Thursday, October 13, 2011

Asus G74S Review

Asus G74S, is the latest variant of the family of the Republic of Gamers that is intended for the enthusiast gaming. So no wonder, if this product is reinforced with top-class specifications. Despite carrying the spec sophisticated, but the product in this class do not usually give priority to the display. Call it the appearance of large, heavy, with colors that seem stiff.


Talk about the display, Asus G74S does have a large enough size. 17.3-inch screen size 1920 X 1080p resolution, with a weight of almost 4kg including battery 8 cell 5200mAh Li-Ion battery that drives his life. All parts of the body this product is wrapped with black color, with the Asus logo at the top that looks so shiny. The combination of fit, to give the impression of elegance.

In addition, this notebook also has a hinge made ​​from aluminum other metals combined edge section to give a solid impression. That's what causes this notebook feels heavy, but strong enough to accompany the gamer. Asus G74S Notebook is not only optimal for gaming. This product comes with a Blu-ray drive, HDMI port, and brilliant screen that adds to the enjoyment when watching High Definition (HD).

Asus G74S has the innards that spelled out pretty awesome. Intel Core i7 processor 4 cores 8 threads 2630QM which ran at a speed of 2GHz, while the chipset is reinforced by the Mobile Intel HM65 Express. Strong enough to play all the latest games.

Gamers will also not have to worry about lack of memory. Because, Asus G74S has 16GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM is optimized with wondows 7 64bit. As for this product have a graphics card Nvidia GeForce 500 series with a capacity of 3GB DDR5 GPU GF116. So how about performance?


Tests were performed using 3DMark vantage applications these products are able to carve figures of 41,283 for 7893 for the CPU and GPU, overalls reaching 9893 in Performance mode. To play some gamers like Bulletstrom or Spiderman Shattered Dimensions product is still very easy to handle, but when trying to play COD Black Ops at a resolution of 1920 X 1080 3D mode this notebook looks a bit overwhelmed.

But what is regrettable dimiliknya sound quality. There was a 'potluck' without sufficient bass boom, or high-tone detail, everything is standard. Though offal diusungnya already very advanced.

In addition to the sturdy physique, top-class specifications, there is another very interesting thing from Asus G74S, which is capable of displaying images in three dimensions. This is one of the features of the Nvidia 3D Vision. To enjoy this feature, users are required to wear special glasses, and also some applications that support. Until now there were hundreds of game titles, movies, even images that support 3D Vision.

The result? Pretty awesome. Images as if he wanted out of the monitor, just like 3D technology used in theaters. Just because it uses active glasses, it will show symptoms of flicker when dirungan the full light. Judging from the spec, features, and price of $ 2309 so obviously if this product is targeting deep-pocketed gamers. Interested in having them?

Advantages of Asus G74S: Specifications upscale, Supports 3D, Picture brilliant, Sturdy body and Disadvantages Asus G74S: Weight, Sound is not good.