for wifi card, my advice is to use an external dongle (i think it's cheaper than MYR 150.00); unless if you wanna spend MYR 300.00+ for killer bigfoot wireless-n wifi card (the only ones that i think work fine :/)
1. 1202 (2 antennas; dual band; with bluetooth)
2. 1103 (3 antennas; dual band; wifi only; from our friend at ROG forum, 1103 can reach 300mbps with the stock 2-antenna setup in the laptop).

forget about intel 6235 or 6300. the driver has issues (i tried almost all of them); or there is something wrong at the bios level (wifi white listing).

edit:

to install wifi card is simple:

1. make sure you take a picture of the positions of black and white wires;
2. take off the keyboard and display panel (the display panel blocks part of the card);
3. take off the wires;
4. replace the card;
5. put the wires back on;
6. put the display panel and keyboard back to their positions.


This post has been edited by horns: Jun 16 2013, 09:25 PM

any chance for a g46 haswell refresh ?

currently there is no news on g46 and g55 refreshes yet (the current g46 just started to populate the local market; i saw it when i was at lyp just now).

however from the trend, asus is beginning to solder cpu's even to their 17.3" gaming laptops. it's very likely that those refreshes have soldered cpu's. i think you should wait for a bit to find that out (well, that is, if you wish to switch cpu's. the current version can let you go up to 3840qm).

i still find it ridiculous to solder cpu n gpu. haha.. everytime im reading this it really tickles deep down inside me.. lol..

i'm not sure about the gpu; but i think it's the same thing if asus is following the previous trend: custom format lol!

we understand what a manufacturer can do; there is no need to remind us again and again. i do hope they play it nicely. making everything unique in a product has a problem: customers tend to find more flexible alternatives that can provide better options. in this case it doesn't help to make the product great.

edit: but perhaps they are following the larger picture: how many of us changed cpu's/gpu's? do those custom value-added resellers (VARs) sell less customized units than stock?


This post has been edited by horns: Jun 16 2013, 10:50 PM

neh.. if they took the effort to solder the cpu.. of course.. the gpu aswell.. lol

Well it's sometime a form factor, whether we can upgrade it or not. Although i do have to agree quite a number that bought upgradable cpu/gpu doesn't do any upgrades but the thought that they can do so will put them at ease. Human it's all about satisfaction~.. lol

whatever it is, that's how asus plays the game with their rog gaming laptops. time will tell. for consumers, it's much easier to decide

haha.. yeah well.. i was hoping they could put the price lower.. thats a form factor too .. ..

There is some leaked info on the new Asus G46VR, how legit is this ?

This post has been edited by Heroez: Jun 17 2013, 01:59 AM

Not so sure about that. Did you see it in any asus website? probably it could be true.

rumors said g46vr is already on the way (found at some European websites). found some screenshots too (but i'm not sure if they are real or just seo pranks). whether it's legit or not, not sure.

1. cpu is still 3630qm;
2. gpu changed to 760m.

usually asus support website will give us clues whether the said models are to be released in near future. for instance, the existence of g750 was denied but apparently it's on the way previously; when you can find the support page of that model, it's very likely the news is legit.

rumors also said intel is pushing partners to release devices with BGA packages :/ but again, it's up to the manufacturers. to me putting a BGA package in a gaming laptop is still not a good decision.

finally, rumors said there is no g55 anymore.

note that the above are all rumors. don't believe anything until they're proven to be true.

edit: .. and it's not only us. many complained about soldered cpu's.

This post has been edited by horns: Jun 17 2013, 09:21 AM

Thanks for the tips. Looks like placing thermal will reduce some temp, but not much like PC. Unless there's way to delid the CPU & GPU.

I dun understand what you mean by getting external dongle. Mind to explain more?

Do u know where to get killer bigfoot wireless-n wifi card at malaysia?

uh? there are external usb dongles for wifi that can be found in garage sales, lelong.com.my, etc. the common ones are 150mbps and 300mbps.

afaik, killer cards are usually for oem only. in malaysia i think it's like no sellers carrying them. i found it at ebay, but they're not worth it imo.

This post has been edited by horns: Jun 17 2013, 10:34 AM

oic, so what type of wifi card you are using currently? mine is stock Atheros wireless, SUX big time, not able to connect on some of the modem.

i'm using intel 6235. to me both atheros and intel work for me.

You mention that 6235 have driver issue or bio wifi white listing issue, hmm....

anyway what window you r using?

you are correct. after looking around for clues and hints, i found out many are still having problems with 6235 and 6300. many pointed the root cause to be the drivers (but i suspect it might be other factors involved). that's why i do not recommend this to you.

fyi the issue is the connectivity not being stable (fluctuates randomly). some run at very low speed.

yeah i am still using 6235 for a number of reasons:
1. to me i don't feel any degradation of wifi access (not like others; many reported that it's below 40mbps; it's not in my case);
2. i am having 150mbps to 270mbps connection speeds. it's fine for me even if it doesn't reach the full 300mbps.

running 8.

edit: .ac wifi adapters have been released, like in certain models of g75vx. new aw 17 is using .ac adapter, too. maybe you can search for broadcom 4352, 4360 too.

This post has been edited by horns: Jun 17 2013, 01:02 PM

Thank for the tips, any idea on 1102? what is its specs?

Any review on the wifi adapter? Is that build-in or what? Available in Malaysia market?

er.. 1102, no idea sorry. i guess you can use google to find that out

about the availability, usually it's not available in Malaysia. (well, at least i am not aware of their presence. maybe you can wait for other users who know more on where to get them locally)

Yeah i also see on european website.. now i'm wondering why is it on european website.. asus is now based on europe? lol.. why do they get the info first? and it seems that some web even have prices around 12XX euro? lol but no stock available

of course. it's a buying factor.. even though i probably wouldn't upgrade now (but now i'm thinking if i can upgrade my GPU) i would surely go for it.. since the 660M seems like a beast with the fangs kena cabut.. not so scary anymore.. lol

Of course, PC cooling other than the thermal paste, the cooling system also u can customize according to what u need.. liquid coolant and stuff.. and somemore the heat dissipation from CPU already affect the GPU and vice versa. whereas for PC u can clearly see there is alot of space for the heat to dissipate and won't effect each other. Laptop with a few degrees drop in temp is considered really good already since it will help to sustain the lifespan abit more and of course maintain it's peak performance . (there is actually calculation for when the temp is high the performance will be affected )