Im using newer vBIOS now, so im not sure how is the temp tables.

Well, im already playing BFBC2 on High. Pretty smooth.

Depends on your specs.

If your budget is around 6k, G73JW gets my vote. If your budget is sufficient for a full spec AW, i say go get AW. Nothing beats a Crossfire or SLi with a top of the range i7.

Anyway, update on my mysterious Momentus XT, ran a chkdsk on it. Windows says volume is clean. Could consider case closed and it's time to have some fun on this baby.

The bling bling lights is nice man.

G series's stealth fighter looks is even better.

I would say G73 is more like the cheaper version of a 17 inch gaming laptop. M17x is only worth buying if you can max out the specs, provided you have the budget.

I wont say G73 is a budget high end laptop. It's cheaper but it's still quite decent.

Comparing to car industry, G73 is like a Lamborghini, while AW is like Ferrari. Both are good, just offer different looks and specs.

Clevo, Sager are the car industry's equivalent independent small exotic manufacturer like Pagani Or Koenigsegg.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 09:53 AM

True, XPS have dropped to the point of just a multimedia laptop. A far cry from the days of M1330, M1530 and M1730.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 11:43 AM

+1

Damn true.

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Added on October 27, 2010, 7:20 pmJust wondering, has anyone extended their warranty to 3 years?

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 07:20 PM

How about you? No?

Hmm ok, i might extend mine if i can get 3 years international warranty. This laptop will still be able to play games 3 years later.

Is it something like this?

It's like a package or something.

http://www.cybershop.com.au/products/Asus-...8Global%29.html

Well, both are rather large gaming laptops.

Also, the larger they are, the better cooling, as they could squeeze more copper inside.

Well, just for a peace of mind. Im planning to use this for 4 years.

Why MBP? Unless you are stopping gaming entirely.

I'll probably go Lattitude or Vostro if i stop gaming. I still need a decent GC and cooling for some rendering. Plus a decent processor for finite element or other analysis. Top of the range GC or CPU arent really needed in this case, but durability and reliability will be the main concern.

I think my days of gaming are numbered now. Didnt play games for about 2 weeks plus, and i have only played 1 hour plus of BFBC2 on my G73 so far. And looking at spinning furry donuts.

lol, why did you get G73 then? If you dont game so much. Or you are too busy to game too?

Same, feels like i just wasted 7k for nothing.

M11x isnt really worth getting though, IMO.

Too small, and not powerful enough.

Ahaha, nah, it does feels good in a way that, im using my own hard earned money for this laptop that will pretty much beat almost every single laptop out there.

Hopefully i have time to play games on it after exams.

The keyboard is comfortable, so, great for assignments! AutoCAD will be smooth as butter. FEA will be uber fast now.

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Added on October 27, 2010, 10:32 pmWell, if you want normal usage, AW isnt really suitable, IMO. It does look great, though.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 10:32 PM

LOL, CAD work for G73 is like peanuts. It's like trying to use a 20 tonne hammer to crack a nut.

No time to play these days. I think i have only touched the GPU issues, by updating vBIOS, and Catalyst 10.10. Other stuff like bloatware clearing, make new windows 7 list and shift my 20 Steam games over to G73 havent even started yet. I dont even know will the gaming performance is stable or not.

I still got Napoleon Total War, Bad Company 2 and Starcraft 2 sitting on the shelf collecting dust. BC2 and Napoleon are still sealed till now. Dont think i want to get MoH and Civ 5 now.

LOL, i still want to play the game. Just not as much, and it will be hard for me to sell my copy to you as im not in Malaysia.

It should be ok, as i tried Bad Company 2 on it and it was smooth. The sensitivity is a bit low, though, compared to TF2.

If BC2 works, i think the relatively less demanding CAD should work too.

I need to do a proper test on it, like a SC2 or BC2 marathon on it after exams. Might need to RMA it if there are any problems.

Also, if you upgrade your vBIOS, the GSOD problems should be gone, as the vBIOS is stable now. The first thing that Chasisty asked me to do is to update my vBIOS when i got it. He was one of the beta testers for the new vBIOS.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 11:00 PM

Yeap, im in Sydney.

Which city are you going?

Since you are heading there, i would want to recommend you an online store, ozgameshop.com. Thats where i got my BFBC2 for about RM85, original. The only down side is, it will takes up to 2 weeks to reach you. It's cheaper than Malaysia,and the retail australian games are overpriced to the point that Malaysian pricing looks cheap.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 27 2010, 11:06 PM

Ah, im currently at UNSW. Seems like im gonna get a G-series friend next year.

Yeah, if there is a Steam offer, get it on Steam sales. Probably around RM50.