i m not entirely sure, but RAID usually used for hardisk mirroring, load balancing and stuff. it is not harmful, not no use for me, so i removed that...

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Added on November 14, 2010, 11:31 pmi compared with Asus U35 before, another 13" notebook, but it's CPU is always above 50! so, i think the heat management in TimelineX is better.

This post has been edited by cowithgun: Nov 14 2010, 11:31 PM

aiks. thx anyway.

After upgrading ram..so much difference using 4gb ram.
windows start up fast. shut down reli fast. can do multitasking..
I dunno why Acer give 2gb?..totally lack on performance in loading.

For cheaper cost ?

that's one good testimonial for those considering an upgrade

i was experimenting with Catalyst AI (right click desktop, Graphic Properties, 3D, AI), i set it from Basic to Advance, i got further increased in 3dmark06, now i got 7662.



This post has been edited by cowithgun: Nov 15 2010, 08:30 AM

Is it possible to change th hdd to seagate momentus xt? how much would it cost if i'm willing to trade in the original 640gb hd? =D

Possible to change....

got some people changed to seagate momentus xt and experience something like 2-5 times faster in starting application!!!

however, "Segate Momentus XT's vibration and noise is considerably higher than the stock HDD, so be careful if that's important to you, but I personally think it's worth it."

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Added on November 15, 2010, 11:38 amdisturbing news about temperature!

i uses GPU-Z, enable log to file and monitor temperature in background, then, start playing Darksiders for 1 hour. i converted the log file into this graph:



it looks like my GPU temperature increased steadily from 40+ to 77! i used to think my GPU is just around 68 or something when i switch back and forth checking it, but i was wrong! there is no sign of stopping! i will test this again for 2 hours when i get time later!

@lee_what2004: is this acceptable???

This post has been edited by cowithgun: Nov 15 2010, 11:38 AM

i think the heat management is quite okay. im using some sort of china-brand free gift cooler fan + my room's fan. the temperature drop quite fast. from 70+ to 44 in like 5mins to 10mins i think? lol. i think getting a good cooler fan will just throw all the heat problems away

and anyone know how to clean the laptop's lid? the steel lid have lots of fingerprints and water-like mark. anyway to clean it?

This post has been edited by CloudyEx: Nov 16 2010, 11:02 AM

just use cleaning cloth..free gift frm acer

ah i dont have the cleaning cloth lol. normal cloth will do right?

cloth for cleaning spectacles will do a great job~

walla i get from acer ..normal pn ok je =)

So bored at work, took a walk in Low Yat, brought a new slim power brick:

90W ? How much?

can't find AcBel! so, i brought this, only 65W... RM119.. where can find AcBel in LowYat?

Don't know in LowYat, but shop here in melaka sell the AcBel for RM140...

77C still in acceptable range for me...
When you switch to check the temp, you didn't check the max temp ?
Try use HWmonitor since it can display the current and max at the same time...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 16 2010, 07:28 PM

i wonder how u all get discharging rate below than 10. my discharging rate from the battery care is always around 16

16 means your ATi is active...
But what are you doing at that discharge rate ?

finally got something like 2 hours plus of play with Darksider. the following temp recorded after playing for 30 minutes or so. so, the starting temp is like 60. then, i play for almost 2 hours.

max temp recorded by CPUID:

1. CPU - 89!
2. GPU - 79

i m glad to know that the Fan help push down the temp from time to time, especially after 77. so, it will circulating betwen 67-77 even in heavy load

the last 3 minutes was after i quit the game, just to see how fast the temp can go down.

conclusion: thumbs up for the fan control!



This post has been edited by cowithgun: Nov 17 2010, 05:59 PM