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RedSky009 · 11-24-2004, 01:26 PM

anyone played Half Life 2 on a standard 3200?? How does it perform??

snorre · 11-25-2004, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSky009

anyone played Half Life 2 on a standard 3200?? How does it perform??

Yes, it runs smooth in 1280x1024x32 with high detail settings.

speedmunky · 11-24-2004, 01:30 PM

yesterday night i was curious if i could surpass 30000 points on aquamark

.. so following all the helpful guides of overclocking in this huge topic and the one found on extreme overclock i started setting up my 3200

through powerstrip i set the core speed at - 486/246 mem
then put my power scheme to always on and then used clockgen and set my HTT to 208.03 which put my CPU clock speed at a nice 1872Ghz.... and so we begin, after a few failed attempts.. i finally got it working at these settings and i am happy to say i broke the 30000 mark on aquamark coming in at 30284 (GFX=3738 CPU=7975)

but anyway i want to say thank you to snorre and whoever else put up helpful tweaking guides because if you didnt then it wouldnt of been possible for me to reach my goal...

snorre · 11-25-2004, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedmunky

yesterday night i was curious if i could surpass 30000 points on aquamark

.. so following all the helpful guides of overclocking in this huge topic and the one found on extreme overclock i started setting up my 3200

through powerstrip i set the core speed at - 486/246 mem
then put my power scheme to always on and then used clockgen and set my HTT to 208.03 which put my CPU clock speed at a nice 1872Ghz.... and so we begin, after a few failed attempts.. i finally got it working at these settings and i am happy to say i broke the 30000 mark on aquamark coming in at 30284 (GFX=3738 CPU=7975)

Wow, that's really awesome - congratulations!

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedmunky

but anyway i want to say thank you to snorre and whoever else put up helpful tweaking guides because if you didnt then it wouldnt of been possible for me to reach my goal...

Thanks, it's always a pleasure to be of help

Hemlan · 11-24-2004, 05:33 PM

hi
i can not do i clean install with out the f*** reinstall program/disc change the ntfs to lovely fat32 system

can someone tell me to do it without that!

Can i download winxp from the net and install it with my serial or it that crazy?

And i dont see the amd power alternative in the energyalternatives. I have sp2 installed and i have the amd power now and drivers for the cpu, i have the amd dashboard to

And can someone public the newest drivers for the ferrari 3200 and links!

Thanks for the good forum

snorre · 11-25-2004, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemlan

can not do i clean install with out the f*** reinstall program/disc change the ntfs to lovely fat32 system

can someone tell me to do it without that!

Can i download winxp from the net and install it with my serial or it that crazy?

Yes, you could do that or this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307881

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemlan

And i dont see the amd power alternative in the energyalternatives. I have sp2 installed and i have the amd power now and drivers for the cpu, i have the amd dashboard to

Just use the "Max Battery" power scheme and all will be fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemlan

And can someone public the newest drivers for the ferrari 3200 and links!

See here:
http://csd.acer.com.tw/SI/Download2....0?OpenDocument
http://csd.acer.com.tw/SI/Download2....d?OpenDocument
http://notebookforums.com/showthread...768#post403768

djgogo · 11-26-2004, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemlan

And can someone public the newest drivers for the ferrari 3200 and links!

Here is an additional link to original drivers

http://support.acerpanam.com/synapse...d=3394#results

Select Product Line -> Notebooks and Ferrari 3200 and do the search.

isotic · 11-25-2004, 10:28 AM

Hi

I just receved my ferrari 3200

now I want to update the BIOS, but don|t know how, (no disket) is there anybody willing to explain the procedure??

the-hell · 11-25-2004, 04:29 PM

You have to download WinPlash or something, you can flash your BIOS when your still in windows. Im sure there is a downloadlink for that program on the same page as you found your bios. The support site of acer.

NightHawk7 · 11-27-2004, 12:17 AM

Ok, I have had my Ferrari 3200 for a few weeks now and loving it. But its about time to give it several upgrades. I'm still waiting for Seagate to release their 100gb 7200 rpm HD before I upgrade my HD but now I'm in a delimma with upgrading my ram.

Which is better 1gb (2 512mb) of Corsair XMS DDR 400 or 1gb (single stick) of Kingmax DDR 333 plus a stock 256mb of ram?

It'll be awhile before I can upgrade to 2gb so just assume that I'm not going to.

Thanks in advance

fskidd · 11-27-2004, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightHawk7

Which is better 1gb (2 512mb) of Corsair XMS DDR 400 or 1gb (single stick) of Kingmax DDR 333 plus a stock 256mb of ram?

1GB Corsair XMS DDR 400 is much better than 1.25 DDR 333 because DDR 400 increase the memory bandwidth which is better for gaming.

djgogo · 11-29-2004, 08:33 AM

Why do u use DDR @ 400 MHz when in service manual a 333 MHz value is given? Do you really utlizie the 400 MHz?

snorre · 11-29-2004, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djgogo

Why do u use DDR @ 400 MHz when in service manual a 333 MHz value is given? Do you really utlizie the 400 MHz?

Yes, the Acer Ferrari 3200/3400 can utilize PC3200 memory at DDR400 speeds.

kerosin · 11-29-2004, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snorre

Yes, the Acer Ferrari 3200/3400 can utilize PC3200 memory at DDR400 speeds.

How?

By switching it through A64Tweaker from 166Mhz to 200Mhz??

Joust Williams · 11-29-2004, 11:15 PM

I'm probably going to read this thread in its entirety and some of these questions may have been answered in this thread, but if it's not too much trouble:

Is heat a big issue, and if so, is there anything I can do to keep it cool? This will be my main machine for a while, so I'd like to do some gaming on it.

Is the memory easily upgradable? I'm not in the know when it comes to laptops, and I'd like to do this in about 6 months or so (and that would probably be the last performance upgrade, along with a new HD) I'd do with it).

Thanks

edit: Oh, and I'll probably do a fresh install of a new XP w/ SP2 (the new CDs). Is there anything special about formatting a laptop HD (either fdisk it or just use the formatting program within XP setup)? The mobo chipset is a VIA, so should I grab the latest 4-in-1s? Omega drivers over anything Acer modifies? Any drivers for other components I should be aware of? etc etc, you know the drill

11-24-2004, 01:30 PM	#3
speedmunky speed munky Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 44 Credits: -318	yesterday night i was curious if i could surpass 30000 points on aquamark .. so following all the helpful guides of overclocking in this huge topic and the one found on extreme overclock i started setting up my 3200 through powerstrip i set the core speed at - 486/246 mem then put my power scheme to always on and then used clockgen and set my HTT to 208.03 which put my CPU clock speed at a nice 1872Ghz.... and so we begin, after a few failed attempts.. i finally got it working at these settings and i am happy to say i broke the 30000 mark on aquamark coming in at 30284 (GFX=3738 CPU=7975) but anyway i want to say thank you to snorre and whoever else put up helpful tweaking guides because if you didnt then it wouldnt of been possible for me to reach my goal... __________________ Acer Ferrari 3200LMI, 1GB Corsair XMS3200 DDR400, ATI Radeon 9700 128mb,Omega DriversToshiba MK1032GAX 5400RPM 100GB 16MB Cache HD Omega Driver = 2.6.83 AquaMark3 1.0 (ATI9700 500/250) = 31112 (GFX=3861 CPU=8008) (ATI9700 459/229.5) 3DMark2001 SE Build 330 = 11695 3DMark03 Build 360 = 3622 GFX 738 CPU 3DMark05 Build 120= 1818 GFX 738 CPU PCMark05 Build 110 = 2413

11-24-2004, 05:33 PM	#5
Hemlan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 20 Credits: -341	Install WinXP hi i can not do i clean install with out the f*** reinstall program/disc change the ntfs to lovely fat32 system can someone tell me to do it without that! Can i download winxp from the net and install it with my serial or it that crazy? And i dont see the amd power alternative in the energyalternatives. I have sp2 installed and i have the amd power now and drivers for the cpu, i have the amd dashboard to And can someone public the newest drivers for the ferrari 3200 and links! Thanks for the good forum

11-27-2004, 12:17 AM	#10
NightHawk7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 139 Credits: -313	Ok, I have had my Ferrari 3200 for a few weeks now and loving it. But its about time to give it several upgrades. I'm still waiting for Seagate to release their 100gb 7200 rpm HD before I upgrade my HD but now I'm in a delimma with upgrading my ram. Which is better 1gb (2 512mb) of Corsair XMS DDR 400 or 1gb (single stick) of Kingmax DDR 333 plus a stock 256mb of ram? It'll be awhile before I can upgrade to 2gb so just assume that I'm not going to. Thanks in advance __________________ Ferrari 3200 AMD 64 2800+ 1.5gb Ram 100gb 5400RPM HD Radeon 9700 3DMark01 - 12897 3DMark03 - 3805 (CPU 717) 3DMark05 - 1727 (CPU 3306) PCMark04 - 3537 AquaMark - 31,303 GPU - 480/249 CPU - 1900mhz Secondary Laptop Fujitsu Lifebook N3510 Pentium M 1.73ghz 512mb of DDRII 400mhz 64mb Ati mobility X300 (\ /) (O.O) o(")(")

11-29-2004, 11:15 PM	#15
Joust Williams Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11 Credits: -347	I'm probably going to read this thread in its entirety and some of these questions may have been answered in this thread, but if it's not too much trouble: Is heat a big issue, and if so, is there anything I can do to keep it cool? This will be my main machine for a while, so I'd like to do some gaming on it. Is the memory easily upgradable? I'm not in the know when it comes to laptops, and I'd like to do this in about 6 months or so (and that would probably be the last performance upgrade, along with a new HD) I'd do with it). Thanks edit: Oh, and I'll probably do a fresh install of a new XP w/ SP2 (the new CDs). Is there anything special about formatting a laptop HD (either fdisk it or just use the formatting program within XP setup)? The mobo chipset is a VIA, so should I grab the latest 4-in-1s? Omega drivers over anything Acer modifies? Any drivers for other components I should be aware of? etc etc, you know the drill Last edited by Joust Williams; 11-30-2004 at 12:10 AM.

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11-25-2004, 10:28 AM	#8
isotic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	Hi I just receved my ferrari 3200 now I want to update the BIOS, but don\|t know how, (no disket) is there anybody willing to explain the procedure??

11-25-2004, 04:29 PM	#9
the-hell Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	You have to download WinPlash or something, you can flash your BIOS when your still in windows. Im sure there is a downloadlink for that program on the same page as you found your bios. The support site of acer.

11-29-2004, 08:33 AM	#12
djgogo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21 Credits: -325	Why do u use DDR @ 400 MHz when in service manual a 333 MHz value is given? Do you really utlizie the 400 MHz?

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