clevo m571ru (w/8800M GTX)

If all goes right I shoulh have my lappy with the 8800M gtx tomorrow. I'm not going to write a review because I type 20-30 WPM and I just let others that are much better suited handled that. What I plan on doing is posting pics and benches (3dmark06, pcmark) and the obsolete windows experience score. I ordered w/o an OS but i "received" one through the net, so I will be using 32 bit for now. If you guys want me to test anything or different drivers with different games, just let me know. I guess I will be spending my day on my new notebook and I will checking back here often to see y'all's (yeah im from Texas) suggestions.

 

A Gametest of NFS Pro Street would be nice

 

^ will do!... Im getting it now.

 

kaltmond ,where did you order that rig from?

anyways, what is ur config naticus? Are you going to use XP or Vista?

 

Yeah i should receive a m571ru with a 8800m gtx this week... cant wait to test it!

the only american reseller with a 571ru is eurocom

 

Actually the 5792 is the M571RU.
One thing it amazed me about Eurocom was their great pricing for the base model. The upgrades are killers, but the basic price is great.

 

I was under the impression that M570RU was the same as the M571RU, except that 570 was black with orange, and 571 was black with silver.

 

Could you post Crysis benchmarks, using Nvidia's latest drivers? Try doing high and very high on different resolutions and see what you get.

 

It would be nice to see Crysis benchmarks using the patch, 169 drivers, and high and very high settings (via CFG tweak) in XP.

 

PcMark05
3DMark06
Bioshock Demo
Quake 4 Demo
UT3 Demo
Crysis Demo
NFS: PS Demo (as requested)

and Quake and Doom, for grins.

 

Allright I will post some pics ( who should I use for a upload host), I have never posted pics before, and how do I get a screen shot from game?

Anway just to let you guys know before I post pics, etc. In Crysis > 12800x800 all options HIGH, dx10 i get 20+ fps, in dx9 i get 27+ fps.

COD4 1440x900 everything maxed, all options on, vsync on 4x AA, 16xAF, never drops below 61 fps.

DiRt 1440x900, no vsync, ULTRA options never drops below 25 fps (man that game looks nice compared to gran turismo 4 which I'm used to playing).

ANyway as soon as I can figure out this pic upload crap I will post.

 

also my 3dmark06 results were;

1st test was 9106 @ 12800x800
2nd test was 8430 @12800x800 , but I noticed sometype of throttling which I am in the process of fixing with RMclock.

 

also the GPU will downclock itself while not using intense 3d, ntune nvidia monitor shows with regular internet browsing clocks: 200/100, and intense gaming at 500/799.

Which keeps the gpu temps @ 37-40C
intense gaming nvidia eventlog showed 60C during 1440x900 all high dx10 Crysis. Which is pretty cool for that game.

 

for upload screenshots:

- press PRINT SCREEN to copy what ever in on the screen to the clipboard.
- PASTE the image into a photo program (or MS Paint if you want)
- SAVE the image as a JPG/JPEG (which is the best format for size, quality, compatibility)
- use a site like www.imageshack.us or www.photobucket.com to upload the pictures to.

Then you can use the links from those image hosting sites and link it to your thread. (use the Insert Image button and paste the link)

 

Thanks Gophn!

 

Which drivers were you using for those benchmarks?

 

the stock drivers from Eurocom (167.43)

here is my newest benchmark 3dmark06:

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=13273704

i have had benches from: 8429-9100, so far with stock drivers.

 

I'll post some pics as soon as my GF brings her digital camera, sometime tonight.

 

HERE is Crysis DX10:

settings are in pic but also : 1280x800, ALL HIGH options, DX10. It plays lag free.
Im going to post some more, just want to see if this works.

 

^ the settings match above description. Is there a way I can get more upload space for my account?

 

use an image hosting site like imageshack or photobucket to post the pictures.

 

Do you mind installing the latest drivers and running Crysis on Very High settings? Thanks! Enjoy your new notebook!

 

what are the latest drivers? Though I don't think VERY HIGH will be playable. Maybe in DX9, but I doubt it?

 

Check out this Crysis patch, it should really improve framerates (don't think it works with the demo). I heard people getting over 5 more frames per second with the patch.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Crysis-1-1-Patch-Has-Arrived-Download-Now-75625.shtml

169.29 (I think it's higher) is the latest driver. It should greatly improve the card's performance.

 

Thanks for the link, I'm going to try the patch W/ default drivers first then use the 169.29 and then compare. I will post screenies in a bit!

 

One more thing, running Crysis in DX9 mode shows a good increase in framerates, as the only setting that actually uses DX10 effects is Very High, otherwise you're just rendering the game in DX10 mode (which is slower than DX9), without any of DX10's effects.

 

Yeah I know, i just thought i would post in DX10 so people wouldnt say " Oh but it wont play 30+ fps all HIGH in DX10". I actually have played all HIGH in DX9 and my fps NEVER dropped below 27 fps.

 

here is need for speed pro street @ 1440x900, ALL options MAXED, 4xAA, Vsync on.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/naticus81/d1a6cb72.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/naticus81/f2cf1c86.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/naticus81/0802b058.jpg

 

some more pics at the bottom of page, this time set 1440x900, dx10, all HIGH.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=206290

 

here are some pics of the m571ru itself. I also am not a photographer.

 

hey naticus if you get a chance can you test out the 169.28 drivers? I just need a conformation that the 167.43 drivers are the best as of right now. It does seem there is a update comeing in the next few days. I didn't test the drivers that came with my laptop and downloaded the 169.28 drivers from laptopvideo2go and I can't get a score past 6k. btw while I am glad I bought this model, the np5792 silver from Eurocom was my previous choice and the silver model looks excellent.

 

yeah I will give it a go tomorrow. I dont think though that the drivers from laptopvideo2go are really optimized for the 8800m (even though the modded inf allows them to be used). I think our best bet is to wait for official beta releases or the like, also try www.tweakforce.com , as there drivers have always given me the best 3dmark scores.

 

I did some digging around and theres a update on laptopvideo2go saying the 167.43 are specifically meant to be used for the 8800m models. Is that what you have installed?

 

Yeah the 167.43 are what came with my computer, i think they are all we have right now as far as vga drivers goes.

 

yah I confirmed it myself, the laptop runs better with the 169.43 drivers.

 

wow bhxeon that gateway w 880m gts is a steal man. Nice notebook!

 

I'd like to think so, I'll drop a nice penryn processor in when they pop up on newegg and it will be all I need. Need to find the xp drivers, so I can run xp on the system, because I'm sure that will make it run even better.

 

I think with c2d and an 8800m gts (with the m$ updates od course) vista should be just as fast as XP. I mean xp may be a little faster, but too me its not worth the trade-off for aero and the ease, ipv6, so that my games run 1-8% faster. But your reseller should have the xp drivers. YOu should get vista x64 though, i regret now not loading that!

 

AHHHHH thats what my baby look like!!! i miss her im at work and i haev to be separed from her for 15days

 

Have you talked to your reseller about buying the CPU from them? I don't think it voids the warranty to do the upgrade yourself, but I could be WAY off.

Sager drivers can be downloaded from Sager's website @ sagernotebook.com, both for XP and Vista.

 

he bought a gateway, the one in his sig.

 

Oh, I thought he was talking about the Sager in his sig.