not much different bro. because the game graphic is depended on your GPU core speed.

SXPS has better design, better GPU, the option to go BD and Full HD

if u re talking abt XPS (read: not SXPS), then the complain is the time-bomb GPU...

yes because is a mistake dell soldered the GPU into the motherboard which increase the heat. lucky my vostro1500 is not like that.

not juz Dell, most OEMs do solder method as it's much cheaper than using MXM ports...

but i wouldn't recommend buying ATi series although it is much much faster and cheaper than Gforce, but presently the Physx is making Gforce GPU run more compatible for most games

how many games actually use the PhysX engine???

and game developers have said before PhysX is not essential for them since there's still no standard way to implement physics... and PhysX only make up a very small portion in the market...

(in fact Havok is even more popular then PhysX...)

Ahhh checked out the S57 graphic card review on Notebookcheck. Freaking Amazing! Crysis 32fps on high res. Wow. I then went to check out the price-4k!!! Perfect. Thanks everyone! Now to find this laptop in lowyat..

join us in the BenQ Performance Thread if u want to know more abt BenQ products...

hello bro vint,

go for HP pavilion, if 4k i think you should add another 500

buy at least - 2.66ghz or 3ghz core2duo

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Added on April 30, 2009, 10:30 pmi think physx will start with unreal engine because the last remnant are using physx for shadow rendering and Ati card having problem for that.

This post has been edited by Alexdino: Apr 30 2009, 10:30 PM

ATi has problem cuz they support Havok, and Nvidia dun want to share PhysX with AMD... they negotiated before, but nothing came out of it...

theoratically ATi cards ve no problem supporting PhysX... i ve seen Radeon HD 3850 running 3D Mark Vantage with PhysX enabled...

anyway, with PhysX enabled it will drag down the framerate as well.. so imo PhysX is still not sth for laptops... unless u re using GTX 280/260...

Some said Havok is for the future and PhysX is for present. all actually depended on MS to adopt which sdk into their DirectX.

yup PhysX enabled will drag down frame rate but sometime it did boost some performance of GEForce 8 series and above.

i cannot comment much on Havok and Ati card because im on Geforce card. but for now what can i find is if anyone want to play last remnant - physx is the solution.

ya i was once support Ati card because it is very competitive in-term of GPU speed and budget, but in-term of software support i found it lagging behind Geforce. (no hard feelings )

so that is why there are always competition in the markets for both cards, which would be good for consumers.

1. Brand: Toshiba
2. Budget: not more than 4k
3. Specs: strictly no intel graphic
4. Size: not more than 15''

Any recommendation? Further, where can I get the latest price list for toshiba or other laptops online?

not very sure abt Toshiba, but u can ve much better choices for other brands...

I saw a Toshiba Satellite X200-21P when I was searching up on laptops, but I'm not sure whether it's available in Malaysia. The GC for that lappy is GeForce 8600M, which is really quite decent, and will probably be on the higher end of your budget.

Alternatives: XPS Studio 16, BenQ S57, Dell Studio 15. Toshiba's not really reknowned for its laptops but for it's TV's. There are many other reputable brands..

Emm, is the screen for Dell Studio 15 nice? How about HP?

15" screen quite big or not for travel ?

Yea, currently, the regular screen size is 14.1", which is decent. If you're looking at larger screens, then there are loads of options from HP which even have a 20.1" screen on a laptop.

if for GC, now 8600 barely playing new game with medium-low setting. try to find those with 8700GT or 9600GT will be good.

HP pavilion Dv5 would be a great product,
Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology featuring Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.8 GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB of dedicated memory

getting a GeForce 8M is asking for troubles...

The heating issue is on faulty G84/ G86, i think 8700 should be ok.