Official Asus G73JH Owners Lounge

<marquee>Last Updated Jul 15 2010</marquee>

**Update**

New, like to play with a controller? Read the Ultimate Gamepad Review & Guide to help you choose the gamepad that is right for your G73!









G73JH-A1 Base Model Configuration & Price
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Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset


Recent Reviews

ViciousXUSMC's Ultimate G73JH Review - http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=459400

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G73JH Resellers: (resellers, PM me to have your info added)


GenTech PC
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: 1.800.990.7945 (Mon~Fri)
G73JH-A1 Link

PowerNotebooks.com
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: 1.877.711.1777 Mon-Fri 8:30AM to 5:30PM Pacific Time
G73JH-A1 Link

Xotic PC
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: 1.877.289.9684
G73JH-A1 Link

ExCaliberPC
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: 1.877.289.3972
G73JH-A1 Link


ASUS Warranty Info:

ASUS Notebook Extended Warranty

Register for ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty

ASUS 360 Notebook Service Program

Notebook Warranty Extension Package

Notebook Warranty Policy


ASUS Product Registration & Member Login:

http://member.asus.com/login.aspx?SLanguage=en-us


ASUS Support: http://support.asus.com/

North American Notebook Support:

Customer Service: http://livesupport.asus.com/nbcs.html
Technical Support: http://livesupport.asus.com/nbts.html
Email: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
Notebook ONLY Hotline: 1-888-678-3688 - option 3, then option 1, or 510-739-3777 ext. 5110

Global Service Centers:

http://support.asus.com/contact/contact.aspx?no=339&SLanguage=en-us


Asus G73JH Downloads & User Manuals, HERE!


User Created Related Threads & Resources

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/487754-g73jh-bios-209-now-available.html

Asus G73JH Main Discussion Threads: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Asus G73 Future Owners Lounge

Asus G73 Technical Upgrade & Enthusiast Thread

Asus G73 Benchmark Thread

Everything you need to know about the Asus G73jh

Asus releases Version 209 System BIOS

Asus G73 GPU Temps

[SIZE=+1]G73JH Q&A[/SIZE]

Q: What is the average % of units defective or returned for RMA?

A: (Asus Rep) Out of the sold G73 units we have only received about 2-3% for RMA in the US and Canada regions.

Q: Is it worth it to pay $35 for the TIM upgrade to my cpu/gpu?

A: In my opinion not so much. Its not needed the stock thermal material used these days is about equal to AS5, the system is designed to work flawless without needing a better compound. However if you have the money to spare and it makes you feel better then perhaps its a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

Q: Will upgrading the RAM to 12 or 16GB increase the performance?

A: Not at all, more ram does not equal more performance. The machine in normal operation will never get even close to using the stock 8GB of ram, only in very specific work environments would so much RAM be used and come in handy and if you needed it you wouldnt be asking this question you would already know you need it.

Q: If I upgrade my CPU does it void my warranty?

A: Yes there is a seal sticker on the cpu heatsink and if you break it it will void your warranty. This is the same reason you cant self install a better TIM and have to pay $35 for a dealer to do it for you. Note that you can upgrade your hard drives, install TIM on the video card, upgrade RAM, and many other things without voiding the warranty

Q: Does the G73 support the Intel 5300 Wifi Card?

A: The 5300 uses 3 antennas but can actually work just fine with only 2, so its supported for sure, however its not known yet if the G73 comes with all 3 needed for the 5300 pre-installed. You will not get any performance boost from the 5300 vs 5100 unless your router/network has the proper equipment to take advantage of it in the first place so its a moot upgrade unless you have good reason.

Q: Im messing up my typing because my fingers press the touchpad while typing! Any way to fix this?

A: Yes I have a good way to fix this, the normal way would be to use an external mouse and disable the touchpad but thats not a good fix. Instead go download this free program called touchfreeze it will prevent your cursor from clicking anywhere else on the screen while your typing so you do not move your type cursor or click a button/ad and mess up your typing.

Q: How come I see more hard drives in windows that I have installed in my machine?

A: You will see two hard disks in your My Computer section for each physical hard disk installed because Asus likes to partition each drive into two pieces. This is a really great think if you just have 1 drive but you may wish to change the size of each partition or if you have two hard drives in your configuration make it so that each disk only has 1 partition. I found a nice free program that can do it for you that works with Win 7 x64 its called partition wizard - http://www.partitionwizard.com/

Asus G73JH Photos

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Asus G73JH Promo Material

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Asus G73JH Videos

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Asus Chairman Jonney Shih reveals the company's latest gaming laptop, the G73Jh.

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CES 2010 - ASUS ROG G73Jh from Ryan Shrout on Vimeo.

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Hands On Video of the ASUS G73Jh Republic of Gamers Gaming Notebook at the Cebit Preview in Munich.

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ATI Mobility HD 5870 & DX11 Info
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5800 Series Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5870 GPU Specifications


AMD Unveils World's Fastest Mobile Graphics for DX11 Support

AMD offers next-generation DirectX 11-capable ATI Mobility Radeon™ Premium graphics with compelling new features -- ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, exceptional power efficiency, enhanced multimedia capabilities, and more -- bringing powerful visual gaming and computing innovation to the notebook PC.


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oh god. can't wait for this to arrive.

 

Congrats to all owners pre-ordering I'll be watching for all review. Maybe I'll pick this up again in the future, but in the meantime I'll be tied down to something else more kick arse

 

3rd to post


Haha. Ok, something constructive.....

Hopefully this machine is going to be as sexy as my avatar

 

OK I better do it too - 4th to post

Exciting times, finally the waiting is nearly over! Who would've thought shipping would start today after all the speculation about delivery delays earlier this week and last week.

Bring it on!

Edit: OK constructive Hmmm, I am betting that this Asus gaming notebook will be the start / catalyst of a brand new generation of gaming machines. Hopefully other brands will follow suit.

Asus seems to be listening to their gamers with this machine. Power and more power!

 

watch me overclocking this laptop to the max.

 

great! new thread n soon to b owners r psyching up...hehehe

overclocking this thing won't spin the world the other way round? =D

 

I hope you guys are going to edit your "2nd, 3rd, 4th to post" to something constructive for the first page at some point

 

I am going to have to get special seat belts for when we first power this up. They put a lot of effort into this one to adress specific issues to make it what it is. Who is suppose to get the first one?

I am also anxious to see what happens to the market and product lines once people start reviewing it here.

 

Stock up on your tools before your laptop arrives. Rivatuner to adjust fanspeed and possibly clock speeds via Joker's Rivatuner guide.

Everest to monitor your temps (Hwmonitor will not work on Ati cards)

Latest CCC (may or may not work to overclock the m5870).

3dmark06/Vantage.

Fraps to measure in game frames per second.

 

Right here with everyone else!!! Can't Wait. Sux I'll be waiting for the A1. Odred from ExcalliberPC. This is before I found this thread and learned of the great customer service from Xotic PC and GenTech.

I did not want to get out of the waiting line and change over.

Sorry guys, You have been great with all of your post. I will definitly be doing business with you in the future!!!

Can't wait to see the benchmarks... But it might make my next week and half longer and longer

 

Got THE call today from Justin at Xoticpc; wanting to know if I was willing to change from a A1 to an A2 with Blu-ray drive upgrade. Slightly more expensive (labor?) But I said yes. So I should be seeing it SOOOON. Maybe in time for Valentines?!?

 

Glad I switched to the A2 as well. I don't actually own one single BR disc, so it's not like it really hurts. Once I see that the early adopters have given the BRD and its software a clean bill of health, I'll order it as an upgrade later.

I also paid for the overnight shipping, so it would be amazing to see that thing show up Saturday!

 

EXcaliberPC NOW shows the G73jh A2 IN STOCK

Might just call 1st thing and see if I can get the Saturday Delivery !!!

 

Ehy guys wait a minute..if the difference from A1 and A2 is just the blu-ray why A2 is coming before??? I mean, isn't it the same exactly computer(components) except bluray or is there some more?

 

The first shipment of A1's got held up at customs, or so I hear. That's why the A2's got here first. And yes, identical except for the bluray.

 

So do you think it's better change the order and go for the A2? Because I don't know if do it or not..how long do you think does it take for A1 to arrive? Thx...

 

IIRC, A1's should be here by the 17th, possibly earlier. If you change your order to the A2 now, you probably wouldn't get it any earlier. Some of the resellers are calling the earliest orders and asking if they'd like to change over. You can always contact yours and ask them.

 

Ok I guess I'll wait for it. If you know, how long does it take from when they receive it to arrive at home if you have the standard shipping?

 

Well, since you ordered yours with the Diamond thermal compound, they'll need to open yours up and apply it. Then think of all the people before you that wanted SSD's, upgraded thermal compound, etc. You'd hope it would just one extra day before it ships. But, who knows.

Other than the extended warranty, I just left it stock. That's the best chance to get yours out the same day it arrives really. Upgrade the thermal compound at home, buy a cheaper SSD online, and get your lappy earlier.

 

Yes but people were saying something about lose of warranty if you apply thermal compound at home. They are resellers allow to do it but we are not. So I decided to have them do it for me and no chance to lose warranty!

 

Just transferring over to THIS thread does make the G73's arrival seem a little more real...although I've elected to stick with the -A1 (plan to use the BD) and will suffer thru a few more (or hopefully, less) days of waiting with my fellow A1ers (euisungkim comes to mind )

And, many thanks to Viscious for capturing and transporting all the G73 info over to the first page.

Q: If I am not planning to test the new machine to its limits (or perhaps beyond and melt something one would rather not have melted ), is there a test or bundle you recommend running to test the machine for nominal operation/performance parameters? (This would be in lieu of simply running standard applications/games to see if they more or less work properly.) Hope that makes some sense to you; I'm in new territory here.

 

Happy,

Furmark and 3dmark vantage will put a hard press on your cpu and gpu to make sure everything is working well (no flickering/stuttering/throttling).

Everest will make sure your temps are within normal params..

 

Yeah first we need to find a temperature monitor program that works, its a new chipset and so existing ones may not work with it or work correctly. Once we have that there are many tests you can use to test the machine for stability.

CPU Testing:
Moderate - Large WPrime test
Insane - OCCT

GPU Testing:
Moderate - 3dmark09 Vantage
Insane - Furmark

Ram Testing:
Memtest85+

HDD Testing:
HD Tune Pro

Just a basic starter kit there

 

Started a very basic Q&A on the first post, please let me know any other common questions you want to see me answer on there.

 

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Thanks to both of you, I appreciate the guidance and reccomendations...will hope to apply them in the near future.

 

I haven't heard anything from Justin, thinking on I'm the 2nd shipment then? Me hopes not ;P Do you think he'd care my birthday is on Monday?

 

No, I do not.

 

Had some spare change so I went right back to preordering this LOL Guess I'm back now two new machines incoming! Desktop tomorrow, Notebook..I don't know but if I get it in March I'll still be happy

 

Welcome back to the fold Hydeo!

 

Great to be back

 

Hydeo, your desktop spec looks pretty nasty Too bad I no longer use a desktop (all my jobs can be done on laptop and can't be bothered to walk to another room to access another computer)

 

Unfortunely I require my desktop at home for work and obviously my laptop for going around the country and such. Of course I could of went with a single card solution, but what's the fun in that if I'm not planning to buy another high end desktop for a solid 5 years or so

Oh and minus the monitors the desktop is still cheaper than this laptop LOL

 

Hilarious! So, I call BTOtech just now to see if they are getting any of the A2's in stock. They only show the A1 online so I figured "what the heck". Talked to some guy (Eddy i think) who said without a doubt NO other reseller has the A2 in stock yet. In fact, that model is 3 weeks away, and not even in the country. Nice try Eddy.

 

You'd think he would take the 5 minutes to look at the forum and see that he is flat out wrong. I know they are active on this site, so there is no excuse for giving out incorrect information.

 

I also called BTO and get the same message. But I believe my order is pushed back into middle of March so I'll probably cancel with Xotic anyways.

I placed an order with ExcaliberPC who say it's in stock and having it shipped overnight. It seems the G73 may come stock with the 1333 (hoping), if not I can just upgrade it at a later time, waiting 1.5 months is going to suck more than slightly slower ram. Once Excaliber is open and I call to confirm the order, I'll cancel the Xotic.

Too bad Asus couldn't meet the demand. I wonder if it was ATi or Asus dropped the ball on this. I just don't see a high demand for high performance gaming laptops.
- Example I play with a very large gaming community and told them I pre-ordered this. Response unanimous.
- Dude those are awesome specs. But it still sucks cause it's still a laptop, lol at you.
- On top of that it's always. You should have got an Alienware. Aren't Sager's better? Asus makes gaming laptops?
- Few who knew, dude, Asus has heating issues with their gaming series laptops. Don't get it!

So yeah even among gaming enthusiast I just don't see a huge demand for these. Considering Asus is such a large manufacturer, I'd place my bet it was ATi that dropped the ball on making HD5870 more available. I don't remember where, but remember reading AMD outsources the manufacturing of ATi chips right?

 

It's good marketing, creates a buzz about the product because it's so "in demand".

 

So they create a false sense of high demand by limiting availability. Lame.

 

So we have to wait longer now?I'm going to have to take my laptop back to bestbuy in 2 weeks and exchange it for a diffrent one so I get an extra 2 weeks.



Don't judge me

 

I wish I recorded the conversation I just had with Donald at PowerNotebooks.

Edit: Sorry, this isn't the place for that rant. Vic, feel free to delete this post. TIA

 

Trust me, it's not a false jacking up of demand. This is Ati's newest flagship mobile gpu and CES covered the G73 extensively. Look how many pages and views the main G73 thread has. It's got to be close to a record. More interest in that one thread than the whole Alienware forum.

 

Gaming enthusiast does not equal hardware/software enthusiast. Just because a guy likes to buy fast cars and drive them around doesn't mean he knows an oil filter from a brake pad. It's sad how many people are lazy about their hobbies.

 

True, but it makes us want it more because we can't have it. This is nothing new, companies have been doing it for years. The Wii and the newer VW bug come to mind. Or better yet, how many times have you seen a giant line outside a club, but can see that it's still pretty much empty inside.

Along as they start releasing a few and continue the flow, they'll do fine.

I'm with you though, I don't want to wait either, but such is life.

 

Vicious or anyone mind explaining the performance difference between the 1066 and 1333 Ram?

I read the FAQ in the lounge forum but that only covered the amount. If this has already been asked I apologize.

Also does G73 support 1600 Ram? I've seen this ram being made available online for laptops. Spending $120 on 4 GB of 1600 might be better I'm thinking.

 

The performance increase is quite minimal for the faster ram, so much so that you wont notice it outside of a memory benchmark. The other reason its a bad idea to upgrade to faster ram is due to the all too comon problem of faster ram still running at the slower ram speed because you cant change the ram settings in the bios and its locked to be compabile with the built in overclocking software.

 

So Vicious the 1066 may be the best speed for compatibility with software, bios etc? Or 1333 still ok? Cause getting this tomorrow from ExCalibre and spending less can upgrade it to the 8GB 1333 seems more favorable than waiting 1.5 months to sludge through Xotic's waiting list.

Thanks for your quick reply.

 

Have you been able to confirm your order w/ Excaliber?

 

I've been calling and calling, but it's futile. They have an insane phone hours of 10 PST, sheesh, day is more than half done here!

 

Vicious, wanted to say thanks for the thread clean-up! My baby is pre-ordered too up here(canada)and i get in on the first shipment (usually a week after you guys in the states) can't wait for this baby!

 

Damn lucky you to get on the first shipment!

The Asus G73 is 3 miles away from XCaliber and the representative said with my express processing I should expect to see it tomorrow. I got into the first shipment!
- I'll be cancelling Xotic, and if I need faster ram or HDD I can just order that from NewEgg for less anyhow!
- Would like to say, if Xotic had it in stock I would be happy to do business with them. Their sales department are informative, helpful, very quick. I highly recommend XoticPC, just not for me if the wait time is over a month and can get it now elsewhere.