TimelineX 3820TG & 4820TG series notebooks have several specifications. Latest batch of TimelineX 3820TG & 4820TG have latest processor, for example Intel Core i5-460M. The specifications below doesn't mean all of the features will be available. For example, not all notebooks in the series have WWAN card. TimelineX is the best ultraportable computer in it class. In fact, TimelineX excel in both performance & battery life. For me, TimelineX notebook is pure pornography.

Acer Aspire 3820TG Notebook Specifications

• Operating System
  • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit
• CPU and chipset
  • Intel® Core i7-620M processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Intel® Core i5-430M/i5-520M/i5-540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26/2.40/2.53 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.53/2.93/3.06 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Intel® Core i3-330M/i3-350M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.13/2.26 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
• System memory
  • Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
    • Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-bit OS)
• Display
  • 13.3" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
    Mercury free, environment friendly
    Super-slim design
    16:9 aspect ratio
• Graphics
  • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 with Switchable™ Graphics technology, up to 49015 MB of HyperMemory™ (1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 30676 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
  • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 with Switchable™ Graphics technology, up to 35795 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 3067C6 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
    Dual independent display support
    16.7 million colors
    
    External resolution / refresh rates:
    • VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz
    • HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
    MPEG-2/DVD decoding
    VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding
    Microsoft® DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)
    HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
• Audio
  • Dolby® Home Theater® v3 audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
    High-definition audio support
    MS-Sound compatible
    Built-in microphone
• Storage
  • Hard disk drive:
    • 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger
  • Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
    • Secure Digital™ (SD)Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
• Webcam
  • Acer Video Conference, featuring:
    • Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
• Wireless and networking
  • WLAN:
    • Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 a/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ with Acer Nplify™, featuring MIMO technology
    • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
    • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
    • Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
    WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
    WPAN: Bluetooth® 3.0+HS
    WWAN: UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, upgradable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 5.7 Mb/s HSUPA
    LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
• Privacy control
  • BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
    Kensington lock slot
• Dimensions and weight
  • 12.7 (W) x 9.25 (D) x 0.86/1.14 (H) inches (324 x 235 x 22/28.9 mm) with 6-cell battery pack 3.97 lbs. (1.80 kg) with 6-cell battery pack
  • 12.7 (W) x 9.25 (D) x 0.86/1.88 (H) inches (324 x 235 x 22/47.8 mm) with 9-cell battery pack 4.34 lbs. (1.97 kg) with 9-cell battery pack
• Power adapter and battery
  • ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
  • Power adapter
    3-pin 90 W AC adapter:
    • 5.23 (W) x 2.32 (D) x 1.22 (H) inches (133 x 59 x 31 mm)
    • 0.86 lbs. (390 g)13 with 180 cm DC cable
  • Battery
    • 66.6 W 6000 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
    • 99 W 9000 mAh 9-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
  • Battery life: 8 hours14, 15, with 6 cell battery pack; 12 hours14, 15, with 9 cell battery pack
    ENERGY STAR®

Acer Aspire 4820TG Notebook Specifications

• Operating System
  • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit
• CPU and chipset
  • Intel® Core™ i7-620M processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Intel® Core i5-430M/i5-450M/i5-520M/i5-540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26/2.40/2.40/2.53 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.53/2.66/2.93/3.06 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Intel® Core i3-330M/i3-350M/i3-370M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.13/2.26/2.40 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
  • Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
• System Memory
  • Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
    • Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules
• Display
  • 14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD
    Mercury free, environment friendly Super-slim design 16:9 aspect ratio
• Graphics
  • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 with Switchable™ Graphics technology, up to 4091 MB of HyperMemory™ (1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 3067 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
  • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 with Switchable™ Graphics technology, up to 3579 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 3067 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1 Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Dual independent display support
    16.7 million colors
    
    External resolution / refresh rates:
    • VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz
    • HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1200: 60 Hz
    MPEG-2/DVD decoding WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding Microsoft® DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API) HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
• Audio
  • Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby® Home Theater® audio enhancement features, including Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, and Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies High-definition audio support
    S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers MS-Sound compatible
    Built-in microphone
• Storage
  • Hard disk drive
    • 160/250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger hard disk drive
  • Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
    • Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
• Optical media drive
  • 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
    • Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
    • Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• Webcam
  • Acer Video Conference, featuring:
    • Acer Crystal Eye high-definition webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution
    • Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 640 x 480 resolution
    • Acer Video Conference Manager Software, featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supoprting 640 x 480 resolution online video calls
• Wireless and networking
  • WLAN:
    • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
    • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
    • Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
  • WPAN:
    • Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
    • Bluetooth® 3.0+HS
  • WWAN:
    • UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, upgradable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 5.7 Mb/s HSUPA (for 3G models)
  • LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
• Privacy control
  • BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot
• Dimensions and weight
  • 13.46 (W) x 9.64 (D) x 0.94/1.13 (H) inches (342 x 245 x 24/28.8 mm) 4.65 lbs. (2.11 kg) with 6-cell battery pack
• Power adapter and battery
  • ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
  • 3-pin 90 W AC adapter:
    • 5.23 (W) x 2.32 (D) x 1.22 (H) inches (133 x 59 x 31 mm)
    • 0.86 lbs. (390 g) with 180 cm DC cable
  • 66.6 W 6000 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
    Estimated Battery life: 8.0 hours
  • 99.0 W 9000 mAh 9-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
    Estimated Battery life: 11.5
    ENERGY STAR®

3820TG + ATI Radeon HD 5470G Motherboard


3820TG + ATI Radeon HD 5650/6550 Motherboard


Useful Resources for Advanced Users


CPU Overclock


This post has been edited by kizwan: May 29 2011, 06:52 PM


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Nice! Link to V1 discussion:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1606856/



Now playing Fable 3... Running on 1366x768, let it AutoDetect graphic setting, gave me mostly High and Medium:



Again, like Dragon Age 2, cut-scene is a little jumpy but gameplay is smooth. Look like this game will keep me occupied for a looong time... I always like Fable...



This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 23 2011, 12:48 AM

Installed Catalyst 11.5a RC3 and CAP2. Didnt notice any performance changes on 3dmark06 and Street Fighter 4.

Also, tested the difference between Catalyst AI (normal/advance) vs Tweaked (Performance/Quality).

The result is: negligible in 3dmark06 and SF4. Although, I got a few more points if I DISABLE "Enable Surface Format Optimization" (only available after you tweak registry).. but again, it's negligible! Dont understand this, enabling it suppose to make it faster on certain game...)

This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 23 2011, 02:13 AM

i always let the enable surface format optimization on! but i play sf4 more smoother than b4.. but play pes11 got a bit flick when kicking ball high in the air.. like moving fast forward..

sifu lee.. i get this kinda option b4 when i early played with regedit for enable MLAA! TFQ_DEF u set 0 is it? as for EQAA set binary value to 31 00 1 will auto change to 30 00 0.. but defaults setting is 32 00 0.. this part i x faham langsung!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 23 2011, 08:35 AM

No, that one I didn' touch the regedit, after install the driver, it auto come out..
Installed modded driver though...

sifu lee.. i straight installed the driver b4 edit regedit! it show AA x4 the rest also different from urs. ur regedit messed up? how u get AF? i need enable mlaa only get those setting but notice urs got some words is missing at AAA there right? not related bout ur firepro gua.. all the same 1!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 23 2011, 11:33 AM

off topic : Yay! V2!!!

no off topic bro.. we discuss ati driver! acer laptop r using it got any problem?

I mean I off topic for that post. lol. Been quite long never touch on game, but recently when I play The Sims 3, it shows artifacts. Mine driver is 11.3 MODDED. Other games not much problem i guess.

so fast.. v2...

actually should b v2 earlier, just cowithgun lazy nia!

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Added on May 25, 2011, 1:08 pmcowithgun.. i called dell.. they will send technician to my house.. change the fan! they asked me backup.. the gal i talked on phone just now.. she very cool.. quiet.. know bout computer as well like very experience but the way she talked v me liau this case very common lah.. this kinda feel!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 25 2011, 01:08 PM

guys need some help..
My power brick just kaput..can i claim under d warranty?
If cannot,how much it will cost n which brand is d best...

Can claim..
The best for the size, Acbel 90W, slim and light

how much bro?

Melaka here RM140, lowyat almost RM 200 ?

sifu lee.. how's ur ati driver? guess what 11.5b R5 is out!
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages...115ahotfix.aspx

do you install desktop version of the driver or the laptop versions from ATI? Still on v.10.8

This post has been edited by WiiPS3_74: May 26 2011, 04:27 PM

Installed, not yet test.
Tonight wil test it on Portal 2...

Laptop one..

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: May 26 2011, 07:00 PM

my bro desktop is using nvidia.. i later go b try! sifu lee.. ur option still showing weird later nite show me ya.. i will go mcd on9 buy new green cup!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 26 2011, 04:31 PM

all right thanks,downloading it tonight and testing it out later:)

upgraded my catalyst from 11.5a RC3 to RC5. not expecting any performance difference. used the link directly from ATI, work like a charm.

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages...115ahotfix.aspx

portal 2 make my CPU goes crazy high. sometimes reached more than 90°C, no cooler, didnt bring it on the travel.

Last night test Portal 2 without cooler, no raised back, CPU reach 79C

ARRRRR!

But GPU reach 87C..

HAH! my GPU only 77°C!

i m using default setting, with some AA, etc... anyway to make the GPU work harder and the CPU a little relax?

This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 26 2011, 09:32 PM

Mine with overclocked settings...

portal nice meh? pes 11 not smooth! but high ball no lag liau.. hehe.. come who want challenge me..

if you haven't try playing Portal, try it out. try the first one. i definitely recommend it. a very clever game. it's like solving some action puzzle, but with a lot of humors. each level is short and sweet. can play and stop any time. the ending is very surprising and sweet. i also like the voice of GLaDOS and her ending song.

the lyric make sense if you complete the game:

Played Portal 2 for 2 hours with stock clock + cooler
CPU at 66C and GPU at 73C

h..o..w.......... t..o......... g..e..t.......... s...u..c..h........ l..o..w......... t...e...m...p.....

issit just my machine goes crazy hot in Portal 2? anyone else has any readings?

Because I undervolt ?

U downloaded it or buy?

sifu lee u using what card oh?? not same with cowithgun card sure low lah..

i 'borrow' it from friend that downloaded it when it was free.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20004938-58.html

ATi Mobility HD4670..

u intro a fatal game. PORTAL is crazy! played for 2 hours without realising. lol

nice meh???

Nice

hahaha.. 11.5b got any boost up? sf4 for pc out already? with new hero??

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Added on May 27, 2011, 2:59 pm11.6 next mth out!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 27 2011, 02:59 PM

i was upgrading from 11.5a to 11.5b.. not expecting any performance boost... so, didnt do any testing... (lazy)

The boost seems to Witcher 2 ?

no need test lah no much improvement at all.. waste ur time nia.. but i think AA got increase 2bad we use liau will lag not smooth at all dun have this performance.. low entry card sigh~~

oh ya, have not test Witcher 2. should be a good game... but right now, guess my focus will be on Fable 3

my initial impression is that... after playing Dragon Age 2, all other games, simply not that 'beautiful'. Fable 3 graphic is not bad, but by comparison, it just look really plain...

am i the only one think so? will post some screen shot once i have time...

@ngkhanmein: you pay for what you get... so far, i m pretty satisfy with my 5650...

i x satisfied.. i think 540 for me also the same.. my expectation too high.. mean like.. wanna cheap, wanna fresh, wanna 'tua liap ni"

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 27 2011, 05:23 PM

Change your resolution to 640x480, should be able to play high settings

Here is some recording about Fable 3. I can only use mostly Normal / High setting at 1366x768 with V-Syn on. I am getting a cap of 30 FPS. Here is my setting:



Gameplay are mostly smooth but again, cap at 30 FPS! And too much blurring. Will research into this.

Some video:



Some action:

Wow, apparently, Fable 3 has loads of problem.

http://geekmontage.com/texts/game-fixes-fa...h-black-screen/

I disable the V-Sync and now get past 30 FPS cap. Still the graphic is not very impressive...

Just wondering whats ur graphic card?

Witcher 2 graphic nice man. I think its a lot better and more detailed than Dragon Age 2.

Same like me la bro!! My expectation super high. Whenever I play a game, I wanna play it at highest settings, without shadows and AA (cause i find them useless)


i always do that also, but the game looks quite bad...better play at 800x600

sigh...went to Evernew to change my adapter..
they said need 1 whole week..
or i can RMA it myself...great service...

I have a problem updating the GPU driver. I always encounter BSOD while trying to update 11.5a/b. No problems with 11.3 though. I tried jedi_dc's method but the screen went blank after the install. But GPU-Z shows that my driver is updated.

Tried The Witcher 2, game crashed and BSOD because driver failed again. Do I need to reformat or what?

Most graphic driver can be solved by cleaning existing driver and reinstall a new one. This may work:

1. Uninstall ATI Catalyst Install Manager (Important)
- Chose to uninstall ALL component
2. Install Driver Sweeper (http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D---Driver-Sweeper-(Setup)_d1655.html)
3. Reboot into Safe Mode (Spam F8 before Windows logo show)
4. Run Driver Sweeper and select to clean all ATI driver (dont do this if you have not uninstall ATI in step 1 or else BSOD)
5. Reboot
6. Install Acer latest driver for your card 8.752.0.0 for 5650.
7. Reboot into Discrete - Dont be alarm if screen is on low resolution
8. Go to device manager, select ATI graphic card (if exist), press "del" to uninstall it
9. Install Catalyst 11.5 (http://www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/mobile/11-5_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc_ocl.exe)
- Chose Custom installation
- Make sure select all component
- Make sure "Success" in view log
10. Reboot back to Switchable
- Make sure Driver is updated in CCC

This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 28 2011, 08:52 AM

so leceh! so the guy must always update his ati driver like 10.3 > 11.1 > 11.2 > 11.3 > so on.. etc!

y i dun have kensington lock? the list said is there but i can't find it.. damn! wilson till now u dunno i use wat card meh? i kpkb at lyn so long.. 5650 lah!

no need install in sequence. just install the latest.

those steps may help if got BSOD. normally, i just install Catalyst in Discrete mode to overwrite the existing driver.

your 5650 already can play all game without AA at 1366x768, still complain?

will try Witcher 2... emm... should i play Witcher 1 too?

witcher nice ah? good meh?

cowithgun, that's the method I always use when updating my drivers. Again, no problems with 11.3. Just 11.5. I have no idea why. Anyway, I got The Witcher 2 running using Medium settings. Game looks awesome so far. I can't wait to test it on my PC. However my CPU temp shot up to 95c. LOL

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Added on May 28, 2011, 12:13 pmThe first Witcher was good if not saddled with bugs. If you do get it, remember to download the Enhanced Edition for free. Bugs are gone and the game gets better.

This post has been edited by miriel10: May 28 2011, 12:13 PM

did u edit the setting to CCC? cos defaults setting got enable the aa for 4x!

May be it's because of the Hotfix? Not really sure, but may be the official WHQL driver 11.5 from the link above will work better than hotfix such as 11.5a and 11.5b...

Thanks for the tips for Witcher... will keep that in mind.

I have good news for your CPU temperature! I was having a same problem playing Portal 2 without cooler, CPU soars to 90C, but someone created a Custom Fan Profile that will make my fan operate higher than the default profile! It works on my 3820tg. But I have totally no idea if this will work with 4820tg... hmm.. i recommend you try to ask/read more here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/56257...tml#post7467467

Witcher 2 graphic is impressive! Proven to be more difficult for older card like 5650 without OC. Thanks to the thoughtful Polish developers, there is Advance graphic setting that allow me to tweak it into my liking and still running at acceptable performance.

A resolution of 1366x768.

For comparison, this is a screen shot of Witcher 2 in Ultra mode (cut-scene is like below 10 FPS ):



After a couple of tweak, my preferred setting (cut-scence around 30 FPS )

kensington lock y i dun have? list got but i din receive.. call dell?

You don't really know what is Kensington lock looks like do you? It should be at the rear side, just near the LAN port.

The Witcher 2 Prologue Cut-Scene. Running at 1366x768 making my 5650 (stock clock) gasping for air, however, still getting like 30 FPS.



In really heavy combat, FPS drops to 25 FPS... no fun...



However, it is still mostly playable in normal gameplay



This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 28 2011, 09:26 PM

My brick charger got PzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ noise... Is it normal?

ya mine too, both Acer brick and AcBel. can only hear if you put your ear close to the brick.

ya that right 1 but i thought it come with something like this.. http://www.google.com.my/imgres?imgurl=htt...iw=1366&bih=627

No, that's not included in the package. You'll probably will get it if you bought your notebook from computer shop & they give it as a gift. If bought it online from Dell, it's not included.

@cowithgun, can you post a screenshot of the SetFSB when you overclock the CPU? I want to add it in the first post. If you can run benchmarks with 3DMark06 or Vantage or 3DMark11, that will be great too (optional).

That one you need to buy it yourself

My max stable is FSB 160.4mhz:



Max at 3.3Ghz (with TurboBoost):



The last I check, 3dmark06 only increased for about 370 points after overclock, from 10003 -> 10371. Which is not much fun.

Just tested my 3dmark11 score with:

- No CPU OC: P1455
- CPU OC: P1485

+30 scores

MediaEspresso:

Previous no CPU+GPU OC, Encode + Decode hardware: 2:11
Max OC on CPU+GPU, Encode + Decode hardware: 2:01



This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 29 2011, 05:50 PM

Thank you for the screenshots. Did you tried this?

To get better benchmark scores you'll need to overclock GPU too. When I overclock my Nvidia GT 335M, the 3DMark06 score increased 1000+ more. That with GPU alone.

I am not sure how to flash memory stick! Any more helps? Risky?

From what I gathered most 3820tg can only achieve FSB 160mhz. Those with higher OC are probably due to different based frequency.

Those result are with max GPU OC. 5650 is really very OC'able. My based speed is 550/800. Managed to push to 774/1113. 3dMark06 (1280x768) jumps from 7826 to 10003.

doesn't overclock harm/reduce the hardware span life?

When you say "In really heavy combat, FPS drops to 25 FPS... no fun...", you mean you're getting that fps when not recording with Fraps?

why not use lower resolution like 1280x720 (I like this the most!)

if the game runs below 30fps, I need to lower down the resolution, cant accept below 30 fps

i wanna try Witcher 2 also, for benchmark..

No, it doesn't reduce hardware life span. Even after overclock, the CPU or/and GPU still operate in their capability. Unless the BIOS is poorly written & the cooling system doesn't do it's job properly, there is no risk in damaging the hardware. There are protection mechanism built in BIOS & hardware that can prevent the damage from happening. Again, overclock only for advanced user.

That is when NOT even recording. The game is really kind of heavy on 5650. Tested on the part which the 'war' started like in the Youtube.

Agree with you that if less than 30 FPS, it's not really fun.

That's why I play the game with OC setting. However, I got some artifacts when using max OC (774/1113). Just discovered awhile ago after playing for an hour or so. In this setting, I am getting lowest 30 FPS. Mostly on 40++ FPS. Thanks to the new Custom Fan Control, the max CPU is 81C and GPU is on 77C. I have a cooler on whenever I OC and gaming.

Due to the artifacts, I will reduced the OC to 770/1100. Game seems fine in this setting. Need more testing later.

I'd really prefer to play all games at highest possible resolution, even if that mean to disable some nice features such as Water reflections, shadows, etc.

Hope to see your benchmark on the game too.

This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 29 2011, 10:22 PM

I always keep close watch on the temperature whenever I OC. If your temperature is controllable, there is nothing to worry about.

In my understanding, when manufacturer make a GPU / CPU of the same class (for example 5650, 5730, 6550, etc all with same SP), they are all made alike. They do internal benchmarking, those good quality chip will end up having higher default frequency. Make sense to reduce cost as well.

However, over the time of making the same chip, the process improved. Each chip can therefore run at even higher clock speed. But because there are still demand for low-end chip, they cant stop producing it. So, some 5650 are actually very high quality chip that can OC a lot.

Any fact about this? I dont know! Those are just what my understanding after reading from here and there...

This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 29 2011, 10:32 PM

hmmm OC makes CPU faster? How do you guys learn it? Did you guys fries some chips?

google is your friend!

i think GPU OC make more sense then CPU overclock in gaming. so, there is my max OC screen shot, 6550 can OC even better than 5650:

Sigh. This GPU driver thing is driving me mad. I did a system restore and tried reinstalling the driver. After DriverSweeper cleaned the drivers and reboot, my LCD went black. Sound is there though. So, I just installed in Discreet mode. Still unstable after a few hours in gaming. GPU-Z can't detect the 6550's BIOS.

How to recover to its "factory default" settings? I'll try to avoid reformat at all costs. Unless I'm desperate

Anyway cowithgun, I tried the fan profiles. Guess my 4820TG's firmware is not supported. Would be awesome if it works though

Is that mean, installing Catalyst in Discrete work? But it is unstable? In that case, I recommend you to continue using Catalyst 11.3 which was stable for you.

GPU-Z can't detect 6550's BIOS mean? You mean there is no drop down box to select 6550 near the close button?

A factory setting will wipe everything clean... you can do that by pressing ALT-F10 during boot up. Make sure you transfer all your data somewhere else before you do that.

Been playing Witcher 2 for awhi le, my personal observation:

1. Amazing story telling. The camera, conversation, screen effect are of those in full length movie.
2. Combat is hard! I am playing a normal difficulties, but it is still HARD! Have to reload game many times.
3. Some frustration gameplay which required you to press certain button at specific time, failure mean you die and reload game.
- The part where the Dragon attack, if you dont move in 3 seconds, you die...
- The part where you try to free yourself, a wrong choice, you will face the guard with barehand, 1 cut, you die...
- The part where Dragon chasing you and the king, must press right Mouse button, if not, you die...
4. Graphic wise, it has more options to chose than Dragon Age 2.
5. Need to run the game at OC setting to enjoy smooth gameplay!

To my surprise, I will play Witcher 2, instead of Fable 3!

bro~ u OC till 774? whereas the max is 650 only wor.. 1113??? i thought max can go 800 nia.. i wan main OC but dell bios not much room for OC since they purposely DC it!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 30 2011, 08:50 AM

650/800 is definitely not max. the default clock is already 550/800. you dont need 'ask' dell bios to OC! just download MSI Afterburner, edit a little in the configuration file and start overclocking! just watch out for temperature.

petrol up soon! sigh~ this country is hopeless! msia is the country with petroleum end up selling same price with country that w/o it!

^ i know what i must do in the next election, do u?

but u knw where i stay? i sure vote for him.. no choice!

There is no different whoever we pangkah next election. We will always be a victim. I say all old people should retired & let young people take over. When I said young people, I mean young people. Not 50 or 40 but 35 years old. Start over with a clean slate.

ya i agree.. who get the post also the same but at least at the sector of oil the person in charge willing to listen community regarding subsidies.. since i pump 97 it really affected to me ever since gov mentioned the price follow the market standard.. but how come compare with Europe, Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore?? http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...5090&sec=nation those country listed doesn't produce petroleum! y gov can't handle it now? very easy.. story is like this > m'sia sell oil to other country, with that profit they bought lousy oil from other country.. global oil is increase due to many reason.. from selling oil we gain high margin profit! but we dunno how much profit they used to buy the oil.. the guy who sell us the oil increase the price so gov got no choice increase it also.. problem is the profit is still there.. where it gone? i dun mind they corruption as every country is the same but while u corrupt please lah dun give excuse said profit loss to here & there.. 1 words to describe is disgrace! bcos of greediness, end user that suffered.. please watch & listen carefully! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzK5BAt8ets...ECCBD19C42458E5 gov dun subsidy cos they din earn much.. now oil very profitable! gov knew it! they give as many scholarship y? cos useful students r not staying here.. they work for other country.. even u get the chance to study there but students r not willing to go there if they got $ to study for those ppl w/o it have no choice.. bro im not racist ok.. but the thing i tell u is truth.. they get extra class & tips from lecturer.. eg: my cousin 2 of them get JPA.. u wonder how clever they was! 2 still at germany! if b4 that lagi ridiculous.. the tips is damn direct to help them scores.. my cousin told me with 1A1 + some paper failed can study medic.. when the gal took exam for degree was 1st class honour.. cun betui! those students r driving sport car! anak anak datuk!

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 30 2011, 03:16 PM

Politics are no fun. I'll just do my part (even just 1 vote) to help our poor country.

Here is something fun. Star-Twine. You can play this beautiful game with just Intel Graphic. Simple strategy game, best play with Buddha Bar music in the background. There are only 5 type of unit you can build; Energy node, Turret, Blackhole, Defender and Missile. Simple enough, your purpose is to destroy all the energy node of your opponent.

The AI is easy, I have a sure way to crush the hardest AI. So, now, looking for more human opponent via multi player

cowithgun u always play game ur mum didn't grumble meh.. we this kinda age.. a lot guys married have sons liau.. i quite worried! THIS WHAT GAME OH!!!!!!!!

hehehe... hahaha... (evil devious treacherous smile)



This post has been edited by cowithgun: May 31 2011, 03:52 PM

hey bro.. i asked dell change my fan.. guess what no dust.. damn clean! i never open up but use vacuum all the time.. it works.. that kinda vacuum cleaner is like home use! they change the fan i found out made china very lousy quality together with the heat-sink connected. there is 1 part the "sticker" i dunno what the name.. grey color is melted.. still left a bit.. i think that the issue gua..
http://www.google.com.my/imgres?imgurl=htt...iw=1366&bih=627
this part need applied thermal paste? mine 1 gone..

This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 31 2011, 05:08 PM

good for you! what is the temperature right now?