This post has been edited by kyu85: Sep 11 2012, 09:29 PM

oh,btw... if anymore info need to b added to the 1st post,let me know... 1st time starting thread at the com section... dunno wat else needed to b added into the 1st post...
for 4830tg owner,pm me so i can add ur name into the owner list...

no need cos i won't be acer family! u still at bp?

Grats on new thread yo~

Any Acer 3830T owners here?

Special Request for the "Proud" List of Owners

Please tell me 2 things

1 - When did u buy your 4830TG ?
2 - Honestly, What do you think? (How has it been Going so far ? )

Thanks alot

LOL yeah, I have the same question

i'm the owner of Acer timeline X 3830TG , core i3 13.3" LCD.
bought it a week ago.. very happy with it.. =)

Yay, finally V2, congrats

1. bought last month
2. it is better than my dell inspiron, in terms of budget n performance, and also it can run my photoshop and maya softwares smoothly.

I am the owner of this lappy too..

1. I bought this lappy 4months+ ago.

2. a)In term of battery performance, no doubt it is last long. i do not need to bring my power adapter to school everyday.. The record of me
is 7 hours+ for just doing some light stuff like browsing internet in power saving mode.
But the battery life is decreasing due to the long term heat expose to the internal battery.

b)I still do not feel boring and satisfied with my lappy. Perhaps of the trendy design and the specs and features are still usable and not out of date.

c)How about the ventilation system? Hmm.. i play starcraft 2 for 2 hours. the temperature of my lappy reach to max 73 celsius in non-air conditioner room.

Still satisfy with this lappy!

back in KL oledi...


should i make it for both 4830TG n 3830T just like it previous gen?


1. about 4 months ago
2. i like it... since i dun play those high graphic game i dun have any throttle problem... the battery life is great... thin n light...

for other 4830TG users,please report in...

This post has been edited by kyu85: Aug 15 2011, 08:55 PM

But 1 thing i not happy.. i get low fps when playing dirt 3.. aghrr... why har?

erm... it lags frm start???? or after playing sometime. it lags a while then no lag again??

erm.... u got temperature monitoring software to see max temp while gaming dirt 3????

check adi post here.. haha

this is my result.. after playing 15min..

lolx.. touch 90... i think kena throttle liau... =P.....


while playing frm strt adi lag or it lags sumtimes?? most important...

Can you try download ThrottleStop from my sig, run it, tick 'disable turbo', then turn it on, then start play again ?

disable the turbo and turn on the turbo again?? and then start game?

disable turbo, then press 'turn on' throttlestop since by default it still not running..

after tick the disable turbo and click the default?? and save it?? any pros or cons for this act?

this is the result after i turn it on.

It will disable TurboBoost, hence when you play game it should have lower temp with lower performance.
But try if this fix the lag or not..

turn it on adi..


play dirt 3 now....


see how...

hmm.. currently now my resolution is 1366x768. all the setting is low to medium... after turn on the throttle. it is still lag.

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Added on August 15, 2011, 11:13 pmI thought if lower the performance d, the game will become even lag????

This post has been edited by remonx: Aug 15 2011, 11:13 PM

Is your game lag from the beginning you start the game or suddenly lag after play a while ?

Previously it happened to be lag once i start the game. But i think there is no difference when i turn the throttle on. I think not because of the temperature problem. Hmm, this program lower down the excessive voltage on my lappy?

No, it cannot undervolt your processor.
This program can use to disable your TurboBoost, so your CPU at max run 2.3GHz only..

Have you updated the nVidia driver ?

yup, i havent update the driver b4 since i bought this lappy.. It makes difference?

Might be, might not..

o gt a 2pid question..

u sure it is running on the nvidia gpu?? @@

if ur on stock acer driver, u will DEFINITELY experince lagging when palying crysis 2 n dirt 3. update the driver will SIGNIFACNTLY improve the performance. im playing dirt 3 at HIGH 1366x768p reso. no problem yes , i have to use throttlestop n limit da cpu to 2.0ghz. throttling thing. havent tried 2.3GHz yet. not time

ok.. i go and update my driver first.. yes im using the discrete gpu!! @@

could be driver.. ^^

Is there any side effect using throttle program?

What you want to use it for ?

just lower down the temperature by disabling turbo boost???

Then it would just make it like Core i3
You can just go to Power Option, change plan settings, change advanced settings, processor power management, maximum power state, change it 100% to 99% then TurboBoost is disabled..

or u can do like me..... set it so that if <85..... full turbo boost available.. >85.... shut down turbo bnoost... lidat u get the most of performance... while maintaning control over temperatures.. ^^

^You using ThrottleStop?

Yea.. using it .. how to turn it off?

Just click turn off?

but after i clicked trun off, my temperature maintaining at 67 celcius when i playing dirt 3... ???

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Added on August 16, 2011, 1:03 am I mean the max temperature is still 67 degree no matter how long i play the dirt 3..

This post has been edited by remonx: Aug 16 2011, 01:03 AM

sinec we're in the subject of throttle stop, ive been wondering, at wat minimum cpu speed, will the cpu not bottleneck the gpu? becoz, certain gaming may support cpu scalling. albeit a little %

i think u should teach us user how to update our "optimus" driver at the first page. since acer doesn't update our lappy driver regularly on their website.

Can i just turn the disable the turbo boost and leave it "turn on" everytime?

^can, I have ThrottleStop as my startup program...

Untick the disable turbo and save, your turbo boost still doesn't work ?

Thanx Guyz 4 ur Help,
I Think I'm gonna be in the list of Proud Owners Soon ^^

hace u tried da latest 280.26? i didnt have to use modified INF file.

280.26 is official one from Nvidia, any compatible GC can use it..no need modded INF

This post has been edited by monza84: Aug 16 2011, 07:05 AM

^ well 275.33 was an official driver too but i had to use the modified INF. i was surprised that 280.26 doesnt require me to use modified INF. it detects my GPU just fine

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money well-spent

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Added on August 16, 2011, 9:28 amneed help, do u think, an IBM-compatible OEM spare part, can fit into Acer laptops? IBM-compatible usually means universal rite?

here's da item :

http://goo.gl/74Dpj

im also thinking about buying this one, but it says its for macbooks, but 4830TG uses a 9.5mm superslim dvd drive...theoretically, it shud work. juz daz, quite worried about the external SATA connector location.

http://goo.gl/tTHQO



This post has been edited by notroxcity: Aug 16 2011, 09:28 AM

where can i find that?



good to heard that...

I bought it last month

- Battery is real last long, i can just use it more than 7 ~ 8 hours just for the web and do some documentation.
- Like the design very much ><
- Just worry about the battery life will be affected if I'm playing game like crysis 2, currently still ok.
- the usb port design is not at very good location, as I plug in pendrive at right handside, when I move the mouse will bump the pendrive and cause it disconnected
- Last night I forgotten to unplug my cooler pad USB port at left handside, and I realize the cooler is still spinning even you didnt turn on ur laptop
- When I close my laptop, close the screen to hand rest area, somehow I felt it didnt close fit.
- Headphone jack is quite tight and I nid some strength to pull out
- Personally I feel quite comfort in using the keyboard.
- I didnt face any heat issues and the cooling part of the laptop itself is quite efficient

Overall rating for my 4830tg (4/5 star)

^ agree man.. they placed the USB port not so strategically..

keyboard is ok for me too but personally i feel tat it is not as good and comfortable as my old inspiron 1420.

me too i didnt face any heat issues too and i dun understand why the other owners are facing tis kind of prob. the cooling is so efficient tat it's so much better than my old lappie.

uh...try playing crysis 2, VERY HIGH, directX 11, 1366x768p reso, without air cond. or try dirt 3, HIGH preset at 136x768p reso wo air cond, just fan

still a good lappy wert.. lightweight.. thin....sexy.. ^^.....


mine gt throttle at 90degrees when i run prime95+furmark equivalent software..... @@ .lol.x..

disabled thottling.....max temps pgu+cpu 100% is 93.... @@

^correct! a damn good lappy i might add. da only weakness, IMO, is the throttlng.well..dats wat u get having a GPU such gt540m on a thin profile

urs is jay chou asus rite? also throttling issue?

I tried on crysis2, with my cooler pad. without air cond. 1366x 768. Max 81c and maintaining at 70c~79c.
But I seldom play such high requirement , just play nfs with usb controller and sc2 would be enough. 50c~69c

wah u can get by w just a cooler pad? lucky but i think, its becoz ur not stressing the cpu+gpu enuff.not sure. but i play like 2 3 hours continously. just isntalled darksiders (2010). havent tried dat one yet, not sure will thre b any throttling or not. also thinking about isntalling bioshock 2...im looking forward to prototype 2 and DMC5 tho

lolx..

in games no issue....so far la..(i haven try demanding ones like crysis..... the most heavy in my hdd now is assassin's creed brotherhood.. lolx.... temps max playing that is cpu 80, gpu 7Xish... lolx..)


i use torture program test mah... prime95+folding@home.. lolx... siau.... asus set my bios throttle at 90.... zzz.... lolx... while the i5 is rated at 100.. zzz.....



yeah i was actually considering 4830tg.. haahx.... i saw it.. damn.!!! instanly want to molest it!!

Hmm, i would like to try darksiders and prototype 2 also. pretty awesome game

Ya, i turn it off d but my temperature is still maintaining at 65-69 degree. But, once i restart my laptop, the problem is solved..

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Added on August 16, 2011, 4:24 pml.lawliet> u play crysis 2? what is the temperature of your lappy when playing it without using the throttlestop program?

This post has been edited by remonx: Aug 16 2011, 04:24 PM

nice! will try later! thanks notroxcity! u really helps a lot!

Yap, after i updated to the latest version of driver which is 280.26, i do not have the high lagness problem d...

sure no problem. im glad to help my fellow Timeliners/time-travelers/T-Xs (terminator 3 reference)/power ranger Timeforce. lol

T-X ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! lolx.. =P

u can set it not to power the usb once u have shut down the com...



how u update? mind post the guide so i can include in the 1st post...

well this is the steps wat i did :

1 - DO NOT UNINSTALL current driver <<--maybe its the reason dat optimus is working after driver update
2 - download lates driver from nvidia.com ---> double click n EXTRACT ,dont isntall YET
3 - go to laptopvideo2go.com forums, n look for da latest official Nvidia driver (eg. 280.26) n download the INF file (will be included in the thread) <---simply click "INF MODIFIED" -->> "nvwi.inf" is the file
4 - copy the "nvwi.inf" file n paste/replace it into C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\280.26\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver
5 - then install the driver by double clicling SETUP.EXE
6 - there shud b no "compatible hardware not found" error message.

*note - for 280.26, u actually do not have to do this but for 275, i had to do it.

just use the instructions for general guide in case there's some1 who face this problem.

This post has been edited by notroxcity: Aug 16 2011, 10:01 PM

if acer released some fix for throttling,i will bought this laptop

but. . . acer does nothing

Anyone know where to get the 3830TG ?

1) Bought this lappy two weeks ago.
2) a) Battery life is great! Around 5 hours used to watch movie.
b) Only problem is...my audio (both speakers and headphone) has some noise while listening to music and watch movies. Tried to re-install the driver but problem still persist. The situation gets worse when the Dolby Home Theater is turned on. Need to bring back to Highpoint for a check...

But seriously, I like this new toy very much!

my restart time aftr installing an SSD

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Use what program ?

restart time

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/720-restart-time.html

tried boot timer, but it seems, its not compatible w windows 7...

Boottimer need UAC to be disabled.
It runs fine on my Win 7 x64..

owh. ok .will try later

Which SSD you got ?




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boot time test using boottime w UAC disabled. hehe. SATA3 works!

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im using agility 3 w 2.11 firmware.

So, you installed the HDD caddy ?

not yet. da 1 i bought da other day was 12.7mm. i bought a 9.5mm version yesterday.waiting for it to arrive fortunately, for 4830tg, it is soooo easy to remove the optical drive. no need to cut open da lappy

Just one screw on the bottom, right ?

yes. i didnt know dat until yesterday.

Hey PPL,,

I'm the Old Pain in the Head

Sorry for Bugging you, But I may Go Buy The LapTop Tonight,,

When I went 2 the Shop Yesterday, I found out that 3830TG is 4 the same price, same specs, Lighter Weight , Higher Battery Life

Higher Temp. Rising,, No Optical Drive

(Source : NoteBookCheck)

I'm Study Computer Engineering,,
Can do Little Gaming Though ^^

Do you recommend 3830TG 4 me?
(My Main Reasons for dumping my current laptop were (BatteryLife & WEIGHT) it weighs about 3KG )

Please Advice

The 3830TG has lower CPU, Core i3...

The most problem with current TimelineX is their throttling problem and the battery wear level..
If you can deal with it, then proceed..

3830tg heats even worse than 4830tg

There's a version here c i5 ,, EXACTLY same specs

Like that 1, but 500 GB HD not 750
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Acer-A...ok.54641.0.html

My Question is : For a Computer Engineering Student (Me ^^ ) do u recommend 3830 TG ,,

and wat about Battery Wear Level!??!?!?!?!!??!!
I thought It was their BIGGEST advantage (Battery Life)

@notrox :
Aside from that, would u recommend it 4 me?

Well, which country you are getting 3830TG at ?
Malaysia only have Core i3 version..

The battery wear level seems to jumping up and down..

I'm From Egypt, Buyin' it 4m Egypt Also
Nice country

Here They Say that Warranty is for 3 years <3

Which 1 Shall I go 4 ? , (Computer Engineer who wouldn't mind Gaming )

Can you still found Acer 3820TG there ?

nope,, never saw that 1

well..i'd personally recommend 4830tg bbecoz of da heat issue thing. 3830 is much more cramped. and also, u can do wat im planning to do w my 4830tg, im going to isntall a HDD caddy so dat, i can use an SSD and HDD at the same time. two drives

@notrox : I think I'm gonna go 4 the 4830TG

I'm Still Sad though Cause the 3830 lasts >12hr Idle and >7:30 hrs Working

the other is 7 Idle 6:30 Working ,, But maybe 3830TG's Battery Wears off faster bcoz of Heat Thing

U're so Helpful Guyz , BIG Thanks

Don't fully trust the review battery life test..

Hmm, Im the user of 4830TG. To be honest, i like the battery cause it really last long. However it is internal battery~~ your choice bro..

lee,,, srsly u're gonna make me cry :'(

I'm Buying this laptop for Its Battery, and I saw Positive Reviews from Owners here,, Have u heard Something Bad bout the battery?

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Added on August 17, 2011, 6:45 pm@remonx : Thanks Bro,, I think that'd not be a problem,
The 'Acer' Guy told me the Service Center Can Change it If it Goes off,

For Reasonable Amount of money (If Out of Warranty)

I don't Fully Trust him though ,, we're in Egypt ,, we don't have the "Customer Service" Culture yet

This post has been edited by AmrMonsteR: Aug 17 2011, 06:45 PM