Back in '08 when starting up at college I got myself the Asus G50v-a1 Republic of Gamers laptop. As of recently I've built a desktop to take over for me and don't find myself using the laptop so much. Still runs great and I've upgraded from the Vista it came with to Win7.
The advice I seek is how much you guys think this rig is worth today, and what steps I can take to get the most for it?
I know I'm not going to get anything near what I paid for it. But unless I'm reading the GPU hierarchy charts wrong it looks like it still beats out the integrated graphics of even ivy bridge, so if someone is wanting a machine with decent gpu power without having to spend a grand or more I think is my market.
Here's a link to the machine for specs and reference- though I got mine through xoticpc (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-220-378&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo)
Would it be wise to do another upgrade to Win8? I know a lot of people are against it for whatever reasons they have but with the increased performance/reduced resource requirements would it help get some more life out of the rig? Also I've had an issue trying to get the Win7 SP1 to install so if anyone has any tips there as well they're more than welcome. I've tried everything I have found posted as a solution and wonder if it's just not meant to be. I've even ordered the Win7 SP1 disc from Microsoft and still no dice.
This was my first laptop and it'll be the first one I sell too so I'm new to this and any advice is very much welcome! Thanks a lot guys, you've never let me down.
The advice I seek is how much you guys think this rig is worth today, and what steps I can take to get the most for it?
I know I'm not going to get anything near what I paid for it. But unless I'm reading the GPU hierarchy charts wrong it looks like it still beats out the integrated graphics of even ivy bridge, so if someone is wanting a machine with decent gpu power without having to spend a grand or more I think is my market.
Here's a link to the machine for specs and reference- though I got mine through xoticpc (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-220-378&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo)
Would it be wise to do another upgrade to Win8? I know a lot of people are against it for whatever reasons they have but with the increased performance/reduced resource requirements would it help get some more life out of the rig? Also I've had an issue trying to get the Win7 SP1 to install so if anyone has any tips there as well they're more than welcome. I've tried everything I have found posted as a solution and wonder if it's just not meant to be. I've even ordered the Win7 SP1 disc from Microsoft and still no dice.
This was my first laptop and it'll be the first one I sell too so I'm new to this and any advice is very much welcome! Thanks a lot guys, you've never let me down.
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