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    3820TG Owner's Lounge - Part Two

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Bronsky, Mar 13, 2011.

  1. zephir

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    If you don't mind me asking, how are you overclocking the CPU? I have the exact same config as you, and have no idea which clock generator to choose in SetFSB. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks :)


     
    zephir, Apr 6, 2011
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  2. too456

    too456 Resident Angry Bird

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    I feel your pain :p Asus service really sucks even in Singapore, which is why I discourage anyone buying a laptop from buying Asus because their service is so bad
     
    too456, Apr 6, 2011
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    Hi there every1, haven't been following this thread for a while now but I see there is a refresh line of timeline,. Was wondering what you guys think about 3820tg substitute? From what I see it doesn't replace it really in terms of power (lower clocked CPU?) not sure about gpu either. Design seems a bit, less professional to me, but thats just personal opinion. So any1 getting it ? Am I wrong in terms of specs on it?
     
    bydus, Apr 6, 2011
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  4. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    I would guess that most of us that have 3820TGs are keeping them. How nice to be content with my laptop and not be tempted to sell it for a new model.

    Bronsky :cool:
     
    Bronsky, Apr 6, 2011
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  5. Lennong

    Lennong Notebook Consultant

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    I use the software SetFSB (Unlocked, ASUS G73JH) and MSI Afterburner. To be able to disable HT and Turboboost you'll need to flash your BIOS with a modified version that has extended options enabled. There are links in the beginning of this thread to these things.

    This OC were only run for a very short period of time, perhaps 5mins. The temps are to high for my liking and I will replace the thermal paste and pehaps lap the heatsinks before running any benches at those frequencies. My experience is that notebooks benefits greatly from these modifications. It's not impossible to reduce temps with some 5-10C.
     
    Lennong, Apr 6, 2011
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  6. too456

    too456 Resident Angry Bird

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  7. prikolchik

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    Why ACPI call and not vgaswitcheroo? This in /etc/rc.local does the job:
    Code: 
    chown "username" /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
    Actually now that I think about it, I only get about 4 hours with WiFI on. Tricks?
     
    prikolchik, Apr 7, 2011
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  8. Sxooter

    Sxooter Notebook Virtuoso

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    No real reason other than I came across acpi_call before finding a decent guide to switcheroo. I'll try switcheroo next. I'll also let you know if my battery life drops with switcheroo versus acpi_call.
     
    Sxooter, Apr 7, 2011
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  9. mark2000

    mark2000 Notebook Consultant

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    I know for sale items are discouraged on these threads but because this is more of a niche market, i consider posting this more a favour than anything.

    I Pulled my French/English 3820TG keyboard and I will sell it to anyone interested, basically for shipping and a few bucks for my trouble.

    I am just hoping someone might find some good use out of this, perhaps French students living in America?? :)

    PM me if interested.

    Once again: I repeat, this is not a for sale ad, I'm offering this as a favour to a fellow user in need.
     
    mark2000, Apr 7, 2011
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  10. l33dagame

    l33dagame Newbie

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    Does anyone know if the 3810T keyboard works on 3820TG?
    The 3810T keyboard seems way cheaper than the 3820T keyboard.
    They're like $10-15 difference....
     
    l33dagame, Apr 7, 2011
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  11. Just_a_Nick

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    Yes it works but the FN Symbols are not the same.
     
    Just_a_Nick, Apr 7, 2011
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  12. kdu

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    Anyone purchased a replacement battery from ebay?

    9-Cell
    12-Cell

    Wondering how they perform compared to the stock 6-cell since they are listed as "Genuine" but all ship from HK.
     
    kdu, Apr 7, 2011
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  13. Just_a_Nick

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    The 12cell seems to be "faulty" because it has only a capacity of "8400mah".
     
    Just_a_Nick, Apr 7, 2011
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  14. kdu

    kdu Newbie

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    Ah true, looks like the 9-cell has the actual capacity of a 9-cell
     
    kdu, Apr 7, 2011
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    mdott Notebook Geek

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    Any review on your 3820tg keyboard? looking to pick one up in the upcoming weeks. Wondering about quality, and where abouts you picked it up (assuming ebay, which store?).

    Works, just some Fn keys are different.

    No, really? Lol. :D
     
    mdott, Apr 7, 2011
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  16. l33dagame

    l33dagame Newbie

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    Ahhh.. That gotta suck...
    How much did u guys pay for ur 3820 US keyboard??
    I see they are in the $30-35 USD range.. Price reasonable?
     
    l33dagame, Apr 7, 2011
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  17. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Bronsky, Apr 7, 2011
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  18. blueblazer22x

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    blueblazer22x, Apr 7, 2011
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  19. jlp0209

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    I just bought a 9 cell battery from Notebook Solutions (they are in Canada), it is 9000MAH, the one that Acer Insider posted about many pages back. Hopefully will arrive next week. I returned the 9 cell I bought from Acer depot in Temple, TX, as it was 8400MAH. They were a real pain about the return too, insisting there is no difference between the above-referenced 9 cells, and wouldn't sell me the part I want.

    Acer original battery - AC25879 - $164.95US : Notebook Solutions, Parts, Service & Support

    On a related note, I currently have the 6 cell , 6000MAH battery. While using the dedicated GPU (HD6550) and gaming, I get a hair over 1 hour when set to max performance. With AMD PowerPlay enabled, I get about 1 hour 45 mins. If I can get 2+ hours of unplugged gaming out of the 9 cell that would be nice.
     
    jlp0209, Apr 7, 2011
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  20. Kyrandia

    Kyrandia Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys, i have a "little" problem :

    i upgraded my 3820tg 5650 450m with 8gb DD3 1066 Mhz corsair memory (CM3X4GSD1066 ) , 4x2 GB.. anyway when i play games it crashes/reboot !
    Memtest is OK !

    I have never Had this problem with original memory Hynix 2x2 Gb before !

    I have no crashes and all is perfect when i use 4GB of new corsair and 2 GB of original Hynix memory ( 6 GB tot) !

    How can you explain this ? does corsair have some known issue with 3820tg, or 8gb is not supported ?

    i even tried 1.13 bios and latest 1.19.. thank you for reply :)
     
    Kyrandia, Apr 7, 2011
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  21. voltron1337

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    Just got my 3820TG from NCIX with the 6550M.

    I don't know if I should do the bios mod to get the secret menu or use the hybrid drivers. Reinstalling windows now and testing the 3D capabilities to make sure everything is running ok.
     
    voltron1337, Apr 7, 2011
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  22. vr4racer

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    Can you please list your benchmarks after you finish testing?
     
    vr4racer, Apr 7, 2011
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  23. voltron1337

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    With everything stock except driver and default settings on 3dmark06 I got 7811

    I played a game of nexus wars on SC2 with 8 players on 1366x768 High Textures, All High graphics and had 40-70FPS the whole game though the game didn't last long enough to get the usual 300+ guys on screen, mostly 30-50 units at once.

    So far I like this laptop except for the poor contrast and viewing angles on the LCD compared to my old asus G73. Speakers are a bit quiet but alright I guess. I like the fact that on intel graphics I can use it on my lap without breaking a sweat. The air is pretty hot coming out of the vents though but better than keeping the heat inside.

    This canadian keyboard is driving me mad with it's weirdass keys :mad:

    Now I have to test some FPS games

    Oh yea, all of this was done with the hybrid drivers.

    Edit: The power supply takes a lot of force to plug in. Seems like it's going to break lol.
     
    voltron1337, Apr 8, 2011
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  24. Lennong

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    I bought Corsair 2x4GB, and as well had issues with them. I could not OC more than a few MHz before it locked up, which is telling me that there are some compatibility issues. My sticks has model number CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9
     
    Lennong, Apr 8, 2011
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  25. Reveny

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    Has anyone found a replaceable keyboard besides the one used for backlighting the keyboard? I think the buttonns on the original keyboard offer a bit too much resistance. I'd prefer something more *caugh* mac-like *caugh*. :)
     
    Reveny, Apr 8, 2011
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  26. zsero

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    - Aero off / classic theme
    - all windows features removed (except .NET and IE8)
    - page file off
    - never install drivers with setup.exe, but from Device Manager
    - using autoruns to turn off most of the programs at logon
    - installing no Acer app at all, except Launch Manager
    - BIOS switching with the newest Intel drivers

    If you OC, that happens with almost all the time with 8 GB ram. Don't OC with 8 gigs.
     
    zsero, Apr 8, 2011
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  27. Kyrandia

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    the frezees and 8gb occurs even @default in bad company 2 ( vga and cpu very intensive game), they occurs in the first 5 minutes.

    Now i see that i have freezees even with 4gb corsair+2gb hynix, among 15 and 20 minutes ( it happenes regurarly ).

    Now i went back to original 2x2gb hynix and all ok, two hour playing bad company 2 and all is ok.

    It seems there are some compatibility issue between corsair and motherboard.

    Maybe i can try Kingston, what do you suggest me ?
     
    Kyrandia, Apr 8, 2011
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  28. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Looks like Acer is undergoing some significant changes at the boardroom level. The Company has decided that it's overall 2% profit margain needs to change and is promising to develope higher quality computers. Acer changes business strategy from pushing volume to value, says chairman Looks like everyone wants to be Apple.

    The best part is that they claim to be looking for R&D people. There are some of you from this site who they should hire. :D

    Bronsky :cool:
     
    Bronsky, Apr 8, 2011
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  29. goldensausage

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    u know the hybrid graphics for the 3820tg. i adjusted the saturation of the radeon card to make the colors nicer, but everytime i pull the plug n switch to intel graphics it switches back to the default saturation. ofc, when i plug it back in and switch back to radeon i once again get the adjusted color, but i want the colors to look good even on battery, is there any way?

    i tried adjusting the saturation on the intel card which works, but the next time i switch to intel it 4gets the settings. well, it remembers the settings but i must go into video card settings and exit again for the settings to change. not sure if u understand what im talking abt
     
    goldensausage, Apr 8, 2011
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  30. Apex84

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    Does anyone know a way of setting the color temperature when on Intel GMA? I've tried F.lux but it doesn't allow anything above 6500K but I want to set it to 7000K.
     
    Apex84, Apr 8, 2011
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  31. Kyrandia

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    PROBLEM SOLVED WITH brand new CRUCIAL modules !!

    the shop changed me soon rams, now i have 4x2gb crucial 1333mhz ! rock solid on 2 hours bad company 2 gaming ! 5650 @ 675/1000

    it could be usefull for other 3820tg users ..

    i have used setfsb one time but using g73 string it didn't work, maybe crucial are overclockable too
     
    Kyrandia, Apr 8, 2011
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  32. aunmar

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    Intel 320 good choice? Either 120GB or 160GB.
     
    aunmar, Apr 8, 2011
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  33. dbaby7

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    They're not reviewing all that well....I'd be after a Vertex 2
     
    dbaby7, Apr 8, 2011
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  34. len888

    len888 Notebook Evangelist

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    i just got this system
    its i7 620 and it has ati 5650
    i accidentally deleted the partition.
    so i used win 7 cd to reformat this laptop,
    i installed the drivers but now i only can see intel hd graphic in my device manager.
    how to change the graphic hd to ati 5650?
    when i start the laptop i couldnt press f2 to go into bios =/
    please help
    thank you
     
    len888, Apr 9, 2011
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  35. Meaker@Sager

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    download the ones from the acer website.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 9, 2011
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  36. len888

    len888 Notebook Evangelist

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    which 1 could u please give me the url? thanks
     
    len888, Apr 9, 2011
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  37. Meaker@Sager

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    go to the support section and choose your model.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 9, 2011
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  38. aunmar

    aunmar Notebook Geek

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    My CPU fan is going crazy. Loud and warm constant. Is it 3/7 that's default clock rate? I tried overclocking it, but made sure I reset it back.
     
    aunmar, Apr 9, 2011
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  39. zsero

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    For setting color in Windows 7, use the built-in monitor calibration app.

    Same as above.

    Look on the first page if this thread! F2 works, but you need to start pressing it frequently even before the monitor turns on.

    First page!

    Send it back in warranty! It should definately not be like this.
     
    zsero, Apr 9, 2011
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  40. goldensausage

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    i tried the win 7 color calibration b4, i never liked it. it doesnt adjust the saturation of ur colors anyway. I like to manually adjust teh saturation to get lusher n more vibrant colors which is equivalent to the digital vibrance feature found in nvidia cards
     
    goldensausage, Apr 9, 2011
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  41. aunmar

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    What program do you recommend for monitoring CPU temperature?
     
    aunmar, Apr 9, 2011
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  42. bydus

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    hwmonitor measures all
     
    bydus, Apr 9, 2011
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  43. aunmar

    aunmar Notebook Geek

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    Is this normal temperatures? My fan is quite loud. It's killing me.

    [​IMG]
     
    aunmar, Apr 9, 2011
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    Those temps are quite low. Is the machine not under any load? I can get my i5 460M up to 95C on a few odd apps like handbrake.
     
    Sxooter, Apr 9, 2011
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  45. zephir

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    zephir, Apr 9, 2011
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    I remember seeing somewhere in this thread that someone used scaling in order to display a higher resolution on their 3820tg. 1600x900?
    had a search around and couldn't find it!
    could someone point me in the direction please :)
     
    Wally33, Apr 9, 2011
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  47. lee_what2004

    lee_what2004 Wee...

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    You mean this ?
     
    lee_what2004, Apr 10, 2011
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  48. aunmar

    aunmar Notebook Geek

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    The computer has been off through the night in a cold room. Now it's running at the same temps (4 degrees under), while the fan is much more cooler. Stupid.
     
    aunmar, Apr 10, 2011
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  49. Nemix77

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    Hi,

    Has anyone tried these memory with their 3820/4820/5820TG?

    2GB DDR3 PC 10600 2GB SODIMM 1333 MHz CL7 LAPTOP MEMORY on eBay.ca (item 110670577776 end time 04-May-11 01:17:33 EDT)

    Apparently it's DDR3-1333 CL7 and the brand is AUM manufactured by a company in India.

    AUM - memory manufacturer? - Memory - Motherboards-Memory

    I'm want to buy Kingston's HyperX DDR3-1066 CL5 (Intel X.M.P.) but no one on this forum has tried or confirmed compatibility with the 3820/4820/5820TG.

    Kingston Technology Company - HyperX SO-DIMM - HyperX memory is now available for notebooks!

    Are the HyperX's compatible with the TimelineX, if so which one should I get (Intel X.M.P. or non Intel X.M.P.)??? :confused:
     
    Nemix77, Apr 10, 2011
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  50. geokilla

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    Why are you getting new RAM?
     
    geokilla, Apr 10, 2011
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