Acer Aspire 5930(G) owner thread

[Deks]

Perhaps Intel will release a Pxxxx cpu that operated on 2.8 or 2.9 Ghz later on.
Dunno if it's gonna be worth the wait if they do because it's likely they will overcharge them.

But seriously ... if you make the switch to P9600, you'd also gain a considerable boost and lower power consumption compared to the T5800.
Of course the boost will be even larger with T9800 ... so I think that waiting on that one would be better.


We already have pretty powerful laptops as it is (for mid-range).

Hm ... Kallogan ... I noticed you overclocked your GPU.
Not bad.
What kind of an FPS increase did you experience (along with the temps)?

[Kallogan]

i never use my lap on battery so after a deep cogitation i decided to aim at the T9800 We're gone for upgrading so might as well upgrade to the max (while staying reasonable of course).

As for my GPU overclocking, well, i think it depends on the games but yeah it provides a considerable boost. As for GTA benchmark for example, in 1024*640 i achieved about 28 fps without OC and now i'm close to 33 (32,88)
So it's much more playable. Mass effect and Dead space both run better too don't know how much in fps terms but it is visible...

Concerning the temps, at first, i thought it would have over-heated very fast but i was wrong. With my current settings even after three hours of GTA IV, temp max is 77°C solid rock and sometimes less (i'm with 179.28 driver but with 180.70 which is less performant i'm only at 70°c max so it depends on driver too). I'm very surprised by the 9600M GT since nvidia 8600M series are known for their over-heating issues (90°C+++). Seems they solved the problem with 9600M series maybe its due to the 65 nm transition.

Frankly, i didn't find its limits yet, even at 700/1700/950, it seems stable with temp max 79-80°C after a long gaming without any cooler so i don't know how high exactly i could go. I read laptops are not equals concerning overclocking, so you should try to OC by small steps while watching your temps if you want to...GPU can take at least 105°C so a temp of 80°C ain't so high.

Choice is yours !!!!!

In short terms, my card is faster than a 9700M GT which runs at 625/1550/800 and is over-priced. Let me laugh ;-)

[Kallogan]

here what i've found in laptopvideo i'm not the only one :

"As for 9600m gt's, even the technology is the same with 65nm! Which is why I opted for a 9600m gt... its overclocked to 715/1780/950 compared to 9700m gt's stock setting at 625/1550/800 (core/shader/mem) so it actually performs better (and amazingly, my temp reading avgs 78c in load...)"

here they come :
http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-4....html?doc=6378

[lemigrateur]

Hi again,
could you give me your temp for your 5930 please?
I need to compare.

[Kallogan]

well, lemigrateur (are you french by the way ?), personally speaking, without any cooler and any overclocking :
as for gpu :
idle temp : 46-48°C
load temp : 65-75°C depending on the drivers i use.

and from what i've experienced, my cpu d'ont go above 75°C

[Kallogan]

however i don't think your cpu temp is so high because i saw on the intel website your processor had a 105°C thermal specification while mine had only 85°C and DEk's one 90°C. So your processor should heat more than ours.

well, now i am wondering whether changing my processor to a T9800 (105°C thermal spec) might cause over-heating or limit my OC capacity since cpu and graphic card are more or less linked in the cooling system chain...

i'll put some ultra antarctic cooling paste lol

[lemigrateur]

cpu and graphic card are more or less linked in the cooling system chain...

there it is. I wondered what driver could do about the temp... you answer me. I'll try different driver to see if I can get my system colder.
88° for the gpu ---> bad
btw, i 'm french

[Kallogan]

c'est dingue çà, je vais sur un forum anglosaxon pour parfaire mon anglais et je tombe sur un frenchie !!!!!! ;-)

if i may give you an advice about drivers i've expérienced, with 180.70 (the original not Dox's edition which heats much more) which is a good driver in performance terms, i had only a 65°C load temp instead of 75°C with my current driver 179.28. You should try this one froggy

[Deks]

Just a note:
There is a question if the BIOS in our 5930G will support the T9800 to begin with.
Hm ... theoretically, there 'shouldn't' be any difficulties as I think it would need a bios change only if we had the ability to move to quad cores (which sadly, and thanks to Intel, we don't).

[RaYYaN]

ENGLISH MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aisay na kar yaar :P

Wow

Missed a lot in about a day

I have a P8400 and right now I'm idling at 42-45, while the GPU is at 53
On my lap it is higher, with MSN, firefox, and iTunes running

Also, when gaming I hit around 95 when straight on the desk, but raising it up a bit cools it quite a bit. [on DoX's 180.84]

I may try to overclock, but I have no clue how to do it, so some help would be great.
Not right now, but maybe some time later.
also will this void the warranty???

Reading about the upgrades made me drool, I can imagine baby with a t9800, and a HD 4850 or the likes
A KILLER MACHINE!!!

Hopefully prices will also come down in around a year, when I plan on upgrading this baby, as it is just fine ATM

Also, Kallogan, a belated welcome to NBR,
your posts provide a lot of info, keep up the good work