MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE - What specific configs....for the r2

What specific configurations for the m11x r2 will give me the maximum performance i can get? I dont care about battery life, im just about always plugged in.

 

Are you asking about build/part configurations or machine settings?

 

get an i7 + 4 gig ddr3 ram with the 160 gb HDD

upgrade the HDD with an intel SSD G2

 

If you're always plugged in, why do you want a laptop? J/W

 

im mostly plugged in lol, i wanted laptop because ofc i take it places. ha. but yes i have an i7, 4gig ram, 250g hardrive. im talking about settings.

 

download: Game Booster | Fast Game Accelerator | Free Accelerator


then disable all the Alienware apps with task manager before you start playing.

That's about all you can do with the windows side of the system, not sure about the actual GPU settings since I have the R1, but I have everything on my GPU settings set to "Let the application decide" or whatever the option is.

 

Consider an m15x/m17x. You said you are always plugged in, and it sounds like you want the best laptop possible...

 

is this actually worth a damn?

 

+1

Dalli hit the nail right on the head.

 

is the performance gain b/w that and the 7200 rpm really THAT big of a difference?? i thought it didnt really make a difference for gaming.

 

Ya, it's pretty good. I wouldn't expect too much of an increase in performance but it takes 3 seconds to open it and press a button. Every bit helps.

 

In general terms of computers and computer hardware, I believe that an SSD to be one of the best investments you can make. When you are building a new system, spending $250 on an SSD will give you more of a performance boost than if you had spent that money anywhere else... more than spending $250 on a better CPU, more than spending $250 on a faster video card. You will never ever hear of a person who buys an SSD, and regrets the decision, or thinks that "eh, it wasn't worth the money."

If your definition of "gaming" is pure framerate, then you are correct - an SSD will likely not improve your framerates. However, an SSD will help with level load times and slowdowns to load textures. More importantly, it will make everything else about your computer more... fun to use. If you do more with your computer than just play games, and want your computer to feel "fun", then definitely get an SSD.

Everything you do with your computer *FEELS* faster with an SSD. Everything pops. Applications load instantly. Everything feels smooth. To give you an idea, I upgraded my desktop PC from a Western Digital 10,000rpm drive (the fastest mechanical hard drive for desktop PCs) to an SSD. My Windows boot times went down from 48 seconds to 16 seconds (this improvement will be even greater with a notebook 7200rpm drive). My laptop boot time went from 92 seconds down to 17 seconds. I eventually went out and bought an SSD for every desktop and laptop computer that I own. You get addicted to the speed.

 

nah. lol. i never see any fps boost tbh.

 

lol you sound like a preacher...but pretty convincing....hummmmmm

 

Download Powermizer and disable it. then use EVGA to over clock your GPU. Mine has been running stable at 575/1200/800 playing MW2 at extra high settings (38fps - 80fps)

 

this is bad....but since the user wants it on his desk the whole time while being plugged in, he better have an cooling pad for the laptop.

when you dl powermizer and disable the feature, you will notice increase in temperature. ( i noticed an 8C degrees increase ((idle)) on my gtx 260((my desktop)))

 

+1 on the "get an M15x or M17x". I've got both an M11xR2 and a M15x. The M15x is big and heavy but it screams. The M11x is pretty fast and it's "cute". Just kidding. The M11x is a good machine but it ain't an M15x or M17x.
-joe-

 

disable what? and can you please give me a download link for EVGA? I had a hard time navigating that site.

EDIT: I got powermizer. not EVGA yet. still need help with that.

also, i downloaded this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/261929-disable-powermizer-tested.html

and followed what he did.

 

I agree I think the MX15 sounds like a better machine or something like the Bestbuy model of the Asus G73

 

Although the speed is nice, keep in mind the lifespan of the drive is only 1-2 years according to a post Bat Boy made a little while back. I foolishly didn't save a link to the post, but he explained that while the first generation of SSD drives would last like 10k-20k writes before they died, new ones are only like 5k-10k, which translates to a year or two of use. IMO no matter how fast a drive is, replacing it every year isn't worth the investment.

 

This is absolutely untrue. SSD's have been out for more than 1 or 2 years, and there hasn't been a mass pandemic of drives that refuse to write because of wear-and-tear.

Yes, it is true, that if you wrote the same SSD cell over and over continuously, then eventually it would stop allowing writes (that cell would become read-only). But drives have a wear-leveling algorithm in them, to make sure that you never write to the same cell continuously.

Most SSD manufacturers use cells that last about 100,000 writes. They design the drives in such a way that if someone wrote 20GB per day to a MLC-based drive every single day, then the drive would last at least 5 years. This is why you don't see the "pandemic" that I mentioned at the start of this post.

On top of that, consider that a typical desktop user very rarely writes 20GB/day to their SSD. Most people who load OS, apps, and games on their SSD, and use a large mechanical drive for storage of media. So, the expected lifespan of an SSD on an enthusiast's desktop PC is going to be far higher than 5 years.

This article down here calculates 51 years of use out of most SSD's:
SSD Myths and Legends - "write endurance" article in STORAGE search .com

The fact is, that nobody really knows how long SSD's will actually last, because they haven't hit the lifespan limit in practical usage yet. But I can guarantee you that it isn't 1-2 years, and I can guarantee you that going with a mechanical drive doesn't make you immune to hard-drive related issues.

 

^That's awesome. I never considered getting one after I had read that post, but now I definitely will once I free up some funds (Now I just hope I didn't misquote him--sorry if I did )

 

That extra 8c increase is on your gtx. We are talking about M11x here. My idle temp is around cpu 47c/gpu 51c and max at 66/67c while playing games such as MW2 (everything on extra high). As long as the temp is under 70 you are not going to damage anything. I believe anything below 80c is considered normal. Oh and I get at least 10 extra fps so its definitely worth overclocking your gpu as well.
EDIT: my settings are: cpu at 167mhz fsb, 575 gpu/1200 shader/790 memory.

 

I would also agree with getting an m15x, if you are always plugged in. I bought an m11x for its lightweight (comparatively), size and (key) battery life. I want to get an m15 or m17x for my desktop replacement (tired of the beasts) but need something small for now.

 

I am sorry you are just plain wrong. Stop spreading bad rumors about SSD's. Once you use one, you never want to use a computer without one.

 

that's nice but im only a senior in highschool working to pay off the m11x i just got as it is ha. im doing monthly payments and dont plan on getting it paid till about november...i certainly dont have a budget to go get ANOTHER one, but i might consider getting a desktop in the future, so i can constantly upgrade it, and have the laptop for travel.

 

nice gpu, im only getting 450, i dont understand. But what i also really need right now is someone to tell me what SETTINGS on my m11x i should use to get MAXIMUM performance and fps for gaming, MAX.

 

My mistake, I read other peoples posts about getting an m15x, I thought you were wanting a spec for the laptop you were going to buy, not set up on the one you own. What is the spec on your laptop? It is seeming the i7s get little to no benefit from overclocking, however the i5s get a good boost from overclocking. Disabling turboboost can give benefits to certain games (like gta iv). Get the latest drivers for your gpu and intel chips. In game settings I have just been playing with, I can run most things on high at native while overclocked and medium if I want to never have to worry about a dip.

 

i run an i7 core m11x laptop, 4gig ram, 250gig hardrive...idk what else.. to really add in..