So sad..

I can't play SC2 for more than 10 minutes without freezing with the ASUS ROG G53SX gaming notebook

Win7 64 bit
Intel i7
Nvidia GTX 560m 2GB vram
8GB DDR3

I have just reinstalled windows 7 with all the latest ASUS and nVidia drivers, according to the first post.. with the 14 important asus tools but the G53 version (the first post links to the G73 versions)

I have installed SC2 and patched to 1.4. Nothing else installed. Not even anti virus. No other games, because I want to use SC2 to test this machine, and SC2 is the only one I have.

I have stereoscopic 3D turned off. I have set nVidia driver to set PhysX to use GPU.

I disable wifi, and set to play Offline Mode.

I set Video options - everything to the lowest possible.
I alt-tab back to desktop, open Task Manager, under Processes find SC2(*32).exe and right click, set Priority to High. Affinity is still 4 processors.

Alt-tab back into the game, I play for a while, and then suddenly the screen flickers, the harddrive light turns on for about 5 seconds, then I see my desktop, then another 5 seconds I see SC2 game again, with a message that pops up : Paged pool memory is running low - all video settings are dumbed down etc. Then if I continue playing, it will blank out again (like trying to go back to desktop), in fact I think the game is trying to change resolution or something, you know when you set resolution the screen goes to desktop for a while and goes back to load the game. After it blanks out, it will freeze, blank screen. I can't ctrl-alt-del, nothing happens, alt-tab or windows button no response. The sound usually continues playing or stutters at this point.

This setting is the furthest I have reached, usually after about 4 minutes.

Before I made those changes, I'd have normal settings, graphics set to medium or high, no setting of process priority, I'd last about 2 mins in game then the switch-to-desktop-back-into-game happens about 4 to 5 times until it freezes. At least with the latest settings, it doesnt switch to desktop and back into game that often, only once or twice and freeze.

If I find out why the screen goes to desktop then back into game (without me touching anything), then I'd understand what the problem is.

Right now it seems even windows 7 64-bit does not solve the paged pool memory thing.

Does anyone have any suggestions to assist me with the problems?

*btw I also used regedit to change the PagedPoolSize from 0x00000000 to 0xffffffff - and I don't see any difference. It still switches and switches until it freezes.

** also tried to run in WinXP SP3 compatibility mode.. and also Win Vista compatability mode - this got me about 5-6 mins before the dreaded Paged Pool Memory low message, and the next flicker/switch to desktop and the screen is blank and sound stutters. Then I try to force shut down I hear the sound playing normally again (during the 4 seconds pressing the power button)

3D Mark 11 wouldn't finish. It crashes to desktop after the 4th or 5th test (during the combined CPU GPU test)

Windows Experience Index, about the same as yours, except mine is lower by a bit.
Currently using latest nVidia drivers 8.17.12.8026. I am going to download older ones to see if they are better.

What's the price? It shows RM0 in your site.

both unit gt prob?

hows the VX7compared to the G74SX? both similar specs apart from the screen size. price same also. just that one has the lambo logo in front. i'm worried that the the G74SX will be too huge. is it as big as a M17x?

i'm actually eyeing the gtx560m 3gb version as it is a 192bit card, compared to the g53sx which only has 2gb.

my asus n82 got manufacture fault... they cant repair.. and took abt 4 months to check and test  .. but still fail to solve the problem  .. they agree to swap n55 with me.. but i am thinking to negotiate and top up to get g53sx..now i am stuck with g73.. lov the more powerful spec.. but the size make me think twice again.. and the naked eyes 3D for g53sx if it is true in 'future' 

... want to seek opinion from the owner of g53sx..any fault or problem with g53sx? or for those who have played with g73 and 53.. which is a better choice??? 

thank you so much...the size is really my consideration..i dono if i will bring out a lot..maybe occasionally.. actually i do think that if getting g73, i can just use a desktop... i think i am more towards g53sx..  i am not heavy gaming ppl..i just love the 3d feature .. how about its speaker? is the sound loud and good?

hi... anybody here using throttlestop ??

It sounds really good. how abt adding additional hdd? Is it hard to do so?

the comparison btw g73 and g53 look like 12inch compare with 14inch  .. suddenly 15inch's g53 become so cute when stay beside g73 lol...

for the 3D glasses, in the youtube saying it is wireless with built in battery.. how long can it last? and i read somewhere the 3D glasses is expensive..  so any other 3D glasses can be used with the laptop or must be from asus?

aiyo more delay? True Malaysians! Maybe wat they meant was

End of september : early Oct
Early oct : mid oct
mid oct : end oct
end oct : God knows when the stock is coming.
Oh well. I'll call Asus tmr and ask them rawr. I just want my G74 badly T_T

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Added on September 30, 2011, 12:29 amoh, and until now i stll dont get it. there's G74SX and then there's the G74SX - XR1 and the G74SX -BBK7 and the G74SX 3DE.

well I know that the 3DE is the 3d version. But what's the difference between the XR and BBK?

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Added on September 30, 2011, 12:37 am
LOL! my dad too! He'll be damn pissed if you can't deliver the thing you promised. But as the customer, the dealer can't simply promise things if they can't. I mean that way they'll lose more customer and no one will trust them :S

can i know where u file to complaint? or wat website can file complaint to consumer right? asus service is really, one word to describe - poor.. my laptop cant be repaired.. they almost replace all the internal parts but still cant find out the prob.. then told me they will replace one new model for me..then next few days told me let them try to replace that part again..this keep on going and pull till 4 months plus..last week i requested to replace to G series..my seller emailed them..till today no news no reply .. really fed up.. i am gonna wait till end of this week..then i will call to their product manager ..if still no ans, i think i wan file complaint to consumer right too if i only got one notebook, and 4 months nth to use, who is gonna compensate me.. it seems like i spent money for them to experiment.. 

erm..where can i post my complaint in asus fb web? just post inside their own post as comment?
i heard from my seller, got another one laptop also took abt 3 months still no news... i really disappointed with asus service... comparable with acer.. at least acer so far wont took more than 3 months i heard from my frens unless short of spare part.... and that notebook costed me rm4000 that time  but get such a bad service and quality...

Is the G53SX-SZ039V one of the best bang for buck laptop right now at 4k ?
I see it's not in stock almost everywhere. do all RoG laptops come with its own gaming mouse and backpack ?