The Asus G60Vx-RBB05 ...

I just have a quick question - I heard the maximum amount of battery you can squeeze out of this lappy is 1hr 30 min. What I want to know is that would the battery life improve by undervolting? Any other way to improve battery life (short of upgrading to a 9 cell)?

 

Yes, you can undervolt your CPU for increased battery life.

Turn everything down?

 

But you won't typically gain more than 10-20% battery life with undervolting.

Big, power hungry components eat battery life. Fact of life, regrettably .

 

Still, something's better than nothing. Thanks for the replies guys.

Just a couple more questions: is undervolting reasonably easy to do? Also, concerning overclocking - what's the safest the stock 2.13Ghz process can OC to? Does it produce extra heat/reduce component life etc?

And finally, would there be any optimum combination of UVing and OCing that will give me improved performance and battery life? Truth be told, I only want to extend battery life for when I'm not gaming or using the lappy for any other GPU intensive task.

Cheers,
Patrick

 

There's a undervolting as well as OCing guide on NBR. Every CPU, even the same model, will behave differently, best bet is to find out what are the most stable voltages/overclocks for your individual CPU.

Yes, it will produce extra heat, which in turn may reduce component life.

UV + OC is usually a bad choice, as OCing generally requires you to up the voltages used. However, as I mentioned earlier, every CPU is diferent, so it doesn't hurt to try.

 

Just FYI I've been browsing the web in bed for about an hour now. My battery meter still says I have an hour left. This is with the screen on minimum brightness.

 

Is that right? So I can easily squeeze out some 2 hours on this laptop, provided I configure the settings right? Just wanted to make sure. Oh, and another thing, I read in a review somewhere that the G60 was kind of bulky (obviously I don't expect it to be slim and trim, but it's not overwhelmingly bulky is it - for a 16" I mean)? Could anyone comment on that?

Cheers,
Patrick

 

Two hours is about right for just web browsing, not doing anything strenuous. Gaming is about an hour.

I find the G60 to be about the perfect "portable workstation" size. The full keyboard + numpad, along with the 16" lcd, under 7 lbs. I don't find it bulky in the slightest, though it DID require a 17in laptop bag to fit instead of a 15in. YMMV, but I find it to be the "just right" size.

Duckies

 

Ah, thanks so much for the replies - really helpful . Also, thanks for the reply Duckies, I'm glad to hear it isn't as bulky as I'd imagined; it sounds just about right for my needs, especially for when I won't be doing anything too strenuous (gaming, programming etc).