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    Help to test out my new Sager P9370

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by jpinks, Feb 2, 2013.

  1. jpinks

    jpinks Notebook Geek

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    Ok so my new laptop arrives tomorrow and I want to give it a good stress test etc. What are some of the better tools to help test out my new system at this time? Furmark still good for graphics? Prime95 etc.. Let me know if there are better tools its been awhile since I had a new laptop so I want to give it a good workout before loading all my stuff up only to discover it has a problem. Specs below
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    16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB
    17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display Matte type (1920 x 1080)
    180GB Intel® 520 Series SATA 6.0GB/s SSD
    30 day Guaranteed no dead or partially-lit pixels**
    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3740QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.70 GHz)
    750GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Disk Drive
    8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
    Dual AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970M's total 4GB GDDR5 in CrossFireX™
    Genuine Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition ( 64-Bit Preloaded )
    IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
    Integrated Fingerprint Reader
    Intel® Centrino™ Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
    Sager NP9370
     
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  2. Zymphad

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    Play the games you bought the laptop for. That's what I would do.
     
    Zymphad, Feb 2, 2013
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    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    check out the monitoring link in my signature below where you can find lots of helpful software like 3dmark11 and vantage etc.
     
    MrDJ, Feb 2, 2013
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    jpinks Notebook Geek

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    I intend too Hulwafu :D but I always stress test when I put together a new desktop system and thats saved my butt before so I will be doing both :D Some of those programs are ones I havent used before MrDJ and thanks for the link!!! Anyplace to check out similiar system scores for those tests on the site or should I check the programs forums?
     
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    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    benchmark results also in my sig but not for your model clevo
     
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    jpinks Notebook Geek

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    I see alot of MSI apps in the list does it matter that this doesnt have MSI branded parts? Any concerns about using them for testing?
     
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    MSI apps work for all brands and both AMD and Nvidia.
     
    b0b1man, Feb 3, 2013
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    Anyone have thoughts on a notebook cooler? I was thinking Coolermaster U3 since I cant get another Zalman near me.
     
    jpinks, Feb 3, 2013
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