how bout u?does it show 667mhz too?coz mine also shown 667mhz..instead of 1033mhz.
Can the setting adjusted on the motherboard so it will recognize 1033mhz

yeah mine is 665mhz XD

so the vostro 3700 overheat easily when plying games ?? even the size is so big and the air flow not well ??

Tried it with Fable (yeah,old game) on high.Without cooler,gpu reached 83c max(using gpu-z).

This post has been edited by imahappyklown: Jul 2 2010, 12:28 AM

Not really overheat (OMG u gotta be kidding ) .. u can notice the heat on the exhaust at upper left part of the deck.. but as i tested playing core gaming on a small room with 16'c aircond (yah so cold) i estimated it lessen the heat by 15% ahahahaha IDK why.. but i thnk the aluminum casing absorbs the coldness in the room.. as of now if im going to play core games i prefer playing on a room with a cold temp..

Any software to overclock the GPU, I tried with Rivertune but unable to clock it.

already mentioned in my 1st page post. use Ntune

u mean this laptop only work on cooling eviromnet den the temp for laptop will drop ... this mean the air flow still no good lor .. even they say wat aluminim casing la and so and so .... so the laptop consider had bad air flow lo

nope sir thats not what i mean.. i only said what i preffered environment to play with.. just an extra precautions while coregaming to avoid future problems.. and it really helps.. i dont have any cooling peripherals or accessories to help me with in the first place.. the notebooks air flow is ok to me.. So please dont misunderstood..

As of now i have no problems encountered with this machine yet..
Fresh from delivery up to now i ddint change any settings..

for me notebooks lifespan usually depends on how owners take care of it..

BUMP

omg, hey
my vostro 3700 bluetooth not working = =
what can i do/
hmm
i got the driver dell bluetooth 365
when i using bluesoil it still work for sometime,
but have to pay, so i uninstall it,
now using the original driver and software widcom bluetooth,
totally not working = =

i tried playing ninja blade....haiyo the game keep lagging + stutter stutter. The game problem or my spec not enugh :-( all my setings put low also still stutter zzzz

try update graphic driver

and you use jack sparrow version?

i was about to purchase vostro 3700 today ....but after reading the threads....

I found multiple problem.....such as heat issue......and i guess the vostro 3700 has the same weak lid as compare with the vostro 3400.....

Can anyone tell me how was the screen lid for vostro 3700 , is it as weak as 3400?

i was about to purchase the highest spec with 3 years warranty...RM 4600...

if u want 17.3 inch with 2k + range and this is the only choice or u can take asus G series since u got budget 4600 rite ??

Sounds like my spec (later I post it, too lazy to type now), I bought it back in May around 4.6K, the most noticeable problem is the heating, and of course low batt time if you're running i7 Core. For heating I'm still finding a way to buy NZXT Cryo LX Laptop cooler, if buy from US and then ship to Malaysia, the price is almost double. As for the DvD drive, Im using plds dvd+-rw dh-16a6s which can be detected under Ubuntu 10.04 but not under Windows 7 Roxio software...Other than that, gaming is awesome for me. L4d2 runs perfect, but games like Metro 2033 might need lower settings.

Another problem is the speaker is not up to my expectation. Can anyone confirm if I buy 5.1 Headphone, will the IDT codec support it? Btw what drivers you guys use for the sound card? by default mine is IDT 92HD81B1 Codec, have anyone tried using Sigmatel codec on this one?

How about the screen lid? is it as weak as vostro 3400?

Not sure what do you mean by weak, but if you close the lid and press it right in the middle you can see its being pressured but I dont think it will break at all. Here is an overall review which I find quite useful

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-V...ok.32768.0.html

Overall IMHO, I'm pretty happy with it, esp the sleek Red Lucerne look on it.

I have already read about the review...they nvr mention about the screen lid ...because vostro 3400 screen lid is so weak that it could be bend...

Not sure what are you looking for but it says in there

"There is typically nothing not to like about aluminum lids. Lifting the corner with one hand causes only minimal buckling and it withstood our press test fine."

IMHO, I must say it feels abit fragile with the lid, like its going to bend, really feels different from the Latitude 6500 which is really sturdy. This is maybe due to the mix of material they use on the Vostro series.

Seriously I don't think our Vostro will withstand a fall from lets say office table height. If it fell down with its lid open, the hinge will probably kaput too. Anyone had experience this one before?