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    New gaming notebook unveiled - AORUS X7

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cloudfire, Dec 21, 2013.

  1. Cloudfire

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    Maybe they had some SSAA and such enabled?
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 17, 2014
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    Depends on settings. But I can play 28 FPS with single 765m at Ultra 1080p. I still think there's something wrong with how SLI is configured whether drivers or otherwise. I hate it when details are omitted. It's like reading a review of a car that achive 180mph quickly... ooh, quickly, how quickly?
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 17, 2014
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    Drivers look up to date, but might be beta drivers. I noticed that the latest beta version on nVidia's site is 331.93, but the review model shows 331.97. couldn't find specific driver revisions though.

    Blame my lack of Chinese. but Google says he maxed settings.

    Couldn't find load temps, but the Speccy page shows a 12*C difference between GPUs. Would love know the expected load difference.
     
    Noctevago, Jan 17, 2014
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    Even maxed, a single 765m can manage avg 28fps @ 1080p BF4. The SLI must not be enabled either by their oversight or a hardware issue (prototype).
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 17, 2014
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    I'm hoping this is the case because it would be very disappointing if that's all it can do in SLI.
     
    RMXO, Jan 17, 2014
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    The static benchmark numbers indicate SLI is working just fine, has to be a driver or other issue.
     
    hfm, Jan 17, 2014
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    HTWingNut, Jan 17, 2014
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    OK thanks, for the benefit of the 99.999% that don't read Chinese on these forums: Google Translate

    GPU benchmarks: 765m SLI // single 765m

    3dmark11: P7351 // P4354
    3dmark11: X2530 // X1492
    Street Fighter IV: 1080p 30020 pts 339.22 FPS // 300+FPS is overkill
    Resident Evil 6: 1080p 8583 pts // 7933 pts
    FFXIV: 1080p Medium 7107 pts // 4257 pts
    Dragon Quest (?): 1080p standard quality 12764 pts
    Heaven: 1080p ultra/extreme 699 pts 27.7 fps // 434 pts 17.2 fps
    Valley: 1080p ultra 1573 pts 37.6 fps // 957 pts 22.9 fps
    Battlefield 4 (single or multi?): 1080p "maximum" 28.1 fps // ~ 28 fps multiplayer
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 18, 2014
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    Looks about right for SLI.. It's not going to be 100% linear.

    I'm excited to see some real reviews from NBR or AnandTech..
     
    hfm, Jan 18, 2014
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    I know that. But Street Fighter IV? Really? Already at 300+ FPS, what's the point?

    Out of those tests, RE6 and BF4 are even remotely taxing on such a system, and they are not that much faster than a single 765m. While synthetic benchmarks are nice, they don't indicate how well it plays current and taxing games, and the two they have doesn't instill confidence. I still think there's something not properly configured.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 18, 2014
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  12. Cloudfire

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    HTWingNut haven`t seen many reviews from lovely asia I see. If there is two games they bench the hell out of wether its GT 640M or GTX 880M, its Street Fighter and Resident Evil. They are on pretty much every leak you can find. I have no idea why though. They are indeed not very taxing on the system :p

    Other than that, I agree with hfm: The results seems in line what SLI can do. With the exception of BF4 which was weird. Either they forgot and tested without SLI enabled or the enabled super sampling of some sort.
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 18, 2014
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    looks quite nice, but my worry with thin (as with my MBP) is that it's usually more heat...
     
    GamerPC, Jan 20, 2014
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    Well, as far as previous reviews go to show, temps are under control nicely. And please don't compare Apple cooling with real gaming laptops :D
     
    sangemaru, Jan 20, 2014
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    I can't remember ONE Resident Evil game for the PC that actually supported SLI and Battlefield 4 is the most buggy game on the market. EA is being sued over their lack of a response to the ailments regarding the BF4 multiplayer community. Not good examples.

    I would honestly try something like Company of Heroes (the first one) and Supreme Commander FA. The older games out there tend to really show how fast SLI can be, what with all the 'splosions and stuffs... >w>
     
    imglidinhere, Jan 22, 2014
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    I just wanna see Crysis 3 on it...
     
    sangemaru, Jan 22, 2014
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    Well here's the response I got:

    " Thank you for your email. We'll place you on the list of reviewers and to be honest, it is quite long.

    Our samples are really limited. We will do our best to get you one but it may take a while.

    Thank you once again for reaching out to us.    "

    So it sounds like it may go on sale before I even get the review sample, and might even buy one before I get the review sample. meh.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 22, 2014
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    well it's better than nothing .
     
    long2905, Jan 22, 2014
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    Another response, when I asked which GPU it will launch with:

    " I can inform you that it will be releasing with the 765M.

    Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to reveal details about our product roadmap or confirm the release dates at this moment.

    Please check with our website within the next two weeks to see 'Where to Buy' information.     "
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 22, 2014
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    Bf4 with msaa4x 28fps ?
     
    sasuke256, Jan 22, 2014
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  21. Cloudfire

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    So many on the list and not even one single freaking review out from the respectable reviewer sites?

    Well done guys.
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 22, 2014
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    Gigabyte are a new manufacturer to notebooks and this is going to be a niche model, I would expect about 2 review machines to be in existence.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 22, 2014
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    Gigabyte is not new to laptops. They've made many models in the past just not really available in north America, usa especially.

    Beamed from my G2 Tricorder
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 22, 2014
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    Correct HT. They are certainly not new. They had GTX 660M/670M notebooks for quite some time. Also low end models.
    AORUS is new though :)
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 22, 2014
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    Yes! Here's a quick run, my camera battery died. I'll upload a better quality one later with details of GPU, etc.

    <iframe width='480' height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FcZj_CNXJKg" frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    Does this mean you got one for review?
     
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    No, sorry, this was in response to Sasuke256 questioning whether a single 765m can run BF4 on 1080p Ultra 4xMSAA at 28FPS+. Answer was yes as shown in the video of my Clevo W230ST with single 765m.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 22, 2014
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    I underestimated the GTX 765M (it's stock i suppose) if yes we should expect from the Sli 765M's 50fps +
     
    sasuke256, Jan 22, 2014
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    Yes, that's what I was saying. SLI still doesn't seem to be working properly based on those tests of the x7.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 22, 2014
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    Ah, gotcha!
     
    RMXO, Jan 22, 2014
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    And as I said, BF4 is probably the worst example to go by. Use Crysis 2 or another game engine that's not terrible at showing off the FPS numbers... :p
     
    imglidinhere, Jan 22, 2014
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    It's definitely a driver or bf4 sli problem.. The rest of the benchmarks I've seen look about right.
     
    hfm, Jan 23, 2014
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    RE6 and BF4 are the only remotely taxing games/benches they tested. The rest are just artificial benchmarks or games that run on integrated graphics at 60FPS+ so it doesn't really matter. That's my concern. You push the limits, and the performance is only 10% over a single 765m, which might be made up by a solid OC of a single 765m. I know you can overclock the SLI 765m's but with SLI they're usually not as forgiving with overclocks, and you're limited to slowest of the two.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 23, 2014
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    Cool is the nVidia GTX 780M with 60 FPS must have because it is 2x faster than the GTX765M ,


    how much are you here FPS , how you clock on the GPU
     
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    VSSS, Jan 24, 2014
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    Cloudfire, Jan 25, 2014
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    On their facebook page they say they will announce the announcement of when they will be in US/EU in 2-3 weeks. Always the last to get this stuff. If they announce it in 2-3 weeks that means another 3-4 weeks after the announcement they'll be readily available of course. :mad:
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 25, 2014
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    Something tells me this will get less than 3 hours of battery life when not gaming.

    As much as I want this, that's sort of a deal-breaker for me- I wanted to use this in college, but I'm not sure if it will work now. :/
     
    tusng, Jan 26, 2014
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    just don't go to college then. ez
     
    R3d, Jan 26, 2014
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    Too late for that! :D

    I've asked for battery life estimates on Twitter/FB/email.

    Can't wait to see the reviews for this thing! How is the display quality (eg. contrast, colors, black levels)? Why couldn't they put Optimus on this?
     
    tusng, Jan 26, 2014
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    its either optimus or sli, not both, on a hardware level where optimus MUST wire the GPU through the integrated graphics, SLI MUST wire the main GPU directly to the CPU/controller without remotely touching the integrated card
     
    qweryuiop, Jan 26, 2014
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  41. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    ^is MUX not possible on such a slim laptop?
     
    n=1, Jan 26, 2014
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    Not sure if this is real advertising or a joke :laugh:

     
    Cloudfire, Jan 26, 2014
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    LOL, That's not very good advertising because Unicorns are fictitious, or the reviewer was totally stoned.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 26, 2014
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    Did I hear right there is going to be a smaller 14" or 15" model as well? Of course I don't expect them to be SLI but would love to see more models from them.
     
    IKAS V, Jan 26, 2014
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    nothing on their site claims it can do this.
     
    sliblue, Jan 26, 2014
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    This was a CES reviewer that said this in his review.
     
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    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    I know, I'm asking if it would be physically possible to place a MUX in these thin profile laptops.
     
    n=1, Jan 26, 2014
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    I think there are supposed to be a smaller and bigger Aorus laptop. They haven't given any details on specs yet, or even a full picture of them yet though.
     
    Eclipse251, Jan 26, 2014
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    It could have a mux, sure. Just added cost and complexity, but for a $2100 SLI notebook it sure would be a nice feature.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 26, 2014
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    That's Taiwan bud.

    In fact, it seems I live roughly 20 minutes away from one of those re-sellers...might check it out in person :)
     
    cooldra1, Jan 26, 2014
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