Compaq Presario CQ40 AMD Series V1, Turion X2, HD 3450, RM2k!
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 Dec 6 2008, 11:06 PM
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Guys need your expertise here, could u help me out on this choosing 3 models interms of
 1. Heat(which 1 more cooler) 2. Battery Life (which 1 better last longer) 3. Gaming ( 9200M GS or HD3450 ) 4. Performance (which processor is faster) CQ45-127TX -P8400 2.0Ghz -Nvidia GF 9200M GS 256mb CQ40 -133AX -RM72 2.1Ghz -ATI HD3450 256mb CQ40-125AX -RM70 2.0Ghz 256mb -ATI HD3450 Appreciate for pointing out the point  |
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Dec 6 2008, 11:36 PM
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QUOTE(daymond85 @ Dec 6 2008, 11:20 PM) i think should be 127TX emm.... u mean overall everything out beat the AMD model?correct me if i m wrong   |
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Dec 7 2008, 12:46 AM
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QUOTE(Seng007 @ Dec 7 2008, 12:22 AM) 127TX is a lot more expensive than 133AX and 125AX. If you have a tight budget and you want a good gaming laptop, 125AX and 133AX are good choies, but do take note of the heat and also the battery life. AMD overall has a poorer battery life and hotter than Intel processor. That Penryn should be 25W only, if I am not mistaken. So basically 127TX is the best pick but of course the price are about the same. For 9200M GS, i think the performance is about on par with HD3450, if not, better. So, it all depends on your budget... the price is ok for me since i have the budget...my concern is that some review from other website was saying Nvidia gfx 8k & 9k series r having defects.... and the performance on ATI HD3450 is better than Nvidia 9200MGS and this 9200 is sucking alot of battery life which will not last long  I am getting a 125AX though.. 100Mhz extra and 70gb more for hdd for an extra RM 100 doesn't really attract me...   . i'm not sure whether all this news is true or not..... hope u all here can advice me on this |
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Dec 7 2008, 11:38 AM
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QUOTE(dotcom @ Dec 6 2008, 11:06 PM) Guys need your expertise here, could u help me out on this choosing 3 models interms of so anyone more here can give some advice? 1. Heat(which 1 more cooler) 2. Battery Life (which 1 better last longer) 3. Gaming ( 9200M GS or HD3450 ) 4. Performance (which processor is faster) CQ45-127TX -P8400 2.0Ghz -Nvidia GF 9200M GS 256mb CQ40 -133AX -RM72 2.1Ghz -ATI HD3450 256mb CQ40-125AX -RM70 2.0Ghz 256mb -ATI HD3450 Appreciate for pointing out the point  |
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Dec 15 2008, 02:02 AM
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QUOTE(cannavaro @ Dec 15 2008, 12:29 AM) Sounds like a dead pixel. IIRC someone in this thread had the same problem and HP service centre at Bukit Damansara replaced the laptop for him. Or was it just the screen... can't remember. Better go there fast. Make sure that it's really a dead pixel. just sent it back to HP damansara service center wit ur receipt. i got a CQ20 last month and a faulty LCD which the LCD light will turn off adhoc. they replace box to box.  got a cq40-125ax free dos on pc fair as well on sat..... come back discover the lcd cover got few hair line scratches .. bloody hell ppl... i think they must have upgrade the free 1gb ram for me accidently creating those scratches... anyway...this model is a good buy.... RM1849 package with free 1gb (total 2gb ram), HP headset with Pendrive Envo 4gb dumbdrive with antivirus 1 year license, cooler pad, mouse.  |
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Dec 15 2008, 05:53 AM
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QUOTE(cracksys @ Dec 15 2008, 05:44 AM) you do know that most sales persons were uninformed idiot, don't you? yeah they told me tat also when i said i wanna upgrade to 4gb have to topup how much....they fellow show me the brochure stated only support max to 2gb.... i dont know y the brochure writen like tat which makes all of them so smart to tell everyone that only support 2 gb for this model.  |
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Dec 15 2008, 11:34 PM
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i use nlite to create my own iso of corporate version WinXP pro SP2 + SATA driver included. Burn the ISO to a cd and install it without any hassle....no problem wit it ...smooth installation.
guide to use nlite http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/res...xp-installation |
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Dec 16 2008, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE(iRonTech @ Dec 15 2008, 07:59 AM) mobility square CD just driver w/o HP wireless manager, good enough to me i dont need those fancy wireless software make windows heavier check wit cpuid my Memory-->Channel mode has been grey out.... i can't seems to know what channel is it running.1gb x2 ?? is ur windows showing single or dual channel memory by CPUID / AMD Overdrive ?? its weird... I tried 2x1GB 667 / 2x2GB 800 both the result still showing Single channel...anything to do with AMD R7 chipset software need to be installed??and another thing is ....it's detected running on 333Mhz..... is this real? i'm running on 2x2gb 667 as well try on winxp and vista as well same result...anyone know y? |
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Dec 17 2008, 04:17 AM
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QUOTE(shady @ Dec 16 2008, 08:57 PM) Pls google RAMDisk mine cq40-125ax got CIR as well...... my windows vista automatic detect it and give me a solution to download the driver.Hmm.. i pretty sure there is no infrared. Which model u are using? i'm pretty satisfied wit Vista Ultimate 64bit sp1 compare to XP pro 64bit sp2. i found out the vista is pretty much stable and smooth than XP. it's vista 64bit .....32bit kinda suck  |
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Dec 17 2008, 11:08 PM
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guys.....anyone try to overclock the laptop / the ram timing b4?
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Dec 18 2008, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(shady @ Dec 18 2008, 11:55 AM) aiks, thread now back to original section. bro... i can't get the Everest software, found it but need to pay license for using it CPU-Z will not show dual channel mode. As long as you have the RAM stick with same capacity and running at same speed u will get dual channel. The easiest way to test is by using Everest. You guys can refer to first post. I have RAM testing results there. is there any free version link to be downloaded?i've use AMD Overdrive and it only showing me single channel no matter i use 2x2gb 667 & 2x1gb 800 also give me the same single channel result. windows rating for 2x1gb 800/3gb / 2x2gb 667 also same rating....no changes  |
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Dec 18 2008, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE(faiz_since86 @ Dec 18 2008, 06:35 PM) HELP!!! HELP bro...just download the ATI driver from ati site.....then install/extract it to a path. I am the CQ40-133AX owner... I don't know what the hell is wrong with hp...why do they want to make it hard for freeDOS buyer... I have installed windows Vista ultimate 32bit but right now,after installing all the driver, the the latest ATI catalyst driver cannot recognize my graphics (ATI radeon HD3450) I have even try to modified the driver with mobility modder but that didn't solve my problem either.. the same goes for the webcam...where the hell is the driver??? what should i do??? is there any other way??? update ur gfx driver manually by selecting the ATI drivers path that u have extract/install just now search for it and then there will be a whole list of gfx driver model....choose ATI Radeon 3450 apply and restart....ur pc for my case in vista it's already preinstall automatic and detect as HP webcam 101. go to ur device manager and take a look there...it should be installed |
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Dec 19 2008, 12:50 AM
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Bro... replied ur PM.
i realy have less problem installing n finding driver for vista compare to xp i'm using the driver download from amd.. i'm not using the mod driver from driverheaven etc etc... |
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Dec 23 2008, 12:37 AM
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 ask ur cousin to come here n he might get the answer on how to install xp |
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Dec 23 2008, 03:58 PM
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i play game CSS but my CQ40-125ax still ok....don't look so hot to me..... temp didn't hot also are coming from the hdd.
i'm on a cooling pad as well cheapo free from pcfair when i brought this unit 15-20bucks only. On all time 24x7 bt + rapidshare seriously didn't feel the heat.... the only heat i feel is from the hdd and the blower at the back at the corner left lcd....i'm really scare the LCD will die off faster on that corner |
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Dec 24 2008, 03:46 AM
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i've try dowloading all those driver from HP global n mas here ..... i can say those driver r not complete and majority of them corrupted once finish dowload.... i have no idea y but it's kinda suck n frustrated.
if u can read chinese, go to HP china website and download those vista driver. i got all my driver dload there with faster speed n can say more driver provided n software available. some links here Windows XP - CQ40-133/125 CQ45/CQ40/dv4/dv5 - Chinese site n informative i dont know how to read as well |
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Dec 28 2008, 12:26 AM
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i wonder athlon x2 is better than turion x2?
anyone here know the answer ? |
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Dec 29 2008, 06:04 PM
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yeah running vista ultimate 64bit without any hassle. i would say more satisfied now compare to xp for long term usage..... XP use quite some time ady the OS will slow down and feel like wanna format it again. but vista i don't encounter this problem
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Mar 1 2009, 01:47 AM
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Just asking whether you guys encounter problem wit your optical device (DVD/RW-ROM) ?
My CQ40-133 and CQ20 both got same problem which the ROM some times will auto eject it self.....even my lappy is idle not using... it will "tik tak" ejected.... WTF anyone got such experience on CQ40 b4? |
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