3820TG Owner's Lounge - Part Two

[duykhang]

Have you taken a look at the lenovo y470/480 y570/580? They got comparable specs and are much cheaper

[ruthlessone]

Recently got the TG.

I want to upgrade ram in it, I'd like to go to 16GB, however 8GB will suffice if I cannot go to 16.

I bought DDR3 Cosair ram and it doesn't work.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for compatible ram?

Thanks in advance!

[Cryoglobulin]

Hi all,

I have the i5-480m with 6550m version of 3820tg. Anyone tried running Diablo 3 beta? How does it fare? What settings and fps are you able to get?

Thanks in advance

[Soli]

Hi all,

I have the i5-480m with 6550m version of 3820tg. Anyone tried running Diablo 3 beta? How does it fare? What settings and fps are you able to get?

Thanks in advance

I did, (i5-430m, 5650) and it ran great after shaving off a few demanding settings (shadows,...). Even without OC.

I cannot tell you specific fps numbers, because beta suffered a pretty major bug where very ofthen fps dropped rapidly to 10-14 fps with very annoying game jitter. This occured on specific places (tied to particles not handled properly), like templar breaking barricade, spells being tossed at you.

Summary: Do not worry, it will run great on your rig. Once they fix the particle bug.
And I certainly hope they will not ship a game with a major problem like this.

[nguxen]

Hey!

I've had my Timeline 3820TG (with the 6550M Radeon) for over a year and I've had this recurring problem with the discrete video card (wasn't bothered by it initially because I hadn't planned on gaming, but D3 is coming out so here I am trying to fix it).

Problem:
When running a game that should have no problems (such as Mass Effect 1) with the Radeon 6550M, I get an error that says my AMD driver has encountered an error and stopped (causing the game to freeze and crash).

Side Notes:
I am able to run League of Legends on low settings, but when I switch to high I encounter the AMD driver has stopped working error.
Also, I have tried updating the drivers, so that does not seem to be the problem (I used the ones from the Acer website).


Has anyone encountered this problem and know a solution?
I really did try searching the thread but its really hard to sort through all the information with questions pertaining a video card.

[rezendevous]

Hi all,

I have the i5-480m with 6550m version of 3820tg. Anyone tried running Diablo 3 beta? How does it fare? What settings and fps are you able to get?

Thanks in advance

I did as well,

I have the same rig as you (480m + 6550m), I was running on my external monitor at 1920x1080 and I oc'ed the gpu to 800/1000.

Had no issues running at maxed settings.

[Bronsky]

Problem:
When running a game that should have no problems (such as Mass Effect 1) with the Radeon 6550M, I get an error that says my AMD driver has encountered an error and stopped (causing the game to freeze and crash).

Side Notes:
I am able to run League of Legends on low settings, but when I switch to high I encounter the AMD driver has stopped working error.
Also, I have tried updating the drivers, so that does not seem to be the problem (I used the ones from the Acer website).

Has anyone encountered this problem and know a solution?
I really did try searching the thread but its really hard to sort through all the information with questions pertaining a video card.

This problem seems to be fairly unique to your unit. Have you tried completely removing your current driver, sweeping your unit with a driver cleaner and reinstalling the most recent Acer driver? That is where I would start. If that doesn't work, I would consider a clean install. http://forum.notebookreview.com/6465732-post1612.html If that doesn't work, I would look to GPU hardware issues. I would check temps first with hardware monitor (actually you might want to do that before you attempt a clean install) and repaste if necessary. If that doesn't work or temps check out okay, I would consider a repair facility for a diagnosis. The behavior you describe is not normal for a properly configured, properly working 3820TG.

I have the same rig as you (480m + 6550m), I was running on my external monitor at 1920x1080 and I oc'ed the gpu to 800/1000.

Had no issues running at maxed settings.

It is amazing how well the 3820TG still performs on new game releases. I've had one of these for nearly two years now and still haven't found anything I like better. This has turned out to be one of the best notebooks I've ever owned. The only obvious weakness is its display.

[Soli]

It is amazing how well the 3820TG still performs on new game releases. I've had one of these for nearly two years now and still haven't found anything I like better. This has turned out to be one of the best notebooks I've ever owned. The only obvious weakness is its display.

I have to agree with you there, adding a very poor audio speakers as a weakness.
The concept of this 13" beast is ingenious and I haven't seen anything similar in this price range packing this kind of punch.
I mean - being able to play newest games on reasonable settings in a 13" body on a what, 2 years old rig?
It almost couldn't get any better. I love Acer for this laptop. Wish they haven't strayed from concept though.

[Domo_x9]

Hey!
[...]
Has anyone encountered this problem and know a solution?
I really did try searching the thread but its really hard to sort through all the information with questions pertaining a video card.

I had similiar problem with driver when i bought my 3820tg (i5 480, 6550m), but it was very annoying, had it all the time. Laptop was replaced by shop for a new one, also 3820 and now i see this notification maybe once per 2-3 months.

[Cryoglobulin]

I did as well,

I have the same rig as you (480m + 6550m), I was running on my external monitor at 1920x1080 and I oc'ed the gpu to 800/1000.

Had no issues running at maxed settings.

Thanks for the reply, what fps were you getting if I may ask?