Yes, please post up the solution for NVidia Optimus especially playing Starcraft2.
I'm too facing this problem. Deep hurt by Optimus technology and NVidia problematic driver.

Yesterday after watching the Optimus tutorial, decided to upgrade the NVidia driver to WHQP 258.96
Previously using factory built version 189.70 could play Starcraft2 using Intel Integrated rather than NVidia Graphic Processor.

Now, I can play Starcraft2 with Optimus switch to dedicated NVidia graphic processor.

Starcraft2 game setting:

- Set to Medium, F
- FPS between 30 to 40.
- Setting in NVidia Control Panel, I opt for graphic setting rather than performance.
- GPU Temperature around 75 degree C when playing. Did not manage to capture screen.

Also, when I replay the Campaign, "The Evacuation", previously with Intel integrated, SC2 crashed with Access Violation
Error. Now with Nvidia graphic processor, it does not crash.

Will continue to test different SC2 game setting with my RAM 4GB.
Graphic is much better than before and now happy user..

Good job bro gogo2!!

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 25 2010, 09:55 AM

If possible have a separate section for Asus Notebook users and then follow by thread by Asus model.

That will easier for notebook users to search their thread but it will be a lot of thread.

Example:

Asus Notebook
- ASUS A42 Series - A42JV, A42xx
- ASUS A52 Series - A52Kx
- ASUS UL Series - ULxx

For my notebook A42JV, the factory installed RAM is Kingston brand
and it is DDR3 running on 1066 MHz.

I not sure whether it is true, but when I ran HWINFO32, the factory installed RAM on slot 0 shows
1066 Mhz and my add-ons 2GB Kingston RAM shows 1333 Mhz.

If your RAM is 1333 Mhz, it does not matter as for i5-430M, the max speed for RAM will be 1066 Mhz.
So even if you purchase RAM with 1333 Mhz, it will downclock to 1066 Mhz.

Master Lee,

I see you OC your GPU.
GPU-Z shows Intel i5-520 (5 series) processor ??

Is it supposed to be i5-450M for A42JV?

Also notice your GPU temperature at 77 degree C.
Is that idling temperature or during playing game?

So far, u OC GPU to 575 Mhz, any problem and improvement you encounter so far.

Share with us.

Thanks.

If my memory serve me right, there is a setting in Nvidia Control Panel to set to maximum performance
even when GPU is not in used.

Go check there first. I assume you are using latest driver version 258.96.

Agree with u gogo...

Just ensure it it using Single Display Performance mode will do.

Is the A42JV have fast GPU with slow CPU or

fast CPU but slow GPU?

Anyone know?

If overclock GPU and CPU, does it helps when playing game?

Anybody can shed some light on this.

mr. lee, yes, the heat will be more.
I just bought Notepal Infinite to counter that.

i know u OC before. Can share how much the performance increase (in term of FPS)
vs temperature increase (GPU temp, CPU temp, others temp.)

Thanks.

yes, i read the OC instruction in the Nvidia forum. Basically OC the GPU Core Speed first, increase by 5 Mhz repeatly
until you see the black spot, blackout in your display. Then reduce it by 10 Mhz.

After that overclock CPU Core Speed by 5 Mhz repeatly and test. The steps are same as overclock the GPU.

Any other tools to overclock the CPU?

Maybe you can do the same since you also own the same model...

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Added on August 27, 2010, 5:45 pmPin mod?? getting deeper and deeper..can explain what to mod there ?

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 27 2010, 05:45 PM

This will require more understanding of CPU overclock and engineer to do it..forget it..
Thank for the info.

lee, are u an engineer? you seems like to do this kind of stuff..

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 27 2010, 05:56 PM

lee, does that mean if I found some tool which support A42JV,
the overclock of CPU is possible by increasing the FSB
coz

FSB x Multiplier = CPU Core Speed

Is it right?

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Added on August 27, 2010, 6:08 pmYeah..that is why I stop asking about pin-mod...

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 27 2010, 06:08 PM

Further update:

Machine Spec:
- A42JV
- 4 GB RAM (2GB + 2GB - all Kingston RAM)
- NVidia GT 335M 1GB RAM
- Latest Nvidia driver 258.96

Additional Info
- OverClock: No

Notebook Idling

Cooler Master Infinite High Speed and Ceiling Fan
GPU Temp - 50C

Just using ceiling fan:
GPU Temp - 55C

Summary at Idling:
- Using notebook cooler reduced temp+/- 5C.

Will try to screen capture and post up.

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 30 2010, 11:36 AM

will try that when I got the time..

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Added on August 30, 2010, 12:14 pmI will try in air-cond with CM...Hopefully can drop close to 17C as advertised.

Maybe they did the test in different environment than us. Otherwise I got conned adi...

Also notice there is only 1 fan and max fan speed (2000 RPM) is not as fast as I think it is.

This post has been edited by wokan: Aug 30 2010, 12:14 PM

Yes, the recovery disc is 4 disc only.

Yeah, just organize a Asus model TT and share experience...better la
That way you can get a copy of Recovery disc.

Jason, how about you organize the TT?