Ultimadrago
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Download this user made GT70 fan control.
Update to latest Nvidia driver.
That's all I can think of atm..
Swell, thanks. Btw, that first link seems dead. "File does not exist on this server."
Download this user made GT70 fan control.
Update to latest Nvidia driver.
That's all I can think of atm..
Swell, thanks. Btw, that first link seems dead. "File does not exist on this server."
The base Alienware 14 is a lot of money, to only come away with gt750m
Country: US
budget: $500-700
Size: 15 inches atleast (or large enough to include a number pad)
Planned usage: This is going to be a college laptop so, largely speaking, I will mostly be using it for writing and the occasional movie. All the same, a high resolution would be appreciated. Not necessary, but I'm going to be playing 1080p movies on it, so I'd like it to measure up.
Misc.: A light up keyboard would be nice.
What do you think of this one? It looks pretty decent. It looks like it has solid performance, without being "big and bulky"
I factory reset my kids' laptop as it was crashing and getting slow. But it is still crash while playing minecraft. If I set it to integrated graphics it's fine (but very slow), so I figure it's the graphics driver (gt540m so Optimus). I downloaded the latest drivers but doesn't seem to help. How do I rollback to the drivers that came with the laptop, or alternatively what is a good stable driver for Optimus?
Maybe run HWMonitor, to see the CPU and GPU temps.No, will try that - GPU-Z logging to file should be enough right? Although tbh it is only minecraft so shouldn't be stressing it too much, and it occurs seemingly randomly.
Are haswell laptops significantly better with IGP than sandy bridge?
What do you think of this one? It looks pretty decent. It looks like it has solid performance, without being "big and bulky"
Country: US
Price range: $2000 max.
Usage: Gaming laptop. Will be playing MMOs, battlefield 4 and also using it as a portable steam box to connect to a tv when friends come over for Samuari Gunn and other 4 player games.
I'm looking at the *Ultra* you mentioned: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CU9GNCS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Friends are trying to push this one on me..but not 100% i trust his logic behind it.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Fang_Taipan_M2_Gaming_Notebook
Ok after seeing a hands on video of the Aorus X7, i'm friggin sold.
I might sell off my current laptop AND desktop and just make that my primary machine if the lack of heat holds up in reviews. Price is a little on the high side for me (MSRP $2099 base model) but a 17" under 7lbs with those measurements and 780M performance, it is more than justified.
Fang Taipan is just another obscure Clevo rebrand. And that laptop is ugly as fug yo.
You don't buy something that enormous for SLI 765Ms.
I hear the CPU gets toasty, but let's wait for someone like Anandtech to put the X7 through its paces.
Backpacks? I don't know too much about them, honestly. I use something similar to this.
No, I don't have a backpack which can fit my laptop, so I don't have any hard data on what works. I know people who like the Slappa backpacks. They're high quality, and not inexpensive.On second thought, yeah, I'll go with a backpack. I'll try to find some 17.3 backpacks on Amazon. Do you have a laptop backpack as well?
Edit: I'd also like gaming mice recommendations, if you have any.
Hey guys, I have a quick question.
I have an HP DV6 Quad Custom Edition that I picked up a few years ago, and it's aging relatively well. I just upgraded the HDD to an SSD and the machine runs beautifully.
I've been thinking about upgrading the 6GB of RAM sometime in the future because of my virtual machine/light video editing/light gaming use. However, the documentation and drivers for this machine are kind of a nightmare in my opinion.
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware/dv6t-6100-quad-core-edition-upgrade-ram/td-p/2220377
This thread says the motherboard should be able to handle upgrading the RAM to 16GB.
However, Crucial thinks it can only handle 8GB of RAM (which may not be worth upgrading to I think).
Can anyone help me out?
Does anyone here have any experience with the Alienware M14x? I've heard that they're pretty good entry-level gaming laptops, and I'm considering saving up for one to replace my current trashy laptop.
EDIT: I'm in Canada, BTW, and I'm not really looking to spend more than $1500 in my current financial situation.
Anything here worth it? Looking around the $500 range
http://www.woot.com/plus/more-computers
It's for my younger brother, he mostly plays Minecraft. Might play Diablo 3 or World of Warcraft in the future. Don't need anything too crazy just something to last a few years.
How are the lenovo z500 and upcoming z510 as budget gaming laptops?
Z510 on amazon uk is £549 with i5-4200, 4Gb ram, 1GB gt740, 1TB SSHD
already looking forward to a 880m gtx....Some games are already putting strained on my 780m
This would do.
Medium/Low settings.
Bad news for you. The GTX 880M is a rebranded 780M.
Nvidia's 20nm Maxwell is what we wait for, and it might be a while.
My MSI GT70-OD finally came in!
Hey dudes. I already have a MacBook Air that I use for school but I kinda want a laptop just for indie Steam games (Spelunky and such). How much am I looking at? Don't need a big laptop. Just a CD burner and ability to play some games.
Always said I would never even consider one because of the price but here I am looking at a gaming laptop. Still only in the consideration phase but what do you guys think of this setup? As is price is 1,234$
CPU: Intel® Core i7-4700MQ Mobile Processor 2.40 GHz 6M Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.40 GHz
HDD: 1 TB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive [-4]
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1600 SODIMM Memory [+49] (G.SKILL [+0])
MOTHERBOARD: Mobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset Mainboard
SOUND: Supreme HD Audio w/ Sound Blaster X-FI MB3 Technology
VIDEO: NVIDIA GTX 770M 3GB PCIe Video (NB-385-101)
So insanely jealous.
On the plus side, I finally ordered my 120GB Intel mSATA SSD and the Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM drive, so will at least be able to upgrade all of that soon.
After the past month or two being stuck with a 5400RPM hard drive after being used to a SSD and 7200 combo on my last laptop, I'm definitely looking forward to that.
Man I am loving my new ASUS GJ750X, it runs fast, hardly slogs down at anytime when programs are running and the bigass 17inch 1080p display just now makes me realize how tiny the screen size of my old lappy is.
1080p makes 720p and lower resolution vids look...tiny when not fullscreened.
Hah, less so if you knew the price
Congrats on the hard drive upgrades! I made sure to give SSD/7200 a go for this laptop and I'm loving the combo so far. It took me a while to figure out how to make it where the larger 7200 took the default bulk of my download damage, but once I got that set up it was smooth (,much faster) sailing.
Sager? Pay for the 2nd year of warranty. I'd get a small SSD too.
One machine has the 1080p display, fastest CPU, and the 3x faster graphics card? You make it so easy.Hi Folks!
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but It's the only laptop related thread I found
Could you help me decide between:
Acer V5-573
Intel i5-4200U Dual-Core
39,6 cm (15") Full HD 16:9 LED Display (non-glare)
8 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
Datasheet:V5-573G
and the
Acer V5-552
39,6 cm (15.6"), 1366x768, non glare
AMD-Quad-Core A8 Prozessor (2,1 GHz)
AMD-Grafik Radeon HD8550G
8GB RAM
V5-552
The first one is obviously the better machine but is it worth the price difference of 170?
Besides the lower res display and the CPU/Graphic Card it's the same laptop. I'll probably play games via my TV anyway so the display isn't that important if it's good enough to work outsides. And since I do a lot of multitasking I would prefer a quad over a dualcore. I do watch a lot of hi-res movies but that shouldn't be any problem on any of those two machines, right? According to notebookcheck (552/573) both are good enough to run newer games...
Thanks in advance!
I've been pleased with my Sager NP7330, but I really overrated the importance of portability I've found. It sits on my roomy desk at work for 10 hours, then on my roomy desk at home the rest of the time. So I think it's time to go bigger.
MSI GS70 ($1529 w/ tablet+headset) vs Asus G750JX ($1689) vs Gigabyte P27K-CF2 ($1299)
The Gigabyte is on sale right now for hundreds less than the Asus and MSI. Yet I really like how much attention Asus give to cooling and airflow, plus it comes with a 770m. The MSI appeals because a 17" at under 6 lbs is ridiculously awesome, though temps would concern me.
Arggggh. I welcome GAF input!
It actually wasn't sager, but some other random website. Now that you mentioned that name though I have been looking into Sager. Starting to lean towards one I've configured on their website. Pretty similar specs but with twice the ram, a 120gb SSD, an a Blu-ray drive, and a 2 year warranty as you suggested. Little pricier but I really like the simple look of it. Now just to convince myself to spend the cash
One machine has the 1080p display, fastest CPU, and the 3x faster graphics card? You make it so easy.
Couple things:
- The AMD quad core is slower than the Intel dual core
- The 8550G is near worthless, for modern gaming. Notebookcheck's test results are fake, and I can prove it. You know something is off, when their tests of the 8650G are significantly lower than the 8550G, and more inline with what should be expected. These are integrated graphic, so there's no way the 8550G is that quick.
The better machine is worth the extra money
Timely thread, I'll be in the market for a gaming laptop soon!
I'm curious though; is the best way to find a 120hz-capable screen just to get the nvidia 3D-vision stuff? or are there known panels that are easily / safely overclockable to 120hz?
Try this one.Really need your help here:
Is there a decent laptop for $500 or less that plays indie games such as Spelunky, rogue legacy, nidhogg, super house of dead ninjas, ftl, gone home, octodad, etc. without sounding like it's a jet taking off? Building a PC isn't an option due to my lifestyle being much more laptop-friendly.
Yeah, I finally got around to playing Witcher 2 and my experience playing it on my new MSI laptop under High settings with high framerates versus my struggle on my previous laptop make it an almost surreal experience. Heck, when the program icons were smaller by default, I wasn't sure what to do with myself. Thankfully, I've gotten used to that rather quickly and greatly prefer it due to highly increased desktop estate. My 1366 x 768 is instantly dated on consecutive glances. I don't think I can go back in terms of resolution/screen size.
Try this one.
By the way, if you have any questions on gaming laptops, this forum is pretty quick to answer them:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/