*HP dv6z AMD Llano (6XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[Aymu.ali]

So guys.... which is a better laptop in terms of overall processing gaming power... the dv6tqe with 2630qm & 6770m OR dv6z with a-8 3530 & 6750m? The price is not a concern...

[LLStarks]

dv6z: faster gpu once the drivers get worked out
dv6t: faster cpu

[Aymu.ali]

dv6z: faster gpu once the drivers get worked out
dv6t: faster cpu

aaahhh.....thats the worst equation!
but I think I'll stick to the dv6tqe since I believe the dv6z has a shameful cpu... and hopefully the gpu difference won't be a big one...

[soguxu]

Today and for a few months it'll be the dv6t. Considering that crossfire even with two equal video cards doesn't scale very well (<50%) and it's very game dependent, I'd go with the dv6t. Wait until drivers are released for the Llano system to see if performance improves and it'll be cheaper by then.

[Aymu.ali]

Today and for a few months it'll be the dv6t. Considering that crossfire even with two equal video cards doesn't scale very well (<50%) and it's very game dependent, I'd go with the dv6t. Wait until drivers are released for the Llano system to see if performance improves and it'll be cheaper by then.

yayy...! So I have ordered the better one...

[Nemix77]

I gotta agree the DV6T is much better especially for US buyers with coupons, here is Canada the DV6T i7-2630QM HD 6770M costs $1100 compared to a Llano A8-3510MX with HD 6755G2 for $700.

I heard in the US the DV6T i7-2630QM with HD 6770M can come down to $800 with coupons which is only about $100-$150 more than the highest Llano config.

[LLStarks]

once you hit the $1000 or $1100 mark, coupons included, when customizing a dv6t, it becomes kinda pointless

you enter gtx 460m territory with the asus g53/g73 and msi 16f2

$825 is the sweet spot if you compromise on the screen

[Aymu.ali]

once you hit the $1000 or $1100 mark, coupons included, when customizing a dv6t, it becomes kinda pointless

you enter gtx 460m territory with the asus g53/g73 and msi 16f2

$825 is the sweet spot if you compromise on the screen

so where do u get an asus g53 for under $1k?

[LLStarks]

i never said it was

g53sw @ $1100: ASUS - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i5 Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 750GB Hard Drive - Black - G53SW-BST6

[Althernai]

That still doesn't make any sense. It should be hitting higher than that.

@Althernai, what is your theory on the low consumption even under heavy load? It should be hitting around 40W, based on the video demo of the A8-3510MX

Was it actually ever under any load where the CPU and GPU are both maxed out? The easy way to do this is WPrime+Furmark at the same time (or the unpatched version of Dragon Age: Origins ).

i never said it was

g53sw @ $1100: ASUS - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i5 Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 750GB Hard Drive - Black - G53SW-BST6

Yeah, but that one has both a lousy display and a lousy CPU. The only thing it's got going for it is the 460M and that costs you battery life. I'd actually take both Intel and AMD versions of the dv6 with the 1920x1080 displays over that.