still stock?
Could be few factors for ur unit:
1) 4GB RAM on 64 bit OS.
2) 1TB 5400RPM HDD <-- most likely this is the cause.
3) battery mode is on, you have to switch to high performance mode for optimal performance.

yeah this machine must have a decent ssd and a fresh os install to make it worth while.

no bro i don't own g551. i own g55vw, a 2-year old model of g-series.

yes, i mean reformatting windows. however if you don't do that it's fine. the main thing is to put a ssd into it. i have swapped the stock hdd with ssd after a few days i bought my machine. i actually had little experience about stock specs. however i can tell you this: don't feel bad. asus g-series machines are quite capable if you give it a few simple upgrades. that's the reason i still keep my g55vw. (it's a 3630qm, 32gb ram, 2x ssd and 1x hdd)

imo 8gb ram is better also, but still not as significant as ssd upgrade. while you're at it, it's better for you to create a recovery usb stick first with the recovery image tool from asus.

bro are you still using the stock HDD with 54000rpm? how is the performance now with gaming and multitasking? have you tried using photoshop on your laptop as well?

if not too much to ask, can you provide review and pictures of your laptop?

TIA

Any blue screen due to the graphic drivers? I read on ROG forum that most model (G750JM, G751Jm and G551) which uses the GTX860M will have some BSOD on certain Nvidia driver versions... 

Thanks bro for the info.

The lag in advance warfare , would that be because of the 54000rpm hdd or the laptop can't handle it?

Only upgrade you made so far is ram?

How is the cooling of the laptop? Does it get very hot under load or during intense gaming?

it is glad to have more g511 user here. may i know how hot it is when after gaming, like the reading of the temperature through the monitoring software?

cause i had to bring forward my plan to have new laptop since Ringgit keep drop and the price of laptop will goes up very soon...(my colleague who do the order for laptop told me to buy it fast or wait newer model come out)

went to lowyat yesterday to buy my 1st gaming laptop. was really eyeing g751jt but the lowest price i can get was RM5180-5200. i tried looking for my next option which is g750jm, most shops don't have the model anymore but those who do sell it for outrageous price which is more expensive tham the g751jt. so i decided i should go for the next best thing...

got myself a asus rog g551jm with 12gb of ram. got home and installed battlefield 4 and all i can say is it performs really well even on ultra settings. heat from the vent sometimes goes hot but bearable and keyboard stays cool. wifi connection is solid. sound is typical for laptop of this size. screen is very very good. overall a best buy and i just had to spend RM3,560.

***g551jm reporting in***

advance happy new year to all