Posts by phar

I just looked at the Eurocom site. They seem to sell directly from Clevo without going through Sager. They specifically list the chipset as being the i845E w/HT. It's the "EUROCOM 888ES Dream Machine" and it costs about 1500...

I have also noticed other Sager resellers listing the 8887 as having hyperthreading support.

According to Intel, the new 845 does support hyperthreading (Intel i845: The Intel® 845E chipset offers the latest enhancements of NetBurst™ microarchitecture, a 533 MHz system bus, I/O features such as integrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0,...

Ok, so what does everyone use for a driver then? Thanks .

If you have a problem with the web based activation just give them a call and explain what is going on. They are always very receptive when I call. Only problem is you have to read that long number to them and get one back. Make sure...

What does everyone recommend? I saw a link to ATI Catalyst 3.0 for Direct X 9.0. Is this what everyone uses? It reads like it is for desktop chipsets. Also, does "Hydravision" come with the laptop? With the potential for...

Unfortunately, no I didn't have a 5660. It was 2 dell inspirons connected with an ethernet cord (the other guy was sitting 2 rows behind me).

Sweet pics...I can't wait for mine to get here now. I am all for bad side viewing angles. Get on a plane sometime and sit by someone twice your age as you are playing Diablo 2. How many times have I gotten the 'you shouldn't play...

As a follow up to Chris: buy a good case that holds everything you want to carry and protects your notebook very well. Also, a second power supply is usually usefull if you are on the move a lot. That way, the one at your desk can be...

Another thing you can watch is the hard drive light. If you hard drive light flashes intensely while playing that specific game there is a good chance you are thrashing (trying to put too swap memory pages too often). This will cause...