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    Loving my new Malibal with GTX580m!!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by jortex, Sep 2, 2011.

  1. jortex

    jortex Notebook Guru

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    First, the essentials:

    Satori P170HM
    • Display: 17.3" 1920 x 1080 FHD LED Backlit 120Hz 3D 72% NTSC Matte Display
    • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.0-2.9GHz\
    • Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, 1600MHz DDR3 - 2 SO-DIMM
    • Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M 2GB GDDR5 (840/1900/1680 clocks)
    • Hard Drive: Patriot Wildfire SATA3 120GB SSD/(2)500GB 7200rpm Seagate 1.12 TB total
    • Wireless: Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1102 802.11A/B/G/N LAN Card
    • Cooling: IC Diamond 7 Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU


    Now, the benchies and comparison to my Asus G73JH (Radeon 5870m):

    Asus
    CrystalDiskMark
    Seq read/write 258MBs/178MBs
    512k read/write 240MBs/185MBs
    Random read/write 24MBs/41MBs

    Windows Experience Idx
    CPU/RAM/Gfx/Game/HDD 7.0/7.5/7.2/7.2/7.6

    3dMark11
    P2218

    Rip HarryPotter7-ep1 to M4V using DVDFab8
    23:57min

    Heaven DX11
    16.9fps/425 score

    Alien Vs Predator DX11
    25.3fps

    Resident Evil 5 DX10
    77.7fps

    Stalker Pripyat DX11
    scene 1 min/avg/max 34.5fps/59.5fps/83fps
    scene 2 min/avg/max 38fps/54.5fps/87.5fps
    scene 3 min/avg/max 39.2fps/58.9fps/92fps
    scene 4 min/avg/max 27.8fps/38.6fps/57.2fps

    Stone Giant DX11
    24fps ​

    Malibal
    CrystalDiskMark
    Seq read/write 458MBs/238MBs
    512k read/write 408MBs/237MBs
    Random read/write 24MBs/41MBs

    Windows Experience Idx
    CPU/RAM/Gfx/Game/HDD 7.5/7.9/7.8/7.8/7.9

    3dMark11
    P4427

    Rip HarryPotter7-ep1 to M4V using DVDFab8
    11:44min

    Heaven DX11
    38.6fps/973 score

    Alien Vs Predator DX11
    48.1fps

    Resident Evil 5 DX10
    110.5fps

    Stalker Pripyat DX11
    scene 1 min/avg/max 61.4fps/119.1fps/187fps
    scene 2 min/avg/max 60fps/118.3fps/199.4fps
    scene 3 min/avg/max 67.1fps/131.3fps/207.5fps
    scene 4 min/avg/max 47.1fps/84.5fps/132.8fps

    Stone Giant DX11
    75fps ​


    50% increase and more in many cases and my Asus is only 18 months old. Amazing!!!!!!
     
    jortex, Sep 2, 2011
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  2. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    That's a nice jump in performance. I wish I had a fast enough SSD to pull the same benchmarks in my personal machine!

    Glad to hear you like it! Feel free to contact us if you have any issues or questions :)
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Sep 2, 2011
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  3. terminus123

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    jortex, did you upgrade the SSD yourself to a Patriot Wildfire? Also is the Mark11 score average for a GTX 580m?
     
    terminus123, Sep 2, 2011
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  4. johnnyman27

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    where can i buy and ati 6990m??
     
    johnnyman27, Sep 2, 2011
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  5. lazard

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    what temps are you seeing with those clocks?
     
    lazard, Sep 2, 2011
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  6. Zero12345678

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    Nice, I bought a MALIBAL last Sunday with very similar specs to urs. Hopefully it will ship Tuesday and I will have it before Friday. :D
     
    Zero12345678, Sep 3, 2011
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  7. jortex

    jortex Notebook Guru

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    Yes, I already had the Wildfire in my Asus.

    My GTX580m is overclocked right now. At stock speed I got ~3500 on 3dmark11
     
    jortex, Sep 3, 2011
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  8. jortex

    jortex Notebook Guru

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    GPUz reported 42C to 91C during the 3dmark11 run.
     
    jortex, Sep 3, 2011
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    My 3DMark11 score is only 3901? :(
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    jazar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got my Malibal 580M with 120Hz display yesterday!

    I'm putting it through the paces now.

    Should I set my desktop refresh rate to 120Hz or 60Hz?
     
    jazar, Sep 3, 2011
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    I am considering the P170HM also. My configuration is similar to yours.

    I chatted with one of the Malibal live chat reps and he/she was pretty nice and helpful.

    I see your setup has 1x120gb ssd and 2x500gb 7200rpm hd, did you opt for a hard drive caddy instead of the optical drive?
     
    tommytomatoe, Sep 3, 2011
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  12. stevil30

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    how loud is the fan noise?

    (p.s. i would love a pic of your laptop with the powerbrick sitting next to it for scale reference - i'm simply curious to the size of the thing)
     
    stevil30, Sep 3, 2011
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  13. lazard

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    It is literally the size of a brick.
     
    lazard, Sep 3, 2011
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  14. swimmer1918

    swimmer1918 Notebook Consultant

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    haha, but ya pretty much.
     
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    It not bad at all, and much less heavier than a brick ;)
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    Yes, I have an external optical drive. To me opticals are today's 3.5" floppy. I'm finding I hardly use them. I download my games, movies, music, no need for them really. And for backup storage 16GB USB sticks and external HDDs have been much more reliable for me.
     
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  17. jortex

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    Yep, it is exactly the size of a brick. LOL!
     
    jortex, Sep 3, 2011
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  18. jortex

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    What do you have your GTX580m clocked at?
     
    jortex, Sep 3, 2011
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    Is just at stock setting.
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    What was your Vantage score?
     
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    3Dmark score - 16051
    GPU score - 13216
    CPU score - 45037
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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  22. EC_ZAP

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    Not too shabby there!
     
    EC_ZAP, Sep 5, 2011
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    NO it was a typo it not 3901 (I wish) it is 3109 :(
     
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    Is that the graphics score or the overall score?
     
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    Overall score, but I haven't really done much updating or driver or bios, etc... so I am not 100% sure.
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 6, 2011
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    I tried both and am keeping it at 60Hz. The 120 bothered my eyes too much.
     
    dabooosh, Sep 6, 2011
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    Could very well be the 1920x1080 on the laptop monitor but I did instantly notice less eye fatigue when switching back to 60Hz.

    I'm a mechanical designer and at work have a dual monitor setup using Viewsonic VX2250's which are 22" LED backlit 1920x1080 with 5ms response. Being as I run the same resolution on my laptop as my screens at work, the only real difference was refresh rate (60Hz at work). So maybe my eyes are used to the 60Hz being that I essentially stare at monitors for 8 hours a day.
     
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    Lol you should get out of the house more often. If I recall correctly, Mother Nature is making her exit in....20 years. :p

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 6, 2011
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  29. llynx

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    Because mother nature in Crysis is better than 90% of nature outside.

    ... Especially if you have a High-Gamut screen ;)
     
    llynx, Sep 6, 2011
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  30. dabooosh

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    I don't get it. :confused:
     
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    Lol, I was talking about pollution. I was telling him to get out of the house, get some fresh air, enjoy Mother Nature while it's still there.

    Mr. Mysterious
     
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    I still don't get it. Didn't find anything anyone said that suggests they don't get outside. Oh well, on with the relevant discussion.
     
    dabooosh, Sep 6, 2011
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    I don't get it either :p
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 7, 2011
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    Screen time consequences: 8 hours a day x 5 days a week x 50 weeks a year = glasses in four years. blindness in 20 :eek:
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 7, 2011
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    Ahh okay, gotcha!

    [​IMG]
     
    dabooosh, Sep 7, 2011
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    He is a mysterious young fella isn't he?
     
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    hah!

    3dMark11
    P2218

    My old buddy got 2300 :p

    (And right now i noticed that that was the asus score >.<)
     
    Chaosstorm, Sep 8, 2011
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