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

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 %

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

^ 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

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

^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?

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

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

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.

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my restart time aftr installing an SSD

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restart time

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

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

owh. ok .will try later

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

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im using agility 3 w 2.11 firmware.

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

yes. i didnt know dat until yesterday.

3830tg heats even worse than 4830tg

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

shud i get a notebook cooler? honestly speaking, im a no belivers of coolers. becoz the fans blow air at the middle of the laptop and no crucial parts like the exhaust. in our case its on the top left side, since the fan is so cuuuuteee, buying one of those high RPMs fans and put it directly under the tiny fans, i assume wud b so helpful

so i did some gaming for i think about an hour playing dirt 3, HIGH, 1366x768p w throttlestop 1.7GHz, gpu OC'd to 800/1020. temp max at cpu/gpu 85/79. quite satisfied. but worried about the hair dryer smell at the exhaust....