so is this Y500 GT650M sli will perform better than Y580 GTX660M?

Hell, I don't even own any Bluray media. Streaming is king Don't dare to say this in audiophile and videophile forums

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Added on November 28, 2012, 4:07 pmRead the posts lah
Yes, 650M SLI have better benchmark than 660M.
But so far 1 owner here report some "flickering", and I think he may be refer to "micro-stuttering". It's a phenomena that some gamers don't mind at all, but deal breaker for others And we can't pick this out from normal benchmarking, you really have to try it to see if it bother you.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 28 2012, 04:09 PM

I wonder if Lenovo still using Broadcom brand wireless network adapter in y500 just like what they did in y580.
Anyone can confirm with me about this?

i had read the post, but so far there is not much info on GT650M SLI, so i have doubt its better than GTX660M.

as per gpu-z posted by jabberwocky, lets compare it with info from nvidia website (GTX660M spec) http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-g.../specifications, I know the website can work as a reference only.

i'll head to Y580 thread and see is there any gpu-z posted

This post has been edited by NewbieBetta: Nov 28 2012, 09:11 PM

Tdy just saw Jayacom LYP got display Y500, love that laptop so much, but is 15", and ady bought Y480(make me no money )

What Jabberwocky posted was more like a confirmation for Malaysia context Good job Jabberwocky (if I remember correctly he mentioned this is the 1st time he run benchmark suite) and the rest And thanks ytlay
The 1st post of this thread already listed a few benchmark done in China (same GT650M SLI).
In short, benchmark indicate it is about GT670M level, under GT670MX. Of course benchmark can only tell you so much, with the normal caveat that come with SLI setup (in this case apparently through SATA rather than PCIe).

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Nov 28 2012, 10:18 PM

thank you bro, you have clear my doubt

Y500 & Y400 ultrabay support both PCIe and SATA as per the pic below. External gpu connected to PCIe port and ODD connected to SATA port.



This post has been edited by ytlay: Nov 28 2012, 10:59 PM

I think it should be GTX675M instead of GTX670M.

thanks will consider buy it to get and odd
ermm..how about the price?

can anyone with Lenovo Y500 try out the warranty extend & accidental damage protection from their website. Cause they need serial code to know the price.

its good for us know how much it will cost if we would want to extend or add protection to this notebook.

Gt 650m 2gb ddr5 is at least 85% of 660m

So 2 of them will surely better .

got 2years warranty already..its more than enough

Thanks Did not notice that.

Can the owner of y500 here do me a favour, plz check if the wireless network adapter in your laptop is Atheros or Broadcom.
Thanks.

No problem! Glad to help anytime

Ouch I'm at work right now and I keep my darling back home
If you can wait I can check it for ya after I went back home, or better still if there are any other y500 owners that can do you a favour

qualcom atheros AR9485wb-eg
but i face a problem weak wifi signal strength within it mybe bcoz running on wind 8.

This post has been edited by myotgo: Nov 29 2012, 01:15 PM

Thanks bro, just let me know if you have time for it

If it is Atheros, the wifi signal should be a lot stronger than Broadcom brand.
Perhaps driver problem?

Is it true that Broadcom is not a good wifi card? Someone please clarify this for me.