I forgot where I found it, but out there was a great thread about the bloatware on the G74S and what you don't need. It's amazing how much BS is on these things out of the factory.
It's not Fraps- and probably not the computer- it's the games. I get the same FPS drops in some games. If your drivers are up to date and your games are patched I wouldn't blame your Asus, I would blame the games. Skyrim is one of those that runs at...
It's all game design, some games are just more resource intensive. Usually shadows and shaders is the culprit. Make sure your graphics driver is up-to-date though, since I know NVDIA releases Verde Beta drivers all the time to optimize the latest gam...
Instead of Best Buy's dumbed down G74SX, go to Frys Electronics. The G74SX-XR1 is superior in every way, from the 3GB 560M to the 12G of RAM included. Even the resolution is better. Mine was 1399.99, and they didn't trick me into a year of Best Buy's...
