That's motherboard is wasting the CPU processing power. Should've opt for Z97 chipset.
Not really top spec, its lacking on the motherboard side and HDD.

usually when will Asus bring in new line of laptop? I am planning to get a G551 soon (next week), but its not urgently needed, so if let say there will be new product coming within next month then i will wait for it

Anyone doing thermal repasting and hdd upgrade for g551? Im willing to pay...

for those who look for upgrading, i suggest upgrade to ssd first (at least as boot drive), do a fresh windows install, then ram.

replacement of thermal paste is a good idea if your cpu/gpu temperature are higher than 85c under loads. note that this might void the warranty if you do it yourself. it's better to ask the service center if they can help you out. mx-4 is fine, but you can try gc-extreme for better effects (get this from apes.my).

if you're not that picky, you can go for mainstream ssds like liteon ssd s900 or transcend ssd370. they are not the greatest but they are affordable, and they are much better than hdd in terms of speed. (go for at least 256gb, or more if you can afford it) if possible, keep the hdd for downloads and storage (using a hdd caddy to replace the odd slot)

for ram, just stick to stock ram settings. don't bother to go for performance laptop ram. (higher clock speeds or tighter timings do not help anything in a laptop tbh)

Question:

If I buy the 4gig ram version, will the shop be willing to upgrade it to 8gig ram? I won't haggle or anything but can they do this incentive for me especially if I'm gonna pay by cash?

I know. I'm not gonna do the haggling game. I will buy it as is BUT they gotta give me some incentive like a free 4 gig ram & installation...or am i asking too much. Because i have a mind of going for the acer out of principle if they wont. Lol! Thanks.

Yeah. I'm not gonna haggle. I'll just ask for that incentive if they'll indulge me. nitro at 3200rm is damn tempting but im worried about the temps. Asus single fan enough? All night gaming? Or rendering?

Hi did you clean the contacts for both battery and laptop?

that's kind of high cpu temperature.

yeah ram and ssd upgrades do not void warranty. the area under the back cover in g-series is considered user serviceable area (usually there is no warranty stickers that prevent you to open up this back cover). this means we users can do something with stock parts without voiding warranty. normally this means replacement of hdd, ram and odd drives. (there might be other parts also)
this is called hdd caching. we can use a small sized ssd (max 64gb) to serve as a temporary area (cache) to boost hdd performance. this method has a performance between running a hdd (slow) and ssd (fast). for general use it's usually good enough.

ideally, you can remove caching, and then set up your laptop to have 1x ssd (boot drive, apps, games), and 1x hdd (downloads, data storage). however take note of the actual form factor of the caching ssd, the ones in the current market might not be suitable for use in the laptop. you might need to do a significant amount of laptop assembly to access the m.2 slot.

a simpler method is to replace the hdd with ssd.
well, it's an addon. you need to haggle to have this so-called incentive usually. (maybe MYR 150.00 is nothing to us, to them it might be something)
first if you wanna do all-night gaming or long hours of rendering, you should bump your budget to get something like g751 (high-end models). practically, always get the ones with better cooling because the machine needs it to dissipate heat properly.

if you're tempted by other options because of their lower price, well, don't expect too much of their cooling if you wanna run it at full performance mode. you can still run them with performance options turned off.

edit: oh my bad. i meant laptop disassembling, not assembly.

The alluminium design really feel premium, right 

Compare to others with plastic rubberize texture

well contacts have been cleaned and the battery is still detected, power jack i think won't be a problem? coz i still can boot the laptop normally, most likely the battery

and i still haven't reset my damn bios =.=" pff.. was too damn busy hunting lion dance
hi we have a guide for that on our main page, atleast it will give you some ideas

here it is:-

Thanks to horns for this Guide

1. Checking CPU/GPU temperature is essential, but it’s better to test it on games (have fun) instead of doing synthetic test (gpu/cpu benchmark). Take your own sweet time (within the 7 days grace period) and if something went amiss get one-to-one exchange from where you bought it.

2. Check all the common hardware parts that is being used normally (i.e. screens for dead pixel, speakers, keyboard keys, touch pad, rog button, card reads, keyboard backlit, fn keys, usb ports, hdmi/vga/mini display port, wifi and lan, headphone jack, dvd/blu-ray rom etc.) Do check the system info/hwinfo to see whether the specs are exactly as what you are paying for. Other than that run ram test (memtest86+); run it overnight and check results when you wake up in the morning

3. Bios, if there’s nothing wrong with it leave it running stock (there’s no need for an upgrade)

4. Update drivers as updates are usually meant for good things (most of the times) especially Graphic driver as it will support latest games.

5. Getting SSD? Perform clean install is recommended as it has lower chances of heading towards sleepless nights trying to fix. For win8 run disk optimization to trim drives, perform restart, turn of display and leave it til morning this is for system-wide SSD optimization (only after clean
yeah i think i need to get a new batt too, mine is dead. what problem do you have with yours?

75C seems good.. as long as its not above 90C, i don't know the arrangement of cpu/gpu and other things in the new G-series. But as for my old G55 it never have heating problem
ah did it show how many % last full charge? if i do my calculations ur battery health is at 35% so its worn at 65%

your ambient temperature(room) also plays part. Which g-series u using?

any tips on taking care of g551jm? any do's and dont's? just got it for 2days, hopefully it can last for atleast 5years+ huhu

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Just to know, any Asus ROG gaming laptop user here have their laptop without windows licence key label?

Hi. I am new here.
Can someone help me.
I am using asus g551jm. I dont know why my font in my laptop be like this.
As you can see the right sign symbol in ccleaner interface.

wow asus got lot update
i am interest on asus GL552 but it only got 1 fan vending = =
the g501 got 2 fan vending nice but ...gtx 960m for 4k display = =