help with m860tu order

hey guys after reading about this im set on ordering this system from OCuk but need some help regarding the os

Im going to get p8400, 4 gb ram, 320 7000 hdd (this was after reading chaz's posts about the cpu not bottlenecking and the ram and hdd being a priority in systems as they bottleneck)

my screen res will be the 1650 screen (wsxga)...

regaring the os i want to get xp but i read that with xp it is not possible to adjust dpi (whereas with vista you can up the dpi easily) is this true? will i even need to up the dpi on a 1650 screen? Can I have your opionions please? this is an office laptop as a priority and gaming for my free time.

any other comments about my config is appreciated, thanks

 

false statement.

 

oh oops, i must have misunderstood, so shall i go with xp then? or shall i just get 64 vista (since i got 4gb ram)? driver issues are rare now correct?
thanks

 

well it's totally up to you. there is no driver issues.

 

thanks nirvana, i think im going to get vista 64 actually cause it would make sense with the 4gb ram, i was just worried that i couldnt install my printer if drivers werent supported...but i guess i could check that.

any other criticisms of the config? am i correct in saying that a 7000 320 hdd is more of a priority than say upgrading to a p8600 cpu?

 

I'd go with xp, for a performance increase, especially noticable during gaming (what was it? around 10%?) and 4gigs of ram isn't a noticeable difference from 3. Your choice though.

 

@tarentum

i know 3 gb makes more sense for xp but on Ocuk there is only an option for 2gb or 4gb

10% increase! why lol? is vista that much of a resource hog hehe?

 

but 64bit games are coming out.

 

I'm sorry. I used to be a staunch XP fanatic, but since I've been using, optimizing and growing accustomed to Vista 64, it does everything better for me.

Sorry, I can't go back. It's just not possible. Get Vista Ultimate 64, it's REALLY good.

 

hey deathwinger... what does vista ultimate do that home premium doesnt do? anything useful performance wise perhaps?

 

Oh no, you don't get better performance or at least, its not said. All I know is that you are authorized to open more TCP/IP connections with Ultimate. What's the use of that? You can have more connections using Torrents but it still gets limited to ruin the sharing. You just get fancy features like backup and DreamScene... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

Does it worth it? No, when I bought it, it was $90 more expensive. Now its more reasonnable.

 

Just gives you everything that Vista has to offer, the benefits of home premium as well as business, its little extra tibits like bitlocking security as well as animated wallpapers (which, if you are a creative individual, can put you in the right frame of mind to work).

My parents have home premium and I can tell you that I feel better using ultimate....its the full vista, you get everything with it.

 

thanks for the info guys, im going to go ahead and order soon,
just one last thing .... regarding the hdd and cpu...its a better idea to get a better hdd than spend money on the cpu because a faster hdd makes more of a difference than a faster cpu?

what im saying is should i get p8400 and 320 7200 hdd
or p8600 and 320 5400 hdd ??

 

got for p8600 and 320 5400 hdd

the CPU is faster and the HDD performs as fast as previous generation 7200rpm drives.

 

@gophn

the 7200rpm drive is not previous gen its a Western digital scorpio 320GB 7200 rpm HDD
surely thats faster than a 320HDD at 5400 rpm?

 

1) 5K320 and 7K320 have no more than few seconds difference
2) the HDD won't affect the games.

 

^^ correct.

the HDD speed does not affect performance overall... just load times (which is marginal at best.. especially for notebook HDDs).

the CPU speed does affect the performance.

 

thanks gophn and nirvana, im going to order now! ive decided to go for the 320 5400rpm drive, youve just saved me some money

 

He also saved you some heat, as that will run cooler

 

i cant wait! , im running a 5 year old vaio with a 35GB hdd at the minute, yeah you read that right 35 GB lol, i think my ipod has about that

 

Go for the P8600.

 

well, i just got payed and so decided to spend more £££

tomorrow I should be getting p9500, 4GB, 320 WD scorpio HDD and 9800gts from overclockers uk, came to about 1300 pounds/2500 dollars with vista x64 aswell

 

Excellent setup man. Trust me, the p9500 is worth it over the cheaper cpu's.

 

Good config (Y)

 

thanks guys, what really amazes me is the price though thats very very cheap for the UK Market...its 800 dollars/400 pounds cheaper than rock I think

 

just got my laptop today but cant get the wireless to work!, is the wireless card not standard on these models? how can I check for sure that I dont have one? im using vista 64

under device manager I only see the ethernet for network adaptor but no wireless card.... am i missing something here? ive never used vista before.

also I dont have a drivers and utilities disk...is that a problem?

 

there is a toggle (Fn + F11)to enable the wireless... try that first.

 

yeah i did that it says its on... but i cant detect any networks

 

what "says that its on"?

you should open the bottom panel (it wont void any warranties) and see if the wireless module is physically there or not.

it should be next to the RAM.

 

No wireless in Dveice Manager? The WLAN driver is in the optional drivers menu of the CD.

 

thanks livesoft, i thought so too, but OCuk forgot to put that cd in the box so i got the laptop only with no cd. im going to call them up. that aside, the laptop is ace, and now I know what people mean when they say it looks much better in real life

 

Get it by yourself: http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/e-services/download/ftpOut.asp?Lmodel=M86xTU&ltype=9&submit=+GO+. Just get a USB drive or something.

 

thanks a lot livesoft....cool those are all the drivers but there is 2 options/parts for each driver (underlined 1 &2 in blue) in the link you just gave im guessing i need them both?

I just want to make sure I get the right drivers cause that would mess things up so just waiting for a reply from someone whos done this

btw i just played COD4 maxed out and 1650 resolution is just beautiful!

 

These are the mirrors server. You can choose to download from Server 1 or Server 2. Its the same file on 2 different servers so if one server is slow or down, you can try the other one.

I just tried Cod4 max and I'm lagging at 10fps...I have AA 4x. I just don't like it when people don't mention this setting.