Acer TimelineX 3820TG Owners Lounge. Info, benchmarks, tweaks, mods and upgrades

[Bronsky]

I guess I need to upgrade my 3 gigs ram which really seem not to be enough... do you think 2x2 will suffice or 3x2 should be the way to go (I guess 4x2 are way too much and expensive) ? And what should be the frequency 1066 V 1333? Any shopping recommendations in europe for ram ?

Those in the photos below seem to be the memory modules in my unit. I dont have idea of hardware much... Maybe I should just sell the 1 gb one with samsung brand and get only another 2gb module

The dual core arrandales can't use anything faster than 1066. I would just try to match the 2GB in your unit already.

[run.dll]

1) As seen in the pictures above I posted in my last message. The both modules seem to have different max bandwidth values. Does this cause instability ?

2) Would any 2gb 1066mhz ddr3 would match Nanaya manufactured 2 gbs in my machine ? For what should I be aware of ? I have this in mind :

Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: KVR1066D3S7/2G

[AriStar]

Acer 3820TG no thanks!
I'm sending this headache back to the store.
Acer and AMD just lost another customer.
I got it for $620 and now I know why.
Sell them out quick before user reviews flood the internet.
Thanks guys, for all the info and good luck!

where did you get it for 620!!??!?

[MarcMTL]

Guys,

I've noticed that the usable memory on my 3820TG differs from the actual memory. Now this is understandable if I'm on the Intel graphics, but I'm currently on the ATI discrete. Google search has left me blank, and who better to ask then fellow 3820TG'ers.

I'm on a clean Win7 Pro 64bit install, and can't recall what was displayed on the original Acer image. Can anyone confirm that this is correct? Pic attached.

Marc

[bydus]

its correct, im on win7 64 with 4gb ram and i have same. Its normal dnt wry

[MarcMTL]

For the OC'ers,

What's the toll on the battery life OC'ing the i3-370M. Noticeable?

[dbaby7]

As far as I know the intel graphics is always on...I think its on the CPU so that will always be used....there seems to be a price drop in RAM...saw 8GB for €127 on crucial.com....is crucial RAM good?

[Bronsky]

For the OC'ers,

What's the toll on the battery life OC'ing the i3-370M. Noticeable?

I don't use a program to measure discharge rate, etc., but running the I3-370M at 3.0ghz I havent' noticed any significant difference.

Bronsky

[Bronsky]

I have never really done any gaming on my 3820TG since it's a work unit (they frown upon loading games on our units) but I had to see how MOH ran on my new I3. OMG is all I can say. I can't believe how well this little I3 handles MOH. I normally play MOH on my desktop I7-930/HD 5870 (Asus factory OC'd) and the Acer plays the game just as smoothly. The 3D graphics are incredible as well. The display really handles its own.

Bronsky

[dbaby7]

Also I know the i5 CPU only utilizes the 1066mhz RAM but would the 1333mhz work too?