The ASUS G55VW-DH71 15.6-inch ROG gaming laptop has amazing specs that make it one of the best choices for serious gaming enthusiasts who prefer rigs with an Intel processor. Running on a powerful third generation of Intel Core i7 3630QM processor, the ASUS G55VW-DH71 ROG gaming laptop is a combination of speed, responsiveness, and reliability, which are just the qualities that you need to get that extra edge during gameplay. Part of the Republic of Gamers brand of ASUS gaming laptop and hardware systems, the G55VW laptop comes in a muscular yet sleek housing with a design that takes inspiration from the stealth fighter. At the heart of the ASUS G55VW ROG gaming laptop is the Intel Core i7 3630QM processor. This Intel processor has a 22 nm process with four cores and eight threads. With a processor base frequency of 2.40GHz, overclockers have the option of tweaking its clock speed as it has maximum turbo frequency of 3.50GHz. It has 6MB of cache, a bus speed of 5 GT/s DMI and a cool 45 watts of thermal design power. The 3630QM supports DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 type RAM of up to a maximum of 32GB depending on memory type, which makes it more than capable of handling the 8GB of RAM that comes with ASUS G55VW gaming laptops. Among the other features of this Intel processor include InTru 3D technology, Intel Clear Video HD Technology and Intel HD Graphics 4000. Apart from its processor, the ASUS G55VW gaming laptop features the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M with 2GB of memory for a truly immersive gaming experience. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M, which connects via the PCIe 3.0 supports Direct X, OpenGL, and OpenCL video game formats and has a processing power of 641.3 GFLOPS. This power of the GTX 660M goes a long way in giving you smooth and seamless gameplay and along with the Intel processor, faster game loading times, amazing graphic display and video playback with minimal judder. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M also has 3-D gaming and video capabilities with active shutter glasses. This powerful GPU results in very realistic gaming experience that just pulls you into the virtual gaming landscape. The ASUS G55VW gaming laptop has a 64-bit Windows 8 operating system, which along with the Intel i7 processor and its 8GB of memory, handles even the most thread-intensive games and software with ease. The 64-bit Windows 8 OS also make for a faster boot time and loading times for the games. Of course, you can also choose to downgrade or upgrade your Windows OS, if you wish. For storage, ASUS G55VW laptops come with a 500GB HDD with SATA 3 connectivity. This hard drive operates with a speed of 7,200 RPM. If you wish to upgrade to a higher capacity storage, the hard drive bays on the ASUS G55VW laptops accommodates 2.5-inch HDD form factor. Among the other specifications and features of the ASUS G55VW gaming laptop include an anti-glare display with a wide viewing angle, Sonic Master subwoofer, gamer-centric design, and Thunderbolt fast file transfers. The laptop also has standard features, which include four USB 3.0 ports, HDMI connection, microphone, and headphone, making it the ideal computer for users to take on the go.