out of the box with game performance altering software (i.e. allowing you to change clock speeds etc)

 

Awww crap! There goes my hopes and dreams for this laptop, I can just hope yours was a special case and not all VTs end up like this. By the way I'm Abe, nice to meet all of you, this is my first post I do have one question, how much of a difference can one notice between a 2.26 PROC and a 2.53 one? In relation to gaming and video editing, is it minuscule?

 

for gaming 2.26 vs 2.53 is not much difference, maybe 0.1 second load time, hard drive at 7200 rpm is more important as is video card.

Warhammer.. yes this laptop comes with software ready to overclocked the machine.. However the short lived hardware did not allow me sufficient time to explore all possibilities. Just 1st impression of OC it, which result everyone clearly saw, enable overclocked with 1 click to EXTREME TURBO MODE. However, i was not given an option on how fast to take it to.. Its just a dummy option 1 click, not like manually OC a machine in BIOS on a desktop.

 

Also Any projections on how much the G50VT-a2 will go for and for those interested in buying this laptop, will Gentech offer a group buy discount for partaking individuals?

 

WOW

jsut when i was typing a review... that i got this laptop just tonight.....


the screen died to black... i had to restart my unit. I'm going to run this laptop several times this whole week, see if it makes the test.

=p

i hope its not bad.

or else, meh.

 

Your G50 LCD turned black for no reason too?

 

That's really odd the screen turned black all of a sudden. Did you guys install anything or changed anything in the registry that could have affected the system?

 

holy bejeebus !!! sounds like a leemon to me

check the install disc's for pirated software .......

......................


seriously tho- excellent reporting howard and others, we would be shoppers need to know this stuff and i am stoked this site exists and thrives with active members like it does


the "black screen of death"

ACK !!!

.................

 

OKAY 14 pages and there is still no confirmation on how many stream processors it has and what's the memory bus width??!!!

 

ouch, looks like the g50vt isnt stable yet..

EDIT: the 9800GS has 256bit bandwidth, dunno about the clocks

 

OOOh no

I was really hoping to get on of these lappys

Now it seem to have a huge screen problem

I think its best to wait

Do you think its a HW or SW problem??

Cause if its Software i think it will be solved easily!

howard, are you going to buy another one....or what?!

 

64 streams

256-bit bus

already been said before

 

where did you get that from ?

 

it been said that the gs is a dc gts

gts has 64, 256 so does the gs

i believe so

 

also check the scores: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=311122&page=11

i dont think 9700m GTS (which has 48) can get same results

 

well it was a one time incident.

I'll try to see what happened. ITs not like a crash or anyhting, the screen just went black.

(but i had 5% battery anyways..... idk if thath ad to do with anthing)


tommorow or this week i'll try to get crysis on my pc.

I hink it MIGHT have to do with the laptop thinking that the pc is on standby mode.


I'll give you guys a heads up, i'm going to be using this laptop 10 hours + a day for 2 weeks, tell you how it goes, and with the keyboard too.

going to use it in gaming, college, home, business, etc~



so far - its all good now.

 

well all been said, i still see no hard evidence on the streams...

 

source? just because someone said it doesnt make it a confirmed fact

considering the amount of interest this laptop has generated i would have thought there would be strong pressure to get 100% confirmation on this instead of just guessing

 

So there were two guys who got the "black screen of death" That sound is like there is a serious problem of G50vt ?