Specifications / Chassis

CPU	Intel Core i7-3610QM
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate
Chipset	Intel HM77 Express Chipset
Memory	DDR3 1333 MHz, 4 x SODIMM, 12 GByte (2 x 4 GB, 2 x 2 GB)
Display	17.3'' Full HD, 1920 x 1080
Graphics card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M, 2 GByte GDDR5
Hard drive	750 GB HDD (2.5'') 750 GB HDD (2.5'')
Video Camera	HD Web Camera
Connectors	1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack 1 x USB 3.0 4 x USB 2.0 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x SPDIF out 1 x HDMI 1 x mini DisplayPort
Audio	Built-in Speakers with Subwoofer and Microphone
Battery	5200 mAh, 74 Whrs, 8 cell
Dimensions	415 x 320 x 52 mm (W x D x H)
Weight	4.50 kg

Chassis / Design / Verarbeitung

As soon as you take the G75V out of the box you'll see that this is one hell of a gaming notebook. No wonder it weighs 4.50 kilogram and it therefore leaves lasting impressions - positive as well as negative ones. Nevertheless one solid state drive and an additional hard drive, a high-end notbook GPU, a quad core CPU, 16 GByte memory, a 17.3 inch FullHD dispaly and a powerful cooling solution do need some space and therefore cause some additional weight. As a matter of fact the G75V can produce way more than 100 Watts of dissipation power power and therefore the cooling is very important. ASUS decided to put GPU and CPU underneath the speakers close to the display. The CPu can be found on the left side and the GPU has been placed on the right side. Furhtermore there are two radial fans which blow hot air out of the case. The entire cooling solution is very efficient and keeps the temperatures low and even the noise level is on a reasonable level.

Like its predecessor, the G73, the G74 also comes with a rubber coated surface. Paired up with its destinctive shape and black color the design itself reminds of a stealth bomber. Therefore ASUS decided to stick to their design theme. Generally the design left a very good impression and even for LAN party gamers it should be tough enough.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 8 - Web browsing / Data decryption / Windows Defender
Page 2 - Preview	Page 9 - Cinebench / WinRAR
Page 3 - Specifications / Chassis	Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 / Unigine Heaven
Page 4 - Display / Keyboard	Page 10 - Battery Eater / Power Consumption
Page 5 - Test Setup	Page 11 - Noise Level / Temperature
Page 6 - Video Playback / Downscaling Transcoding / Storage	Page 12 - Conclusion
Page 7 - DirectX 9 / Image Manipulation / Importing Pictures

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