Asus G71 graphics issues

Joshua Goldman | Jul 03, 2009

While Dan and Scott got their first reviews posted without incident, I wasn't as lucky with the Asus G71.

Actually, that's not entirely true. You see the review was sailing right along until I started reading complaints about the system's Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M graphics adapter basically dropping frame rates to 1-2fps once the GPU temp hits roughly 81 degrees Celsius. So we did a little more testing and, sure enough, the frame rates dropped and we couldn't get them back up without a restart.

Turns out Asus is aware of the problem and has been busily working on a fix. Some hiccup in the BIOS is causing the drop out and the manufacturer will be issuing a new BIOS version on or about July 9.

As soon as we have a chance to test it out, we'll be revising and rating our review. However, if you've already bought one, rest assured that a fix from Asus is on the way and your frame rates will be back where they belong (Which, at least in our tests, was very good for the gaming laptop). Hopefully the issue will be fully resolved by the time the Asus G71 hits Asia markets in August.

Via CNET Crave

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