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How about a good wallpaper to show off the RGB.

 

You need some? I got Ga zillionzzz

 

One specifically with bright colors?

 

I got all kinds... Bright it is.. let me go find one in my archive

 

If you have win 7 (which you do), may I suggest the Netherlands theme from microsoft.

Looks stunning on my u2410

 

Now I wonder if it was a mistake to took the 720q should I take the 820? is there a real difference for gaming?

 

So far we know about the R2

No SLI - ever
only the 920 can OC and only a 5 %
No intigrated GPU for longer Battery life

R2 benchmarks are at least 1K higher
RGB LED screen RAWKS


did I miss anything ???

 

I edited to thumbnail 2 post down.

 

Holy cow, you should see how it look just in the forums, lol!

 

Multi

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Red



Black



1900 x 1200



Windows



Thats it, done.

 

Need 1920x1200 for the full affect.

 

I officially think this is too bright. I need to lower it two notches for my eyes, lol.

 

WEAK SAUCE

lol

I will try my hand at getting that RGB screen down the road

 

I got the dark ones too. Did you check it?

 

The guitar one looks awesome. I haven't tried the others yet. Running some benches.

 

no. 5% is the multiple by which, with every incremental increase of a separate factor that I don't know off the top of my head, the cpu is overclocked by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% or 5%, depending on which one you choose.

lets say its voltage (though im probably wrong). you increase the voltage by 1 with the percentage set to 1, you've increased the core by 1%. now suppose you were able to overclock the voltage at a stable 9 but increasing it by 10, the system BSODS or fails POST. So you've got 9*1% or 9% increase. Then, at 9 increased voltage, you begin messing with the core % multiplier. Making it 2%, at a 9 increased voltage gives you 18% increased core. at 5% multiplier you've got a 45% increased core speed (which would essentially never happen).

understanding overclocking comes with understanding that each of the variables you're given to mess around with are usually multiplied by one another and therefore, the CPU can be easily pushed to its limits with only a few tweaks of multiple variables.

Also, I was told by the sales rep that overclocking capabilities are available on all the i7 processors but that only the 920 would be most stable for overclocking. she could be wrong, what does she know, but I guess we'll have to wait until someone with a 720 or 820 gets their machine.

 

Any dead/stuck pixels mandrake? Seems one guy already got a bright red stuck pixel in the center of his screen.

 

Maybe he should use my Ultra RED wallpaper, linked in my sig and see it it can get it unstuck or something.

 

I don't think it would help. Makes me almost too scared to open that box tomorrow in fear of a dead pixel. I've gotten lucky w/the last 3-4 laptops though.

 

None that I can see.

 

I have never had or seen a dead pixel.....

 

My old Thinkpad screen had a stuck red pixel off to the side. Took me a couple weeks to see it.

 

Now you just jinxed yourself. Mandrake, have you looked into the OC options further? Is it really only 5%? I'm still waiting on someone to do a throttling test (instructions in my thread).

 

Yes on OC'ing look at the benchmarking thread.

 

Wonder if UDPIXEL might fix it

 

To check for dead pixels go to the link below:

http://jasonfarrell.com/misc/deadpixeltest.php

follow the easy instructions, it is just several color screens...
Make sure you are in full screen (F11)
Please report if any stuck pixels found.

 

Nice test!
Easy and effective (and I don't have any dead pixels!)

Thanks haha and +rep

 

I guess the R2 should now be officially called "ENVY"--aka--"In your face, World ... and HP !"

 

@Scook,
Now how do we get our RBG LEDs, m8?

 

I dont know, have not tried that yet

But I am thinking complaints about auto dimming lol

 

Haha everyone with an R1 complain about auto dimming so we get free R2s with RGB!!!

 

I was only trying to get the screen...not a whole different machine

 

you'd have to convince dell that it's not a feature but instead an issue. since its intentional by the manufacturer of the screen, you'd be hard pressed to do so. I mean, I wish you luck in your endevours, but that's gonna be a difficult one...

I'd say it was definitely fishy that, if it really was an intentional feature, its not mentioned anywhere in the specifications or even the details page that uses that flash animation to show you inside the computer when you click "memory" or "video." the description about the screen doesn't mention, "amazing auto-dimming feature for... well... we don't know... but we're sure its a nice feature everyone will like!"

 

i can check the compatibilty and other things when i get mine tommorw

 

I haven't even taken mine apart yet. maybe I will after I check temps.

 

yeah temps idle & underload would be interesting especially for 920

 

It doesn't even seem to be venting that warm yet and that's while benchmarking. Haven't put it on a cooler yet either.

 

Mine should be out for delivery in a few hours..can't wait!

 

Why did that $100 coupon come out the day after I ordered my system? I could have landed in the $1800 range. Lol. Maybe next time.

 

How does dell get away with charging UK customers 1,000$ more for a spec with no 2nd ATI GPU and no RGBLED?!?

 

I blame the queen..

 

I'm sure you'll be testing the throttling right away.

 

Heh of course

 

So far it shows up as a good over-clocker and benchmarking system. If it games just as good it won't matter to me if there is any throttling.

 

Well JohnBatDell basically said I wouldn't find any evidence of throttling in the R2. I'll take his challenge and see if it does or not later today. Even if it does, it's easy to fix.


Edit: On FedEx vehicle for delivery
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL

Not long now! Can't wait.

 

On Schedule

Initiated Picked up In transit Delivered
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
BOSSIER CITY, LA
Shipment Dates
Ship date Feb 1, 2010
Estimated delivery Feb 3, 2010
Destination
ARCADIA, LA

I paid for 5-7 day

 

They cover the loss of selling AW to US customers by charging us more....

F##$!!g DELL.....

 

It probably has more to do with UK tariff charges than Dell purposely shafting UK customers.

 

Dell pays import taxes as well

It's your fault

 

The import costs are no way near that high

Even when you add average price of shipping and vat, thats still hundreds of dollars out!
When you can buy a machine in from Dell US, add VAT, customs, and shipping, and then you're still hundreds of pounds in pocket compared to the UK price and you know you're being shafted