Acer Aspire V5-122P Owners' thread

@berragazzo

1. Did your v5-122p come with 8.1 or 8? (my v5-122p-0600 came with 8)
2. Thanks for uploading 2.10 BIOS! Rep+

I want to give this BIOS a try as it now supports 2 connector WiFi+BT modules. I wonder if this will correct the BT lag input I've been experiencing. The only way for me to fix it is to troubleshoot the WLAN adapter and let Windows fix the issue. After that, it works normally as expected. I'm wondering if sharing one antenna/connector for transmit and receive just simply overloads the WLAN module. It's very annoying.

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it came with windows 8.1, it says MFG date 27/11/2013 v5-122p-61454g50nss, so I think it's pretty new!
I don't know if it will solve your problem but I hope it will!

 

Okay so I took the risk and flashed the 2.10 BIOS. So far so good, flashed without any problem. I also went ahead and unlocked the hidden pages and enabled AMD SVM in 2.10. Check and check!



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Is there a reason 2.10 hasn't been released on the Acer downloads page? Seems like if they are shipping units with 2.10 that they are pretty confident in its performance.

 

I don't think anyone really knows that answer. It could simply be that they haven't updated the Driver Download page. berragazzo did say his v5-122p came with Windows 8.1, UEFI/BIOS 2.10 and is dated 2013/11/27, while mine for example came with Windows 8, UEFI/BIOS 2.03 and dated 2013/05/06.

 

I love this computer. Acer? Not so much.

Not including the recovery CDs in the box is so cheap it's beyond words.

This was my first experience with a UEFI-based PC and I've learned a lot... mostly, DO make the recovery disks. The thing with Windows 8 keys being kind-of built-into the disk information is another wrinkle (no "Certificate of Authenticity" in the box) that has to be considered to.

So, after messing up the built-in hard drive so it wouldn't boot or recover (but was still readable when mounted in an external USB enclosure) here's what I got around to doing.

I used the "GPartEd" bootable USB key to tinker with the partition flags etc so they were all "visible" to the OS. When I plugged the drive into another PC, I was able to see the "Recovery" and "RecoveryImage" partitions.

Turns out I really only needed "install.vim" from that drive.

I had to go through the process described earlier in this thread to create a bootable Windows PE 4.0 USB key... which has the DISM software on it.

So after booting off the USB key (which was mounted as drive X , and plugging in the USB enclosure with the readable "RecoveryImage" partition (which I discovered was mounted as drive E: after getting a command prompt from the bootable USB key), I ran these two commands (your drive letters / paths will vary):

Code:

x:\windows\system32\dism /apply-image /imagefile:E:\temp\acer_aspire_v5_recovery\RecoveryImage\install.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:C:\

and rebooted.

This left my computer in a state where it sat at the Acer Splash Screen and didn't progress.

So I rebooted and ran:

Code:

x:\windows\system32\dism /apply-image /imagefile:E:\temp\acer_aspire_v5_recovery\RecoveryImage\install.wim /index:2 /ApplyDir:C:\

Where the only difference between that and the previous command was the "/index:2" instead of "/index:1".

After that command and a reboot, I was greeted by the Acer "enter your email address" and the system seemed to start.

As I write this I'm waiting for all the Windows 8 updates to install (something like 84 of them) and I think the right way to do this is to do multiple manual restarts.

Oh, and there were hardly any "Metro" apps and when I try to launch the Microsoft Store, nothing happens. So there's something still not quite right, but I'm not sure I'm too worried: i expect I can do a "Repair Windows" from even my bootable Windows 8.1 disc (for which I didn't have the key so it wouldn't activate, hence having to do what I did above) but that's my experience trying to work without recovery discs but still having the original readable but not bootable or "recovery"able hard drive.

The thing boots in something like 10 seconds from cold boot: recovers from sleep in 3 seconds or something mental. Amazing machine. Crappy support.

Check this out:

Acer | Aspire V5 | Aspire V5-122P-0681 | Datasheet

It leads you to believe that this model comes with the Acer Converter Port (since it says it has 3 USB and an RJ-45 port) but it doesn't... and calling tech support on this issue and the "no recovery CDs" issue is just "yeah, oops, our fault, but nope, we're not going to do anything for you."

So, Acer, I'm happy with the machine overall, but it's really hard to recommend Acer for the customer service.

 

Someone asked how to turn off the inverted axis on the touchpad and I don't think anyone responded. If you like the default touchpad setup, that's fine, but if you're like me having ONE computer set up with an inverted scroll and all the others set up with normal scroll, it can really be unintuitive and maddening, lol.

Many people have tried other touchpad drivers and gone through hacks and registry edits trying to enable options with limited success. It's actually very simple to do without these complicated work-arounds. Here's a step-by-step:

Turn Off Reverse Scrolling (and other touch pad options):

1. Go to your system tray in the lower right hand corner and right click on the touchpad icon (Elan pointing device) . Click "property of touch-pad".

2. In the Mouse Properties pop up box click on the far right tab called "Elan". Under that tab click the "options" button. This opens the Elan configuration utility.

3. In the Elan Smart Pad utility select the last tab called "Additional", under that tab click on the button "Gesture Effect" along the left hand side. The default setting is "ZoomPerfect", select the other option called "Microsoft modern touchpad experience" and click "Apply".

4. Many grayed-out options in the Elan Smart Pad utility will now be available. Select the "Multi-finger" tab and then click on the "Scrolling" button on the left. Now uncheck the "Reverse" box and you're good to go- normal scrolling once again! While you're in here you might as well set everything else up the way you'd prefer as well.

It's that simple. No driver swapping or voodoo required.

 

Quick question. I have had no wireless problems until a few days ago. Suddenly my Acer went from 5 bars down to 3- and sometimes down to 1 and 2. My other machines were not affected, so it's not my router. My Acer simply gets terrible wi-fi signal all of a sudden. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the wireless drivers and gone through the Windows trouble shooting process, but that didn't help. Any suggestions?

Also, my screen has been suffering temporary image retention lately- like an old plasma screen with burn-in issues. They fade after a few minutes, but I'm both annoyed and worried. I've never seen an LCD screen do this. Should I contact Acer and send it in for surgery?

 

Hello again, has someone of you had problems with their "camera app"? Mine is not working even thou the camera works in skype and other applications. It says "Looks like there's something wrong with your camera. Check the manufacturer's website for troubleshooting info." and I can't get it to work

 

I am now having issues with my extended battery. It won't charge. The internal charges, windows sees the battery but won't go past zero charge on the battery meter. This happened after I received my machine back from Acer after they replaced a cracked screen. I tried uninstalling the ACPI MS compliant control in the device manager and unplugging, taking out battery etc... that did not work. Acer wants to RMA new battery. Anyone have any other ideas? I did a reset on Acer 122P and it still won't work. The system was damaged before,, cracked screen but there is no other visible damage to it. It looks new. Somehow I feel there is a hardware issue now with the machine. Batttery seats fine in laptop and windows sees it.. just won't charge. Back to miserable battery life now.

 

@SpartacusMagnus


The most immediate possibility is that both problems are related. Note that both antennas and wire that goes from mobo to the screen are routed through hinges. If there was an error during assembly it's possible that with each opening and closing of the screen wires or their isolation get damaged.
I'm not saying it's very probable but it's a possibility - check if opening and closing the lid feels normal.

Another possibility is that one of the antennas got detached. These are clip-on but they tend to hold on for a while even if not connected properly. If you can open the laptop and check if antennas are in fact connected to Wi-Fi card, please do so. If you can't, without it being noticeable - you'd be better off not doing this especially that you might be forced to send it to a service center.

Use inSSIDer (free software) to check signal quality when you are close to the router. Also make sure that your drivers are up to date and not in power-saving mode.

EDIT: Looks like they made current version of inSSIDer a paid app. These in the archive should still be free.

 

Did you ever get this resolved? Was the PC off at the time this happened?
Personally I've never had to get to or remove the keyboard so I wouldn't know how to.

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I talked to Acer and they agreed the LCD panel was defective, so I'm sending it in for warranty. To do that I have to swap the SSD out for the original HDD (who knows why), so with the case taken apart, I'll check out the wireless card and antennas to see if there's a physical problem. Anyone happen to know the part number/ model of the card in case I need to replace it?

 

@SpartacusMagnus

Could you give a few more details on what your screen burn-ins were like? I've noticed this on my screen as well.
It would often be the tabs of my browser or the app icons at the bottom of the screen.
Like you say it fades away, and I thought it might be normal.
Mine also has a rather annoying light leak at the right side of the screen, so I would not mind getting a replacement.

My Wi-Fi reception is pretty weak too. I have a 2012 Mac mini in my room as well, and it gets full bars, while the V5-122p only gets three bars, sometimes dropping down to two. I thought this was probably "normal" and "within spec" as well, due to Acer maybe using cheap parts and cutting corners.

edit: Thanks for the reverse scrolling tip. I was the one asking about it.
I've become accustomed to the way it's working by now, but it's really annoying to have that kind of stuff hidden from you.

 

It's definitely has nothing to do with any cheap parts - you have a radio chip that is not manufactured by Acer and an antenna that can hardly be high end.
If the card is low-end (what card is it exactly?) that would result in a lower throughput and would be obvious if you are far from the router. As long as you are close to the router/AP the difference shouldn't be noticeable - if it is - that's something else, not just cheap Wi-Fi card.

EDIT: I was wrong. See post no 378 for details.

 

Hello davidricardo86,

My grandson bought an Acer Aspire V5-122P last week. I installed the Dutch version with the available Windows 8.1. Because I want to be sure to have installed all latest drivers, I downloaded them from Acer support. I installed the drivers. Inclusive the BIOS.
But I saw that the installed BIOS was a version 2.10, while the downloaded version was 2.09. And later on I noted that I lost the WIFI connection. Funny is that overwriting the BIOS with a lower version did not give any message, it just installed it.
Next trying to recover the WIFI connection did not work. The message is that it is switched off and that it should be switched on with a hardware switch or a key combination. As far as I can find out this is not present on this PC.
Finally a tried a new clean install but the problem remains. It seems to need the new version 2.10 bios to solve this problem. There is nothing visible in the BIOS that could be related with this problem. I hope you can help sending me the version 2.10. If you can please mail it to me: [email protected] .
Also, could you help me with unlocking the hidden pages?
Much obliged,
Sylvain

 

bios 2.10 is here http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/724071-acer-aspire-v5-122p-owners-thread-35.html#post9521617

 

I found myself a solution here -> Camera App not working all of a sudden? - Microsoft Community

 

Hello berragazzo,

Thanks for the very fast reply. I saw this link, but nothing is downloading when I try to get it. The description says a 0 byte file size, so I wonder if it is still there?
File Details:
Filename: SOBI0210.exe
Size: 0 KB, Type: exe
Sponsor: Hiveocity Dedicated Server

 

even thou it says 0kb, the download works with me. click on the grey button "download this file", then enter the characters in the box and click "download now", it will be approximately 3.3mb

 

Sorry about that. I could not download it from IE. Tried with FireFox and that was OK.
Installed it and believe it or not, I have Wifi again. I wonder why Acer support here is not aware of this problem and waiting from their engineering support for an answer.
Many many thanks and have a nice day,
Sylvain

 

I'm glad berragazzo was able to help you out with the 2.10 UEFI/BIOS issue even before I had a chance to respond.

You mentioned installing Windows 8.1, Dutch language and also all the available drivers from Acer's V5-122P Downloads webpage. Great! I recently did a clean installation of Windows 8.1 over this weekend too except in English language and activated it using the OEM Key extracted from the UEFI/BIOS.


I highly recommend installing and using these Acer applications in Windows 8.1 as they are, in my opinion, actually useful:

Application: Acer Launch Manager - Version 8.00.3003 - 5.7 MB - Windows 8 64-bit
Reason: On-screen notifications; Airplane Mode, Caps Lock, Number Lock, Scroll Lock, Project, Touchpad OFF/ON

Application: Acer Power Management - Version 7.00.3013 - 21.5 MB - Windows 8 64-bit
Reason: Automatic Power Plan switching when connected or disconnected from mains (plugged-in-to-battery or vice versa); For example Plugged-in: High Performance, Battery: Power Saver


@berragazzo
You told us your V5-122P came with Windows 8.1 preinstalled, I have a couple questions for you. Does your PC have the Acer applications I mentioned above? If so, which versions are they?

 

Thanks for your message.
Power management is installed. ePowerUI.exe has version 7.0.8100.0.
Launch manager is installed with version 8.0.8101.0

I am still not clear about how to see much more info, hidden pages, in the BIOS...

 

I'm sorry, I did a fresh install of windows 8.1 N so I don't have those anymore

 

Mine was pretty much the same as your described- which is most definitely not normal or within spec for an LCD screen. Even on CRT's or plasma screens it takes many, many hours (newer plasma screen TV's were torture tested to 40+ hours without issues) of a static image to create even temporary image retention. LCD screens are far more resistant to image retention than both of those technologies, which is why most people don't use screen savers on their computers anymore. So the fact that my laptop LCD screen would develop temporary image retention after just a a few minutes of a static image on screen is indicative of a faulty panel. I've owned 4 laptops and at least half a dozen desktop LCD monitors over the years and have NEVER experienced any type of image retention on any of them- despite the fact that I usually keep my desktop monitors on 24/7 with no screen savers.

My wireless issues happened suddenly, so I don't think "cheap parts" are to blame as they would perform poorly from day one. I had 5 bars everywhere in my house since I purchased the Acer (about 5 months ago), then suddenly one day it just dropped to 3 (I watched it happen). I'm suspecting software to the the culprit as a quick reset of my card via Windows troubleshooting would bump it back up to 5 bars, but only for 10-20 seconds before it dropped down again.

 

Ok. Thanks. That's good to know. I might try get a new display/machine then. I've never experienced any lcd being like this either, my dad has an old screen from around 2004 or something and that one will get burn ins when the screensaver does not kick in. It has to be on for at least a day or more for that to happen though.

I think my Wi-Fi recepiton has been less than stellar from the get go. I don't know a lot about wireless transmission really, but I've noticed there is often a difference between different computers. Leading me to believe that not all wireless card/antenna/design-choice combos are created equal. E.g. I have an old eeePC 900 laying around and it has really weak reception.
I'll try that that Windows troubleshooting tip, just to see if it make a difference. Funny thing is now that I wrote these posts it has jumped up to four bars a stayed there for some hours, something it never does in this spot.

 

The card is Qualcomm Atheros AR956x. It apparently only has single channel capability. Not that it matters for signal strength I believe.
And yes, I didn't think it was the wlan cards fault per say, but more that I though stuff like the antenna and how the whole thing is set up that could make a difference.
I've had computers and expressCard wlan in the past with much worse signal strength than others.

 

Express Card is completely different- it has minuscule antenna(s) placed in suboptimal location.
Besides if reception is poor because of antenna placement is stays like that - it doesn't jump up and down for no apparent reason.

<strike>There's not enough info to troubleshoot the problem at this point but it kinda looks like an interference issue. Also - oddly - I can't find any specific information on the radio chip used in your notebook </strike>

EDIT: OK. The card is Qualcomm Atheros QCWB335 aka AR9565. It's a one stream card with BT and it is the lowest possible piece of crap.
Someone at Acer (who - might I suggest - is not particularly suited for his job) decided to use such a card that - to add insult to injury - uses only one antenna (that most likely is shared between Wi-Fi and BT).

It's not possible to achieve good throughput, range or reception with such a setup, sorry. My initial assumptions were wrong. The card and one antenna setup is what causes your issue.
The only thing that can be done to make it work properly is replacing the card and adding another antenna.

@davidricardo86

Do I remember correctly that you have attempted to test different cards in this notebook or am I confusing people or notebooks?

 

@davidricardo86

Could you tell us how you managed to do a clean install of 8.1 OEM
I remember nobody knew how do a clean 8.1 OEM install last time I checked.

Planning on doing this myself once I get an SSD, though now it looks like I might be sending the machine in to Acer
due to the image retention issues, so it could take some time before I get it done..

 

Its really simple to do a Clean installation of Win 8.1
Here is what i did.

I bought an Genuine Windows 8.1 Pro key very cheap online for about 10 dollars

So Just buy a Win 8.1 Key and go to this site: Uppgradera Windows med bara en produktnyckel - Hjälp om Microsoft Windows
Then you can download an ISO and make a bootable USB drive, works great and all the drivers for 8.1 can be found on acers website.

The Drivers you gonna need is:
AMD VGA Driver
Atheros Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Driver v10.0.0.263
ELANTECH Touchpad Driver
Realtek Audio Driver
Realtek LAN Driver

I have put in a 120GB Samsung EVO SSD and now it boots up in 12 seconds.
Im very happy about my V5-122p with the quad core A6-1450 cpu and i bought it here in Sweden for just 330 USD.

 

That's cool to know. But I'd rather not buy a key (even if it's just 10$) to install a product I already have a license for, if there is a way around it.

How did you get it for 330USD, that's crazy cheap for being Scandinavia?!

 

Yes sir I did. Today I retested these three dual-antenna WLAN cards:

Broadcom BCM943228HM4L (669832-001)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 (62230ANHMW)
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMW)

While all three were detected and installed correctly in the Device Manager, I couldn't use them because of a "Hardware Switch Error." The diagnosis told me to turn ON the WLAN hardware switch (which is Fn+F3 on our V5-122P). I tried several things I could think of like disabling/enabling the WLAN card but could not get the cards to turn ON. zuvieltext over at mydigitallife reported having this same issue under Windows but not under Linux.


Check out the difference in gold pins layout:

Yes, I will create a step-by-step guide for everyone but give me some time.

Unless you really need/want Windows 8.1 Pro, there's no need to spend even $10 to do a clean Windows 8.1 installation when you've already got an OEM Windows 8 Product Key in the UEFI.

You purchased a genuine Windows 8.1 Pro key for $10? Sounds too good to be true. If you aren't buying the key directly from Microsoft, I would be real careful. Some NBR members have been in a similar situation and it turned out that the keys were stolen and later became deactivated. Mind sharing the link?


Lastly, did anyone notice this Texas Instruments HD3S2521 controller? The part number is almost exactly, minus the extra "S," of TI's HD3SS2521 new recently announced DockPort controller from CES 2014.



http://www.ti.com/product/hd3ss2521

EDIT: Yup, according to the TI Specification PDFs, that is an actual TI HD3SS2521 DockPort controller. Awesome, makes our investments that much more valuable IMO! (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Hey guys, could you tell me what is the actual improvement that you have verified in therms of battery life switching to an ssd drive?

 

I don't think anyone has tested, but if nothing else the performance difference is substantial.

 

I personally didn't verify or test battery life differences but maybe these Power Consumption results from Anandtech's most recent Samsung mSATA 840 EVO will help you in deciding which SSDs to go after if lower power consumption is what you're after:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7594/samsung-ssd-840-evo-msata-120gb-250gb-500gb-1tb-review/8

I chose the M500 for its 960GB capacity, $435 price tag, MLC NAND, controller features and Micron/Crucial reputation/reliability. I'll admit, I am bothered to see its power consumption results towards the bottom of those three graphs but overall I'm happy with my choice.

The more NAND you have, the more power is consumed as shown by the larger capacity SSDs. I hope SSD OEMs figure out a way to improve on this in the near future.

I use my Acer external battery and I'm plugged-in throughout most of my workday and at home anyway so it hasn't been too much of a concern at this point. I know its not the answer you were looking for but its what I can provide.

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They will. Higher density chips, so fewer chips needed, should reduce power consumption. I have the M4 960GB in my Clevo and it's been a great drive. Samsung 830 in my V5-122p.

 

+1 Notable improvement in performance with an SSD.

 

@davidricardo86

If you have the time, why don't you try this solution.
It might seem like it's a crude one but masking this pin will have the effect of the card being ON regardless of the hardware switch or Fn+F3 combo.
This might help those other cards you have to work.

Wi-Fi being always on shouldn't be a problem for most users and if Wi-Fi needs to be disabled temporarily it can alway be done via device manager.

 

I recently updated my V5-122p to Windows 8.1. It went smooth and honestly it feels like it's running a lot quicker than it did before, maybe just placebo but I like it anyhow. One issue though, yesterday I was copying a bunch of files to an external hard drive (like 30GB+, a lot of larger files, but also some folders with small files). It got about 2/3 done then it would just hang there for several minutes on one file. A file that is only a couple MB in size. CPU activity was low, disk activity was low, network activity was low, I couldn't figure it out. It stalled on a dozen files probably.

Anyone else have that happen and know of a fix or why it would do that? I was perplexed. I thought it might be the Windows Defender, but it seems there'd be disk or CPU activity.

 

Just a side note that I bought a MiniDVI-to-HDMI dongle from CompUSA for $15 and it outputted fine to my TV.

Just some cheap no-name bag item, but seemed to work OK.

 

WIngNut - you said it CAN be overclocked. Good to know.

Now, can you tell me HOW to overclock it?

Thanks,

Brigott

 

Glad to find your posts. I installed 8.1 from windows update when notebook was pretty new without realizing that it might be a problem. I had immediate problem with touchpad. Acer techs said no 8.1 driver was available. They went into bios and reset something which worked temporarily. I phoned again and they did a refresh as person no. 2 thought it would reset the notebook to 8.0 and correct the touchpad issue. Wrong.

Besides a noisy hinge which may be loose when opening the notebook, the notebook is a good fit for my needs. I leave the cover open for now. For immediate resolve with touchpad, I bought a mouse. I found 8.1 driver online and installed without uninstalling anything else as I could not figure that out. Not sure it was necessary? So, the touchpad works but poorly. It shakes and is difficult to maneuver. Acer told me I needed to restore the notebook back to 8.0 to original factory state as there was no driver available.

Since I found 8.1 driver online, this doesn't appear to be true. I would prefer not to have to remove all my files to restore back to 8.0.

Would uninstalling the 8.0 driver resolve any of touchpad issues? Otherwise, what would you do as using a mouse can be a real pain in the neck all the time.

Thank you for your feedback.

 

I would recommend going into system and removing the touchpad as a device. Then restart the computer, and it should find it and reinstall it.

I had no issues whatsoever when I updated mine to 8.1 - at least that I am aware of. Of course, I rarely use the touchpad, much preferring the good ol' mouse.

 

HTWingNut,
Curious if you updated to 8.1 from Windows Update? Did you uninstall the driver for the touchpad in 8.0 prior to installing 8.1? Having issues with touchpad since update? Appreciate feedback.

Brigott,
When I installed 8.1 it was just after purchase and the driver installed from factory was 8.0. I do not think the 8.1 update from Windows updated the driver to 8.1. I found on Acer site after speaking to Acer as they told me it wasn't available! I am thinking if I remove the touchpad that it will likely reload an 8.0 driver which will be again out of sync with OS 8.1.

 

Ha, funny, because I can't remember now. I think it was with MSI Afterburner but haven't touched it since I originally tried. I'll see if I can figure out, otherwise davidricardo should help, he seems to be up to date on all that stuff.

As far as Windows 8.1, I just did the Windows 8.1 update, then installed the 8.1 drivers from Acer's website. Worked fine.

EDIT: Ok, here's what I did to overclock the GPU. Disable ULPS.

Instead of fussing with the registry, I found it easiest to download and install Sapphire Trixx: https://www.sapphireselectclub.com/ssc/TriXX/

Under settings choose "disable ulps" and close the app and reboot.

Then you should be able to overclock with Trixx or Afterburner or whatever other overclock app. In MSI Afterburner, I would install to C:\MSI Afterburner (not C:\Program Files (x86)) because it will lock your cfg file if it's under the Program Files directory. For Afterburner don't forget to set the EULA statement and enable overclocking in the cfg file: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=338906

One note, that it seems that it is like a multiplier. It runs at 400MHz and then 500MHz. Nothing in between. MSI Kombustor will report the actual value you set it at in Afterburner but actual GPU speed can be seen with the Afterburner OSD. I had to set my GPU speed to 520 for it to "toggle" to 500MHz (497MHz actually). Interesting during gaming, the FPS is pretty consistent but you can see the GPU speed jump from 200 to 300 to 400 to 497MHz depending on the GPU activity. So basically if it's like 50% at 497MHz it might drop to 300MHz and run at 90% or whatever probably just for cooling reasons.

I'll take a video later.

 

Looking to purchase the Acer Aspire v5-122p-0681. I saw that the complaints were quite heavy at the begining of the forum. As this model stands to date, would you recommend it for light gaming and hd video streaming?

Edit: Better yet can this quad core model handle League of Legends with decent FPS?

 

check this out Starcraft 2, Skyrim etc auf dem Acer V5 122P und Casual Games - YouTube

 

It should have no issues with LoL. I was fussing with Borderlands and Borderlands 2 yesterday and with some tweaks it can manage 25-30fps at 1024x576 at low settings, but still very playable, and it's fairly stringent requirements.

Here's a tip that is still valid for Radeon laptops today. I couldn't find a way to set a custom resolution. I like to use 1024x576 instead of 1024x600 because it's the same 16:9 aspect as the screen, but it's not a selectable resolution. So you have to edit the registry. Basically all you have to do is:

(1) drive down the registry (regedit) to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\]
(2) Find a key with folder 000 and see if it has the entry: DALNonStandardModesBCD1
(3) Edit the DALNonStandardModesBCD1 and set the resolution you want, for 1024x576 @ 60Hz you will have to enter: 1024057600000060
(4) Exit out of registry and restart your computer. The resolution should be available

Just note that some games won't run if the vertical resolution is below 600 (i.e. 800x600), so you might be out of luck, just depends on the game, but it should help with FPS, and truthfully doesn't look that bad.

 

Then wouldn't it be better to set the resolution to 1067 x 600 ?

 

I guess you could try 1066x600 but that's an odd resolution, and usually you should stick with a standard resolution as it can cause issues for the display. 1024x576 is a standard resolution (It's 16:9 PAL actually).