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02-21-2012 04:46 AM #41
I always go with the corsair myself, as their customer care is simply legend and my one RMA experience with them was completely painless and fast. And they got a bunch of great guys helping on their memory forums, including yellowbeard himself!
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G74SX-CST1-CBIL, i7 2630QM 2GHz
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GTX560M 3GB DDR5 (192 bit)
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02-21-2012 07:30 AM #42
probably post there and see what they are saying about the G74 and compatibility, thanks
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02-21-2012 03:12 PM #43Read the User's Manual for more info.
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02-21-2012 08:07 PM #44
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I seriously doubt it. It seems to me that Asus puts out most BIOS updates in the early months after a model is released. Once they have fixed the obvious bugs and the system seems stable, they're pretty much done with it.
I'm not trying to be negative. I just really think their business model focuses on churning out new models and attracting new buyers, rather than supporting existing models in a way that keeps them current and extends their longevity. IN all fairness, this is a very common approach with all kinds of electronics manufacturers.
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02-21-2012 10:00 PM #45
with the G75 announced, that sealed the faith of the G74 BIOS.... its not hard for them to unlock a BIOS, if they were gonna do it, they would have so by now......ultrabooks are taking 1866 easily, while the G74 struggles, WOW......with this being my first ASUS laptop its clear they are a desktop oriented organization....they just released the fan control software for there high end motherboards.... wouldn't have taken much to make it compatible with their flagship laptop, G74..... disappointing but I learned my lesson........... if that's there business focus, they wont last in the high performance laptop market much longer
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02-22-2012 04:37 AM #46
I seem to remember reading here and there in posts on this forum about "rumours" around here that ASUS is working on a beta BIOS for the G74? I could be wrong, and I didn't bookmark these posts but I think I recall one of those posts was by @Colonel_S? Sorry to put you on the spot, and my apologies if it wasn't you!
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G74SX-CST1-CBIL, i7 2630QM 2GHz
32GB DDR3 RAM @1333MHz
GTX560M 3GB DDR5 (192 bit)
17.3" LED 1920x1080
Sentelic TP, BIOS 203
Debian Linux Wheezy (Testing) Kernel 3.2, NVIDIA 295.40
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02-22-2012 12:52 PM #47
Yeah, I don't remember who posted it but the post mentioned "rumors of a beta BIOS with tighter timings"
I wonder who beta tests these things. Too bad they don't let us do some of that. ... I guess they had so many returns for bad BIOS flashes that they are afraid to release anything to us regular users. lolRead the User's Manual for more info.
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02-22-2012 04:24 PM #48
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hey guys what would b the benefits of upgrading Ram ? i read on other places that upgrading is not worth it..
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02-23-2012 02:05 AM #49
Upgrading as in more RAM, or faster "performance" RAM?
Unless all you do with your system is run benchmarks, there are minor and nearly imperceptible performance benefits to upgrading the RAM from say 1333MHz to the "performance" variety at 1600 or 1866MHz. RAM with faster speeds and tighter timings is simply "boutique" RAM with higher price, but will do very little for real-world day-2-day programs or even games. The performance increase you get by installing performance RAM will be below the variation in a round of the same tests run over and over, except, again, if you are running benchmarks (in this case the faster RAM will substantially increase your scores, but those are artificial tests that are designed to benefit from faster clocked RAM).
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G74SX-CST1-CBIL, i7 2630QM 2GHz
32GB DDR3 RAM @1333MHz
GTX560M 3GB DDR5 (192 bit)
17.3" LED 1920x1080
Sentelic TP, BIOS 203
Debian Linux Wheezy (Testing) Kernel 3.2, NVIDIA 295.40
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02-23-2012 02:08 AM #50
They could solve that problem by doing what every desktop motherboard manufacturer (including ASUS themselves) these days offers: a second (backup) BIOS chip. All my Gigabyte boards have them (they call it "Dual BIOS") and its saved me from bad flashes and overly aggressive overclocks in the past.
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G74SX-CST1-CBIL, i7 2630QM 2GHz
32GB DDR3 RAM @1333MHz
GTX560M 3GB DDR5 (192 bit)
17.3" LED 1920x1080
Sentelic TP, BIOS 203
Debian Linux Wheezy (Testing) Kernel 3.2, NVIDIA 295.40