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 ASUS k40AB/k50AB: HD 4570 for just RM2K!, Light gaming on the cheap

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hanz08
post Jul 17 2009, 10:49 PM

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nice thread bro. you actually made one! smile.gif
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post Jul 17 2009, 11:35 PM

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BTW do i have to uninstall CCC before installing Ati Tray Tools? will it be better and user friendly as i'm not too familiar with ccc's configurations and options.
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post Jul 18 2009, 02:10 PM

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i installed ati tray tools and it worked great! biggrin.gif so now about the k10stat, i'm supposed to create 2 profiles right under the p-state tab right? one for on load and one for battery saving? my laptop gave me the BSOD when i set in to 0.95v. sad.gif
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post Jul 18 2009, 02:27 PM

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QUOTE(Najmods @ Jul 18 2009, 02:16 PM)
P0 or P1? If you just browsing, click P1 and select both core0 and core1, reduce the Vcore to 0.9V and apply. If you want to run games select P0 and both its core and select apply. This way you can save the power more, since in desktop it would be limited to 1.05GHz no matter what the load is

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i see i see.. so if i decided not to use k10 and wanna it revert to its old stat i'll just have to delete the .exe right?

btw i did what you taught me, waiting to test battery results tonight! smile.gif

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post Jul 18 2009, 05:22 PM

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QUOTE(InFe_eD @ Jul 18 2009, 04:25 PM)
Ohh yeah, I do aware that this lappie is quite hot under heavy load, but how about the volume? When idle does the voice emission noticeable, and while under load does the noise become unbearable?
#Hanz, mind telling us how are the battery life b4 and after your tweak? And your heat too tongue.gif
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well before i undervolted the cpu battery life for me was 2 hours and 10 minutes. After undervolting i managed to squeeze another 25 minutes out of it, which is good! (credits to Najmods) and the heat went down too by around 8 to 10 degrees. smile.gif when under load the voice emission is not noticeable, fan speed is pretty low so yeah, its perfect for classrooms and quiet ebviroments. hope that helps! biggrin.gif

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post Jul 19 2009, 08:34 AM

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QUOTE(Archangelmc @ Jul 19 2009, 01:43 AM)
Haha, yeah been doing my research on laptop quite long and this is my final decision! haha, what is CnQ? really wanted to downvolt it, but a little scared...grrr...
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undervolting is pretty easy and safe! Najmod guided me to undervolt mine and its fine now. u can give it a try there are directions on the 1st page or feel free to ask anyone here. smile.gif

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post Jul 19 2009, 02:50 PM

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QUOTE(deentk_1987 @ Jul 19 2009, 01:55 PM)
RM1999?  hmm.gif

Oh no, you must be kidding right???


Added on July 19, 2009, 1:56 pmAnd can I have a look of that model please?
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yes its RM1999 free dos. smile.gif no kd dude

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post Jul 20 2009, 08:15 AM

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QUOTE(chugeliang @ Jul 19 2009, 11:02 PM)
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD4570 with 512MB DDR2 VRAM 680Mhz core 500MHz memory with onboard HD 3200 via PowerXpress

hi there, im kinda confused about this graphic card...erm what i mean is compare to dell studio 15 gc what the differences ? =.= same huh ?
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yeah its the same. smile.gif asus k40ab will automatically switch to hd3200 when you wanna save power.


QUOTE(Batusai @ Jul 19 2009, 11:14 PM)
found out this lappy few days ago.. from my bro.. i've been eyeing on cq40-401ax.. well now this model came out.. the price is equally same.. and the GPU certainly attracts me..

reading this topic.. seems troublesome to tweak everything eh.. im not so of a pro..

so this lappy is definitely better then 401ax? full recommendation for it?

btw the game mentioned is CoD 2?? not CoD 4 ah? how does it perform o CoD 4? impossible to run?
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cod 2? u can run cod 4 on med-high settings for sure. tongue.gif

QUOTE(revolnia @ Jul 20 2009, 12:14 AM)
err..this laptop doesn't have bluetooth? damn!

http://www.laptopspec.net/tag/hd4570/
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well you can always get a usb bluetooth device. problem solved! biggrin.gif

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post Jul 20 2009, 02:16 PM

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QUOTE(sordanny @ Jul 20 2009, 01:54 PM)
the game is left 4 dead
but i did not have this problem on a pc......
same dvd used to install
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hmm.gif i played Left4dead for 3 hours straight and did not face any problems or any serious heat problems. maybe you should undervolt ur cpu?
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post Jul 20 2009, 09:27 PM

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QUOTE(ayil @ Jul 20 2009, 07:10 PM)
btw, this laptop can run left4dead at high setting? just curious.
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yes you can. i had left4dead running at high details with 1 or 2 options at medium. biggrin.gif
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post Jul 21 2009, 09:57 AM

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QUOTE(DaViDcHiN @ Jul 21 2009, 12:03 AM)
There's someone selling K40ab(AMd Semprom) and K50ab(AMD Althon x2) at rm1999, I wonder why huh?

K40ab got so many different processor?


Added on July 21, 2009, 12:04 am

Er, do you have laptop cooler or inside aircon room?
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i use a laptop cooler and undervolted the cpu. smile.gif no air-con room.
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post Jul 21 2009, 10:43 AM

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QUOTE(ayil @ Jul 21 2009, 10:12 AM)
u undervolted it for?
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QUOTE(nothing_nth @ Jul 21 2009, 10:32 AM)
amd's proc known well in heat...undervolted 2 reduce the heat... biggrin.gif
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yes your right, and more battery life too. tongue.gif
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post Jul 21 2009, 03:28 PM

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QUOTE(sordanny @ Jul 21 2009, 01:28 PM)
well K40AB is not so hot but comparable (with original vista settings & Asus driver from CD provided)
idle 60
surfing 60+
movie 80
gaming 90 within 15 minutes


Added on July 21, 2009, 1:29 pm
Asus 2 years international warranty is the best answer
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if you undervolt the cpu and use a laptop cooler, you can get the results below
idle 50-53
surfing 55
movie 63+
gaming 70+
note that you won't feel the heat anywhere but only the upper right part of laptop which feels warm.
keyboard, touchpad and palm rest perfectly cool. smile.gif

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post Jul 21 2009, 08:07 PM

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QUOTE(ic3rock @ Jul 21 2009, 04:02 PM)
Sorry to bother Asus thread, just wanna to ask if my cq40 with cooler already get same result as urs, then i undervolt still will lower my laptop temperature?  blink.gif
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you can always give it a try, but go slow on it and undervolt a little a time. smile.gif it does help reducing at least a few degrees i think.


Added on July 21, 2009, 8:08 pm
QUOTE(sordanny @ Jul 21 2009, 03:47 PM)
what are the consequences of undervolting?
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nope, nothing. just google and u will see.


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post Jul 21 2009, 10:18 PM

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QUOTE(adizul @ Jul 21 2009, 08:23 PM)
can u direct me to the thread? i cannot find it..
anyways, i'm playing fifa09 and CS source at high level..
do u think this asus k40 can play games like prototype? kinda like that game..
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i think u can at medium + some high settings. I got bioshock and fallout 3 running at med + some high. smile.gif you just have to do some serious tweaking.

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post Jul 22 2009, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(Alexdino @ Jul 22 2009, 07:45 PM)
nod.gif except the RAM and HDD others is still cover by the warranty
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thats cool, i was thinking of upgrading my HDD to WD scorpion blue 500gb. biggrin.gif is it good?

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post Jul 23 2009, 10:33 PM

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QUOTE(Phantom_KiD @ Jul 23 2009, 01:43 PM)
najmods...why my frenz lappy(k40ab) cant play PES2009(pro evo soccer)...but can play GRID...
can u help me....??? icon_question.gif
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check whether it meets the requirements? or just do some tweaking and run on lower settings. smile.gif
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post Jul 24 2009, 10:04 AM

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since like more people are aiming for the k40ab now huh.. smile.gif
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post Jul 24 2009, 11:42 AM

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QUOTE(Najmods @ Jul 24 2009, 10:55 AM)
That is good biggrin.gif BTW what OS did you use?
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yes yes indeed. biggrin.gif i'm using windows vista basic, i didn't know anything about the free upgrade to windows 7 until i bought my k40ab. well just my luck. sad.gif

BTW do you have Fallout 3? I suffer from random lagginess when running on med settings, when changed to low its still the same. hmm.gif

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post Jul 24 2009, 05:32 PM

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QUOTE(Najmods @ Jul 24 2009, 04:01 PM)
I have Fallout 3 but I haven't install it, not at my laptop at least. I think I'm going to instal XP back till I got 4GB of RAM, plus I wanted to try ATiWinflash in XP since it won't work in 7
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i have 4 gb of ram and i'm trying to push the k40ab to its limits, so far so good. maybe i should revert back to windows xp for better performance. tongue.gif


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