Q310 - Impressions, Review and Pictures!

Update on the 3dmark 06 score.

 

Hi, sorry if this is another basic question. Having looked at the download drivers and software for the Q310 on samsung's download website, as there is no Win XP I assume I have to buy the OS myself? When i then install that, will the notebook have sufficient working capacity to allow me to log onto the net to download these XP drivers (ie would the keyboard, networking card etc etc all "work" once XP installs, prior to getting all the XP-cpmatible software from samsung's site). Thank you! gibson

 

it will probably be the same as when you re install vista, you wont be able to connect to the internet because you havn't got the drivers(im using wireless so am not sure if the wired networking will work), so download them all now and copy them to a cd so when you reinstall to xp you have them.

 

Hi.

what clock settings and which driver are you using to get that score!

regards

John.

 

Latest drivers via the Samsung Update program, 750MHz core, 950Mhz memory.

 

Hi.

Thats a risky overclock, you dont know how hot your memory is getting!

Regards

John.

 

Well, it's artifact free and the core temp maxes at 63C.

Anyway, I only overclocked to see how far I can go. The games I play don't demand much and run as smooth as I could ask for on the stock clocks

 

Hi.

I just joined the madness and got the same score as you, at a max temp of 58c

the 9200m GS GDDR3 can be seriously overclocked, but at only 64bit you can only do so much!

Regards

John.

 

Thank you very much! I may soon order the beast.....if I can find the 320 GB version at a reputable dealer at a good price....come on DABS get in stock!

 

What did you guys use to overclock your Graphics card?

 

I used nTune.

 

Download all the XP software and drivers and put them on a CD before you start installing XP. I recommend you use nLite to slipstream both XP SP3 and all the relevant Samsung drivers onto a new XP installation CD.

John

 

Hi.

nTune here as well, but i only go as high as 700 core 850 mem , if i need more power in a game, as 750, 950 is too high for regular use, as you cannot read see the memory temps.

Regards

John.

 

i have seen this before but can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know where i can find ubuntu drivers for the q310?

thanks

 

Anyone able to get draft-n broadband speeds with the build in Wifi 5100 card on the Q310? I've just bought a buffalo nfiniti router with draft-n ability, but am only getting the bogstandard 54.0 Mbps via wireless. Anyone have any experience with a) Q310 and draft-n, or b) the buffalo nfiniti router?

 

Hi..I read at the inquirer reportedly that the Geforce 9200 chip is bad, has it being fixed, or is this gonna be like the xps 1330's 8400 issue??

 

Hi.

As far as i know the 9200m GS has an G98 chipset and is not one of the faulty ones.

where did you see it listed, do you have a link.

Regards

John.

 

yeah, I have a link,
theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/12/nvidia-g92s-g94-reportedly

 

Hi.

The G98 i the 9200m GS is not on that list, as i said it is not affected.

Regards

John.

 

reckon you cant just add www cant post a full link yet because i dont have 15 post..

 

oo..sorry didnt check for your post first.. thanks alot then..am so so getting this laptop too..

 

Hi.

Try for a laptop with an Nvidia or any of the cards below! are currently unaffected.

GE G96 GeForce 9700M GT
GE G96 GeForce 9700M GS
NB9P GT G96 GeForce 9650M GT
GS G96 GeForce 9600M GT
GE2 G96 GeForce 9600M GS
GV G96 GeForce 9500M G
NB9M GS G98 GeForce 9400M G
GS G98 GeForce 9300M GS
GE G98 GeForce 9200M GS

 

thanks alot...is there any place I can get such chips and there models..was just trying to confirm G98 series, but cant..
u have really saved me some headache!

 

between, how long have you been using your Q210, and what is the heat like??

 

Hi.

I think i have had it 3 weeks or so, and it run really cool, processor idles at 31c , gpu at 44c and hdd at 39c

I over clocked my 9200m GS from the stock 529 core / 702 mem to 750 core / 950 mem and the max core temp was only 59c

But i would not recommend using settings that high, I was just experimenting.

But over all it a great notebook!!!

Regards

John.

 

you are the bomb!..thanks alot..

 

i requested for a link with Nvidia chips info..any help on that??

 

Hi.

Sorry , I cannot remember where i got the list from, if you look in the graphics section their will be a 100 threads on faulty nvidia chips.

Regards

John.

 

ok..thanks

 

Thats a wicked score Pillow :bows:

Its a real good one to OC, with mine @750/800 it give 30% boost in FPS

Hows does it handle games?

 

it does seem that some people with the 9200m gs are lucky with heat and some are not.
Idle temps

Q310 : fredted40x - cpu 44c - gpu 62c P8600 (my first one)
Q310 : fredted40x - cpu 49c - gpu 59C P8600 (replacement for the first one, as the fans were too noisy)
Q310 : orca1 ------ cpu 44c - gpu 62c P8400
Q310 : pillowshot -- cpu 38c - gpu 51c P8400
Q310 : wizard of oz - cpu 35 - gpu 49 p8-00

Q210 : TinderboxUK - cpu 31c - gpu 44c P8400
Q210 : Manic Penguins cpu 35C - gpu 50C P8400

 

Here are mine:

CPU.....35C
GPU.....47C
HDD.....50C

Im a bit ragged about the heat of the HDD, I feel like its just gonna randomly fail on me

Tinder, are you running HWMonitor v1.10 or 1.11 because judging by the icon its 1.11 which registered a lower of about 5C for me which I assumed was incorrect. Would you mind testing out v1.10 if you can find it? I can post it on RapidShare tomorrow possibly.

 

quote:
Customer Support
Update incoming.

what is wrong with your q310

thanks manic penguins, 50C!!!! thats a bit high for idle isnt it? mines 36 at idle but its the fujitsu



my little review on samsung customer support

I first contacted samsung on the 14 october and was told that, that evening someone would contact me.
This phone call never came.
So i rang the next day to be told the same and again no-one rang.

I rang them every day until the 19th and everyday they said that someone would ring that day and no-one did, but luckily on the 19th a technician was available when i rang so i didn't have to wait for them to ring back because i dont think it would of eer happened.

I then replaced the laptop on the 19th a john lewis as they said it was a fault with either the fans or the graphics card, and then yesterday (the 21st october) they phoned and asked if everything was ok with my new laptop.

So they did redeem themselves a little bit by following the case up after i finally spoke to someone from tech. My overall score is 4/10 for customer service

Tommorrow i am going to do a batery test with vista, ubuntu(as i think they now have all the drivers with the beta version, and xp home so will let you know, i can also post all the benchmarks for the 3 operating systems, could anyone post the links for all the graphics benchmarks programs please.

thanks

 

Oh, my Q310 just refused to turn on regardless. Not really sure what caused it. It was quite a while ago though. I just forgot to update the review. Thanks for reminding me.

 

That's disappointing about the call backs. They have worked OK for me in the past.

John

 

Hi.

I used HWmonitor v1.10 the results are below for idle

CPU.....35C
GPU.....44C
HDD.....37C

Real Temp CPU : 26c
Core Temp CPU : 35c

So which is right?

Regards

John.

 

Are you guys OCing with no extra cooling?

When I tested both V1.10 and V1.11 they showed different temp, so I downloaded a few other temp monitors and the majority (like 3/5) agreed with V1.10 and I also prefer to assume its the higher one as well to be on the safe side.

 

Hi,

i have just tested the battery life on my q310, with the p8600 processor and here are my results (my office is at 17.9C so when i try linux i will test the battery again i will try and get the room temp the same)


the only modifications to vista that i did was to disabled windows aero, sidebar.
I used vista balanced power mode, which i edited to disable standby, screensaver and turn of monitor.

The screen brightness was on full and the wifi was connected.

I stopped the clock when the battery reached 10%, and the latop was at idle with no third party firewall, antivirus etc and only hwmonitor running, i re-installed vista so i performed this test on a clean operating system as well.
all drivers are up to date

I managed to get 3 Hours 3 Minutes and 29 Seconds

and for people that are interested i took a screen shot of hwmonitor when after the battery hit the 10% mark and here are my temps after running for 3 hours 3 minutes and 29 seconds at idle

 

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3DMark 06 Score - 2067
3DMark 05 Score - 3585
PCMark 05 Score - 5220
-CPU Score - 11986
SiSoftware Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 5.41 GB/s (int) , 5.42 GB/s (float)


how did you get such a high pcmark score?
Heres the benchmarks for the As*1Uk version of the samsung q310 running vista

3dmark03 5995
3dmark05 3588
-3dmark05 cpu score 12689
3dmark06 2104
-3dmark06 cpu score 2178
pcmark05 4724

sorry about double post i didn't realise i was the last one to post as i used the quick reply from page 1

 

Hi..please what vista DVD does this comes with? is it the full Vista SP1 32bit DVD or just Home Premium??

 

Hi.

It`s Vista32 home premium SP1, but it is a Samsung DVD and it does not need a cd key to install.

Also you get a software/driver DVD for Vista32

Regards

John.

 

Far Cry 2 video added.

 

Is the laptop OCed when running FarCry? Because thats is impressive

 

Yep, it's OC'ed, core is 700 MHz, Memory at 850.

Drivers are 180.43 I believe, although I've now reverted back to the samsung drivers because of a problem with the powermizer thing.

 

I just got Command and Conquer 3 and it runs beautifully, OCed @700/850, 1280x800 all maxed excluding AA, shaders and shadows wich are off, med low and low.
No suprises, just thought it was worth telling yall.

 

if anyone is still looking into sleeves for their q310's I bought a crumpler 14" sleeve and the q310 fits into it perfectly.

 

I got the sleeve from a couple of pages back, from play.com

Fitted the laptop perfectly, and does the job well.

Any chance of a few screenshots Manic?

 

Yeah, I'll do em now...

 

Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars: Kane Edition

Running @700/850

First 2 in-game screenshots are maxed excluding AA, it runs at around 14FPS which is unacceptable for most.

Last 2 in-game screenshots are a mixed config which I thought were the best bang for bucks option which usually ran at 24FPS. However I screenshotted a Firehawk bombardment which lagged it down to 18fps when looking right on it which is guud. This game is very enjoyable on the 9200M GS if you dont mind the small screen

 

Just to let you know if you havn't seen it, their is now a new bios out for the q310 (released today)


Could anyone tell me if the hdmi out works with xp as they dont have a hdmi driver for windows xp on samsung's site

thanks