glad to hear the power xpress thingy works.. haha.. but too bad its not up to date.. aik.. im still on 9.10... perfer performance..

any ppl tried out both driver? performance big diff?

ah cooll.. gonna try out 9.11 modded now.. and test for performance i suppose. still not switching to the asus VGA driver which is switchable.. hahaa..

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Added on November 18, 2009, 7:10 pmyeap.. u can always find a targus at <200 range.. maybe better ones are at 300..

or u can buy a 2nd hand set.. which is around 100 plus.. i got mine for rm120.. which serves me very well.. heee

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 18 2009, 07:10 PM

i'd buy a 2nd hand one if i could.. to save money.. anyhow.. a targus is always good at its price.. IMO.. hahaa.. its worth while if u can afford it

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Added on November 18, 2009, 7:53 pmbtw guys..

anyone tried hybrid crossfire?? or is it possible??

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 18 2009, 07:53 PM

ah okay...

hmm.. a question here.. the driver for the switching thingy has northbridge driver included.. meaning the driver for the switching i assume..

so if we were to update our Graphic driver..(thru device manager). the northbridge will still be there right? so we still can install the driver?

tried to update using device manager.. it says the driver is already up to date..

driver version 8.631

hmm.. i tot latest shud be 8.661

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Added on November 18, 2009, 8:38 pmno i mean.. the chipset driver is inside the VGA driver from asus support..

that shud be update which enables the switching..

so i mean like.. since the chipset driver is installed.. would it be a problem int the switching when we update the driver??

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Added on November 18, 2009, 8:53 pmtemperature on power saving GPU is darn nice.. idle at only 63~65degrees.. hahaa

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 18 2009, 08:53 PM

its under a lay mans' view that the version matters.. hahaa..

IMO.. 8.661 still has some performance diff.. thou not that noticeable in overall..

hmm.. if thats teh case.. how could it possile that switching couldnt be done last time.. before the asus driver was out eh.. theres gotta be some explanation..

someday k40ab will be discontinued also.. technology world.. its common.. shud be replaced with those better ones..

could be the new amd chipset with 4670 maybe?

i thought u did.. lolzzz..

i think it should support very well.. as its platform is da same with COD4 right..

its been answered already... like astria said.. every laptop on gaming will be hot.. its just that if u can feel the heat..

as for asus.. u wont feel any heat on the palm rest area.. basically.. u cant feel it at all.. the heat is only dissipated at the back of the laptop..

as for studio 15.. the heat can be felt on the palm rest area after prolong usage..

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Added on November 19, 2009, 11:46 pmIm having COD 4:MW2 on my k50ab..

very satisfying.. with all low settings.. on 1024x768 if im not wrong.. i can get average of 40 fps... 50+ at not demanding area.. while 30+ at places with demanding graphics.. smoooth game play with no problem at all

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 19 2009, 11:46 PM

have yet to try dragon age... but the athlon x2 is the min requirement for the game.. doubt its gonna run any smooth... more of CPU relied game.. graphic doesnt do much..

on NFS shift.. the best i could get in lowest possible settings.. is around 30fps.. but it crashes.. i dont know whats wrong.. could be installer problem..

i'll be reformatting my comp soon and try shift again and see how it goes.. my lappy has quite a lot of junks which i tried out..

k40/50ab is having m780 model only..

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Added on November 20, 2009, 5:28 pmweird... i dont know if something is wrong or what... my CPU fan runs at 5400rpm now... which the CPU temperature is 50 degreess.. ~~~ lolz...

normally it runs only at 2.2~~3.2.. its weird eh..

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 20 2009, 05:28 PM

no fan bug.. its just weird... when start it jus run on it... hahaa.. no idea..

now restarted.. back to normal.. 2000rpm oni

hahaa.. wonder if theres an option to enable that without doing anything mod like najmods did.. hahaa.. maybe some short cirucit i guess

i guess.. we should tell asus to make a bios which allow full fan speed.. as to let some of us to download.. especially.. when this lappy is designed for gaming..

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Added on November 21, 2009, 1:57 pmalot people are complaining about it in the forum already.. hopefully they'll produce some good feedbacks.. eg: new bios with max fan speed XD

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 21 2009, 01:57 PM

u download the bios which is in zip file.. then u extract it into harddisk root.. eg C: or D:

then restart your computer.. get into bios..(press f2 when in asus screen) get into advance tab. start easy flash. locate the extracted file and flash.

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Added on November 21, 2009, 8:32 pmoverdrive.. is more to let u monitor and overclock.. and well overclock does not work in this lappy.. so its actually.. not much of a use..

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Added on November 21, 2009, 8:34 pmlatest games as in?? crysis is playable..

SHIFT at the moment.. some of us can squeeze it..

COD4MW2 has no problem at all..

anything else??

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Added on November 21, 2009, 8:35 pmguys.. im on full fan speed again.. 5400rpm... power xpress mode.. 47degreess... woooo

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 21 2009, 08:35 PM

everything u need is basically available in the first post.....

if budget wise.. and a gaming laptop ur looking for. this is the choice..

1) comparing heat of an AMD and Intel is definitely a stupid thing.. AMD is for gaming.. intel gaming- yes.. battery usage.. as u can see.. average is 1 hour 45 mins.. depending on ur power settings.. they have diff type.. in terms of OC.. only the GC can be OCed.. mind that the proc cant be OCed.

it should be equivalent to Intel T4000 serires.. and.. its definitely normal to run hotter than any intel proc.. its norm that intel runs cooler..

ventilation and heat dissipation for this lappy is awesome.. u wont feel any heat on ur palm rest area.. the heat are all released at the back of the lappy.. and u can always undervolt to lower the temeprature.

lifespan.. so far so good for all of us.. as for me.. if u can take of the lappy.. it can last any longer u'd want... besides.. asus has rock solid built..

AMD heat issues are like years back.. they now have better heat management.. thou it cannot be compared with Intel. but its hell of a gaming lappy IMO..

if a gaming laptop ur looking for with that budget.. this is the one..

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Added on November 22, 2009, 12:16 pmI'd go for s42 if i had the money.. hahaa..

k51ab.. doubt it would be available.. unless u get somebody to purchase for ya in ebay or what..

This post has been edited by Batusai: Nov 22 2009, 12:16 PM

theres a warranty card when u purchase.. it should come inside the box.. inside a plastic bag.. bluwish white i think..