ASUS G55VM-S1014V-GeForce GTX 660M SC 2.

ASUS G55VM-S1014V+nVidia GeForce GTX 660M for SC 2.

Asus G55VM-S1014V comes with Intel Core i7-3610QM and the best graphic card; GTX 660M, when you compare with MSI GT60R, you will know that the MSI is better. Intel Core I7 3610Qm, 2.3Ghz with Turbo to speed up the 3.3Ghz.[you can see benchmark score at MSI GT60R]

Asus G55VM-S1014V Specification.

• Processor CPU: Intel Core i7-3610QM (2.30 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)
• Chipset Mobile: Intel HM65 Express Chipset
• Graphic system: Graphic Chip nVidia GeForce GTX 660M (2 GB GDDR5)
• Display Type: 15.6 inch WXGA (1366x768) LED AntiGlare
• Main Memory: Memory 12 GB DDR3
• Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk: 1 TB 5400 RPM
• Optical Disc Drive: Blu-ray Disc Drive (Blu-ray Writable)
• Web Camera Details: 2MPixel Web Camera
• Port & Interface: USB2.0 x0, USB3.0 x3
• Firewire: No
• DVI: No
• D-Sub/VGA: Yes
• e-SATA: No
• HDMI: Yes
• Card Reader: 4 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MS Pro/ MS Duo/ MMC)
• Express Slot: No
• Finger Print: No
• Connection: Wireless Lan b/g/n
• Bluetooth: Yes
• LAN: Yes
• Modem: No
• Battery Details: Li-ion 8Cells : 5200 mAh 74 Whrs
• Weight Details: 3.78 Kg.
• Operating System OS Bundle: Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit)
• Warranty Details: 2 Y. (Inter.)
• Other Details: Illuminated Chiclet keyboard
• Price Approx: $2158

nVidia GeForce GTX 660M Benchmark.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M is surely an upper mid-range, the gaming performance on the GeForce GTX 660M is well ahead of the GT 650M DDR3 and so on par with the AMD Radeon HD 6950M. Perhaps the older high-end Fermi-GPU GTX 570M is merely slightly faster. Therefore, current games as of 2011 should usually run fluently in 1080p resolution and high details. Only a few very demanding games, for example Metro 2033 or Crysis 2, might need reduced graphical settings for smoother gameplay.

• 3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720 = 2586
• 3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720 = 2293
• 3DMark 06 = 16025
• PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768 = 9287
• Windows 7 Experience Index – Graphics = 7.3
• Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics 7.3

nVidia GeForce GTX 660M Starcraft 2.

nVidia GeForce GTX 660M is good graphic card to run Starcraft 2. It has more power and do it well. You can Starcraft 2 on Ultra setting that depending on the details of your screen (15.6 inch WXGA (1366x768) LED AntiGlare).

nVidia GeForce GTX 660M starcraft 2 framerate.

• On low setting: 307.9 fps
• On Mid setting: 97.1 fps
• On High setting: 74.9 fps
• On Ultra setting: 42.4 fps.

Overall.
Asus G55VM-S1014V and nVidia GeForce GTX 660M is good gaming laptop for SC2. Although, it is more expensive but better performance (Compared to the GTX670M). If you want a notebook that is cost effective and can also play SC2 just fine. We recommend MSI GT60 is another option for you.