The Acer Aspire V3-571G Notebook

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- If you are a proud owner of a brand new Acer Aspire V3, feel free to PM me to have your name added in .

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Continued :

Official Owners

List of known issues

Benchmarking results :

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 20 2013, 12:05 PM

Photos of the laptop ( overall ) :



Comments :

- Highly glossy paint. Catches fingerprint easily.
- Screen is glossy.
- Weighs about 2.7KG with battery loaded


Continue : Benchmarking Results



The first mission in Battlefield 3: Semper Fidelis.


This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Jul 14 2012, 10:59 AM

MAC OS on the V3-571G :



Any users who have tried installing MAC OS on the V3-571G are welcomed to share their experience .

Disassembly of the Acer Aspire V3-571G










Notes :

1. I applied a new layer of thermal paste for the processor itself, and the GPU, and cleared the excess thermal paste. I'll update the thread with temperature reports later with a new layer of thermal paste applied to see if there's any improvement in heat control.

Temperature Report : There isn't much difference in idle and load temperature.

Disassembly guide


Driver download for the Acer Aspire V3-571G :
Acer Aspire V3-571G drivers download page

DirectX Update
Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits ISO setup
Mydigitallife

Don't forget to download the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool.

Fresh installation of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits on the Aspire V3-571G guide


If Windows tells you that your key is invalid, then reconfirm that the key you have copied from the Windows 7 license sticker underneath the laptop is correct. Once you have already established a connection to the internet, enter Control Panel -> System and scroll all the way to the bottom of the System page, and select re-activate Windows via phone after entering the activation wizard.

Intel latest driver checking
Link

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Nov 22 2012, 10:37 PM

Windows 8 on the Acer V3-571G


- Been running Windows 8 on my Acer V3-571G since 3 weeks back with no issues. Acer has provided the necessary drivers for users upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8. Everything works fine so far, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about if you're planning to upgrade to Windows 8, other than whether your games are compatible with the latest Microsoft operating system.

**Update: It has been more than 5 months since Windows 8 has been running on the originally Windows 7 based V3-571G. Still no issues so far.

Acer V3-571G Windows 8 Upgrade from Windows 7 Drivers download.

For users who have bought their Acer V3-571G before Windows 8 came out, you get the necessary drivers from the Windows 8 Upgrade From Windows 7 page. The Windows 8 drivers page is for users of the latest V3-571G that comes pre-loaded with Windows 8 instead. Be sure to download the correct touchpad driver, otherwise the scrolling function may not work for Windows 8. If it doesn't work even after installing the touchpad driver provided by Acer, you probably installed the wrong one.


Where to get Windows 8

If you don't know where to get Windows 8 for your Acer V3-571G for only RM50, then follow the instructions here.

Register your details, and be sure to use any purchase date after the month June to be eligible to get the promotion code from Microsoft to get Windows 8 for only RM50. If Microsoft accepts your application, then you will receive an email to download the Windows Upgrade Assistant along with your promotion key.

Windows Media Center for Windows 8 for Free

For users who already gotten themselves a copy of Windows 8 Pro, if you're interested, Microsoft is giving away free keys for Windows Media Center for Windows 8 Pro users to enhance its popularity.

You can get the key here. Just give a valid email address and you'll be set. To activate WMC for your copy of Windows 8 Pro, follow the instructions given by Microsoft on the same page.

Graphics drivers
- Windows 8 should work fine even without the graphics driver installed as it should assign a basic driver after installation finishes. Get the latest Intel driver for the HD4000 GPU here. Use the driver utility from Intel to scan and obtain the latest driver. For the GT640M, you can get the latest driver from Geforce.com. If searching for WHQL drivers does not bring any up, then search for Beta drivers instead for the GT640M.

- For users with the updated V3-571G that comes with a GT730M instead, the driver can be downloaded from nVidia's website as well.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 20 2013, 12:00 PM

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This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Apr 16 2012, 10:27 PM

Grats on new thread!!!

Its going to be a hit

As for the thread location, don't worry about it, it will be automatically shifted into the notebook specific discussion section ^^

yeah, an obvious attempt to rip me off.thought the fact that i asked for a specific model would at least alarmed the 3 young salesboys in their ripoff attempt but they still try

anyway, let them be la.the only other shop that have it is Sri Komputer, selling @rm2899 together with RAM upgrade to 8GB

TDUEnthusiast, nice shots.

You were active overclocker, right?
Now you "jump ship" to notebook already?

Please post some benchmark results.
I would like to see how well the Ivy Bridge does.
It's time to test the CPU and GPU (both HD4000 and GT640, stock and overclocked speed).
SuperPI/3DMark/AIDA64 etc etc.

whoa! macros!

can we have the full pics of the R8... err.. i mean, packaging

Nice shots TS!!
Wah, Revamperz, looks like someone is starting another poison streak (just like you did! )

Did you get it then? That's a pretty good deal.

I do overclock my stuff but do not benchmark it much. Currently in the midst of obtaining benchmarking programs and also benchmarking the notebook.


9:41 PM - Added SuperPI benchmark.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Apr 16 2012, 09:41 PM

Added Cinebench benchmark result and also HWMonitor temperature reading while performing the benchmark .

Add-on : Added highest achieved GPU ( GT 640M ) temperature while performing Cinebench OpenGL.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Apr 16 2012, 10:20 PM

hi, any 1 bought V3-471G-52452G60g? can it handle dota 2?

yeah, good deal. but i didn't get it yet due to several reasons; 1 of which being scared by another salesman that the unit offered may be a demo unit since Acer is yet to officially launch the model. so maybe i'll wait for the official launch to get it la

. I watched my attenders open a totally sealed box at the technical room / storage. The first Acer V3 that they took out looked pretty good. They were letting it prepare itself until I realized that the DVD cover wasn't perfectly in one straight line as the rest of the body. Asked them to get me another unit, and they took another sealed box from the storage and opened it too . That would be the current unit I'm using.

oh i see.then like that surely new unit already.i'll go to lowyat again in the next 2 weeks to get laptop for my other half.still deciding between this model,dv6 and dv7

curious to know whther timeline ultra suffers from heat issues like timelineX. so far, reviews around the net, including anantech and notebookcheck do not seem to say so.

there still none review or even user/unbox vids on this lappy. youtube got so few .

Err... any photos of the entire laptop?
I don't really know how it looks like haha >____<

hi ts, can i have a look on the laptop? the mug shot, cheers!

Updated with photos showing the overall of the laptop. Information provided especially the weight is not guaranteed to be correct.

its alarming to me thats people not flocking to buy this yet.. the entire V3 looks like timeline x x839 series which is smexy!

what the fudge acer not even ads these new line of lappies?

nah.... to me, timeline ultra is definitely waaayyyy hotter! anyways, looking for timeline ultra's owners thread. no 1 has bought it yet? rite now, its sandy bridge, better wait for ivy bridge version.

As far as I remember, there weren't any shops displaying this particular model at all. I had to ask for it.

How well does it fold?

requesting benchmark setting on Battlefield3 that can get at 60fps @ native resolution

wanna see how well this lappy can run at 60fps at what kindof setting in bf3.

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Apr 22 2012, 09:12 AM

Haven't tried folding on it yet . It is so precious .

Currently in the midst of installing Battlefield 3.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Apr 22 2012, 11:26 AM

ivy bridge lappy already available??? god, acer is so damn fast

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Added on April 22, 2012, 11:55 amWould like to know how well this kepler will perform with an i7!!

The one on notebookcheck is with ULV proc only~

This post has been edited by arslow: Apr 22 2012, 11:55 AM

Just updated the thread with FPS results for Battlefield 3 at 1366x768, with maximum graphical settings. You definitely won't have a smooth gameplay with such a setting .

Is this laptop running on 640M DDR3?

Yes, the GT 640M is using DDR3 graphic memory.

Anyway, updated the benchmark again, this time with high graphical settings for Battlefield 3. Definitely much more playable than before, but still slightly laggy.

Updated thread with another two tests on Battlefield 3. With certain settings tuned down and HBAO off, the average FPS has risen by quite a bit.

can i know where is that shop selling RM2899 with 8GB RAM ?

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Added on April 23, 2012, 3:27 amso basically what to check and see other then ask them on the laptop to see the spec...

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Added on April 23, 2012, 3:58 amMr.TDUEnthusiast,

i think after the spec and price...i will go for this model as my 2nd laptop.
last time i was choosing Dell..but last minute Acer come out new model then i choose Acer.
But after 2 and half year Wireless not working and need direct connect cable to access internet. (after 2 week house get break in and stolen)


so i worry about acer cant last for 4 years.
some said its depend on the user usage. for me i only use for game, movie, surf net, and working posting advertisment online ONLY.

Actually most the time i use with cooler pad together put under laptop.
so normally how you all take care about it?
avoid use it long hours? then how long suggested?
use until battery finished only charge?
do not use while charging?

Thx Thx...

This post has been edited by yunsyn: Apr 23 2012, 03:58 AM

Well... I generally do not use the battery if I have access to an AC outlet. I find most generic notebook coolers practically useless because of the fan used ( normally of poor design and quality ), so I'd suggest that you buy branded notebook coolers e.g ones from Cooler Master.

As for using the notebook to game, perhaps light / medium gaming would do. Extended hours of heavy gaming ( i.e games that are demanding e.g Battlefield 3 ), would be bad for the laptop due to the amount of heat generated. Try to minimize the amount of hours you perform heavy tasks on your laptop.

You make my GT540M weep

Updated BF3 benchmark. Looks like turning the graphical settings from Ultra to high, to medium doesn't bring much of a difference to the FPS. Switching off or turning down eye candies does bring a big improvement though.

Can't find the detail of this spec on the net. Does this model support mSata?

i got a problem with this Acer Aspire V3-571G notebook.

whenever i connect to a WiFi, it will disconnect and re-connect and then disconnect again.

Anyone here can help me solve the problem ???

Not too sure about that as I haven't gotten to the point of opening the notebook up.

. It could be caused by your router.

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Somehow my V3's glossy top cover got a minor scratch at the bottom left . It's really driving me crazy and I have no idea on what to do next .

how does GT640m compare to 7690xt? is there a review out for this laptop?

This post has been edited by Tamamama: Apr 24 2012, 03:26 PM

No idea .

Anyway, just got the notebook an Intel 330 120GB SSD. Currently in the midst of restoring files.

alright...just bought this V3-571G on monday 30th April 2012 at Lawyat Plaza 2nd Floor at Sri Computer shop....
suggest goto this shop and can get a good deal.

That's nice . Do you want to be added into the owner list?

Anyway, I have heard stories of poor after-sales service from Sri Computers . Hopefully you won't have to return to them for anything.

I brought V3 471g go nvidia website,
found out 630M not win7 64bit driver...omg!

i ok in the list...
that sale person amin ask me to bring back if anything duno..so far i sense his attidute correct as a sale person.
after i paid and wanna leave...he even pass me a laptop accersory buddy pack cost RM20... even inside only got 2 or 3 thing can i will use out of 10...but this little small thing will add value for his service.

well..now i just partition it to 2 drive...500 each out of 1TB
but that drive is as E...coz D was use by DVD drive already..wonder how to change it...

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Added on May 2, 2012, 1:13 pmoh..is 14inch i5 laptop? then so far work ok?

This post has been edited by yunsyn: May 2 2012, 01:13 PM

You can do so by navigating to Control Panel -> System & Security -> Create and format hard disk partitions. . You should be able to swap the drive letters by setting the DVD drive to have a different letter before setting it to E after giving the drive letter D to your second partition .

thx for this extra knowledge...
i just found out the speaker sound was nice...
now thinking wanna search see weather have any keyboard cover to suite this laptop or not...
and get a USB3.0 pen drive too if can...lol...

I dealt with their after sales before when my old laptop's HDD failed on me. Immensely helpful is all I can say. Not only did they try everything in their power to determine whether it really is a HDD failure, they even opened another sealed laptop set so that they can burn the recovery discs for me. Maybe I was lucky but having experienced that, I'd vouch for them any time.

I'm using the laptop keyboard cover that was given to me for free, which unfortunately doesn't cover the whole keyboard, but at least covers the part that I normally use.

that is why i need to search...coz its have number pad on keyboard too

. It seems that my V3-571G will have the slow-motion windows animation issue when I have my mouse's wireless dongle or a USB device plugged in prior to starting it up ( cold start ). Could user(s) of the V3-571G confirm this by having a USB flash drive plugged into his/her V3-571G before starting it up when it's completely shut-down?

Add-on : I seem to experience this when running the notebook on battery power.
Update : Looks like my Microsoft wireless dongle may be the cause to the slow-motion issue.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 3 2012, 09:35 PM

how is it so far? is the cooling system ok? how hot is it under extreme gaming session?

no version of v3 i5 nvidia 630m.. my current laptop warranty out meh.. so need real backup laptop with security... thinking acer again since not much problem in hard core usage. first laptop lenovo 1 year tahan,afterward banyak problem woh..

My old laptop acer 4736 which are first model ddr3 on 2009.Still kicking 8 gb ram with gma4500 mhd... miau..

This post has been edited by alien3d: May 4 2012, 07:46 AM

I haven't gotten to the point of performing extreme gaming sessions since I already have a desktop for that. The processor's load temperature could reach to over 70C though, and that causes the part where the heat-sink and fan to be located at to be hot.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 4 2012, 06:33 PM

want to ask some senior and sifu here ,i am interested in this model due it processor and gpu plus a great keyboard.....
1. is it easy overheat like other says? IB processor having heat problem.

2. should i add extra cash for 3 year warranty for this great laptop?

3. senior here got any other minor issue having by this laptop?

This post has been edited by blurp2010: May 8 2012, 10:55 PM

This is coming lol

http://www.pcworld.com/article/251418/giga...hics_cards.html

1. I haven't gotten to the point of loading my notebook's processor to over 75C. An anti-virus scan could cause its temperature to soar to around 70C easily though. I would definitely not recommend the use of the notebook for gaming without a proper cooling pad or at least with some gap between the surface it's sitting on and the ventilation holes.

2. You can choose to purchase an extra 2 years of warranty if you wish, especially if you take horror stories about Acer's quality very seriously.

3. I have one minor issue with this notebook, and it's that my V3-571G has all the windows animation going in slow-motion if I have my Microsoft wireless dongle and/or a USB storage device plugged in during a cold-start ( also known as booting up completely from when it's not running). The problem could be lying with my own V3-571G only though as my friend has a similar notebook and his doesn't seem to have any issue . It doesn't really affect anything though, as I can still plug the devices in after the notebook starts completely, though it's slightly of a hassle to be inserting and taking out any USB storage device / my mouse's wireless dongle every time.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 9 2012, 05:12 PM

Ok thanks very much for your info

Actually if i buy this laptop ,it will be my very 1st Acer product hope will have happy time with it.

There's someone I know offering this laptop at RM2580. PM me if you guys want it, I'll direct you to him

https://www.facebook.com/mitmivec

I think last one liao. Siapa cepat dia dapat~

This post has been edited by -kytz-: May 23 2012, 11:51 PM

Just got this laptop for RM2899 with 8GB RAM! So exciteddd

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Added on May 12, 2012, 8:14 amJust wondering how do I access the bios settings on this laptop as I would like to boot from USB.... Start screen only got f2, but not for bios settings.

This post has been edited by OH-: May 12 2012, 08:14 AM

F2 does bring you into the bios to tweak things for the V3-571G .

I tried this.. But it brings me to the choose operating system screen.

Delete brings me to the choose O/S screen instead of F2. Perhaps you should try Del then.

I tried again. This time I really spam f2 from beginning, works
Anyways, any idea if a hackintosh could be created from this notebook?

No idea, cause no one has tried it yet . I don't see any chance of myself trying to install Mac OS on it.

I have the OSX disc, but I left it at home, now I'm in another state, so I'll probably have to wait awhile before installing it >.<

here is more info on V3-571G
http://blog.speedcomputers.biz/2012/05/13/...71g-ivy-bridge/

but its all in russian i think. i personally think the V3-571G looks hot. the only it is too thick and heavy for me.

actually i bought this on sri computer lowyat at the price 2899 too....but its 8GB RAM....+ computer backpack...+ a box of laptop kit.
cost arond RM20 i think...inside have 10 items..2 or 3 item i might use it only...but its a extra added value for that....

i get a new logitech moush MX518 use and no problem...
but this keyboard hard to get keyboard protector ... whoever any idea where have sale those keyboard protetor for 15' laotop which can cover fully?

hei guy, i just buy the v3 571g, but it dont give the window 7 cd, he say is original it got inside the laptop. Hence how can i format the laptop and do the recovery

Upon first usage of the V3-571G, you will be prompt to create a back up / recovery disc to restore the system to exactly when it was day one. You will need 4 DVDs for this.

i already backup it for 4cd. Then, how do i format it and recovery using this 4cd?

All you have to do is to boot into bios by repeatedly pressing F2 before the Acer splash screen passes, and set the system to search the DVD drive first for any possible files to boot from before moving on to other drives via the Boot tab. After that's done, insert the recovery DVDs, reboot and it should automatically bring you into the recovery set up, or if it doesn't, then press any key if you see the message prompting you to do so to enter the set up after the Acer splash screen.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: May 19 2012, 09:11 AM

need 4DVDs ?...i thought only 2DVDs as the sale person told me...but i haven create back up yet.

. I believe that it depends on your system's total size then when you're backing the system up.

Got a latest driver for gt640m or not? normally where to download nvdia latest driver? acer or nvdia websitte?

so for u guyz use v3 is nice?how to screen resolution for u all?nice?

The latest nVidia drivers can be obtained from nVidia's website.

. 1366x768 is fine for me.

so... how's d overall performance for V3-571G

i just found out when i play game starcraft II...left side very heat and hot air come out...i use cooler pad too.

and the AC adepter was so hot....
so i just play 3-4 hours only then stop.

but when i surf net then everything normal.

any user play diablo with this laptop?
i'm looking for this laptop too
hehe

The V3-571G does run hot when playing games, and it is expected since it is using an Ivy Bridge processor, which can run rather hot .

how much u get it ? 2899 ? 8gb ram ?

i managed to install Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, got a lot of problems and but still follow up now:

(1) MBR dual boot (win7 OEM, Mac) on single HDD - OK
(2) keyboard, USB mouse, trackpad - OK
(3) ethernet - OK
(4) wireless - NOT OK
(5) sound - OK
(6) display - use default resolution (1024x768) -- Intel HD 4000 Graphics so far is not supported by Mac OS X


Hope this help.

P/S: you can use system info from olarila.com to check status and to download drivers (http://olarila.com/kexts/) after installed MacOS X

This post has been edited by nganhong: May 23 2012, 11:29 AM

Hello there, thanks for posting your experience trying to install M.OS on the V3-571G. I'll post it onto the first page if you don't mind .

i will play it...but not so soon...coz i still duno where can buy the Collector's Edition for Diablo 3

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Added on May 22, 2012, 4:38 pmyes 2899 for 8gb ram

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Added on May 22, 2012, 4:42 pmthen how? need a air con for it?
nd my AC adeptor hot too when play game...coz i not using battery.
will harm the life spen or not for V3?

This post has been edited by yunsyn: May 22 2012, 04:42 PM

Well, high heat does cause components' life span to lower, but your notebook should last you for quite some time if quality components are used. It is expected for your AC adapter to be hot since it's supplying power . . Running your notebook in an air-conditioned room does help too, but you don't have to worry too much as long as you have a good cooling system for it. You can choose to limit your notebook processor's maximum load state to to help keep temperatures in check, or if you want to do something about the heat, then you can open it up to replace the thermal material. It is pretty hard to open the V3-571G though.

is it recommend to get this laptop with extended 2 year warranty?

hi bro would appreciate the infoo

Just bought it yesterday. Extended warranty add on.

The evernew give me a free upgrade to 8GB ram.

Nice one . Now very statified with it.

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Added on May 24, 2012, 8:27 pmI do play with, smooth moving.

This post has been edited by robertlee: May 24 2012, 08:27 PM

how much from evernew?