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    Just Received My RKC-1756 Extreme-OCZ Whitebook!

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by IDOXLR8, Oct 11, 2008.

  1. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You're too modest about your photog skills - what camera were you using?
     
    Shyster1, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. IDOXLR8

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    A Finepix, WHY?
     
    IDOXLR8, Oct 16, 2008
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    Temps, noise and pics of the screen :)
     
    eleron911, Oct 16, 2008
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    Also, come UT3 and other gaming benchmarks would be appreciated.
     
    ichime, Oct 16, 2008
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    The pics I cannot post here due to reseller rules but there are plenty of pics of the screen on our site in the "notebook photos" area.

    I will get the rest for you over the weekend.

    As for the noise, this model compared to others is actually very quiet even under an extreme load.
     
    [email protected], Oct 16, 2008
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    danwat1234, Oct 16, 2008
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    Also if you could demonstrate the ability to overclock the CPU on the fly within windows by using RMclcok, Set Fsb, or another utility, that would be very helpful and it is a very important aspect to me, that is why I am debating to get this in the future or the Asus G50V (light gaming laptop) because it is overclockable on the fly, I have the PLL code.
     
    danwat1234, Oct 16, 2008
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  8. Magnus72

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    Yeah come on post some gaming benchmarks now. If it were me I would have posted them right away.
     
    Magnus72, Oct 16, 2008
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  9. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Just curious 'cause I'd never heard of the brand POS, or the acronym.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 16, 2008
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  10. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    POS = piece of sh*t
     
    dtwn, Oct 16, 2008
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  11. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, there we go now.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 16, 2008
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  12. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Point of Sale... sheesh.
     
    steveninspokane, Oct 16, 2008
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  13. MastaMarek

    MastaMarek Notebook Evangelist

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    Agreed. Its time for some benchmarks. We were all very nice to you but the time has come :D :D We seriously need those digits ...
     
    MastaMarek, Oct 16, 2008
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    I just remembered, POS could also mean point and shoot for cameras. Sorry for the derailing. :D
     
    dtwn, Oct 16, 2008
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  15. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    That would be PAS.
     
    steveninspokane, Oct 16, 2008
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  16. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Doh. Good point.
     
    dtwn, Oct 16, 2008
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    Hmm.. How difficult can the benchmark process be?
     
    E-wrecked, Oct 17, 2008
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    What benchmark are you looking for? 3D06??
     
    [email protected], Oct 17, 2008
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    does the free 580mb version of 3dmark06 has the default settings? 1280x1024, etc..
     
    phoduma, Oct 17, 2008
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    He just got his new laptop a few days ago and has been asked repeadetly by tons of people to do this benchmark and that benchmark. I am sure he wants to just play a bunch of games for a few days lol
     
    mhooper1125, Oct 17, 2008
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    3dmark06 would be nice.. Maybe 3dmark vantage.. Any help would be much appreciated :)
     
    E-wrecked, Oct 17, 2008
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    3D06 was posted by the member that started this thread a few pages back.

    The 3D06 score will vary drastically depending on the CPU installed, anywhere from 11000-15000+

    With a P9500-T9600 the 3D06 could be 12500-13500.
     
    [email protected], Oct 17, 2008
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  24. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    and the Nagamaki.
     
    steveninspokane, Oct 17, 2008
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    That's just the seller rebrand. The true name of this laptop is the Flextronics W840-Di. It's secondary name would be the OCZ whitebook because OCZ is distributing it to the states. Much like the situation with Clevo and Sager/Eurocom, etc.
     
    ichime, Oct 17, 2008
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    plasma. herpyderpy

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    And Dark SMiley Criterion something something.
     
    plasma., Oct 17, 2008
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  27. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Basically it is the Alienware Area-51 m9750, with a big refresh.
     
    steveninspokane, Oct 17, 2008
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    You can't even find it to order on their website anymore.
     
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    At the moment it's no longer offered; it should be back up soon enough.
     
    Shane@DARK., Oct 18, 2008
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    3dmark, and any game if you have it, preferably Crysis, since we all know where to compare results this way...
    With a stock X9100 it`s over 13.5 , with a 3.3 Cpu it`s around 14.5 k, no GPU OC.
    I`m very interested in the GPU temps especially, and what their max thermal output is...
    Seen that one a few days ago, and the results are indeed amazing.
    However , I must note, there were users with a 8600M GT ddr3 and highly OCed CPUs and got close to 6.5k in 3dmark, yet my stock 7950GTX and stock T7500 got better gaming results.
    That`s why we need GAMING BENCHMARKS...
     
    eleron911, Oct 18, 2008
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    very true eleron911.

    that's why i try to tell people... it's two kinds of over clocking plus stock.
    1: speed over clocking for top benchmarks
    2: quality control benchmarks, where everything is set to normal, but your system is over clocked for stability. (gaming & business applications)
    3: then there is stock for the normal user who wants his system to perform like the over clocked systems of "yesterday"


    side note: bios over clocking of cpu.... does this method have anything to do with changing the pci-e clocks as well? or is it just a simple multiplier change? from my times examining many different bios files, i have noticed that most of them have the settings for all of this, but that they are locked to the normal user. so when adjusting the FSB in the bios, doesn't it raise everything else as well?? unless your just changing the multiplier... i'm curious...
     
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    john, I may be incorrect..but to the best of my knowledge if you bump the FSB, it bumps the entire system including PCI-e. Unless you have a volt mod, like those OC'ers in the 2008 Competition :D
     
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    it's what im thinking as well.... remember how we only gained like 2 to 4 frames more in gaming with extreme over clocking (gpu), but over clocking the cpu boosted that to at least double...(speculation of course)
     
    Johnksss, Oct 18, 2008
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    It's made a hella difference.. I'll take +8FPS over +4FPS any day :)
     
    E-wrecked, Oct 18, 2008
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    Here are the scores and temps I have for the X9100:

    This is out of box stock drivers:

    X9100 @3.06Ghz
    Dual Cards-Crossfire
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    4GB OCZ 1066Mhz
    2 x WD 320 Black-Raid 0

    All below recorded directly after a 3D06 run.

    3DMark06= 13982
    CPU 1= 49C
    CPU 0= 43C
    GPU = 60C



    X9100 Overclocked by multiplier @3.33Ghz
    Dual Cards-Crossfire
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    4GB OCZ 1066Mhz
    2 x WD 320 Black-Raid 0

    All below recorded directly after a 3D06 run.

    3DMark06= 14697
    CPU 1= 40C
    CPU 0= 40C
    GPU = 56C


    I am now running the same config but with a T9400 CPU, when i get those I will post them.
     
    [email protected], Oct 18, 2008
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  37. Johnksss

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    ati is looking like they may be back to stay.

    now just waiting on some game benchmarks and im good.
     
    Johnksss, Oct 18, 2008
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  38. royk50

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    these are the max temps during 3dmark run ? did you run hwmonitor ?
    seems strange as the o/c run gave much cooler results...
     
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  39. robm@rkcomputer.net

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    Yes I ran HW monitor, due to reseller rules i cannot post images or links here, the screen shots will be up later on our product pages.

    And yes I immediatly saw that too, the O/C was lower in the temps :confused:

    And no, these were not during. As I posted they were taken immediatly after the 3D06 runs...........
     
    [email protected], Oct 18, 2008
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    yeah, they drop about 10 to 15'c after you stop a run.

    that is nice though! mine are in the 60's on idle.
     
    Johnksss, Oct 18, 2008
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  41. royk50

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    have the hw monitor run during the test in the background, this way once its finished you can see under the max tab how far it has peaked.

    thanks for your time and the data provided.
     
    royk50, Oct 18, 2008
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    what up roy! how goes it?

    i was going to suggest have it off to the side during a run... so when it goes to the next stage, you can see it for a brief few seconds.. but he is a retailer..so i didn't want to over step my info...LOL
     
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    Just finished running the T9400. No they do not drop 10-15C immediatly after you stop, i just sat here and watched the GPU and CPU temps immediatly after the run stopped. It takes 1-2 minuites for the temps to decrease that amount.

    Here are the scores and temps I have for the T9400:

    This is out of box stock drivers:

    T9400 @2.53Ghz
    Dual Cards-Crossfire
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    4GB OCZ 1066Mhz
    2 x WD 320 Black-Raid 0

    All below recorded directly after a 3D06 run.

    3DMark06= 12055
    CPU 1= 51C
    CPU 0= 52C
    GPU = 61C
     
    [email protected], Oct 18, 2008
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  44. royk50

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    all is good, getting a bit envy with all my gateway comrades going for cf/sli...
    so sniffing around... lol
     
    royk50, Oct 18, 2008
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    cool!

    not mine. they drop instantly and they we're up to 80'c's when i ran orthos right now..*ouch* they are getting kind of warm. give that a try. it's strictly for stressing your cpu. use small fft's test.
     
    Johnksss, Oct 18, 2008
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    well you know there is no love lost here! and not all have converted, but getting a test of a decent machine does send one in a climb to a better machine mode. *LOL*
     
    Johnksss, Oct 18, 2008
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  47. royk50

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    did you post a comprehensive review on your rig anywhere ?
    i'll be waiting on e-wracked to disassemble the whitebook to bits while taking picture of every step :D
     
    royk50, Oct 18, 2008
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    nope, not yet. still compiling stuff on it. dont want to start taking apart if i decide not to hold on to it. say, i just ran orthos and it got stuck? wonder if that was a fluke. i walked out side right now, then came back in and it was frozen....hummm. time to stress the cpu.
     
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    I wonder what speed the video memory & gpu clock down to when the ATI Powerplay power management is on full? Whats the default clock speed on those GPUs and the video memory?
     
    danwat1234, Oct 18, 2008
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    Nice temps on the other CPUS!! I can tell you the temps dont change much if you look at them as soon as it is stopped.

    This machine is a beast. Great results so far RK =)
     
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