Asus A42JA-VX061V

i7-740QM-1.73GHz / 14" HD Color Shine (LED) / 4GB DDR3 / 640GB HDD / ATI HD 5730 2GB DDR3 / Win7 Premium (64-bit)

This laptop can compete with acer 5750g?
Im loooking laptop for the best perfomance instead of cheapest price and long lasting..
Dont care about designe and look..
ATI HD 5730 2GB DDR3 vs NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 1GB DDR3 who better?
For hardcore gamer which is the brand quality are long lasting?(i hear many overheating complain like HP)
my budget is around 3.5k
what the best suggestion?