OCZ 17" Whitebook Performance and Benchmarks

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nice review

 

Another great review Chaz~

 

Good review Chaz

 

Question - Why is it called a Whitebook when it's obviously black?

And in the benchmarks, it says that the Whitebook can get 30+ FPS in Crysis maxed out. "High" is not the highest setting, although it is if you're in XP iirc. There is definitely an "Ultra" setting in Vista/DX10 for Crysis.

 

Great review Chaz!These is really a beast!Can't wait till they fit it with pair of 4870!

 

nice review, though i don't find anything wrong with the keyboard layout. haha

 

whitebook is just a term for Non-brand customizable laptops haha

"Systems produced by system builders or small OEM's are called whitebox (for desktop) and whitebook (for notebooks). A quality whitebox or whitebook system can offer a customer a much higher level of customization and equipment lifespan."

from wikipedia, under System Builders vs. OEM

 

great review chaz. and thanks to justin for sending a unit out for review. great to finally see this thing getting some reviews up

 

Thanks for the great review. Looks like this is a great machine. The fast RAM and overclockable CPU are very interesting.

However, I wouldn't go so far as to say this is the fastest notebook out there at this time My review of the Eurocom D90xC Phantom-X published this week has benchmarks which are still better than this beast. It seems the 9800GTX's in SLI are still better than the video cards on this machine, which is quite a pity really - about time we have some better mobile video cards.

 

i owned 1730 and can tell you this is on the same level or better overall performance

 

I like it, but for the price I personally would go for the sager 9262 for the desktop quad core for the same price or slightly cheaper. But still a sweet notebook I wouldn't mind getting some face to face time with.

edit: The only thing is I dont like the numpad on the sager.

 

Chaz, will AW give you a M17 to review? Or would that be a complete waste of you time?

I guess the only thing you could do would be a cosmetic comparison since they are basically the same notebook.

Nice review as always.

 

Thank you for all the nice compliments. :smile:

Thanks - I haven't heard anything from Alienware yet. I'll consider doing the review if I get the offer.

 

Nice laptop! I hadn't really thought of it, but reading the review, I like it. I really do enjoy the gaming laptops that do not have aliens and other hideously bright colors all over it

Nice review.

 

Couldn't agree more, I would love to start seeing more powerhouse laptops out there with cpu and graphics options for gamers/power users that aren't neon and LED clad behemoths.

 

Same story with whitebook's keyboard

 

What's up with the palm rest area?

OTHER than that, nice review

 

Not to be mean, but that computer isn't very attractive . Look how thick that thing is.

 

Thick? Compared to what, a Mac Airbook? You've got an Extreme CPU and 2 GPU cards in there..it's gotta have room to breathe! Great Review Chaz! +rep to ya. This system is sick, and I can personally attest to that. I highly recommend it to any prospective shoppers.

 

Yeah sure it's about .7" thicker than your MBP but it's also about .5" thinner than the XPS M1730 and AW M17x, .7" thinner than the Sager9262, and .9" thinner than the Toshiba Qosmio X305.

 

How is the sound quality when playing different genres of music. how is the treble? do you hear the high hats sounds like glass or like martians?

how about the mid range? does it sound clear? and you can hear the solo's voice clearly.
and what about the bass. i know the sub is there and it is notebook speakers but do you notice it when the volumes up? or does it sound like paper?

i know its notebook speakers but the atlec lantic or whatever they put into Hp's sound wonderful and i'm trying to compare them to that.

 

lol thick. It's a hi end gaming notebook. I think the 9262 Sager is slightly thicker but that's justified due to the desktop processor+SLi support.

For anyone complaining about the thickness of a hi-end gaming notebook they're not the intended market for these beasts. Get a Mac instead..oh wait . If I get something like this I'd expect to give up some aesthetics+portability than have the thing overheat in 5 mins.

 

Nice review Chaz, Where are the 4870's?:smile:

 

What are you referring to? I'm pretty sure it's all one color, the discoloration is just a reflection. Other than that, there is a lot of wasted space, but that's a little common for 17" notebooks.. although looking at my Gateway P series laptop, it doesn't seem like there is as much wasted space....

 

Great review. The OCZ Whitebook right with the Sager NP9262 are definitely the king of performance and gaming laptops.

 

For the power this thing packs it shouldnt be an issue, if anything you should want it thick for better cooling and more power packed under the hood. If you want thin then a 17in gaming rig is not for you. As for stylish thats a matter of opinion.

 

They're not very good speakers in general . . . don't expect anything more from these than your stereotypical laptop speakers. I found the highs to be piercing, they literally hurt my ears if the volume was up too much.

 

Why is it that it seems like only Toshiba can really get speakers on laptops right?

 

The altec lansings in my HP tx2510us are awesome, Id say better then the Toshiba harmon kardons in the laptop at work.

 

Could always try and swap out the speakers like this guy did to his NC10.

 

No laptop speakers beat the Toshiba Qosmio x305's. 4 harman kardon speakers with subwoofer...cannot be beat.

 

The Asus W90 will have 5 Altec Lansing speakers and a subwoofer.

 

Thanks for the great review.

I guess x9100 would be better for games as it has half a gigaherts advantage.

 

me either...because i in fact have the fastest notebook in the world as of today

what benchmarks..i was looking for the gaming benchmarks...

 

Nice review Chaz, and not a bad notebook. Much cheaper than the Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 and better performance.

I second the argument behind a 4-column number pad on a 17" chassis, I wish the Clevo designers would wake up and take note after all these years.

Now, if only the Toshiba X305 had an OC bios, WUXGA screen and a pair of GTX cards - I'm really hoping the X405 coming from Toshiba in April will deliver the goods. The speakers on the X305 are the best I've yet to find on a notebook, granted, I'm also an audiophile and need a machine suitable for serious audio work.

Would I buy the whitebook? No. The X305-Q706 at $2000 gives better bang-for-the-buck in my opinion. But considering the $3300 price, the OCZ does offer some serious value-added extras with an overclockable quad-core CPU, 2nd graphics card and a WUXGA screen. It's the shortcomings of the OCZ that make the X305 more attractive, and at the end of the day, I'd be weighing the cons when choosing a unit, rather than the pros.

 

John there was a link in the review leading to the benchmark tests and results.
Also at a little over 3grand this thing is sweet, honestly i thought it would be more but i guess the prices are getting more reasonable. In a few years I might actually be able to spend that much money on a new lappy and it's good to know there are numerous choices. Also, very good review as usual.

 

I agree with the common consensus..the audio isn't great with the Whitebook, but I also was spoiled by the x305's beautiful symphony of speakers. It truly is the best speaker system I've ever heard on a laptop. But, you could always upgrade the speakers in the Whitebook if you chose to do so.. and if you're buying solely because of audio, then get a nice Vizio LCD Flat panel TV.

 

Yes, but it wouldn't be a noticeable difference. These days, with more and more games taking advantage of multi-core (not just dual-core) support, if you can get a quad, then get one. Multiple cores are the way of the future.

 

Thx for the great review Chaz! I was expecting this one since I buyed this system a couple of weeks ago.

Just a question. Do you know something about the ati 4870 upgrade in this system? would it be possible?

 

If going from the mobile 3870 to 4870 is anything like their desktop counterparts, that would be a great upgrade.

I would consider just waiting for it to be stock on the Whitebook before I bought. It probably won't be too much longer, I see MSI is releasing a 17" notebook at Eurocom with a 4850.

 

The Mobility HD 4870s are rumored to be compatible with this notebook, though I have not heard anything official yet. With dual HD 4870s, the OCZ Whitebook would definitely be the fastest gaming notebook around. It's already ridiculously fast.

 

Couldn't agree more, Im maxing my dual core too often and easily now that 4 cores is the only option that makes sense. I'm really interested in the new MSI-1651 with quad core, 9800m, and full size keyboard in a 15.4 inch high res rig.

 

Nice , is there going to be a MSI 15.4 quad?

 

Why does NBR still do temperature measurements for the exterior of the notebook? Although they matter for the comfort of the user, it is still a superficial measurement that doesn't actually tell you whether the internal components are overheating or not. Direct measurements of major components using something like HWmonitor would give much more insight into whether the notebook has a decent cooling system.

 

Supposdly the upgrade to the current is supposed to have a 9800m variant and quad core support. Im hoping the rumors are true.

For information on the next edition:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=343704&page=3

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=searchresult&keywords=1651

 

We started integrating external temperatures into our reviews since our readers asked us. Many buyers want a notebook that runs cool on the outside and thus the measurements would be very important to them.

As I noted, the internal component temperatures are warmer than I'd like; they are close to the maximum rated for the CPU/GPU with a ~10*C safety margin. The QX9300 reached 80*C with all four cores under full load, and the graphics cards reached about 85*C after several hours of gaming.

 

So even with the cooler running ATI cards both GPUs and CPU are over heating? Is the cooling that bad or does the quad create that much heat?

 

Bout time we got an official Whitebook review. I'll see if I have time to do my own review when mine comes at the end of the week.

 

There is a difference between running hot and overheating. The Whitebook's components run hot but they do not overheat.

I played games for over 15 hours straight on the Whitebook and it didn't give me any trouble.