HD 5870 and GTS 360M notebooks available for pre-order

[Maziar]

ASUS G51JX-A1:
http/www.xoticpc.com/asus-g51jxa1-order-p-2724.html
i7 CPU
6GB RAM
GTS 360M VGA
500GB 7200 RPM HDD
15" 1920x1080
$1449

ASUS G73JH-A1:
http/www.xoticpc.com/asus-g73jha1-order-p-2731.html
i7 CPU
8GB RAM
HD 5870 VGA
500GB 7200 RPM HDD
17" 1920x1080
$1456

Good prices 😀 waiting for some reviews as well

 

[lostandwandering]

The 5870 I'd be willing to believe. The GTS 360, I'm doubting a little. Why do I get the feeling that it's just another rebadged G92 chip?

 

[frozenlead]

I too leery on the GTS 360. Usually it takes awhile for the mobile chips to come about compared to the launch of the corresponding desktop series...if they're released at the same time either nvidia has been working hard, or, as lostandwandering said, it's just another rebadge.

Edit: Also, what's up with that pricing? That doesn't seem remotely equal; a midrange chip, less memory, and a smaller screen for (practically) the same price as a machine with a 5870M?

 

[mindless728]

http/www.semiaccurate.com/2009/12/29/nvidia-gts360m-renamed-gt240/

from http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/277613-33-360m-here

 

[frozenlead]

The link doesn't say much else other than the 360 is a rebadged 240...I could say the same thing with as much truth behind it at this point. We need proof.

 

[KurtCocaine]

GTS 360 runs on GT215 core and is an overclocked GTS 260M, with GDDR5 it may match GTX260, but will not exceed it, will run cooler though

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTS-360M.24058.0.html
http/www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gts_360m_us.html

BTW for any interested buyers of the G73H-A1, GentechPC Giving DDR3 1333MHz as opposed to DDR3 1066MHz on XoticPC for the same price
http/1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=G73JH-A1

 

[Maziar]

Well i thought GTS 360M wouldn't be a whole new card,i at least hope HD 5870 will be a powerful card,waiting for benchies 😀

 

[HansVonOhain]

5870 will be probably more like 4870 or 4890 power in a laptop. Talk about power.

 

[lostandwandering]

How many different names can nvidia come up with for the same old crap?

GeForce 8, 9, 200 and now possibly the 300. So that's three, definite, and counting.

 

[Maziar]

lol +1^

 

[welshmousepk]

wow, the 5870 laptop sounds pretty mad.

anyone feel like loaning me a few thousand dollars?

 

[Maziar]

Well the asus model costs $1600 which is quite a good price for such a config

 

[megamanx00]

1024MB GTS 360M? Yeah the 360 chip is suppose to have a 384-bit bus so that doesn't work out at all. I'm more willing to believe that it's a G92 chip with GDDR5. DX10 only 😀.

 

[kiren]

The 360M is almost definitately a rebadged chip.... go to the customize screen and it even says " nVidia GeForce GTS 360M 1,024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX10" I suppose it's possible its finally a gt200 based chip, but I doubt even that.
Either way I'm fine with my G51VX-RX05 I managed to get on sale for $550 sealed 😀

 

[frozenlead]

I think the GT200's were just too big for notebook use. They eat power and the chips were..well, huge. It's probably a nicely-modded G92.

 

[Shadow703793]

Hmm.... the 5870M is tempting (me need a laptop for Collage soon 😛 ). We'll see how things are when February-March comes.

 

[Maziar]

Yes it looks tempting hope it performs well 😀

 

[UserXVI]

Darn, I bought this AsusTeK G72GX.....05 at Best Buy, the mouse pad is driving me crazy, sound controls as well, everything else has set new standards of the word perfect for me, but I am currently hating Asus for leaking an updated and upcoming ATI model the same day I purchased this one ARGGG!!!!!!.

Now I will always feel like I have 2nd best, because im almost 100% sure the ATI one is going to have a built in TV tuner, DX11 GPU that will almost surly be faster then GTX260 yep, and there's no one to blame other them myself for Shopping at Best Buy.

 

[UserXVI]

The 360M is almost definitately a rebadged chip.... go to the customize screen and it even says " nVidia GeForce GTS 360M 1,024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX10" I suppose it's possible its finally a gt200 based chip, but I doubt even that.
Either way I'm fine with my G51VX-RX05 I managed to get on sale for $550 sealed 😀

Lucky, Mind sharing where/how?
I would take this one back, buy the 550 and use the remaining 500$ for a nice 42 inch 120MHZ 1080P

 

[kiren]

Clearance at the local best buy actually, only had one and it still had vista on it. Technically it was $650, but I had a $100 best buy card...