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    W520 - passes My 'Burn In' Test and then some.....

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by voostro, Oct 20, 2011.

  1. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    I wanted to share what this unit could perhaps do for you too.....

    I don't do CAD, and all that. Just hit the trails of the interwebs....HARD

    All I know is for what I do it rocks the Casbah

    Here are my specs:

    Thinkpad W520

    Intel Core i7-2620M Dual Core Processor (2.70GHz, 4MB L3)
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    15.6" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
    NVIDIA Quadro 1000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
    8 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (2 DIMM)
    UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad
    720p Camera
    Crucial M4 128gb SATA III SSD 6gig/sec. plus WD 750 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
    DVD recordable multiburner
    USB 3.0 x 2 Ports, Esata USB Port, Always On USB Port
    Displayport, Firewire, Ethernet
    Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader
    9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++
    Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
    1Yr Onsite Warranty Next Business Day

    The Test:

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    Here is my version of a 'burn in' test lol ^^

    real day use, ya know

    here is what is 'running'.....

    IE with 20 tabs open and a video playing on youtube

    FF the same ^^ and also downloading stuff

    In WinRar I am compacting/archiving a video

    I having music playing in WMP

    and also AIMP2

    I have about 20 progs open and running

    I have 3 movies playing in seperate windows
    all in MPC and they are HD

    Also downloading via a download manager

    ALL at the same time of course

    .............

    Check the temps, lovely

    And everything is quite snappy, moving from prog to prog, window to window

    Open something else, no sweat

    I love this Machine !!!
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    amazing, i wonder how the quad core cpu would have faired in this situation.
     
    lead_org, Oct 20, 2011
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  3. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    prolly better, yet hotter

    :)
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    so what you choose the dual core rather than the quad core model?
     
    lead_org, Oct 20, 2011
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  5. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, heat and battery life, and life expectancy overall

    I can live with the i-7 dual core no prob
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    you can always upgrade it to the quad core when needs arise.
     
    lead_org, Oct 20, 2011
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  7. bogatyr

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    Pretty impressive, glad you like your purchase :)
     
    bogatyr, Oct 20, 2011
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  8. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks !! I sure do enjoy it
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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  9. Thors.Hammer

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    Complete shut off (abruptly). :D
     
    Thors.Hammer, Oct 20, 2011
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  10. kirayamato26

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    I have almost the same config as you do (minus the SSD), and I don't do anywhere NEAR that many things at once. Compared to my 2 year old desktop, my W520 is like 50% faster synthetically, but I honestly don't feel that much of a difference. In fact, it feels slower when I'm doing something storage intensive (probably because I have 2 500 GB 7200 RPM HDDs in my desktop vs the lone 320 GB in my W520). I wish I had the extra cash to drop on a SSD. :(
     
    kirayamato26, Oct 20, 2011
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  11. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    I pray money gawds bestow cash trees on your front lawn, because a SSD is the only wtg.

    Btw, this was a test of sorts, like a 'burn in'. I don't run that crazy on a daily basis. But I do like to push things so I can feel confident overall.
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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  12. Colonel O'Neill

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    Close but no cigar.
    [​IMG]
    Eight hours of Battlefield 3 + forgetting to use level 64 fan.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Oct 20, 2011
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  13. kirayamato26

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    When I do a burn in test, I just start up OCCT in Linpack mode, and Furmark on Xtreme burn-in and leave the computer there for like 12 hours and hope it doesn't go up in smoke. Doing this actually got my CPU to 98C and my GPU to 92C. The normal "stressful" scenario for me would be StarCraft II on high settings, and the CPU goes up to 86C max and the GPU goes to 70C-ish.
     
    kirayamato26, Oct 20, 2011
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  14. ThinkRob

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    Might want to mind those tell-tale signs that you're playing back a pirated movie or two... ;)
     
    ThinkRob, Oct 20, 2011
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  15. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    Every single one is a legal backup of my own movies, of course

    :)

    Ripping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2011
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  16. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    got around to running a benchmark on the SSD

    hawt damm !!

    this is the SSD

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    And here is the WD Scorpio Black, running @ 7200 rpm (haha)

    [​IMG]
     
    voostro, Oct 21, 2011
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  17. Jarhead

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    I'll run your tests on my W520 (and then some) later on this afternoon when classes are over. I'm interested to see how the 2720QM and Quadro 2000M stack up against the 2620M and 1000M. Not sure how much of a difference a SATAII SSD would make, though.
     
    Jarhead, Oct 21, 2011
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  18. ThinkRob

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    I know what ripping is...

    But it helps make your claim just a wee bit more believable if you remove the names of the release groups from the file names... :D
     
    ThinkRob, Oct 21, 2011
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  19. voostro

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    Interested too....
     
    voostro, Oct 21, 2011
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    [​IMG]

    :D
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Oct 21, 2011
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  21. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    no offense, but I think you were truly seeing things lol

    thanks for your comments tho'

    ;)
     
    voostro, Oct 21, 2011
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  22. Colonel O'Neill

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    [​IMG]
    I see what you did there
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Oct 21, 2011
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  23. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    [​IMG]
     
    voostro, Oct 21, 2011
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