Recent content by Xemko

CCleaner. Speedfan.

69C is pretty normal temperature for laptops. Max temperature for this CPU is 100C. I'm reaching 85c during heavy gaming sessions with my Lenovo y50 :D

No, you can't. GPU is soldered to motherboard.

Try this - How to Enable Caching on mSata SSD for Alienware Laptops? http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19614564 https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/How-it-Works-Intel-SSD-Caching-148/

Slowdowns = cpu/gpu thermal throttling. I did not have exact same thermal issues, tho it's known that these series have thermal throttling issues and bad cooling solution. Reapplying thermal paste should help. Thermal paste won't cost much, 10$ max. (Arctic MX2/MX4, Gelid Extreme). I have RMAed...

Reapply thermal paste. Try to undervolt it, it has improved my temps (also y50-70). If you have any further question, PM me, i'd glad to help.

Seems ok to me. 840m is a mid-range (i'd say low) GPU, hence low performance. Look at this review - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-840M.105681.0.html

Definitely 970m for gaming. ~50% faster.

You should search for i5+ cpu (no U) and at least 950m gpu, to get playable framerates. Can you provide your local stores/sites?

They will perform on the same level, first one slightly better on GPU up to 10%. Second one has slightly better CPU and SSD.

Yes, it should run modern games on 720/900p 30fps, medium to high settings (depends on the game), I'm running *similar* specs Lenovo y50 (i7 4710hq, 16GB, GTX 860M). Check this review. However, perhaps you should wait for 1050/1060m or consider 960/965m + i5 for better performance in upcoming...

Yes, it will be decent for 720p/900p gaming medium/high settings, less heavy titles at 1080p will run smooth too. I own the previous version of this laptop with 860m gpu(-10% performance at max). This laptop has thermal throttling due to mediocre cooling system, Harddisk (ssd update solves the...

Power options , set it on *High Performance* instead of *Power Saver*. There is also battery save option in Nvidia Experience software.

Check this review : http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-N551JW-GTX-960M-Notebook-Review.145820.0.html Seems OK to me. Considering this was a stress test, you should be fine with typical daily usage. Btw, these results are pretty good, my Lenovo y50 (4720hq) starts to throttle at 65c.

Try Speedfan.