True Portable Power
Bringing the breathtaking performance of a desktop gaming PC to a compact notebook has been a challenge, but this is exactly what theASUS G74SX-A1 achieves. It’s full high definition gaming and multimedia packed into a sleek form with the latest technology.
Powered By Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor
With faster, intelligent, multi-core technology that applies processing power where its needed most, the notebook powered by new Intel Core i7 mobile processor delivers an incredible breakthrough in gaming performance. The unit relies on the combination of Intel Turbo Boost technology and Intel Hyper-Threading technology to activate full processing power exactly where and when you need it most.
Processing muscle
Intel® Core™ i7 processors drive the action, with super-fast gaming and computing becoming a reality. The ASUS G74SX comes with a one-click overclocking function that users can engage any time for even more power on tap for games and other applications.
Always cool
With its eye-catching design, the notebook deploys unique cooling and noise dampening, with two huge rear venting exhausts that push both heat and noise away from users. This results in a cool and quiet environment.
Comfort first
The ergonomic illuminated keyboard sits at a 5 degree angle to increase usability even during long gaming sessions, plus surfaces come wrapped in a rubberized material for even greater ease of use.
Gorgeous graphics
The ASUS G74SX utilizes the brand new NVIDIA GTX 560M with a massive 3GB GDDR5. Based on Fermi technology, this new graphics processor offers native DirectX11 for a huge graphics gain in high definition gaming, plus dedicated video acceleration.
Bundled with the laptop is 3DTV Play from NVIDIA, which projects the high definition graphics of this notebook onto any compatible 3DTV via HDMI 1.4. This includes 3D video, games and photos, taking the experience into the living room.
Notebook ships with the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M, a mobile graphics engine adapted from Fermi technology. This provides a significant visual boost, opening new graphics capabilities with native DirectX 11. Delivering the outstanding graphics performance with long battery life.
With 2x the performance of our popular GT line of mibile GPUs, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M plays the latest DirectX 11 games without breaking a sweat. And with Optimus support, it also provides great battery life.
Awesome audio

EAX and THX surround audio boosts game enjoyment and immersion with realistic effects and enveloping sound, while redefining sonic performance in music and movies.
Stylish ASUS G74SX supremacy
Inspired by the F117 stealth bomber, the matte-finished notebook is an ergonomic feast of gamer-centric features - a huge keyboard that lights up for night time ops and can be turned off instantly for stealth, ample handrest real estate and rubberized surface areas for comfort during prolonged sessions.
USB 3.0 10 times faster
ASUS is the first to introduce the new USB3, capable of providing a bandwidth of about 5Gbps or around 10 times the bandwidth of the current USB2
New USB is capable of transferring 4.5GB file from N Series to a 2.5-inch HDD in 1 minute 41 seconds, compared to the 3 minutes and 49 seconds of USB 2.0 in the exact same conditions*. This allows for faster transfers of high definition data, such as movies and videos, as well as various other large capacity file formats. It also charges USB-chargable devices with 900mA,faster than the 500mA of current USB2. Finally, the USB 3.0 helps to extend battery life, suspending operations when it is in idle mode.
*Disclaimer: USB 3.0 speeds quoted are component specification. Actual speeds may vary by configuration and devices used.
Exclusive Windows seven features
Experience FastBoot, the unique performance boost for Windows made possible by ASUS's close partnership with Microsoft.
With ASUS exclusive FastBoot technology, notebooks start up in a staggering 30 seconds. That is 40% faster than 32-bit operating systems.
ASUS helps get you up and running faster than ever before.
System performance is subject to system configuration. This data is based on a comparison between a FastBoot-optimized ASUS notebook running 64-bit Windows 7 and an identically-specc'ed notebook without FastBoot running 32-bit Windows Vista.
For PC's running Windows 7 Home Premium
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Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV on Windows Media Center.
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