Acer Aspire 5560 Owner's Thread

[junky77]

thanks!

I don't have the 5560G right now and I wanted to know before I order.

[Omar60]

Hello guys,
Ive got the model with A8-3520M and HD7670M.
I would like to know the idle temperature of your 5560G.
Mine is about 50°C (room temperature is 28°C).
Should I be worried or is that normal ?
Thank you and greetings all

[downloads]

Considering you relatively high room temperature 50*C is OK.

[txsizzler]

A 7809 owner here. So far, I have not done any changes to the laptop, but I do feel I got a pretty good deal here ($399 from Tiger), especially given the 7670m graphics (yes, it is only DDR3).

I find the crossfire settings to be odd, with the 6520g graphics. There doesn't seem to be a way to disable the 6520, only run in crossfire (high performance), or just the lower power option, being the 6520g.. ?

[txsizzler]

Well, I have managed to overclock the A6-3420m that is in this Acer, from the 1.5ghz to 2.3 ghz, using the K10stat program. Just curious, I have set the voltages down, but is it possible to undervolt too much, and what would be the symptoms/consequences of doing that?

Anyhow, my Windows Experience Index has come way up since the overclock. Pretty easy way to get to near i5 speeds!

[neenja]

Well, I have managed to overclock the A6-3420m that is in this Acer, from the 1.5ghz to 2.3 ghz, using the K10stat program. Just curious, I have set the voltages down, but is it possible to undervolt too much, and what would be the symptoms/consequences of doing that?

Anyhow, my Windows Experience Index has come way up since the overclock. Pretty easy way to get to near i5 speeds!

if you undervolt too much, youll just crash/lockup/bluescreen

[txsizzler]

I mainly game on my Alienware M15x (5850 Mobility/i7-740qm/6gb). So last night, I load up Crysis on my Acer 7809 series. Anyhow, it detected everything High at 1024x768 (DX10). I get playing, and notice alot of flickering in the skies and trees. Shortly thereafter, the game crashes, BSOD ensues. The heat coming out of the left vent is very hot! Not sure if it shut down do to overheating, or some problem with the DX10 setup.

So, I try the DX9 setup. No more flickering skies/trees, and the frame rate is MUCH smoother at High settings. The system seems to be running cooler too. What gives? I thought the 7670M was fully DX11 compliant, and yet it bombs with DX10 settings? Or is this some issue with lousy cooling Acer has in it's machine? Any thoughts?

[Omar60]

Hi,
I have overclocked my HD7670M to the frequencies of the HD7690M (Core 725 - Memory 900) with TriXX and tested with GT Legends, everything is perfectly smooth:
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P.S. @txsizzler: Which drivers are you using ?

[txsizzler]

I am using Catalyst 12.6 that came out in late June for mobility gpu's. I used the AMD identification tool, and then downloaded the driver.

[txsizzler]

Ok, an update. I grabbed the Sapphire Trixx software, removed the ULPS in the registry, and used GPU-z to monitor temps. I also realized that I had undervolted too much on my original K10stat program. With the Trixx software, I enabled a profile to run at 675/900, and set the fan speed to start ramping up at 40c, and at 100% once it reached 60c. No more problems. Played Crysis for an hour, using 1280x768 resolution with everything set to High. Ran smooth, no freezes or crashes. Checked GPU-z once I finished, saw my temps never went over 71c on the GPU (which is really, REALLY good!!), and my CPU stayed in the low 60's (c) at full load. My GPU (xfire) were running at over 90% capacity while playing (awesome GPU utilization!).

So, I can honestly say I am quite happy with the results. It took some modifying, but now I have a great gamer for the mere $399 I paid for it back in late June.