*Official ASUS W90Vp Owners' Lounge*

well then....broaden your horizons then...check out the netbooks, see how fast the run 3damrk06...rotflmao!
just kidding.

 

They have to if you reside in the same state that they are located, its the law. Outside of cali there is no sales tax. Mine as you might have seen before was supposed to be arriving tomorrow. I however have not had any communication with them outside of Ken here on the forum last night that indicates it has shipped. I called earlier but she said she couldnt find tracking numbers and said she would call me back. I purchased from them based on the reputation they have here and because of that reputation I am giving them the benefit of the doubt but I have to say Im kinda scratching my head...

 

Just found out some new shipments came with wrong power cord, they put the French Cord:

 

Ouch Ken, that's no fun >.<

Newegg now has the X2 which just seems to be the X1 with the quad instead of the dual core. Only 50$ more and its instock, im really debating pulling the trigger but i just don't know if the quad is going to be satisfactory for me, I dont do any video rendering or anything thats going to use 4 cores at present. So unless there's a wackload of games that are going to start supporting quads I think ill just wait it out. Worst part is i know they have them, there just not selling them

 

I'm in Cali So I'm going with Xotic I guess, I never wasted so much effort on trying to get a laptop. This is crazy. So except p9262, what else is out there that matches the performance?

 

Oh wow I did not see that coming!! For some reason I don't want to be the first one to get X2, who knows what hidden surprises are there?!

 

Very true, im going to wait a bit for newegg to get around to updating and fixing the description which they seem to do a lot right after something gets put up.

 

It doesn't make sense to get X2 for me, first its stilled taxed for Cali, which brings the price tag back to $2450, but no second HD, or BD. For the same price I can get A1 with all of the above.

 

Hey Quad, what is your vantage score when running on a single GPU? And congrats on the QX

 

Thanks on the Qx and i havent done a single vantage run yet but i will try to get around to it later. Right now im focused on getting past 3.1ghz cause thats about where the machine tells me no more funny thing is my Dual core recieved more volts then this Quadcore does, so cleary
they have it undervolted thinking no one has one in there machine yet. Theres another bios on Asus website that im tempted to try because it specifys Q9300 support but its for there nvidia model so im a bit leary .

 

Newegg has the W90vp-X2 now for $2249.99 ($50 off) and currently in stock. Looks like the only difference is the quad core.

Model
Brand ASUS
Series W90 Series
Model W90Vp-X2
Part# 90NQXA3931CB8KQL450Y
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0G
Screen 18.4" WUXGA
Memory Size 6GB
Hard Disk 320GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Video Memory 1024MB
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 17.4" x 12.91" x 2.48"
Weight 11.46 lbs.
Other Features Fingerprint reader
Carry Bag/Optical Mouse
30days Zero Bright Dot LCD
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Quad
CPU Speed Q9000(2.00GHz)
CPU FSB 1066MHz
CPU L2 Cache 6MB
Display
Screen Size 18.4"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide UXGA
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
Video Memory Dedicated 1024MB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 320GB
HDD RPM 7200rpm
HDD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory 6GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Communications
Modem V.92 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Yes
Ports
Card Slot 1 x Express Card
USB 4
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Other port 1 x eSATA
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF)
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 8 in 1 card reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro, xD, mini SD w/ adapter, MS-Duo, MS-Pro Duo via adapter
Webcam 2.0MP
Power
Battery 12-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 17.4" x 12.91" x 2.48"
Weight 11.46 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge for purchase after 9/10/07

 

Quad, what program you using to monitor voltage? CPU-z? Try Everest, and see if it reports any different. Also, you should first try flashing the bios with the same bios it currently has, via an autoexec.bat file that requires no user input.. That way if the new bios has issues and you need to blindflash you're prepared

 

Ya i was thinking about that but id need to figure out a way to make one up , Sooo just another thing i need to work on . Picked up about 6 fps(at stock CPU speed) more in GTA 4 though so that was worth the $600 and change i just spent LOL . Edit i had everest already installed and the volt readings are the same its 1.163 to 1.250 which aint enough.

 

What is this OC trick?

Think it may help me take the Q9000 even higher than 2.75?

 

i was hoping vicious that by using the older one then closing the program it still kept your clocks and volts up but its still not enough for me atleast . So it does what i said enable the OC then close turbo and then use Setfsb from that point . problem is mine seems to always be at 1.250. ill just keep tinkering though keeps my mind busy in my old age lol.

this is the bios i want to try. I just dont want to brick my machine in the process.

BIOS 503
Include Q9300,P8700,T9550,Q9000,T9800 Overclock Table for Turbo Gear Function
File Size 693.79 (KBytes) 2009/03/20 update

 

Hmmm... the voltage for that quad does seem a tad on the low side.
My T9600 @ stock 2.8Ghz is being fed 1.263V according to CPU-Z.

 

Quad; $50 says it flashes perfectly..no issues.

 

Yep did you see i hit 3.6ghz last night on the t9600 ? probably because of that extra juice its receiving .

 

Ya i would think so . i just downloaded the stock bios though and that one there both dated the same day after being extracted 3/13 . Soo it may just be the same bios repacked as its hard to tell for sure. I Pmed someone else with a W90 to see if they had tried or may be willing to . If not i may bite the bullet . I just dont want to have got this new processer and machine and have a paper weight alteast not today of all days .

 

There's also an 0510 bios for the W90V available.
Same 3/13 date.

 

i tried that one before and got some bootblock error code .

 

You'll likely get the same with the 0503 then.
Though I suppose there's only one way to really know...
FYI, just grabbed the 0503 bios off the FTP site and it's dated 2/25.

BTW, what does the TurboGear VGA driver actually do?
I uninstalled it and can't say I notice any real difference.

 

Think it was more geared towards the Stock 8.12s but not positive .

 

wait, there's TurboGear for the graphics cards?

 

ichime; you can download it from support and try it with the OCZ

I figure higher numbers mean newer versions.. 510 would make me assume it's the newest. Are there any release documents, or anything else included with the BIOS?

just downloaded.. nevermind - but it appears all are meant for the same setup. The file sizes are accurate down to the byte. *shrugs* trial and error will prevail

 

Its called a turbo gear vga driver . it dumps some INF somewhere but doesnt seem to have much effect on anything .

 

Ya i would think the 510 would havee meant higher/better but wasnt the case when i had tried to install it because it just wouldnt let me lol.


Someones going to try the 503 for me so hopefully ill know something later.

 

Nothing, just the BIOS.ROM file on it's own.

 

Considering my copy of 0503 is dated older than the current 0502... I'm not thinking its actually a newer bios.

 

ya its hard to say because different people could be working on different things and they are 2 separate machines.ill probably know more later so no biggie .

 

Well, I now have tracking numbers and this thing should be on my doorstep tomorrow lunchtime or so. For those looking I want to say that Gentech took pretty good care of me. I had been having reservations as it was sounding like my order had fallen through the cracks. It had. Ken however got one on a truck today and is paying the overnight on his dime to get it to me in the time frame promised. Being old I understand things go wrong, I dont hold that against anybody. In my mind its when you really learn who you want to do business with and who you dont. I'll be using Gentech again. Thanks Ken.

 

A heads up for everybody, this may be a result of flashing both cards as masters, but I just now discovered that my machine has had two monitors setup this whole time. I wondered why I was able to scroll off screen on the upper left side of my screen only, this is also why Windows 7 did not want to install properly for me.

I just disabled this 2nd monitor and all is well, I noticed it on my wacom tablet that I just installed as it maps 1:1 with your screens and it was going all the way to the left of my screen when I was only about 3/4 over on the tablet.

From Misc

 

Speaking of 2nd monitor..
Anyone tried the HDMI out yet?

One of these day's I'll have to hook it up to on of my TV's

 

John getting back with you about Wacom in Excel, it works and from my reading it works with anything inside the Office 2007 program group.

Its under the review tab and an icon called "start inking" and from there it has a few options for what you want. My handwriting sucks and this is a small 4x5 graphire 4 tablet but it still works.

From Misc

 

Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9300 (12M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
Add to Comparison Table
Summary Information
Product Family Intel® Core™2 Extreme Mobile Processor
Code Name Products formerly Penryn
Product Status Launched
Launch Date Q3'08
Mfg Avail 2+ Yrs
Lithography 45 nm
Number of Cores 4
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology No
Intel® Virtualization Technology Yes
Intel® 64 Architecture Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology No
Demand Based Switching No
Execute Disable Bit Yes
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (Intel® SIPP) No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology No
Halogen Free Options Available Yes
Package Size 35mm x 35mm
Tcase 100°C
Max TDP 45 Watts
Core Voltage 1.050V-1.175V
1k Estimated Price $1038.00

guess this baby needs some juice to her...

good looking out on the info vicious!

i see ya got your new qx9300 today quad, nice!

 

Thanks man, im digging it so far, but ya it needs more volts before i can truly do much with it atleast thats the conclusion i have come to thus far. the temps are amazing though which is always a good thing(max is like 54 after a 3d06 run). Its running happily at 3084 mhz it seems, which is fine for the moment . not much has changed interms of Vantage scores yet . 3d06 is basically what ken got 17ks . im just testing all kinds of things for stability etc. Picked up a total of 10fps more in GTA4 at the same settings i had on the dual when i have the Q at 3084 so thats also a good thing . Ill just keep pluggin away so to speak .

 

I can only help alittle since i am also new to the quad core extreme. post your cpu-z, sisoft
SANDRA, everest, of it @ stock and at 3.084. i have soo much more voltage then that on mines.
they all show something differrent for me.

 

A QX always makes a great present. Not sure if I did already, so Congrats on the Quad, Quad!

 

Is there some sort of members only club going on?
What's with everyone having the same AVATAR?

 

Thanks man im loving it so far. And it runs ice cold in this huge beast .

 

Its a Cult . Wanna join ? :laugh:

 

part that sucks about a cult is when you all commit mass suicide. oh well put me on your wills

 

Glad to see you joined Club Johnkss

 

New score:



Can't go any higher and I am start to think 230W adapter is not sufficient for QX9300 to go any higher, might be pulling too much power.

 

If the power supply were even getting hot i might consider that option but mine stays just warm and not even hot so i doubt its a lack of power at all , thats after a couple hours on and off of playing games,benching etc. We just need more volts .Alot of these Power supplys are underrated.

 

Quad what does 320/500 stands for ?

 

well, we do have an option of getting a higher rated one. gangstaone already has one. and they do have them out here in california. i was seriously thinking of getting one.

 

I ordered an -X2 from Newegg today...plus an OCZ 120Gb Vertex. I'll have to bone up on the guides.

 

a very nice drive.. i have one myself.

 

Did you pay tax on them?