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Has anyone yet tried This New Driver yet?

ATI Catalyst 10.3a Notebook Graphics Download Link:

64-bit Windows 7/Vista

Check out what AMD's marketing department said about these new drivers.

This ATI Catalyst™ driver update will unlock new performance improvements on top of the already previewed features in the initial Catalyst™ 10.3 Preview driver we sampled you in February. This driver will be available to download on March 17th from undgerground.amd.com and it will be called "Catalyst 10.3a Preview". On March 24th we will post the official Catalyst™ 10.3 WHQL certified on amd.com. The difference between the two is that Catalyst™ 10.3a Preview will contain future Eyefinty 6 updates and an Alien vs. Predator optimization which the Catalyst™ 10.3 WHQL posting does not have.

 

no but i want to try them today a friend told me he has better results with the stock drivers

 

Yeah im running the new ones and cant say i see any difference at all in the games i have tested so far....

 

This is my first gaming laptop ,

Am I reading the temps from hw32 correctly? GPU thermal diode at 95 and GPU MemIO at 95 degrees, both were max temp. From about 30 min of BFBC2 (on high setting)

Not done any pasting, when I purchased the laptop I did ask for paste to be applied - arctic 5. Your temps are way lower then mine you using a cooler ?

 

Yes you are reading it correctly...

No im not running a cooler.....

Depending on where you live you might be able to find someone locally to help you ...

 

I just got my 8760 today and am trying to look at temps, but this is what I get:



The video card won't register. The very first time I tried it it did, but the temps would not change either Is this normal, am I doing something wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

If you run the newest 10.3 ATI drivers you can monitor the core temp in HWmonitor or you can also use AMD GPU tool(you will need the AMD GPU tool that can read the 5870 so you should google it) to monitor them as well...

HWinfo has been buggy at times reading the temps where sometimes it will and sometimes it wont but usually restarting the App got them to read it....

 

Thanks, Quad.

 

ok, thanks for the advice, but wouldn't reapplying thermal paste on it void my warranty ? I'm sure Ill find some thing on youtube.

 

Nope you will not void the warranty by redoing the paste....

There are plenty of videos out there on applying paste but like i said make sure you keep pressure on the GPU heatsink while bolting it down as thats the real trick especially with this model ... I had to do mine a few times till i was happy and i have done to many paste jobs to even count...

Good luck though and you can always just ask for help if you get stuck...

 

i want to re apply the paste on mine but i just have ICD7 and that thing scratch the gpu die that's why i have to wait for the MX-3 i order

 

Ok thanks, I think I will do it myself ! First need to get educated on the job first , pressure on the heatsink, got it.

 

not to much pressure you don't want to crack the card, just an advise

 

Got something in the mail today from Taiwan. What could it be, what could it be???

 

Just ran my second run and got more on 3DMark but a few points lower on Vantage. Oh well maybe the new drivers just installed (10.3a) are not the best after all...

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?1howyzkyita

if any one cares this is a batch file that will add a new power scheme disabling the FN+F4 that puts the computer to sleep. I had a request to fix it and this is my method.

It can be annoying when you are playing a game and hit the wrong button

 

Can I ask you where did you purchased it from Taiwan ,Resellers?

 

Which program are you running in that pic to view each core's frequency?

 

Did you get your Clevo from Taiwan? It's much closer to me, and is therefore a better option. If you know any resellers carrying the W860CU or W870CU you'd be helping me a great deal by giving me any info. Thanks!

 

I don't know how accurate it is but it's fun to watch. You can get it HERE

 

Sorry to excite you guys, but I bought mine in December via Malibal in Las Vegas. I actually bought an ES 920xm earlier this week and it arrived yesterday from Taiwan. Was pretty anxious about installing it considering I had never removed/installed a processor before, but so far so good.

Not surprisingly, the factory paste job was messy (though my temps were always fine). I previously bought some IC Diamond in the event the factory job was bad, so my new 920 already had its bonding partner set. Heard that it is hard to work with, so I did the warm water trick. Wow, it was still very hard to work with. There's no way you can just put a drop of that onto a processor. More like you have to twirl around a diarrhea-like stream into something that resembles a circle. Didn't like my first attempt (too much), so I cleaned it up and put the ICD7 back into a plastic bag and warm water. Still was a to apply, but I liked the amount I applied better. Next problem was going to be getting level pressure as I wanted the heatsink and anyone that has fiddled with these heatsinks probably knows you have to fiddle with them a bit before they will fit snuggly. Practice probably makes perfect. All I can say is that I did my best. lol

Fired my machine up and temps are looking fine as far as I can tell. All 4 cores idle from 40-45 *C. Haven't done any stress tests and don't really plan on it. Have to believe that I got my hands on a perfectly fine ES/QS 920xm and I'm a happy camper because of that.

 

First post has been updated with a link to ELeetTune.exe tool. Should have done it a long time ago

 

havent been following the thread closely, what eleettune for again?

 

THIS explains it better than I can....mainly for extreme CPU's...

 

ah for the 920 crowd.
thanks for the link

 

Ahh dang, looks like it's back to having my aunt buy it for me.

 

Any i7 can run within the 40-50*C range. Idle temps tell nothing about the quality of the chip. The only way you can find out is to stress it, which you aren't willing to do.

 

I had a chance of getting a 920 ES cheap, but I decided to pass it up. Haven't read a lot about it so I wasn't willing to take that risk.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5970341&postcount=47

 

Okay, okay. What should I run? Just did a default run of IntelBurnTest (5x at standard stress). High temps ranged from 71-73.

 

Run OCCT CPU Linpack. You can use these guidelines for your stress test, but you don't have to run it for as long as 25 minutes. But do include the important details such as ambient temperature. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5897152&postcount=1157

 

15min instead of 25. Ambient temperature of 18* C.

 

Much needed RANT!

So it’s Friday evening, I got off work early today cause we are supposed to get up to a foot of snow tonight here in Denver. It’s practically a blizzard outside right now. My wife is out of town till Monday visiting relatives.

Perfect weekend to puter it up right!

WRONG!

I got caught up in the backorder of 8760’s. The reseller was hoping and trying to get it to me by today, but it’s no go. My only consolation is that shiny new 160W power supply that I ordered is purring along running my ASUS G1.

How exciting is that?

 

At least you have the Asus.

As for ES samples, somewhere along the line I stopped using them and only use OEMs. I have a few 920XM OEMs and I could have gotten an ES or two instead but the price was good enough I stuck with the OEM variants.

 

Electrosoft,

I was seriously looking at the 1727, I liked the size, screen res, better sound system, but in the end decided to go the 8760 route. When I found out about my back-order I looked again at it. I was very tempted to buy your barebone and the 920 you have. With the Bing cash back it would have been a great deal. The next day Bing was gone and after thinking about some more decided to stay with the 8760. The savings even without bing would have been pretty big. The decider for me is the nicer screen, better keyboard and the ability to have a second drive built in. Also If for some reason I need to sell it, I would have an easier time trying to get rid of. Good luck on your sale there, it's is a great deal.

 

Waiting for the W870CU will be worth it, othonda. It's going to be tough, but just hang in there. Then when you finally receive it, this will happen. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5988393&postcount=2065

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I can tell you the frolicking is NOT going to happen (what would my wife think after all its just a laptop to her), but I sure could use the pot's of gold to pay for this beast.

 

Has anyone had this happen to them?
I was playing total war:napoleon on the laptop with earphones, then a lightning storm hits and lightning struck about 150 feet to my house. The next thing I know was a spark came from the earphone and I felt it near my ear
My wife later told me that she see saw a flash of light coming from my general area...

I have a surge protector on the power brick, nothing wrong with the laptop.

 

How do you guys get the ati 5870 temps in hwmonitor to show up?

 

10.3 driver

 

Those look like fine temps, but the fans are sucking in cool 18*C air so those are warmer than average.

 

In the realtek sound configuration, am I suppose to select stereo, quadrophonic, or 5.1 speakers for the default sound card?

I read theres 4 speakers, so am I right in thinking max sound channels supported is 4? (Trying to properly configure powerdvd audio settings)

 

wow anybody can tell me wat bag fits the laptop, i wan sumthing stylish was actually looking at the timbuk2 swig custom medium

 

Slappa Velocity Matrix.

Bes bag I have ever owned and for the price is just too darn sweet! I love it.

Really.

 

Looks like a good one. April Fools Day is my self imposed order date for the 8760. I am shopping bags and this is on the short list.

http://www.slappa.com/velocity-matrix-laptop-backpack?sc=2&category=656

 

That's a really nice looking backpack! I only need a sleeve though, and their Ballistix PTAC Matrix looks tempting.

 

k i juz recheck i saw wrongly mixed up the price k the price for the slappa is dam good!!! erm problem now is how to ship any other easier way i live in singapore

 

We´ve got good Clevo contacts

M980NU OC BIOS and special W860/W870 versions are some examples.

 

So when you gonna post those OC BIOS'?

 

Yeah i would not mind getting my hands on that bios either ...