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    The e1705 IS A BEAST!!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Gamerzlife, Jun 19, 2006.

  1. Gamerzlife

    Gamerzlife Notebook Consultant

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    :D Ok thanks to everyone on this forum I have a bad ass rig and I paid pretty much the same as people do for an ordanary notebook. I first recieved a defective system from dell which had a broken screen, I called up and they shipped me a new system in a week. I then enjoyed it with the nvidia go 7900gs I was able to beat tomb raider legends in two days. I then got F.E.A.R. It ran decently but it would lag a little because it was on high settings and I only had 512 ram inside. I then asked for peoples advice on this forum on which ram to get and I upgraded myself to 2 gigs of 667. I ordered on new egg and I got it next day which is freaking crazy. I didnt believe the package was for me :) Well I upgraded myself which was pretty simple and took less then 10 minutes. Then I loaded up my notebook every thing was fine and working at 2 gigs 667. I then ran F.E.A.R. again and ran the stress test were it plays a video that is a minute or two long and tells you how many frames you get per second. I got 100% of 40 frames or higher on medium settings, 29% 25 frames or higher and 79% 40 frames or higher on high settings, and on max was about 40% higher then 25 and, 60% above 40. This is freaking sick man FEAR runs freaking perfect with no lagging. So far im on hte six level and the pros outwieigh the cons :) This machine gets the thumps up :) Thanks people at notebooks review for your help :)
     
    Gamerzlife, Jun 19, 2006
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  2. ptang

    ptang Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am very glad your happy! Now if only I was that pumped about mine ;)
     
    ptang, Jun 19, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL its a great system
     
    gridtalker, Jun 19, 2006
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  4. spookyu

    spookyu NBR Zombie Expert

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    Ohhhh, god, lol, your making my wait that much worse! Still waiting on ups to get mine here (god dang they are slow, why does dell use them?). Ha, awesome, I already have a copy of FEAR, that'll probably be the first game I try on it.
     
    spookyu, Jun 19, 2006
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    scriccs Notebook Consultant

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    I cant wait to order mine, the 7900gs is one sweet card.
     
    scriccs, Jun 19, 2006
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  6. Deadbolt360

    Deadbolt360 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah it is. I can play anything comfortably. Battlefield runs at 35 + fps at 1900x1200 with everything on high. It usually runs around 40-45 though, rarely goes down to 35. WoW is childs play on high settings...
     
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  7. rydude07

    rydude07 Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you know how big it is compared to like the hp dv8000
     
    rydude07, Jun 19, 2006
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  8. Gamerzlife

    Gamerzlife Notebook Consultant

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    Actually its not as heavy as I thought for the size its nice :)
     
    Gamerzlife, Jun 19, 2006
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  9. nickspohn

    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Congrats! The E1705 has great specs for the price. Congrats again, and that 7900GS is a great card.

    The DV8000 is heavier
     
    nickspohn, Jun 19, 2006
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  10. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Glad you enjoy your new computer.
     
    Metamorphical, Jun 19, 2006
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