Gateway FX Gaming Preformance

[Lykos]

Hi all I'll try not to be too much of a nuisance. I have a p7805u that I am in the process of upgrading. Can I OC a p9700 at all?

You can only overclock non-extreme processors [x9100 & x9000] with a pin mod.

[sethro454]

Could some one explain this "pin mod" here? The P9700 seems like a good candidate to OC. Thanks

[maskedformed]

That's the thing. when I disassembled the laptop I unplugged and replugged the cable back in. Still not working. The other one is working just fine.

It seems like you need to buy a new replacement fan. Don't play with the laptop without one.

Hi all I'll try not to be too much of a nuisance. I have a p7805u that I am in the process of upgrading. Can I OC a p9700 at all?

It's not worth overclocking. You're not going to see any significant increases in performance, especially in gaming and compiling. It's not worth buying a x9100 either since the Gateway FX laptop series is two generations old with the Core 2 Duo and 9800m GTS/250m graphics cards.

Save up and invest in a new laptop or build your own desktop.

[sethro454]

I did not ask if it was worth it or not and I know what it has in it. I just asked for some info. I already have every thing that I am going to put in I just want to be able to squeeze what I can out of the machine. I would like to know what I can do to increase performance. Out of both the gpu and cpu. I thought an edited bios also allowed you to oc non extreme cpus. I thought the pin mod was to increase the fsb. Any actual information would be greatly appreciated.

[Lykos]

I did not ask if it was worth it or not and I know what it has in it. I just asked for some info. I already have every thing that I am going to put in I just want to be able to squeeze what I can out of the machine. I would like to know what I can do to increase performance. Out of both the gpu and cpu. I thought an edited bios also allowed you to oc non extreme cpus. I thought the pin mod was to increase the fsb. Any actual information would be greatly appreciated.

You cannot edit the bios to overclock. Overclocking the FSB would overclock the cpu. You cannot overclock without the pin mod because gateway laptops are pin locked from overclocking.

If I'm not mistaken then pin modding would mean taking the whole laptop apart and soldering a specific pin on the PLL. I also believe that a bridge needs to be soldered on there as well.


@Masked
I'm probably going to do as you suggested above and sell/return the x9100. Get all the decent parts out of my gateway and sell them as well. Save up for a new laptop and just use my DM4 for the time being. I mean I've modded the hell out of skyrim.

With the i5-450m and Intel HD 3000 Graphic + my Skyrim mods/tweaks I'm able to play on high texures and decals, low radical blur, no shadows but with the colourful lights mod I didn't even like shadows on my gateway, FXAA, and 2AF @ 30-40fps.

[maskedformed]

I'm probably going to do as you suggested above and sell/return the x9100. Get all the decent parts out of my gateway and sell them as well. Save up for a new laptop and just use my DM4 for the time being. I mean I've modded the hell out of skyrim.

With the i5-450m and Intel HD 3000 Graphic + my Skyrim mods/tweaks I'm able to play on high texures and decals, low radical blur, no shadows but with the colourful lights mod I didn't even like shadows on my gateway, FXAA, and 2AF @ 30-40fps.

I would recommend that. I got the X9100 in 2010 since I did not want to build a new desktop (~$1000 with new technology coming up) or a new laptop (won't last more than 2 years since they can't be upgraded in increments like a desktop). It was worth it since I could play Oblivion with many mods, Skyrim and perform other system intensive tasks.

Right now, the Gateway FX laptop line should be considered old. Nothing humbled me more than when I tried to play The Witcher 2. This thread's purpose is to get as much out of the laptop while still maintaining its image as a budget gaming laptop as it gradually becomes obsolete.

A ~$150 CPU upgrade is not worth it in 2012. Ultimately, the Gateway FX laptop series should be considered dead and people should turn to other better products.

Owning this heavy, powerful budget gaming laptop made me realize that it's more cost effective to build your own desktop with a netbook/cheap portable device that can deal with some basic word processing and 720p videos instead of spending it on a gaming laptop of any kind. The costs in the long run far outweigh the short run costs when it comes to incrementally upgrading a desktop.

(Fun note: I was considering selling my laptop and most people were interested in buying this laptop for $450 last summer. I lol'd and decided to keep it for the meantime.)

[Hammerfest]

I would recommend that. I got the X9100 in 2010 since I did not want to build a new desktop (~$1000 with new technology coming up) or a new laptop (won't last more than 2 years since they can't be upgraded in increments like a desktop). It was worth it since I could play Oblivion with many mods, Skyrim and perform other system intensive tasks.

Right now, the Gateway FX laptop line should be considered old. Nothing humbled me more than when I tried to play The Witcher 2. This thread's purpose is to get as much out of the laptop while still maintaining its image as a budget gaming laptop as it gradually becomes obsolete.

A ~$150 CPU upgrade is not worth it in 2012. Ultimately, the Gateway FX laptop series should be considered dead and people should turn to other better products.

Owning this heavy, powerful budget gaming laptop made me realize that it's more cost effective to build your own desktop with a netbook/cheap portable device that can deal with some basic word processing and 720p videos instead of spending it on a gaming laptop of any kind. The costs in the long run far outweigh the short run costs when it comes to incrementally upgrading a desktop.

(Fun note: I considering selling my laptop and most people were interested in buying this laptop for $450 last summer. I lol'd and decided to keep it for the meantime.)

My biggest issue with getting a new system is the screen aspect ratio...

Ive said it before, ill say it again, I will own (by a purchase for myself, by myself) a 16:9 TRASH Aspect Ratio over my cold dead body...

Which is why it leads me to keep and upgrade "old" and "outdated" systems like the p-78 and p-79 series...

The media industry can go screw itself for being lazy and going with 16:9 over 16:10 to save cash... If you where buying movies when the changeover happened, I had a few movies with both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and the amount of actual movie you are missing height wise is ASTOUNDING... literally... the difference in seeing an actors upper body (from chest upwards) and not seeing it... now they just make movies so narrow and make all the action happen on the horizontal scale instead of vertical...

It was at this time (and my parents new fake "widescreen" tv) that I decided I was going to be 4:3 or 16:10 for life...


I should note here that a few times thought the year's I have been called upon to "justify" my choice, and it never fails to give me great joy in putting my monitor's against my friends/co-workers, and doing the same thing they are doing (even videos...) and watching them gape at the 2"~ of screen I have left over when its all said and done... This went over especially well when I worked at a VOIP company (well, they did TS/Vent/Gaming/Webhosting, they are in the top 3 VOIP providers now) and my co-worker/boss was the head programmer with his fancy 3 screen setup and he brought up the same code on my screen vs his, that went over well and early the next day the other co-workers who where using CRT's got upgrades to LCD's :P


I have rambled on enough... needless to say, I may be jobless right now, but ill never let that get me down as my 24" 1920x1200 HP LCD monitor (sony screen, most dont know that HP's used to be and probably still are just re-branded Sony screens) from years ago still serves me well... and my Server PC with dual dual-core opteron's with 4GB DDR2 RAM and 2x 36GB RAID0 Raptor's still does pretty much everything a jobless man could want... filling out applications that is... LOL! (ok it games BF3 and such just fine... ba-humbug)

[TANWare]

The primary reason here for the extension of life is the 1920x1200 screen. I've said it before too, it rocks over 1080P. I have no issue with 16:9 but then give me a higher res than 1080P for computing on my laptop/DTR...............

[maskedformed]

My biggest issue with getting a new system is the screen aspect ratio...

Ive said it before, ill say it again, I will own (by a purchase for myself, by myself) a 16:9 TRASH Aspect Ratio over my cold dead body...

Which is why it leads me to keep and upgrade "old" and "outdated" systems like the p-78 and p-79 series...

The Gateway FX laptop screen and its speakers are the weakest part of the system. I compared the features to my friend's Macbook Pro and I noticed how dim my 7801u's screen is. The resolution is great but nothing I watch on my laptop is vivid.

resolution discussion

1920x1200 is going to die. The new 16:10 ratio is 2560x1600. It's being embraced by the enthusiast gaming community. If you look at Steam's hardware census, it shows the gradual popularity. Most legitimate gaming benchmark sites also push cards, such as the AMD 7970 and Nvidia 680, by playing Skyrim and a few other games at 2560x1600.

The primary reason here for the extension of life is the 1920x1200 screen. I've said it before too, it rocks over 1080P. I have no issue with 16:9 but then give me a higher res than 1080P for computing on my laptop/DTR...............

The resolution is definitely one of the things that has kept my laptop current.

[andros_forever]

This is the most realistic and immersive a night I can get in Skyrim so far Skyrim -Must Watch in 720p Fullscreen!- Ultra HD Textures and RL Ultimate Immersion Mods - YouTube loving it. Btw the new 301.24 beta drivers are BEAST and I get even more fps in Skyrim than I did before, 20% increase.