3820TG Owner's Lounge - Part Two

[Sxooter]

RMA=Return Materials Authorization, i.e. send it back in for repair. use the Acer site to initiate it.

[razorblade1985]

ok thanks i will try

[JLebowski]

4GB RAM in the 3820TG seems to get better clocks (at least in SetFSB).

Right! But since rezendevous mentioned he/she was upgrading to 8GB, I pointed out that the 1333 wasn't necessary since at stock the 3820TG would run 1333 at 1066.

Are you overclocking? If so that memory may be useful.

Otherwise you could opt for 1066 instead of 1333.

1333 will work. It will just run at 1066 speed in your 3820TG if you aren't overclocking.

[too456]

Right! But since rezendevous mentioned he/she was upgrading to 8GB, I pointed out that the 1333 wasn't necessary since at stock the 3820TG would run 1333 at 1066.

The latency for the 1333mhz ram would be better at cas 7 instead of cas 9 for 1066 ram

[razorblade1985]

i think i've messed up the laptop...i've wiped out the hard disk, without have done before the recovery disk.i thought that them were in the box but nothing...howewer the recovery partition is here, is there any way to restore to original conditions the laptop?
EDIT
i've resolved

[Jäck]

How did you solve it?

[razorblade1985]

it's simple, first you need to check if network boot is enabled in bios settings, if yes, then disable it. Save changes, reboot and press Alt+F10, this should work
an important thing, you need to format the hard disk before the procedure, of course not the recovery partition

reading on the internet, i think i will have a problem on warranty...i bought the laptop in germany, but i live in italy...do you know if warranty applies?

[too456]

reading on the internet, i think i will have a problem on warranty...i bought the laptop in germany, but i live in italy...do you know if warranty applies?

There should be a one year international warranty when you buy your laptop. You could try your luck, but I'm not too sure to be honest because Acer's policy differs from country to country. Check your warranty booklet that came with the laptop in the box.

[boostjunkie92]

if i buy the 3820tg with the Radeon HD 5470 can i upgrade it to the 6550 OR 5650?

Which card is best? cause im under the impression that the 5470 is crap compared to the 6550, and does the 5470 only come with the i3 processor or the i5 too?

sorry they made so many damn variants of this laptop its mind boggling

[Sxooter]

if i buy the 3820tg with the Radeon HD 5470 can i upgrade it to the 6550 OR 5650?

Nope. It's soldered to the mobo. You have to change mobos to get a different GPU.

Which card is best? cause im under the impression that the 5470 is crap compared to the 6550, and does the 5470 only come with the i3 processor or the i5 too?

The 6550 is fastest, the 5650 is 5 to 10% or so slower, and the 5470 is about half as fast as either of those GPUs. For most people the difference of the 5650 and 6550 is minimal. I think some earlier models had i5 4xx series CPUs and 5470s. Note that you CAN upgrade the CPU, so find the GPU / mobo combo you like first, then look at getting a faster CPU later. Fastest / most over clockable arrandale seems to be the i5 5xxM series CPUs.