Asus G73JH-B1 Owners Lounge

What speed issue is this, that is not fixed in either AMD GPU Tool or Overdrive?

 

its a bloody chipset issue.. bascially , the 5870M can take PCI Express 2.0 speed but due to intel being cheap , their chipset speed is limited to PCI express 1.1... this a joke..

 

I just bought a G73JH-B1, joining your illustrious company, but I'm having a problem. Hopefully nothing serious enough to require sending it back for exchange.

Basically, a short time after powering it up for the first time and begin copying files from another computer, my laptop began making an odd noise. Kind of like a *knock-knock*, a couple of seconds apart, constantly. It seems to come from right underneath the keyboard, top left. I've been looking for solutions but can't find anyone with a similar problem yet.

I'd appreciate any help. I haven't changed anything yet, bios, drivers or anything.

 

Kynnath, perhaps it's a loose piece of tape or wire? Are you able to look at the fan by opening it up and making sure everything is secure?

 

might be a faulty hard drive i think... if its new , Return it and get a new one... not worth the effort of opening it up and maybe voiding warranty if ur inexperienced doing all this.

 

Maybe I will purchase a G73JH-B1 at gentechpc.com. They can test it before shipping right? What I like about them is that you can customize the G73 to suit your preference (thermal paste type, processor, HDD, OS, etc.), plus they seem to have good customer reviews. My mom plans to go to the USA this January, so why not purchase it there? I'll just have to wait 'till next year.

 

where does it say the 5870M is running at pcie 1.1 speeds?

 

look at GPU-Z... its been going on in side threads and 1 of chasity's threads but basically the 5870M which support PCI Express 2.0 is running at 1.1 due to chipset...

 

hummm, i just looked and i see what you mean...but

how do you figure it's hindering you?
i just went over a bunch of 5870M benchmarks 2.0/1.1/8x/16x
im curious as to how this is holding you back?

 

lack of bandwidth in CAD etc from what i've read... i should have got a D900F... brb... no such problems with X58 chipset.

 

Question - This is my first laptop and I've heard lots of conflicting things about battery care. Apparently some of the strategies depend on what type of battery we have... sooo what's the best policy for the B1? Should I let the battery lose its charge sometimes? Is leaving it plugged in at 100% very bad?

 

i ususally discharge it everyday as i'm a little lazy to plug in sometimes... i suggest you do the same... my wear is 1.5-2% and varies day by day.... depends on how much i charge etc... had it for 6-7 weeks...

 

Lately with BC2 I seem to be dropping to 10 and 15FPS even without max settings. Does anyone know how well this laptop travels? I have flown commercially with it a few times. I have yet to overclock anything.

 

on battery power , its not good.. it downclocks.. however , if u set high performance profile in windows and do the following , gaming is perfect. Go to catalyst control centre after doing the high performance profile.. click on home sign and than click on the graphics symbol and go to powerplay.. there set the card to max performance on battery and card will play games on AC speeds and u can turn settings to max... Problem solved but battery life won't be good.

 

Hey sean, would you mind posting the link for the HP Synaptic drivers for the keyboard... cuz i'm having some lag, trying to solve this issue
Did this drivers completely solve the lag issue?
thanks

 

here is my pcie test...

 

I just got my G73JH 2 days ago.

I have updated my catalyst drivers to 10.10 and vBIOS to the latest one. Is there anything else i need to do, other than clearing the bloatwares that come with the computer?

 

Hello guys.
I have noticed that the latest GPU driver available for Radeon HD5870 mobile graphic card is 10.8. Is this true?
If not, please link me to the latest driver version available.
Thanks in advance.

 

CCC 10.10? would you mind posting the link
i thought the lastest one was the 10.8

 

I found it
ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

 

no problem mate.. link's below

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-drivers-software-forum/338874-drivers-hp-dv5-gen-1-intel.html

You can try the 2-3 different drivers there.... under synaptics touchpad drivers..

 

Thanks a lot sean, seems like it was able to solve the lag

Anyway i just installed the CCC 10.10, i hope it's worth it

 

Hello, I am looking for an online reseller in Canada that sells the ASUS G73JH (B1)

I have found a few, but I need one who can customize it (thermal paste, hdd, ram, optical drive, etc.)

Any help would be much appreciated

 

Seems that i will be still ordering the JH-B1 today and not the JW. Got one more question. The B1 has a i7-740 in it ....just wondering how hard would it be to upgrade it to the 940 extreme ?. The site were you can configure the JH has the 940 in the list. I found a local company that sells the processor for laptops. Will prob need a bios update ? or just plug and play ?

 

cpu is plug and play.

 

Thank you

And with that reply from johnksss it seems that in two week we will have a nother JH-B1 owner Just order it. Gone cost more then it does in the US but with tax, toll and transport cost me 2200USD.
Cant wait to get my hands on it

 

Anyone have any help on this, I really want the laptop, bu I don't want to pay $400 in duty and import taxes

 

they aint good enough?
PC CANADA - ASUS G73JH-B1 I7-740QM W7HP64 8G-DDR3,1TB(500GX2),BD COMBO, 17.3LED,ATI5870 1G GDDR5,BT [G73JH-B1] - The Original and Highly Rated All-Canadian WebStore

http://www.canadapost.ca/shopper/items/4612285/ASUS-G73JH-B1-17-3-Laptop-G73JHB1

 

No sorry, I need some place that is customizable, like how xotic does it.

 

edited since original post was corrected

 

'twas just a typo....but we are getting off topic

 

yeah, that off topic stuff works on others.
Asus G73JH-B1 w/ Core i7-740QM, 8GB, 1TB, Blu-ray Combo, 17.3in Full HD, Radeon HD5870, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit at Memory Express Computers
and that's probably a safe place to "call" and ask, since they do special order and pre sale.

 

Thanks for your help. I just contacted them, and they are not able to modify the laptop before shipment. They only sell it as it comes.

They offered to upgrade it should I send it in after receiving it......... Not much point to that........

 

well that was rather...errr...ummm....not cool!
what are you trying to change on it?

 

agreed... why is it so hard to get a good laptop in canada!

EDIT-
I want the 8 gb of ram at 1333, a repaste of cpu/gpu, possible the 840 (depends on my $$ situation) 320 GB hybrid HDD as primary, 500 gb as slave, and an intell 5000 series wireless adapter

 

yeah. cause im seriously running out of links to post.
http://buyitcanada.com/Computers/

or maybe if your close to this guy...ask him and see if he can upgrade it.
http://www.shopinburlington.com/Com...n---Talk-Nerdy-To-Me--IT-Solutions/624074.htm

 

Thanks for all the help, after finding out how much parts and labour will cost, its not worth it to do an post upgrade of this size. I may just have to pay the huge cost of import

 

no problem.

but you still havent said just what exactly you want to upgrade
the cpu and that's it?

 

sorry, you must have missed my edit.

I want the 8 gb of ram at 1333, a repaste of cpu/gpu (diamond or arctic stuff), the 840 cpu, 320 GB hybrid HDD as primary, 500 gb as slave, and an intell 5000 series wireless adapter

 

the only real problem on that list...repaste the cpu and gpu...other wise the rest, you can do your self.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-B1-i...92478206?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item43a2b372fe
this guy is out here where im at..see what the total cost would be for them to ship to you. looks like you would only need to change like 1 or 2 things.

 

Thanks for all your help!

 

not a problem

 

Well, had to RMA the laptop. The noise was the subwoofer speaker, and it wouldn't stop. It would start quiet, then start with it. Even happened in expressgate. Took a couple of weeks, but I just unpacked the new one. Yay!

 

Will the B1 need repating to or is that just for the A model ?


1 week more and ill get my B1

 

1. Anyone ever had any problems with B1?
2. What is a good and cheap online store to buy laptop that provide a thermal paste service, accept a bank wire transfer or credit card not issued in U.S.A. or Canada and willing to ship the laptop to Canada.

 

gentech should be doing both.. contact their rep here ken lee... they seem to be most flexible about payments methods out of the resellers here and got mine from them.

 

@whassupz

As the other member said
GenTechPC (Member name: GenTechPC)

+ two more to check out
PowerNotebooks (Member name: paladin44)
+
XoticPC (Member name: Justin@XoticPC)

These retailers are regulars here on the forum
and are familiar with dealing with us Canadians


Alex

 

well damn! aint seen you in a long while.

 

First off, Hello all.

I just ordered my G73JH-B1, should have it middle of next week and I can't wait!! My "old" Fujitsu N6010 has done me well with only needing to replace the inverter about 6 years ago and the lcd 2 months ago. I also have a couple others, a HP dv2000 and a Gateway tablet that I repaired for someone and then they decided that they didn't want them and didn't want to pay for the repairs. Well like I said can't wait till I get my new toy and I hope to get as good use out of it as I got from my Fujitsu.

 

"Lost" my first rubber foot. Luckily was in my home so I was able to re-glue it back to the laptop. Considering just doing them all now before I lose one that is not recoverable.