- 15.6 FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Intel Core i7-740QM, 1.73-2.93GHz, (45nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Standard
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- 8,192MB (8GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X DVDRW Drive
- 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- Internal 5-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/ xD-P)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
asus g53sw
same exact specs as listed above but the new 2nd gen intel i7 2630qm
now my question being, is the performance going to be a great enough difference between the two cpu's that i should wait for the sandy bridge?
I don't need the laptop right atm but i would like to make my purchase soon so i can get back to playing my games
Reply 1 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
Well im sure this will be moved to the Gaming SubForum soon 
lol anyways yes theres a decent difference between say the 740 and 2630, however in terms of gaming* performance, no, youll be bottlenecked by the GPU. Unless you play big RTS games like me (not SCII, something more like SupCom) or something else more CPU demanding, gaming performance should be about the same either way.
Although it seems you arent in immediate need of a laptop so if thats the case you might as well wait for the SW version. The sandy-bridge can hit higher turbo speeds in quad mode, has a clock for clock advantage, and will give better battery life.
Ugh, not sure if ive helped
good luck on your choice, cant go wrong either way to be honest.
lol anyways yes theres a decent difference between say the 740 and 2630, however in terms of gaming* performance, no, youll be bottlenecked by the GPU. Unless you play big RTS games like me (not SCII, something more like SupCom) or something else more CPU demanding, gaming performance should be about the same either way.
Although it seems you arent in immediate need of a laptop so if thats the case you might as well wait for the SW version. The sandy-bridge can hit higher turbo speeds in quad mode, has a clock for clock advantage, and will give better battery life.
Ugh, not sure if ive helped
good luck on your choice, cant go wrong either way to be honest.Reply 2 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
If it was me, I would Get the cheaper one. Reason being is that in the future the 460m will be the bottleneck, neither of the Processors will be.
You won't notice much of a difference between the 2 processors with gaming.
SC2 or any other rts will benefit from the faster processor. The increase will be marginal as the gpu won't be able to keep up with the cpu if it ever gets bogged down that far.
Its all about how much your willing to spend.
Edit:
If you don't need one right now maybe wait for the 480m or 485m to come down in price.
You won't notice much of a difference between the 2 processors with gaming.
SC2 or any other rts will benefit from the faster processor. The increase will be marginal as the gpu won't be able to keep up with the cpu if it ever gets bogged down that far.
Its all about how much your willing to spend.
Edit:
If you don't need one right now maybe wait for the 480m or 485m to come down in price.
Reply 3 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
yes, id personally love to the see 480 or 485 come down in price, that being said i dont think they will drop soon enough unless the new nvidias and ati's get launched
Reply 4 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
True...
You really can't go wrong with either of them at that price range. battery life should be about the same as their both 45watt. In any case battery will probably be around an hour with both models.
You really can't go wrong with either of them at that price range. battery life should be about the same as their both 45watt. In any case battery will probably be around an hour with both models.
Reply 5 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
battery life isnt an issue, i just need something reasonably cheap in 1200-1300 price range i can play sc2 with good fps
Reply 6 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
@Scion
They both max at 45watts, that doesnt mean they are always at that.
The sandy uses the 32nm process vs the clarksfield 45nm, and therefore should run cooler and have better battery life, afaik.
And Blizzard (as always) did well to optimize SCII, so unless you play lots of custom games (multiplayer custom, not skirmish) that have rediculous numbers of units, the sandy wont give you a boost in that game. Only bigger, (and far worse cpu optimized lol) rts games like SupCom with 1000s of units or games like DragonAge (I think, Chastity can chime in here if im wrong
) will benefit from the additional CPU power...
I agree with Scion about the "go with the cheaper one" though otherwise youll always be waiting
They both max at 45watts, that doesnt mean they are always at that.
The sandy uses the 32nm process vs the clarksfield 45nm, and therefore should run cooler and have better battery life, afaik.
And Blizzard (as always) did well to optimize SCII, so unless you play lots of custom games (multiplayer custom, not skirmish) that have rediculous numbers of units, the sandy wont give you a boost in that game. Only bigger, (and far worse cpu optimized lol) rts games like SupCom with 1000s of units or games like DragonAge (I think, Chastity can chime in here if im wrong
) will benefit from the additional CPU power...I agree with Scion about the "go with the cheaper one" though otherwise youll always be waiting
Reply 7 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
i only plan to 1v1 or 2v2, if i did play custom games it would be something more like an aots im not a fan of mass units, if the cpu did become a problem i could upgrade it but my biggest worry is the gtx 460m and how well it will perform over the next few years
Reply 8 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
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Originally Posted by CrappyAlloy 
@Scion
They both max at 45watts, that doesnt mean they are always at that. The sandy uses the 32nm process vs the clarksfield 45nm, and therefore should run cooler and have better battery life, afaik. |
ahh agreed, forgot about the 32nm and the the IGP in the CPU so yeah it will probably be better on battery.
Reply 9 : asus g53jw vs asus g53sw
also one last question, is the gpu upgradeable or soldered on the g53jw-a1?
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