Ask Me Anything - Official ASUS Representative

[MVI4]

Hello, I have been doing a bunch of research on this one product for weeks now and can't seem to get one straight forward answer, does the Asus G750 Series come with Nvidia Optimus Technology? I have talked with Asus online specialists and even Nvidia specialists to find whether it does or doesn't. So far Nvidia said it does and you should see a sticker on the laptop itself, but to contact Asus and so I did. I went to best buy and saw no sticker what so ever. Asus gave me two yes's and two No's for the many times I've spoken with them. Then I did my own research on Google and found an answer, but don't know if it's reliable enough to just go with it. http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/06/03/asus-republic-o...
If I could get the answer to this one question I'm sold, I really like the product and it's not too expensive for what you are getting. Most people dislike Nvidia optimus technology for some reason well I say get over it because it's there for the good.

Hi MVI4,

The G750 series doesn't come with Optimus technology.

Would you be able to go into detail why it doesn't support Optimus technology is it a problem with Asus or Nvidia or both?

 

[Aoyagi]

I'm curious whether Asus is going to make more "gamey" AMD laptops like the N56DP (except preferably without bundled Windows 8), which I personally enjoy very much even though it's impossible to buy one in this country. Or do you intent to ditch AMD from your laptops completely? Judging by the selection (2 AMD laptops and what...30 Intel laptops?) I'd definitely say it seems like it.

Thanks.

 

[coolitic]

You don't have to answer this 1, but, what do you think of Crysis 3? What was good about it, bad about it, and the future of it?

I liked the game. It was engaging for me when I played it. Grpahics were good, but perhaps could have done with some optimizations. That being said, the Crysis franchise is known for being taxing on hardware. I expected nothing less. The surround sound on this game is great too.

As 40 years old however, my concentration levels are not what they used to be for gaming so I don't play things for long...hehe Even my favorite, the Street Fighter series doe snot get much air time these days.

-Raja

I felt almost the same way, at least for initial impressions. Could of been an awesome game, but, each Crysis game had some serious flaws such as anti-cheat and the fact that Crytek just released their last scheduled patch without releasing a mod sdk (modders is what fixed Crysis Wars anti-cheat)

 

[Yohannas]

I have all my components at the ready, waiting for the DirectCU II 780. Can you offer any idea as to when it will be available in the UK? The waiting is driving me crazy! Thanks!

 

[smorizio]

For your motherboards can we get a searchable and or editable data base on your web page. Most users find the small PDF qal list lacking. Guys every talked to computer case builders to get rid of brass standoff and use a standard plastic frame?? Keep the new builders from bolting there high end asus mb to the mb tray and zapping them. For the guys that write the mb help guilds. New builders Need a page highlights these plugs need to be installed for the mb to power on. A lot new builders here miss the four or eight pin pci power plug. Also needs warning not to use the gpu six plus two cable in the wrong spot. On CPU install page arrow or note shows pin one or the CPU is keyed. As a repair tech I seen the old use a hammer to get parts in. Ie I seen snapped ram slots from people forcing ram in wrong way.
On your sabertooth and mb with covers...could you guys put some led under the mb to backlight the boards.

 

[danwat1234]

More and more people are running Distributed Computing projects on their hardware 24/7 which generates lots of heat...

Heck yeah! I run seti@home on my CPU and the GPU of the Asus G50VT laptop nearly 24/7 for years now. The X9100 CPU stays at 90-104 Celsius, GPU stays a bit below 90 C. No problems. Helps to run the 17 fin forcecon fan the is present in the G51vx, g51j laptops.

Hello, I have been doing a bunch of research on this one product for weeks now and can't seem to get one straight forward answer, does the Asus G750 Series come with Nvidia Optimus Technology? I have talked with Asus online specialists and even Nvidia specialists to find whether it does or doesn't. So far Nvidia said it does and you should see a sticker on the laptop itself, but to contact Asus and so I did. I went to best buy and saw no sticker what so ever. Asus gave me two yes's and two No's for the many times I've spoken with them. Then I did my own research on Google and found an answer, but don't know if it's reliable enough to just go with it. http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/06/03/asus-republic-o...
If I could get the answer to this one question I'm sold, I really like the product and it's not too expensive for what you are getting. Most people dislike Nvidia optimus technology for some reason well I say get over it because it's there for the good.

Hi MVI4,

The G750 series doesn't come with Optimus technology.

Would you be able to go into detail why it doesn't support Optimus technology is it a problem with Asus or Nvidia or both?

Word has been going around that it is because Optimus doesn't have 3D support somehow and that is what prevents it. Though I wonder why we can't just disable 3D and run optimus if we want to.

 

[smorizio]

I like to see asus Do a pc repair kit..power supply tester...post it card and data cables and software. Lot of people here post help how do I get data off old laptop or desktop drive..is it my mb or power supply that gone bad.
You feel sorry for guy buys a 300 mb but a 30 power supply and the power supply is dead but person has no way of testing it. Post it cards or debug card help now most mb have no speaker and only few led for debug.

 

[Parge]

Why do you put Creative Labs software on your boards when you have the Asus Xonar product range?

 

[asustoms]

More and more people are running Distributed Computing projects on their hardware 24/7 which generates lots of heat...

For example running my Asus 7950 Direct CUII TOP @ 1,040MHz (not a great clocking example sadly, but very reliable) pushes a lot of heat into my Antec P182 with extra from 120mm fan where optical drives should be.

Even with this extra ventilation my case has a more or less neutral pressure, with great flow - but still adds 9c to my Xeon X5650 @ 4GHz (Noctua NH-D14 cooled) temps.
- on hotter summer days with heavy Work Units that extra 9c can push my CPU to over 87c which is not cool

I would love to see more high end cards (like the HIS 7950 IceQ Turbo) make an effort to actively push at least a proportion of heat out the back of the case. Perhaps some kind of hybrid cooling dividing the heat output could be possible ?

Our focus on graphics cards design is creating superior to reference designs with key focus being on cooling and acoustics. Blower type fan as less efficient and louder than the dual axial/impeller based design we use. In some situations the delta can be greater than 15 to 20c. Additionally we do extensive testing on many chassis/cases and have found modern chassis with good airflow are only moderately impacted by heat that may be partially exhausted into the chassis. In addition blow based design can also increase internal chassis ambient temperatures due to hot spotting of the PCB due to considerably increase temperatures. As such it comes down to a combination of picking the chassis and layout for whatever GPU you use. As of now due to the superior performance we offer in our solutions we are still keeping focus on non blower based designs. With that noted we will continue to monitor feedback from our users and the community as a whole.

I love what you said here, and I would like to see video cards that exhaust all the hot air out the back of the case, instead of pushing it around the inside of the case with the cooler fan.

It would be nice if Asus introduced a line of video cards that are advertised as handling heat this way.

Are there any plans for implementing the non blower based designs on a larger scale?

Any chance I could be updated on this, other than having to wait for newer model cards to hit store shelves?

 

[jpishgar]

Hey there friends!

Evening is coming for the ASUS folks on the West Coast, and Erik tells me they do let them sleep occasionally - so there'll be a pause in the answers coming until morning, with perhaps a few exceptions for Raja who is based in the UK who may stick around for a bit. Please keep up great questions!

-JP

 

[raxx666]

<Extremely trivial question>
What happened to those M&Ms on the ROG page teasing us about what was coming for Haswell?
</Extremely trivial question>

 

[asustoms]

Why do you put Creative Labs software on your boards when you have the Asus Xonar product range?

I'm looking forward to seeing the answer to this. I have always wondered of the strengths/weaknesses offered by ASUS sound cards and hope to hear about them in the response.

 

[smorizio]

AnyOne of at asus rog make any running over grandma shirts????

 

[hongkongman]

Hi, I do not like 16x10 tablets all that much and prefer 4x3 (9.7") so that I can view a A4 or letter size page in full and as big as possible. My question is: Will I ever see a 4x3 tablet from a major brand such as Asus? Is it really true that certain fruit brand manufacturer will sue other major brand who makes a 9.7" tablet? Or I will have to settle for one from "Shanzhai" brands? (Sad note: I bought a 9.7" "Retina display" Shanzhai Android tablet last Saturday and it proves to be a major disapointment!)

 

[777light777]

A couple things I want to know is the "real" weight and thickness for the "G750JH" model, because it is obviously thicker and heavier than the JW and JX? (Asus website says the same W+T.)

Also, based on the extra thickness does it have easy clean filters (for fans) and is it more user upgrade-able?

And some design questions for the G series notebooks: Why not ditch the blu-ray drive and make the heat-sink fins copper? (To add bigger quieter fans and make the notebook thinner + lighter.) (for the top model) $3,000-3,500

Thanks.

 

[inzone]

" I can comment on the fact we will support "upcoming CPUs" on our X79 motherboards fully."

When Intel releases the Ivy Bridge-E processor and says it can be used in the current LGA 2011 socket, will your support that your referring to be a bios update, to enable the new CPU to be used in the current LGA 2011 socket ?

 

[Micky Sypal]

Does the G750JH-T4080H have a 3d Monitor?
And is there a better (more upgraded) Version of the JH or is JH-T4080H allready the top Model?

i just dont want to order an Model without all the features the g750 has to offer...

 

[lp231]

1.If there's new motherboard for Ivy Bridge E, will features found on current Z87 boards like latest version of Bluetooth, 802.11AC, ROG's mini combo II card, be carried over?


Cannot comment on potentially upcoming or in development products. With that noted we continue to offer support for our current line of x79 Motherboards whether it be updating software packages or the UEFI to ensure superior performance, compatibility and overall functionality. With that in mind you can rest assured ASUS is always working on new and exciting projects.

2.If there are new Ivy Bridge E boards, then are you guys planning to make a dual socket ROG or TUF motherboards?
I'm still running on a Asus Rampage Formula and was about to upgrade to a Rampage IV Extreme, after I notice it's only got Bluetooth 2.0 instead of 4.0, I was a bit disappointed. :\

Cannot comment on potential or upcoming product. For most users using Bluetooth on the desktop it is used for peripherals where the 2.1+EDR on the Extreme meets an acceptable usage model. With that noted should we refresh you can rest assured we will use a newer revision. Keep in mind though though 4.0 only provides benefits to very specialized mobile devices. The main benefit of 3.0 or greater is the increase in throughput. This is only important if you sync or transfer files through bluetooth.

3.Also I saw the Bluetooth on P9X79 Deluxe has media playback controls you can use from a smart phone, does ROG Bluetooth have that too?

The Deluxe offer additional functions offered via the Wifi implementation offered on the Deluxe. Currently as the ROG series ( X79 ) do not offer Wifi these type of functions are not present.

4.When will we start to see SATA Express on motherboards?

The specification has not seen fully complete finalization or been fully validated. Until this occurs you will not see the specification be considered for integration. In the interim there are many other choices like PCIe based SSD solutions.

5. I seem to recall you guys have build a motherboard that's designed for lan parties where you can lock your keyboard and mouse to prevent others from taking it. What was that motherboard called again?

Our Gene series are models focus at portable gaming or small form factor gaming systems or lan parties. In our UEFI we do offer advance control options for USB port initialization. This may be what you are communicating?

Thank you

Thank you for the reply, but for question 5, I know that board wasn't the ROG Gene series because it was way before Gene ever existed. It was a board that prevents users from physically stealing your keyboard and mouse while at lan parties. It's like some hardware lock or something.

 

[bim27142]

Ok, this seems to be on stand-still... maybe Asus folks are asleep yet?

 

[Marco925]

Hey there friends!

Evening is coming for the ASUS folks on the West Coast, and Erik tells me they do let them sleep occasionally - so there'll be a pause in the answers coming until morning, with perhaps a few exceptions for Raja who is based in the UK who may stick around for a bit. Please keep up great questions!

-JP

Ok, this seems to be on stand-still... maybe Asus folks are asleep yet?

It was mentioned that They will be sleeping as it is evening on the west coast.

 

[crimsonsunbear]

When will a new amd fm3+ motherboard come out and if it will be rog or sabertooth? please say soon or at least that the possibility exists.

 

[bigeasy70075]

Hi Asus, Thanks for taking questions. I have two.

1. I really like the transformer book form factor, but the current transformer book lacks a USB on the tablet, and is lacking a digitizer. Can you tell me why these weren't included?

2. I also saw the next generation transformer book with haswell at computex. can you tell me if that product is scheduled for release or if it is just a possible future product.

would really love a transformer book 13.3 inch screen, Haswell I7, HD 5000 graphics, usb port on tablet, active digitizer (stylus to be stored in slot in tablet), 256gb SSD, true stereo speakers, 2 LBS or less, 0.6 inches thick or less, under $2000 us.

Just a dream I know, but worth a shot while you are listening

 

[amdfangirl]

Do your FM2 motherboards support AMD Surroundview? I can never seem to find documentation on the feature.

I would really appreciate knowing if they do, because I need to know whether I'm building an AM3 or FM2.

 

[mastrom101]

Does Asus plan to expand there product line? I would be interested in ASUS PSUs, RAM, SSDs and Water-cooling Loops.

Second question: What does the Asus Maximus Vi Extreme (1150 Socket) have that makes it a better choice than competing boards? Are there any particularly unique features?

 

[danwat1234]

A couple things I want to know is the "real" weight and thickness for the "G750JH" model, because it is obviously thicker and heavier than the JW and JX? (Asus website says the same W+T.)

Also, based on the extra thickness does it have easy clean filters (for fans) and is it more user upgrade-able?

And some design questions for the G series notebooks: Why not ditch the blu-ray drive and make the heat-sink fins copper? (To add bigger quieter fans and make the notebook thinner + lighter.) (for the top model) $3,000-3,500

Thanks.

What you said.
Also, I guess I'll repost my question even though it was post#1 in the thread but didn't get answered;
Why does the Asus G750 laptop have a soldered CPU when your competitors do not (4700HQ rather than the 4700MQ)? Don't tell me it's to save weight, your laptop is heavier than the MSI. The 17" MSI has a 9 cell battery weighing 8.6 pounds and the G750 with the 8 cell battery weighs 9.9 pounds.
I don't think it was a good engineering decision. It doesn't attract the computer enthusiasts and I don't see what purpose these limitations have. People like the option of upgrading to an Extreme CPU later on when they get cheaper.
The way it is, for business/non GPU instructions, it is no better than a regular consumer laptop with a 4700MQ. A gaming laptop that can't get an extreme CPU is kind of lame..
Otherwise the laptop is nice though.
Can you give me reasoning why Asus made this decision?

Thank you