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    New 5920G - HighSpec Model Out

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by pcwgr, Oct 25, 2007.

  1. pcwgr

    pcwgr Newbie

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    Hello to everyone I am new to the forum and am a proud owner of a new
    5920g-602g25mn

    Specs

    T7500 2.2 GHZ CPU 4MEG L2 CACHE
    NVIDIA A8600M GT 512MEG DEDICATED RAM UPTO 1280 WITH TURBOCACHE
    TRAVELSTAR 250GB 5400 RPM DRIVE
    3GB RAM 667
    INTEL 4965 WIFI DRAFT N
    BROADCOM 1GB ETHERNET - 56K V92 MODEM
    DOLBY HOME THEATER CERTIFIED
    CRYSTAL EYE WEBCAM
    BUILT IN DVD-T DIGITAL TV TUNER
    MEDIA CENTER WIRELESS REMOTE
    SUPER MULTI DVDRW DL
    CRYSTALBRITE 2 SCREEN
    WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE
    HDMI-SVIDEO-VGA
    4 USB PORTS-FIREWIRE
    8 CELL 4800 MAH


    UNFORTUNATELY NO BLUETOOTH OPTION ON THIS PUPPY


    Cheers

    Steve
     
    pcwgr, Oct 25, 2007
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  2. chrisf11

    chrisf11 Notebook Guru

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    Gratz on your purchase! :)
     
    chrisf11, Oct 25, 2007
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  3. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi there, congrats with your new purchase and i hope you enjoy it!

    Well, the gpu seems interesting... what does the "A" mean in front of the 8600M GT? Is there any significant performance difference between that compare to our normal 8600M GT?
     
    nic., Oct 25, 2007
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  4. Patrick Y.

    Patrick Y. Go Newbs! NBR Reviewer

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    Congrats!!!

    I think the graphic card on his 5920G just has more dedicated memory than the regular version.

    I'm jealous...
     
    Patrick Y., Oct 25, 2007
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  5. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    You still can manually upgrade most of the stuff.
     
    nic., Oct 25, 2007
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  6. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Yes.I already upgrade my HDD & RAM to 4GB.Thinking about DDR3 version 8600M GT(Vista 32Bit show only 3.4x RAM,but I'll buy Vista 64Bit edition next year after SP1 release)
     
    bigspin, Oct 25, 2007
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  7. anthony99

    anthony99 Notebook Consultant

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    so did you get a hitachi 7k200 .....i was thinking of upgrading the ram does it boost your 3dmark 06 at all
     
    anthony99, Oct 25, 2007
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    anthony99 Notebook Consultant

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    you should be able to install the 64bit vista if you have the anytime upgrade disk as you can use either 32 or 64 bit if you have a oem copy
     
    anthony99, Oct 25, 2007
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  9. bigspin

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    It improve a bit.but games run smoothly + load time is faster
     
    bigspin, Oct 25, 2007
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  10. pcwgr

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    Sorry for the late reply. the A is an error on my part. The GPU just has more ram.
     
    pcwgr, Oct 25, 2007
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  11. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    512 MB GF 8600M GT can buy for $185
     
    bigspin, Oct 25, 2007
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  12. 3.2vtec

    3.2vtec Notebook Enthusiast

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    wow nice, grats. Mind telling us how much and where you bought at? Does it include hd-dvd? or blu-ray drive. I heard that some new acer's have blu-ray's instead of the hd-dvd now.
     
    3.2vtec, Oct 25, 2007
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  13. pcwgr

    pcwgr Newbie

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    Hey 3.2 VTEC you're from my old town. I'm originally from Vancouver! Live in Athens Greece now foe the last 16 years. I am an Acer dealer over here.
    The price of the notebook as the quoted config is 1300€ + vat
     
    pcwgr, Oct 25, 2007
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  14. Patrick Y.

    Patrick Y. Go Newbs! NBR Reviewer

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    Yes... If I have enough money. :(
     
    Patrick Y., Oct 25, 2007
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    andythrill Notebook Enthusiast

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    so im taking it that the gpu in the 5920 can be upraded how is this done and does anybody know where i can purchase a new gpu in the uk
     
    andythrill, Oct 26, 2007
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    is there any better gpu available or are we limited to the 8600gt,also is it just a simple case of unpluging the old card and pluging in the new one or is ther more to it
     
    andythrill, Oct 26, 2007
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    i didnt realise that you could upgrade laptop graphics
     
    andythrill, Oct 26, 2007
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  19. Patrick Y.

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    You can upgrade laptop graphic card but the options are VERY limited.
     
    Patrick Y., Oct 26, 2007
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    Has anyone tried the ASUS 8600M GT 256MB GDDR3 in there 5920G yet, to verify it works.. I think MXM-UPGRADE tested some type II MXM cards, and although they fit, some will not boot. Just curious to know if the VIDEO BIOS has to be flashed over with the ACER one to get it to boot/work.

    The 256mb/GDDR3 would be the card to get, as the 512mb/GDDR2 one would make no differance at all..

    http://www.excaliberpc.com/ASUS_NVI...DR3/90-C1CIZA-HXBN00Z/partinfo-id-582445.html
     
    jnyvio, Oct 27, 2007
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