Review ASUS N46VM (Asus Ivy bridge mainstream)

OVERVIEW

Release of Intel's latest processors based on Intel "ivy bridge" Vendors are racing to create any new product they release one of its Asus release their new product called Asus N46VM using Ivy bridge intel core i7, because its booming ivy bridge from last year's vendors were not will want to miss, ivy bridge promises 30% more performance at the same clock speed with Sandy Bridge is that correct? arsitekrut theoretically can be effective but in the real world it is often not supported by the applications that exist today, other than the latest processor from Intel, Asus also uses Nvidia Geforce GT 630m which is the latest Nvidia GPU. Asus N46VM because this is a class of multimedia laptop then use a dedicated GPU is required. Was peformanya how? and whether it is suitable for you? we refer to together;

APPEARANCE

As usual before the first session we see the display performance of this new asus:

Front panel

On the front panel of plastic material which is Asus build quality is very good decorated with a black matte finish and Asus logo in the middle of the color that brings Chrome exclusive impression. dilhat front front panel to bring laptops to class the impression this young executive. with class 14 inc is a series for mainstream users who forward the size vs. performance.

Workstation

Keyboard

part in or be called Workstation can say if it was not too much has changed, but there are improvements to the standard keyboard of the Asus build quality, now the keyboard is more comfortable for the press, and the palm rest for your hand in the design is more secure than stiff from the position it is set to be more down the front.

Look left

From the looks of the left we can see the connectivity ranging from Super Speed ​​USB 3.0 , HDMI, multi monitor out, exhaust out, D-Sub analog, DC adapter input. can be seen there fitu for multimonitor out, and super speed USB 3.0 for connectivity to the left so it's very clear if the design for right-handed users.

Looks Right

It appears from the right we can see there is a headphone out, mic outputm USB 3.0, DVDRW SuperMulti, SPDIF , security lock. from the start of connectivity design are in place in such a way Agat not particularly activity using the user's right hand (usually mouse), and placed on a layer of metallic silver to bring the overall exclusive impression.

Asus N46VM conclusion of sightings is very good color selection and placement peripihalnya for work and multimedia.

Real World gaming testing

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3 is a game full DX11 rendering effect, and is a tough game, we test in this laptop because of this game is a standard for the shadow of the overall gaming performance, we use the auto preset, which is a combination of high and medium, and as shown in the chart and performance is very mepet very uncomfortable and not exactly 100%, for the more comfortable you can lower the resolution to 1280 × 720 resolution and detail to a combination of medium and low.

Crysis 2

Crysis 2 is a beautiful game starts from the scene, and the reflection of sunlight that characterizes it. and on this testing we used to use the API DX9 and high detail mode, the DX9 Crysis 2 at 720p still can dimaenkan very smoothly and no problems, this is one inexpensive solution to play Crysis 2 of the mobile. This proved to play DX9 Notebook is quite strong and the performance of labor also helped Processor intel core i7 .

Dragon Age 2 is an RPG from BioWare is always Consider for RPG of the year 2011, the success of the first dragon age makes Bioware make a sequel of the graph increases and support for DX 11, but the laptops are we going to do testing at 720p, and high detail DX9 results very playable in each side of the heavy battle, of course, is great for those who like RPGs and can play wherever you are.

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

Skyrim is certainly a massive RPG, so massive as to be take months to complete, on this occasion and also which is based standards than we tested, Skyrim offers a balance between the needs of the CPU and GPU, in this case to help each other in terms of the distribution of performance , for testing this time using 720p and medium detail, due to high detail will not strong, the medium still playable to say we can still get 29 FPS at least if we're super heavy battle, if the rest are in town or exploring the folder no problem FPS drop.

Conclusion

Asus Laptop N46SV is a multimedia and mainstream workstation that you can rely on to work everyday and you can certainly count on to play DX9 based games are still very inadequate to 720p on medium-high setting (depending on the game) and for the most recent titles such as Crysis 2 and you can skyrim's gameplay is comfortable with the proper settings. to look like the usual Asus make a laptop that looks beautiful and powerful. the power load is not too heavy with the battery power is better because the Ivy bridge processor that has a good power management and low power.

Pros:

• ivy bridge Processor
• Low power DDR3
• New nvidia GPU
• Good performance
• Nice Keyboard Toots
• USB 3.0 super speed
• Great layout

Cons:

• not DX11 capable gaming
• low quality speaker
• no SSD option yet

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