Performance of my new np5796

Just got a np5796 from xoticpc. First off i d like to say that this was my first time buying from them and they were amazing in their speed and helping me out with a particular order problem.

p8600 @ 2.4 ghz (can u overclock?)
2gb ddr3
2gb usb drive with readyboost enabled
9800m gt
vista premium 64bit
rest default

3dmark06 score. Between 9100 and 9200 usually ran around 10 times

CS source performance: runs on 1680x1050 2aa 8af. Never goes under 60 fps unless in a large server with large amount of action but still never goes under 40fps

TF2 performance: similar to css (same engine) but needs to be run at a lower resolution i went with 1440/900 2aa 8af and it ran fine most of the time over 60fps occationally below this on areas like looking out on tfort over the bridge

COD4 performance: Runs on 1280x800 everything max accept texture settings all on high and 2aa. Most maps run at atleast 60fps with a few dips into the 40s while other maps have more frequent drops. Maybe a new driver will fix the performance issues cause it does run alittle slow. Anyone else got some numbers for this game?

 

Use a LV2G driver, any 177.xx series driver. I play COD4 maxed out @ WUXGA.

 

what makes a LV2G driver better and i think it came pre installed with a 177.xx driver not sure though not home right now and dont have the laptop. and what kind of performance do you have in cod4

 

well, the 9800m gt isn't quite a 8800m gtx. not the same amount of processor cores. the Laptopvideo2go drivers are better as they are modded to be better than the stock drivers from the manufactures most of the time. u shouls rly have more performance than that.

 

The 9800M GT has the exact same number of cores as the 8800M GTX.

 

Don't they both have 96 unified shaders? I think they are exactly the same except the manufacturing process (smaller on the 9800m gt)...

Also
Nice framerates, can't wait for my laptop to arrive=).
If you can, try more games, and maybe a batterymark (I think that is how it's written) test

 

Those scores seem fine actually.

If you disable some resources hogs, you would gain a few more hundreds:
- system restore
- drive indexing service
- switch theme to classic mode (no aero)

Or you can use XP 32-bit to gain a bit more as well.

In any case, your scores seem fine for stock settings. Optimizing your OS a bit more would give you some more points... but as long as your games are running fine, there is no point.

 

thanks one more thing when my battery isnt plugged in my framerates in my games go down ? is this nomal . THis is the first laptop i ve bought so idk if this should happen

 

Yes, if you are not plugged in, the system downclocks its most powerful components (namely CPU and GPU) to conserve batterylife.

You can bypass the CPU downclocking with RMclock, but the GPU cannot be bypassed through software.... yet.

And its not that great if you do play games on battery since it will only give you less than an hour of game time... which is not adequate IMO.

 

can anyone with a 9800mgt tell me what video driver they are using

 

those are my same specs on the M860TU

had a chance to give crysis a try?

 

never bought crysis actually played the demo on my desktop that has 8800gts sli with a q6600 @ 2.7 and it ran fine above 30 fps usually but i didnt really love the game as i wasnt to impressed with it i enjoyed far cry better and i also can t stand playing games that dont run that well. Maybe they ve released performance updates for it but idk. Anyways right now im about to go to college and am considering picking up ut3 or crysis any suggestions

o yeah and anyone have driver suggestions

 

UT3 is awesome. Some BB's are selling it for 19 bucks. I just got a BB customer appreication certificate for 10 bucks off purchase and bought UT3 for 9 bucks! Awesome.

VERY VERY FUN game - online multiplaeyr is awesome. Runs very well on an 8600gt ddr3 in xps 1530 I had so I'm sure the 9800gt will knock it out of the park.

 

UT3 demo even ran pretty good on my 7900GTX (1.83 Core 2 Duo Merom) with alot of options maxed! It looked great too.

 

just bought ut3. Theres definately a problem with performance and these drivers however. Gotta wait to official ones come out i guess

 

played crysis on high @ 1680x1050....dx9 mind you...ran pretty well didnt notice too much slowdown until after a couple of hours of playing...started to drop in fps then

 

what drivers you using and what configurations or changes have you made to the os and r u on 64bit or 32bit h575309

 

The laptop is known for high hdd temps, mine range anywhere from 40c -50c

 

The 320 7200 run a bit hotter. I called sager and they said that 50-55 was safe.

 

@ hel1011 - i installed the new 177.79 drivers using the have disk method..... disabled all processes that are unneeded as well...and im on 64 bit vista home premium

 

i have 160Gb 5400 one, and on idle it is 50°C. When installing programs it reaches 60°C easily. Ambient temp 23-25°C

 

can you tell me the processes you disabled i just dl the 177.41 and gave me a performance boost but still lookin for more

 

How's that possible my x1650 pro runs smoothly 1680x1050 0aa 16af and I get ~50 all the time..?

 

go stand in cs office at ct spawn looking out over towards the building by the pole in a 30 man server and tell me the fps u get