ASPIRE 5920 Tread(Benchmark Results,HW & Software Issues,Q & A,Modifications)

I downloaded and ran PCMark05 tonight. My score was 3924, not sure if this is good for having the 1.5ghz processor 5920G.

 

Seems a bit low. But I've never run it. Here are the trusted review benchmarks with a 2.0ghz processor.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2007/05/31/Acer-Aspire-5920/p6

 

After looking at that review it does seem low... But if PCMark05 is processor intensive... Then having a 1.5ghz vs 2.0ghz would make a big difference.. Also i have a 2MB L2 cache vs the 4MB of the 2.0ghz chip.

 

Plus your FSB is 667Mhz I guess...

 

Yes 667,

I just changed drivers from stock to 162.18 and my 3DMark03 score jumped from 8323 to 9213.

I also noticed more nvidia menu options... but are not sure if these were here before?

 

From where you d-load 162.18

Link Please

 

Here you go.. 162.18

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13894

Make sure to get the MODDED INF file, and replace it with the one that is in there or they won't recognize the 8600M GT when you install it.

 

ThanX Bro

 

Let me know how you liked them, and on what games.

Hey... Maybe i'm seeing things, but after i installed the 162.18 drivers and set the "Digital Vibrance" to 47 it seems that my viewing angle from the side has increased greatly without having that washed out effect.

 

Haha Bigspin. I recommended the 162.18 drivers in this post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=141423 and you didn't try them cause they couldn't be overclocked

Seems you are tempted by numbers though

 

Hey guys...

Quick question... Now that i have tried several different drivers... I guess i can rule them out as the cause... Here's the problem, when i go to open up the nvidia control panel advanced properties (where all the good stuff is)... It takes like-forever, i swear alomost four minutes to open!! I think it's the 1.5ghz speed or Vista causing it, because alot of my apps. seem slow to open.

Anyone else notice this?

 

No the Nvidia control panel takes forever on my laptop too. Not four minutes, but definetly over a minute the first time its opened on a boot, and then less than a minute after that.

The stock drivers control panel opened sluggish but usually within 15 seconds or less.

 

Yes i said that.I'm going to try 162.22/162.18/163.11 to see STALKER performance + Blu-Ray Disk perfomance (Have some issues with 158.45)

Yesterday I Brought LG Blu-Ray Driver & 158.45 have playback issue.I try to play thru Nero Showtime & Acer Arcade sometimes colours getting dark or get blur.
BTW Frame rate is good

(Brought 5.25 USB Enclosure & I fix blu-Ray Driver to it )

 

I bought an Acer 5920G just 3 weeks ago. But I am already seeing battery wear. It is at 5% now.

My last laptop was an Acer 5583. It also shown some battery wear early in its life. Within just 7 months, wear level was at 50%.

What could be the cause? Can I prevent this from happening?

 

Battery is supposed to be pretty good on the 5920 - comes equipped with an 8 cell.
Maybe your charging the battery when it hasn't fully ran out?

 

XP 3DMark05 on Acer 5920G

Default setting no overclock. XP still rules.
Not much for benchmarks, my Desktop P4HT beats this laptop in 3D Mark05 but in real games, this laptop is up to 3 times faster.

 

Not exactly XP rules rather nVidia drivers for Vista suck.
My ATI notebook has almost the same score on Vista and XP.

Anyways 3D Mark 06 score for 5920G on XP is said to be around 3450 (1280x800, no OC).
Can you confirm? Some OC scores would be helpful too as hopefully nVidia will improve Vista drivers...

 

Post 3DMark06 brother

BTW Nice Work

 

You are lucky i just installed Xp on my machine
Using 158.22


162.18


162.18 on vista.

 

Hi guys, I've got a impt question before committing my money. I've heard tt acer laptops wifi capabilities are inferior the other other brands? How true is that?

 

I can't comment that but it is much better than my Dlink USB wifi. So far i am happy with it.

 

That's completely not true. Acer has an RF laboratory in Taiwan (they claim to be the only notebook manufacturer to own one). Acers two use PIFA antennas placed on top of the LCD panel.

Read this: http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/technical/signalup.pdf

What's more I often carry my ACER around and I use Wi-Fi in places other laptops don't even detect the signal. I've compared it with Toshiba using Intel card and Maxdata (Uniwill made) with D-Link card (this was a PC Card though).

Still not everything depends on antenna- my laptop is AMD based so it has mini-PCI with Broadcom card that I find very good. Don't know about the Intel cards though.

 

Anybody Notice 5920G have sim insert point under the battery

How can use that ?

 

Yeah, saw that. As the notebook has an option of digital TV tuner, I think it was designed with an option of UMTS modem. Or is it for TV tuner (decoder maybe?)

 

If not mistaken initially it was suppose to include Wimax, 3.5G, Edge and so on. Maybe just need the correct module to be insert into the mini-pci slot

 

Hi, I see 3 audio mini jacks on 5920 photos. Is it possible to connect to them 5.1 analog system?

 

no, digital only
I have analog 5.1 at home myself.

 

Guys can you help me out? I get the nvlddmkm.sys has stopped responding and has recovered successfully error when i oc my 8600mgt beyond 470 on the mem clock, what is causing this?! truly frustrating.

I hear some of you are able to oc to 675/500 and run games fine, i am not able to do that, my tempts and everything are ok, except i just get that error!! tried all drivers, from 15845 to 16501! doesnt work!

any help will be GREATLY appreciated!

 

Use Driver 158.45 & Riva Tuner to OC.

Try 600Mhz/470Mhz I'm sure it will work fine.

 

ok i will, thanks man, are you able to clock yours any higher than 600/470 and have it stable?

 

Nope....ATITool Show artifacts

I'm currently running 594/470

 

So has anyone figured out how to control the fan?

 

No...I think......

 

so we can't change the voltage or the fan speed? all BIOS related?

 

Got same lappy, just wonder which driver should I use to have a driver-level over clock enabled? Cause I used 163.71, 163.44, 163.69 and on all of this drivers on vista in Riva Tune all settings which I select are not activating, they just go to it standard values after I press ok

 

Newest Nvidia drivers won't allow you to OC,Only 158.45 support driver level OC.
BTW you can flash your VGA BIOS to OC your card.(see my signature )

 

O! Thx! That's really work, now i'll be searching for good gpu/mem freq

 

Brought it from Singapore?

5920G-302G16(N) is Singapore model & i also have it

 

Nope, in Denmark. Are you a tester or smth? You've got so much acer laptops...

 

Tester or something?

Explain pls

 

Let’s start from the beginning. Why do you have so much laptops?

 

B'coz I love them

Next pls!

Oh post your VGA BIOS Flash success story

 

Anyone have successfully overclocked their CPU?

if yes what did you use (software, bios hack, pin bridge)?


My impression on the 5920G (1.5ghz)
I love this laptop, I little on the big size (prefer 14 inch)
love the outside design, hate the inside design (look like a toy)
Lots of potential...

 

You know, I’ve made a lot of tests comparing OC card and not. Here is my results:

3Dmark06:
Default in 1280 was 3235 and after OC became 3846
Default in 1024 was 3855 and after OC became 4566
BTW I chosen 590\470

That’s a good result, but only in 3dmark. In game I didn’t see any difference. I played HL2, Bioshock, Lost Planet, no changes. I’ve made some tests in Quake 4 and here is my result: in default I’ve got 72 FPS and in OC 76 that’s fine but not enough.

So in conclusion I can say that I don’t see any necessity in video card over clocking. I’ve got much more performance increase when switch from vista to XP.

 

What's driver version you are using?

 

Your recommendation 158.45

 

Try 163.75 modded driver

 

What do you mean by "modded"? I download all drivers from laptopvideo2go.com. Where can i get this modded drivers?

 

163.75 is originally made for Desktops cards ,LV2GO.com has modded inf file to work with any nvidia vga card(That's why i called it modded) .Don't worry you are downloading drivers from right place

BTW I got your PM & I'll try to made one for you (Next Sunday hopefully )

 

Bigspin, how do you think, is it possible to make 8600MGT GPU voltmod with the purpose of reducing energy consumption and fan noise. For example lower voltage for 2D mode from 1.15V to 1.0 may reduce GPU temperature up to 15-20% (theoretically ). Nibitor provides that feature, but how would it might affect the stability?