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G55 Series Notebook Graphics question

sdaelr
Level 7

‎05-07-2012 10:12 AM

I am getting ready to purchase a G55 series from xoticpc, custom out with a 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3920XM Extreme Edition cpu and I see that the G55 comes with the 660m graphics gpu. Xoticpc does not show an option to upgrade the gpu, I was just wandering if anyone knows if the 660m in this laptop is user upgradable, or should I go with the G75 that has the 670m in it. I am not worried about battery or heat just power, and since I am spending over 3 grand on this thing I want the specs to be still high end for at least 5 years. I really dont want a 17" but if it is that much of a difference then thats what I will do. I know this probably isnt possible but I would like it to be upgradable to a newer gpu if a better one comes out in a year or two, I think sager allows users to upgrade the gpu but I havnt found anything about the g55. So if anyone has any idea about this please help me. I am pretty new into this whole pc gaming world and am starting to really love it.
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Holy
Level 7

‎05-07-2012 10:55 AM

The 660m in the g75 is modular so it might be in te g55. Funny enough i just ordered my g75vw ds71 from them. They can probqbly tell just hop in the chat and ask. Got to sales not support:
G75vw DS71
3610QM I7
16GB Ram 1600mhz
750GB+120GB(patriot pyro)
Nvidia gtx 660m
Purple Keyboard mod
Proud Owner of a GTX 660ti DC-II
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sdaelr
Level 7
In response to Holy

‎05-07-2012 11:35 AM

Thanks for the reply, I will go ask them. One more question. I know that probably this sounds a little crazy but as I mentioned in the post that I want this to be somewhat future proof, I know Windows 8 is due out sometime late this year. There should be no problem getting all the drivers for the g55 after Win 8 is released, should it?
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Holy
Level 7

‎05-07-2012 11:48 AM

There should not.
G75vw DS71
3610QM I7
16GB Ram 1600mhz
750GB+120GB(patriot pyro)
Nvidia gtx 660m
Purple Keyboard mod
Proud Owner of a GTX 660ti DC-II
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sdaelr
Level 7
In response to Holy

‎05-07-2012 12:22 PM

OK I spoke with xoticpc and they told me that the Asus G series gpu are not user upgradable. So one more question. Do you think that Asus will release the g55 with a better gpu sometime this year or should I just go ahead with this? This is what I am cosidering: How future proof do you all think this machine will be?
- 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - X1R306)
- 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3920XM Extreme Edition (2.9GHz - 3.8GHz, 8MB Intel® Smart Cache, 55W Max TDP) (SKU – X2N303)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 660M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU – X3R524)
- 12GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866MHz CL11 Dual Channel Memory (3x4GB SODIMMS) (SKU - X4N223)
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
- 640GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R251)
- 6X Blu-Ray Writer/Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7R554)
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS)
- Intel® Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth (SKU - X8R105)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
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Boosted_R
Level 8

‎05-07-2012 12:32 PM

everything looks pretty good, but the 660M is slower than the GTX 560M from what I have seen on other forums......... If your not in a rush, I would save your money and wait.
GL702VSK / GTX 1070 / M.2 960 EVO

HTPC MINI-ITX / FRACTAL CORE 500 / GIGABYTE GA-AB350N / GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC 4G / RYZEN 5 1600 3.9GHz / M.2 960 EVO / G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 3200MHz
OLD
ASUS G74SX-XC1 / INTEL 7260 AC / Samsung 850 PRO / TUNIQ TX-4 / BIOS 203 / 335.23
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Holy
Level 7

‎05-07-2012 12:36 PM

It is not slower. The fermi's drivers have matured while the kepler stuff is still brand new.
G75vw DS71
3610QM I7
16GB Ram 1600mhz
750GB+120GB(patriot pyro)
Nvidia gtx 660m
Purple Keyboard mod
Proud Owner of a GTX 660ti DC-II
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X-ROG
Level 15

‎05-10-2012 01:48 AM

There's currently no plan to release a revised G55 with another GPU sorry.
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