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ASUS G51J-A1?

post #1 of 12
10/30/09 at 1:44pm
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So I think its about time to retire my 5 year old Compal CL56 (im surprised it lasted this long, all original parts too).

I'm thinking about the G51J-A1
http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant...t_Code=G51J-A1

hmmm saw it on the ASUS website yesterday now its not there anymore.

Well anyways can people give me the good and bad of this one?
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post #2 of 12
10/30/09 at 6:52pm
Well for a starter it is pretty good price for a powerful machine, could be running a bit warm, but then they all are with gaming machines, and ASUS is a fine brand (one of a few) to own nowadays.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 12
11/1/09 at 12:54pm
Asus are running a little hotter than people like. Still with in specs. I and others highly recommend getting the IC Diamond thermal compound upgrade.

Here is the 3DMark06 (10007) and temps. I am not sure if this is with ICD, AS5 or stock TC?



The cost is the going price from a reputable retailer. In other words exactly the same at my favorite place. But won't mention as if you found GenTech I have nothing bad to say about them. But do they have T-Shirts?





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post #4 of 12
11/1/09 at 1:00pm
^^ don't tempt Ken @GenTech!

cheers ...
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post #5 of 12
11/2/09 at 11:24am
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Are those the temps with the Core I7 720QM?
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post #6 of 12
11/6/09 at 12:20pm
Buy dot com - $1,399 + free shipping + use Bing Cashback for another 4-7% off. That would be the best price out there ATM.

Oh and no tax for most states. Good luck! :-P
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post #7 of 12
11/20/09 at 8:30am
I'd like to know why Asus have two model lines, the G51VX/G51J and the G60VX/G60J, which are 0.4" apart but otherwise identical.

Well apart from the 1080p res of the G51J-A1 vs. std HD (1366x768) of the G60J.

Both C2D/Q or i7 refresh, both 4Gb DDR3-1066, both GTX260M, both dual HDD, both VGA+HDMI, both run quite toasty... etc etc...
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post #8 of 12
11/27/09 at 2:21am
See the G51J-A1 on ZZF for $1,440 w/a $15 discount using eBillme, free S&H, no tax for a Grand Total of $1,425. Anyone know of a better price? Need to buy on or before 1 Jan 10.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10011396
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post #9 of 12
11/27/09 at 3:51am
$1405.53 at Xotic? Best I could do.
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post #10 of 12
11/27/09 at 4:04am
Nice! Got a new Xotic PC cart. Thanx powerpack.
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post #11 of 12
11/28/09 at 1:17am
Gotta say that Xotic PC's website is a little obtuse. This is almost 2010 rite? I guess I could do all the footwork of calling my card provider and putting them on the list etc...but my experience with others years ago when this was required, was not a good one. After all the hassle beforehand, I still had to arrange a three way phone conference with the rite card provider person, the seller and myself. I would probably tend to spend $25 more just to click and expect shipment no problem within 5-7 daze of clicking out.
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post #12 of 12
11/28/09 at 6:11pm
I can't disagree with what you say? I will see if I can get a response as to what is the situation. I had issue with NewEgg for my system. It was my bank and the address I tried to send to. Not that this is the same but frustration I do understand.
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