A quick look at the most important specifications among which are the Core i7-720M processor (quad-core 1.6 – 2.8GHz) along with an Nvidia GeForce GTX260M (112 stream processors) video card with 1GB of DDR3 Video Memory. Other specifications are quite good, but these two are the most important components when we are considering if a laptop is good enough for gaming and then again if it can handle the additional load that is introduced when you are playing in stereo 3D mode. And considering what is “under the hood” of the Asus G51J-3D I can say that it offers really top performance for a 15-inch mobile gaming solution and will handle stereoscopic 3D gaming very well.
The display is 15.6-inch, 16:9 wide aspect ratio, with LED backlight and with resolution of 1366×768 (HD-ready) and not Full HD, something which you can actually consider to be a good choice. Although being one of the top video cards in the mobile segment the GeForce GTX260M can have some problems managing high framerates at Full HD resolution in some games, especially when you add the S3D in the formula, but for a resolution of 1366×768 everything is just fine. Moreover having a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels on a 15-inch laptop can bring some issues like things being too small on the screen etc., besides some performance issues in stereo 3D mode with some very demanding games, although it seems that Asus might offer another model with Full HD resolution. The LCD panel as I already said is a 120Hz one, but just like its desktop counterparts it can work in 60, 100, 110 and 120Hz refresh rate and you have the option to switch between the settings.
