Got my 5760 this morning.

And just benchmarked 5318 in 3dmark06.

I LOVE this machine.

 

Congrats. I'm looking at this machine right now. What are your specs and how much did it cost?

 

Nice.

Congrats on the new beast.

lemme give you my pre-requisites for owning a high-end notebook:

Remember these things to have your notebook be healthy for years:

1) Battery: to maintain the longevity of any rechargeable battery
- you must NEVER overcharge it [especially for long durations of time] by keeping it plugged into AC
- when it reaches 100% you should unplug it and let it discharge to 5-15%, then plug it back to power
- OR you can just charge it to 50%+ and remove the battery and store in cool place [remember to use it occasionally to charge and discharge it].

2.) Heat: to prevent a healthy notebook from overheating
- ALWAYS use the notebook on a hard & flat surface
- RECOMMENDED to be used on a notebook cooler... namely the Zalman ZM-NC1000
- (for Clevo's) ALWAYS use the Fan Speed Toggle (Fn+F2) to switch all fans in the notebook to Max Speed (defaults at Auto Speed) when gaming and such.
- check your fans underneath occasionally (at least once a month) for any dust clogs [clean them out with Q-tips and air cans/compressors]
- ALWAYS monitor the temps (CPU, GPU, HDD, etc..) to watch for fluctuations, which would indicate overheating

By doing these simple things, your entire system will easily last for more than 3 years.

-Gophn

 

I pretty much got the base model at xoticpc.com and paid $2080 plus shipping.

Gophn - I've already started following your advice. I've found a plethora of your posts to be helpful.

 

Ok, I know I am being very redundant with my information....

I am tired of hearing about people's notebooks [battery, GPU, etc..] dying because they were either unaware or misinformed on how to take care of their notebooks.

I will continue until I see the trend of good notebook habits lean towards the positive end... which will probably be a long time from now.

Glad to know that I can help you keep your notebook healthy.

It will treat you well, if you do the same to it.

 

Reminds me of the good old days when he was throwing info my way when I was a noob with the laptop.. I'm in vista 64 and can't do some stuff but thats ok.. I just max the fans out as even the Vista Glass interface runs the GPU all the time...

 

isnt it possible to let the laptop regulate the fanspeed automatically to what you are doing?

 

you can let the fans go Auto when you are using the notebook for casual things (web browsing, word processing, movie watching, etc...).

This feature for the high-end Clevo's to toggle fan speeds (Fn+1 for the new models, Fn+F2 for the old models) was created for the reason to prevent overheats.

Its recommended to game and use the feature.

 

but when its set to auto and the gpu is stressed they dont go max automatically?

 

Yeah they will. You would be VERY UNLUCKY to overheat your laptop (I don't know, maybe on a metal table in direct sunlight when outside temp is over 30C...). You need a very good pair of headphones or put the volume to the max to even stand the noise of those fans at max speed... .

I don't do it, but my lappy is usually sit on a Zalman cooler. But there were time before the cooler, when a couple hours of gaming triggered the lappy to become quite warm.