Hello
I'm new to the forum and computers
i had just bought an ASUS G73SW LAPTOP as this was very powerful, however when i played civilization 5 the laptop slowed right down although it had all the up to date drivers. I sold the laptop now and looking once again at buying another, all i want a computer for is to play civilization 5 and other stragey games. please give your thoughts on these 2 machines to see what one is better.
thanks
THE FIRST IS THE ASUS G73SW 3D LAPTOP
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Quad Core (2GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 6 MB L3 cache, Features Intel Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz)
Screen 17.3" (ASUS Color-Shine, 3D 120Hz, 1920x1080 FULL HD Resolution)
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3 1333MHZ)
Hard Drive 1500GB (2x750GB 7200RPM)
Optical Drive Blu-Ray (Blu-Ray HD Play back + DVD-RW & CD-RW)
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M with 1.5GB DDR5 Dedicated Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD//MS/MS-Pro/MMC/xD-Picture card™)
USB Ports 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x USB 3.0 Port
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR included
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1x HDMI Port
Warranty ASUS 2 Year Global Hardware Warranty
Battery Life 2-3 Hours (up to 3 hours with power management)
Weight 3-4 Kg (This Model 3.86kg)
OPTIONS INCLUDED 3D Glasses Included
THE SECOND IS A DESKTOP MACHINE FROM NOVATECH
THE IRULE MODEL http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pc/range/irule.html
Description Intel Core i7 950 Processor
Architecture Features 4.8Gts
Cache 8Mb
Clockspeed 3.06Ghz
Manufacturer Intel
Supports Virtualisation Yes
No. of Cores 4
Memory
Description 3 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory
Speed 1333Mhz
Harddrive
Description 2TB 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Interface SATA
Case
Description Novatech ATX Gaming Case
Colour Black & Silver
Dimensions 200(w) x 440(d) x 430(h)mm
Drive Bays 3 1/2" 6
Drive Bays 5 1/4" 4
Optical Drives
Description 22x DVD Writer
Description Blu-Ray Reader
Interface SATA
Graphics
Description NVIDIA Geforce GTX 580 Graphics Card
Power Supply
Description Novatech PowerStation 750W Silent Modular Power Supply
Wattage / Rating 750W
Motherboard
Form Factor ATX
Chipset Intel X58 Chipset Motherboard
IO 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x Line In
4 x Line Out
1 x Mic In
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x SPDIF Out (Coaxial)
6 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
Socket Type 1366
USB 6 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
RAID Yes
SATA Ports 6
PCI 1
PCI-EX 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
3 x PCI-E x1
1 x PCI-E x16 (x4 bandwidth)
Max FSB 1066
Memory Slots 6
Max Memory Capacity 24GB
Keyboard & Mouse
Description Microsoft Wired Keyboard & Mouse Desktop
MANY THANKS
I'm new to the forum and computers
i had just bought an ASUS G73SW LAPTOP as this was very powerful, however when i played civilization 5 the laptop slowed right down although it had all the up to date drivers. I sold the laptop now and looking once again at buying another, all i want a computer for is to play civilization 5 and other stragey games. please give your thoughts on these 2 machines to see what one is better.
thanks
THE FIRST IS THE ASUS G73SW 3D LAPTOP
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Quad Core (2GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 6 MB L3 cache, Features Intel Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz)
Screen 17.3" (ASUS Color-Shine, 3D 120Hz, 1920x1080 FULL HD Resolution)
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3 1333MHZ)
Hard Drive 1500GB (2x750GB 7200RPM)
Optical Drive Blu-Ray (Blu-Ray HD Play back + DVD-RW & CD-RW)
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M with 1.5GB DDR5 Dedicated Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD//MS/MS-Pro/MMC/xD-Picture card™)
USB Ports 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x USB 3.0 Port
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR included
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1x HDMI Port
Warranty ASUS 2 Year Global Hardware Warranty
Battery Life 2-3 Hours (up to 3 hours with power management)
Weight 3-4 Kg (This Model 3.86kg)
OPTIONS INCLUDED 3D Glasses Included
THE SECOND IS A DESKTOP MACHINE FROM NOVATECH
THE IRULE MODEL http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pc/range/irule.html
Description Intel Core i7 950 Processor
Architecture Features 4.8Gts
Cache 8Mb
Clockspeed 3.06Ghz
Manufacturer Intel
Supports Virtualisation Yes
No. of Cores 4
Memory
Description 3 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory
Speed 1333Mhz
Harddrive
Description 2TB 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Interface SATA
Case
Description Novatech ATX Gaming Case
Colour Black & Silver
Dimensions 200(w) x 440(d) x 430(h)mm
Drive Bays 3 1/2" 6
Drive Bays 5 1/4" 4
Optical Drives
Description 22x DVD Writer
Description Blu-Ray Reader
Interface SATA
Graphics
Description NVIDIA Geforce GTX 580 Graphics Card
Power Supply
Description Novatech PowerStation 750W Silent Modular Power Supply
Wattage / Rating 750W
Motherboard
Form Factor ATX
Chipset Intel X58 Chipset Motherboard
IO 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x Line In
4 x Line Out
1 x Mic In
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x SPDIF Out (Coaxial)
6 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
Socket Type 1366
USB 6 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
RAID Yes
SATA Ports 6
PCI 1
PCI-EX 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
3 x PCI-E x1
1 x PCI-E x16 (x4 bandwidth)
Max FSB 1066
Memory Slots 6
Max Memory Capacity 24GB
Keyboard & Mouse
Description Microsoft Wired Keyboard & Mouse Desktop
MANY THANKS