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    *HP dv6z AMD Llano (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*

    Discussion in 'HP' started by scy1192, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. Vashst010

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    Here is a coupon code for 30% off will be order this asap. Code is NBP61449 ends 07/03.
     
    Vashst010, Jun 26, 2011
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  2. R3d

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    Guess I'm wrong then.

    I wish HP would update the dv4 quicker... Wanna use the 30%.
     
    R3d, Jun 26, 2011
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  3. LLStarks

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    wow... $700 for the 6750m and a 1080p screen
     
    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  5. kevmanw4301

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    Where are you getting that price?
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  6. abaddon4180

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    It doesn't have the 1080p screen.
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  7. LLStarks

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    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  8. abaddon4180

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    Nice. Too bad that wouldn't work with the free Xbox. At least, it says no coupons on HP's terms page for the Xbox offer but it wouldn't hurt if I ask.
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  9. LLStarks

    LLStarks Notebook Evangelist

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    $800 for the same deal with the free xbox on hp academy, no coupons needed
     
    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  10. xxkinetikxx

    xxkinetikxx Notebook Geek

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    Yeah no 1080p screen.

    Just an update. I've tried overclocking with Afterburner and ATI Tray Tools. No luck as of yet.

    Played a demo of Duke Nukem Forever and it ran pretty darn smooth. Still going to be a bit before I can give any real figures.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  11. LLStarks

    LLStarks Notebook Evangelist

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    You have the machine?

    Up for some more useful testing after the benchmarks?
     
    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  12. xxkinetikxx

    xxkinetikxx Notebook Geek

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    Sure, what do you have in mind?
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  13. abaddon4180

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    No rush. I would just like to see the CPU performance in things like Cinebench whenever you get a chance. And measuring the clock speed ( CPU-Z) and power consumption ( BatteryBar) while you did it would be great if you could
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  14. person808

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    I ordered the HP dv6-6135dx BestBuy but called CS to get a better deal.

    It also had a 100GC from BB - Free $100 Gift Card with a Laptop PC $699 & Up
    If you look at the "qualifying laptop" link and sort by price Low to High the DV6 shows up first, but I had to call CS to get them to honor it for me after taxes paid about $710 for this laptop and I will receive a $100 GC for best buy. Sucks though I can't get it till sometime later this week my BB doesn't have any in stock so they're shipping it to my store.
     
    person808, Jun 26, 2011
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  15. abaddon4180

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    Basically getting it for $610, then. That is a very good deal. I am on chat with a HP sales rep right now and she is telling me that the free Xbox deal does not include the dv6zQE. She is "checking it future" because I explained to her it just came out today and it might not be on the approved notebooks list yet. If it turns out it isn't, I guess I am going up to BestBuy tomorrow and picking up that for $610.

    Edit - Turns out I was right, it is included. Probably gonna place an order tomorrow or Tuesday. I just have to make some decisions first. Like FHD or no, which APU and which graphics.

    Trying to keep my price under $850 max before taxes. The the A8-3530MX upgrade alone does not put it over the $690, I'd have to add something like the 512MB graphics option, which we believe to be the AMD6490. If it turns out to be the 6750, that is definitely the route I am going. Would come out to around $750 after taxes. Sell the Xbox for $150 and that is a great deal. Maybe I could talk them into giving me the FHD screen for free instead of Bluray and 6GB of RAM
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  16. kevmanw4301

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    Can you take the $100 card and use it on that order? If so... I may have to say no to the m15x I'm buying, provided benches are good. Kinetik, mind running 3DMark Vantage? The score it gets really will help me dicide. Thanks!
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  17. R3d

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    You probably can't. I've never heard of a store letting you use a GC on the purchase that you get the GC from.
     
    R3d, Jun 26, 2011
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  18. kevmanw4301

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    Most likely not, but possibly worth a shot if calling. :)
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  20. xxkinetikxx

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    Here's the 3Dmark Output: Clicky


    Here's the cinebench screenshot:

    On battery
    [​IMG]

    On A/C
    [​IMG]


    For whatever reason, regardless of what I set the power options too it wont go above 1.5ghz on battery.

    On A/C I only saw it spike to 2.3ghz a few times.

    I've been out of the benchmark game for a while so you guys will have to interpret the results. If you want anything else ran or ran a different way just lemme know.


    @LLStarks,

    I'll be happy to help tomorrow. I have a bootable Ubuntu disc at my office.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  21. kevmanw4301

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    Youd you mind running Vantage on Dual Graphics? It seems you are running it on integrated. Nonetheless, for an IGP, that is an amazing score! About 2k more pts than my m11x, with a discrete GPU.

    Edit: 6750M gets around 7k Vantage, so you may hit 10k with good drivers.
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  22. abaddon4180

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    Could you try running Cinebench single core? No hurry. I am not that surprised that it can't turbo all 4 cores past 1.5GHz with the IGP disabled, though I am still kind of shocked and hopefully that is something that can be improved with a BIOS update, but I would like to see if can at least 1 core at 2.4 throughout the benchmark
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  23. xxkinetikxx

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    I'm pretty sure it's just reading the Integrated, as the AMD Crossfire logo is in the upper right corner the entire time. I had already set 3dmark to use the 6750m. Unless I missed something.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  24. kevmanw4301

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    Man, then there has to be some crazy bad drivers going on, since the 6750M get 7k stock, as I mentioned.. Hmmmm... Try messing with settings in Catalyst Control Center.
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  25. R3d

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    No rush, but could you do some benches with some games?

    Curious to see if the CPU would be the bottleneck in some cases.
     
    R3d, Jun 26, 2011
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  26. kevmanw4301

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    :) Feel the love, man. Being the only one to have a system is demanding. No rush.
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  27. xxkinetikxx

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    Ok so bulletstorm on medium/1280x768 ran at 30fps avg
    MW2 ran at 50FPS with everything maxed


    I suck for games at the moment haha.

    @ Kevman I searched all day for drivers and nothing would install... SO finally I just used the windows driver search feature and it updated to a new driver version. Rerunning 3dmark now to see whats up.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  28. jiggawhat

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    So the llano with crossfire 6750m has a GPU score of 5700 which is greater than the 6770m's score of 5237?
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6770M.43955.0.html


    Wow, I'm impresssed.

    Any other results, game benchmarks?

    How about 3dmark 11 or 06?

    Sorry to be so demanding but I really want to see this info!

    THX THX THX THX !
     
    jiggawhat, Jun 26, 2011
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  29. jiggawhat

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    P.S. everything maxed means what resolution?
     
    jiggawhat, Jun 26, 2011
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  30. Althernai

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    Thanks a lot! It looks like my suspicions from the thread in the Hardware forum are correct. Your results are approximately consistent with what the reviewers got (e.g. AnandTech gets 1.88 for the same benchmark).

    Out of curiousity: you say that it sometimes spikes to 2.396 GHz (and your screenshot shows that), but have you ever seen it at frequences between 1.5GHz and 2.3GHz? For example, at 1.8GHz or 1.9GHz? Also, I would be curious to see what happens if you run Cinebench with a single core as abaddon4180 said.
     
    Althernai, Jun 26, 2011
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  31. xxkinetikxx

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    Never in between. It was either just south of 1.5 or 2.3.

    Here's the 3dmark vantage after driver update >.> Clicky

    Going to run cinebench on single core and 3dmark 2011 and 06 now.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  32. kevmanw4301

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    The resoultion is 1366x768. HP dosen't have official drivers out yet, so once they do, you should be fine. Did you try the latest Catalyst?
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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    Can you post your temperature readings from coretemp, hwmonitor, or everest?
     
    there148, Jun 26, 2011
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    Benchmarks are nice, but I want something juicier.

    Does Minecraft and other OpenGL games run on the APU or GPU?

    Run Hwinfo and post screenies of the application before and while you have a Minecraft window open.
     
    LLStarks, Jun 26, 2011
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  35. kevmanw4301

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    Very interesting. Thanks for all the info, helps alot.
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  36. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    I am just confused; does it has backlit keyboard? Customize option says only Standard Keyboard :(.
     
    Atom Ant, Jun 26, 2011
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  37. abaddon4180

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    Yep, it looks like there is only 1 turbo speed. Still, it is disappointing and surprising that it can't at least put one or two of the cores at 2.4GHz with the IGP disabled. 35W should be enough for that.
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  38. xxkinetikxx

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    Yes MW2 was ran at 1366x768.

    If it helps anyone WOW runs at 30FPS avg with everything set to WOW's recommended settings and windowed mode.

    Sure give me a bit as I'm knocking out requests as they come.

    Forgot I bought minecraft. I'll fire it up here and a bit and post back.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  39. xxkinetikxx

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    There is no bios option to disable IGP
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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    No backlit keyboard just a ring around the trackpad (Which is more than enough for me in low lighting)
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  41. abaddon4180

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    IIRC, one of the early reviews said there was an option to use the discrete graphics without the IGP in CCC?
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  42. xxkinetikxx

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    I wish I could get CCC but I'm stuck with this AMD Vision Control Center
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  43. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    That is sucks... Any after market backlit keyboard possible? 2nd HDD caddy available for this model?
    Guys, keep sending Fusion benchmarks!!!
     
    Atom Ant, Jun 26, 2011
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  44. abaddon4180

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    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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    I can disable Crossfire but I don't get an option to pick my GPU.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  46. R3d

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    Thanks for everything you're doing kinetik! Repped.
     
    R3d, Jun 26, 2011
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  47. kevmanw4301

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    Thank you from me too! Also, were those Vantage runs made with Xfire off?
     
    kevmanw4301, Jun 26, 2011
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  48. xxkinetikxx

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    My pleasure.

    That was with Xfire on. Running new tests with it off now.
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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  49. abaddon4180

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    Did you run the test with the manual select based on power source option on? And, as was said, thanks for doing all this. +rep
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2011
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  50. xxkinetikxx

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    I only get application control.


    BTW here's the 3dmark vantage with no Xfire :( clicky
     
    xxkinetikxx, Jun 26, 2011
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