New dell laptop, need help getting the most gameing performance.

I ordered a DELL Inspiron E1705 and it should be here today. This is my first laptop in like 8 years. I have been a desktop user for 15 years, I fix then, I use them, I can rip one apart with my eyes closed, but I don't know anything about laptops. I want to know how to get the best gaming performance out of my new laptop. So if anyone can look at my specs and tell me what I can overclock to get the best performance out of games that would be sweet. I do know that voltage and heat play a big part in it, but other than that I only know what I have read, I have no real experience with laptops. I play all kinds of games Fps's, Rpgs, RTS, and what ever else I feel like, old and new.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5300 (2MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB)
LCD Panel 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display with TrueLife™(glossy)
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive 80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
wCombo or DVD+RW Drive 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Windows Vista™ Premium(wish I didn't have to get this, but I don't have Xp 64 to put in it, just Suse)

 

Being that its a dell, I wouldnt be supprised if there is no OC options in the bios just like there desktops (im just like you very much a desktop master and new to notebooks) I guess you will have to look for somthing like clockgen and see if you can get a mild overclock via software.

Id assume you can use nvidias control panel to do video card oc's aswell (and another program but I forget the name offhand)

Overclocking a notebook will be limited, no dry ice, no high end zalmans coolers, no water cooling so it wont be much of a help I dont think. These gpus are mere shadows of there desktop counterparts even overclocked its not like it reaps the same benifits.

So instead of the pure hardware side of things, you may have to look into the software side of things more.

Sutch as how to tweak invididual games for the most performance avalible with little or no loss in quality, while your at it make sure you get rid of all the "bloatware" and other background programs eating up resouces. Using Ms config works nice for XP so you dont have to mess with the registry. Not sure if that still works in Vista or not.

 

I don't want vista(dell made me take it), I just can't shell out the cash right now for Xp 64 bit, which I want. I wish there was a Windows 2000 64 bit(2000 is still the best) but all I found was an oem server edition thats runs on 64. Other than overclocking, with my base hardware configuration will it play a lot of games. I don't know a lot about the Intel duo 2 core processor(my first dual core)but the 2 gigs of ram should help. I also heard the graphics card I'm getting is pretty good, though I know its not close to the best. I don't care about knocking back the quality to get performance.

 

1.7ghz is not bad, if your used to AMD cpus its equal to probably about 2.2ghz on a A64.

dual core is the same as single core on any single threaded aplication (most games) but if you happen to be running a program that is multi threaded performance can nearly double on the cpu apsect of things.

 

In my current desktop I have a 2.7 celeron(single core of course), how would it compare to the new processor in my laptop for games. I'm also getting one of those laptop pad coolers, my uncle suggested it to me. Does it really make much of a difference.

 

The nVidia 7900 GS is an excellent card but I am not sure about the CPU though, it's 1.73 Ghz Core 2 Duo, I would opt for a 1.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo at 667 MHz or 2.0 GHz at 667 MHz.

 

Its already been shiped so its to late to change it. I wanted the 2.0 but it was an extra 200 dollars and its already costing me 1347.00(with 500 dollars rebate). I just want to know what I can do with what I got.

 

The higher speed ram doesn't make much of a difference, only when using ultra high end cards, where there are no other bottlenecks. The 1.73 looks like a good match for the 7900GS.

Try Rivatuner and RMClock for tweaking your system.

 

Thats what I read, so what the most graphic intensive game I can play on my system set at the lowest setting and still get good fps. Games like Prince of Persia 3, Oblivion, Half life 2, Fear, maybe even a ps2 emulator.

 

The 7900GS will play every game out at the moment.

 

Thanks so much thats all I wanted to know. Lysander your the best.

 

hello all i have a dell e-1705 2.1 gz nvidia 7900 gs im looking to upgrade to a 2.6 has anyone done this or know if its possible thanks DON

 

2.6 doesn't exist.

gothpyre.. you don't need to play games with 7900GS on low you will play games on high most of them