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post #141 of 328
10/10/07 at 10:27pm
I am posting the fraps benchmark for the Medical Pavilion Level

2007-10-09 17:38:13 - Bioshock (1440x900) (Everything Enabled)
Frames: 2101
Time: 49518 (ms)
Min: 25
Max: 62
Avg: 42.429

Again, these are dell stock drivers in XP
Dell Stock Drivers seem to be 156.15.

I remember, when installing Bioshock, the installation had said that the drivers may have problems with the game. May be thats the reason for the low FPS.

I havent tried overclocking the card(s) yet.

The beast is quite sturdy . The screen is not wobbly at all.

On a side note, the DELL XPS support for the machine is bad. The tech guy hung up on me to look for the reason why Vista re-install wasn't completing. Well, luckily for me I had my gf's laptop or I would have never guessed SATA was causing problems. I would have thought that Microsoft would have include the SATA drivers in their CD(s) by now

Anyways, I am gonna download the drivers from Laptop2Go and see if there is a performance boost.
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post #142 of 328
10/10/07 at 10:44pm
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Originally Posted by KOTOR View Post
I am posting the fraps benchmark for the Medical Pavilion Level

2007-10-09 17:38:13 - Bioshock (1440x900) (Everything Enabled)
Frames: 2101
Time: 49518 (ms)
Min: 25
Max: 62
Avg: 42.429

Again, these are dell stock drivers in XP
Dell Stock Drivers seem to be 156.15.

I remember, when installing Bioshock, the installation had said that the drivers may have problems with the game. May be thats the reason for the low FPS.

I havent tried overclocking the card(s) yet.

The beast is quite sturdy . The screen is not wobbly at all.

On a side note, the DELL XPS support for the machine is bad. The tech guy hung up on me to look for the reason why Vista re-install wasn't completing. Well, luckily for me I had my gf's laptop or I would have never guessed SATA was causing problems. I would have thought that Microsoft would have include the SATA drivers in their CD(s) by now

Anyways, I am gonna download the drivers from Laptop2Go and see if there is a performance boost.

hey go to dell.com and under xps M1730... there are newer drivers! I dont remember exactly but like 156.61

I am using them right now... I got 7998 in 3dmark06 with these drivers no over clock... Check my lastest screen shot under the thread "Dell xps m1730 3dmark06 scores"
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post #143 of 328
10/10/07 at 10:50pm
From what I've seen your average FPS is about on par with other M1730's. That's about where you'll stay until you start OC'ing. BTW, would you mind posting your benchmarks here too? http://www.notebookforums.com/thread205804.html
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post #144 of 328
10/11/07 at 2:05am
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My screen does not wobble at all. Its built super sturdy...super nice!

I really like this machine. Going from vista back to XP is like going from 0-60 MPH.


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Good to hear,just found out mine shipped from the factory today,no wait on parts...my ass,thats 12 days to build and get out the door....looks like it will be a weekend without playing bioshock again [at a higher res than last time]

Good to see your upgrade to XP is working out
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post #145 of 328
10/11/07 at 2:11pm
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Good to hear,just found out mine shipped from the factory today,no wait on parts...my ass,thats 12 days to build and get out the door....looks like it will be a weekend without playing bioshock again [at a higher res than last time]

Good to see your upgrade to XP is working out

Wow 12 days to build? Thats a long time. I ordered mine Thursday. Shipped Friday. Recieved it Monday... Not bad. hehe

Yep. Windows XP is a def for the 1730... I would say 2x performance.... hehee Amazing results with just software!
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post #146 of 328
10/11/07 at 3:02pm
You guys have me wanting an M1730, and for no apparent reason. That video on Tom's Hardware didn't help either...
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post #147 of 328
10/11/07 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by TurbodTalon View Post
You guys have me wanting an M1730, and for no apparent reason. That video on Tom's Hardware didn't help either...

ahhaha
DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!

Its awsome! I really like it. Its big, but schwing!
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post #148 of 328
10/11/07 at 4:16pm
I will consider one when the xps m1750 comes out

then I can get one for 1800 bux.


in 1.5 years
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post #149 of 328
10/11/07 at 5:35pm
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I ran my rig @1440x900 and got 4826, when I get my t7200 hopefully It will increase better framerates for gaming.

i am very curious to see other benchmarks of the m1730.

hey progneta, what score do you get in m1730 @1280 06 default res.

Default 3d06 I got 7998

Dell.com has a new driver... Well not much newer my score went up!
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post #150 of 328
10/12/07 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by Progneta View Post
ahhaha DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!! Its awsome! I really like it. Its big, but schwing!
You are destroying my 3DMark'06 score, but I'm right on par with your Bioshock FRAPS benchmarks. Keep us posted with your benchmarks once you figure out how to overclock your rig. Until the M1730 starts obliterating the E1705/M1710 in-game benchmarks, I'll be sticking with good old silver and white. I am NOT trying to start a Urinary Olympic Event, just stating facts. You do have a nice laptop.
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post #151 of 328
10/12/07 at 1:26am
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You are destroying my 3DMark'06 score, but I'm right on par with your Bioshock FRAPS benchmarks. Keep us posted with your benchmarks once you figure out how to overclock your rig. Until the M1730 starts obliterating the E1705/M1710 in-game benchmarks, I'll be sticking with good old silver and white. I am NOT trying to start a Urinary Olympic Event, just stating facts. You do have a nice laptop.

I think the 7950 is an amazing card. Im disapointed that I never had one myself. I went from 7800 to the sli 8700. It was a pretty good change.

If I would of had the 7950, I probably would not have bout the 1730...

I think i maxed out the 3dmark 06 with stock. So if places on line are claiming big numbers, we all know the real live number is just below 8k.

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post #152 of 328
10/12/07 at 1:50am
Yeah,I doubt I would've ordered one if I'd had a 7950GTX at my disposal,but I didn't,so its a great graphics upgrade for me,a large part of me wanting this model is Raid0 and the numerical KB w/backlight.

Also we seem to be going through a large step up in hardware requirements for new games coming out lately and will be surprised if 7950gtx single or SLI and dual 8700 will be playing any of them at 1920x1200 as the bioshock fps are showing.....so the promise of an upgrade to something more powerful in the 1730 is one thing in its favour.

Some of zyb's GRAW2 fraps benchmarks looked pretty good,I suppose some games will take advantage of SLI and some will not....was pretty interesting in that PC mag review someone posted a while ago that the single 7900 beat [company of heroes fps]all the SLI rigs at high resolution,but got dicked at low res.....really strange,you would think it would be the other way around.

That toms hardware video link Solapathy posted,made the laptop look HUGE....either the reviewer is a pretty small guy or it is massive,it also looked like the screen was wobbling a bit when he was opening/moving it,so thats why I was asking.
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post #153 of 328
10/12/07 at 9:56am
I suppose if I had a 1920x1200 LCD, I'd be whistling a different tune. I think if those 150watt (75x2) 8800's start going into the M1730 (supposing they're 256 bit), that thing'll post some sick numbers. I probably won't be able to resist at that point.
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post #154 of 328
10/12/07 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by gerryjoson View Post
Yeah,I doubt I would've ordered one if I'd had a 7950GTX at my disposal,but I didn't,so its a great graphics upgrade for me,a large part of me wanting this model is Raid0 and the numerical KB w/backlight.

Also we seem to be going through a large step up in hardware requirements for new games coming out lately and will be surprised if 7950gtx single or SLI and dual 8700 will be playing any of them at 1920x1200 as the bioshock fps are showing.....so the promise of an upgrade to something more powerful in the 1730 is one thing in its favour.

Some of zyb's GRAW2 fraps benchmarks looked pretty good,I suppose some games will take advantage of SLI and some will not....was pretty interesting in that PC mag review someone posted a while ago that the single 7900 beat [company of heroes fps]all the SLI rigs at high resolution,but got dicked at low res.....really strange,you would think it would be the other way around.

That toms hardware video link Solapathy posted,made the laptop look HUGE....either the reviewer is a pretty small guy or it is massive,it also looked like the screen was wobbling a bit when he was opening/moving it,so thats why I was asking.

Whats the url to that video. I kinda wanna compare how the 1730 is pecieved in the video compared to what it actually is like.

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post #155 of 328
10/12/07 at 5:33pm
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Whats the url to that video. I kinda wanna compare how the 1730 is pecieved in the video compared to what it actually is like.

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http://www.tomsgames.com/us/site/fla...ke_laptop.html
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post #156 of 328
10/14/07 at 12:28am
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Pretty acurate video. except somethings we kinda off like gigbit and the part about cant game when not plugged in...usual ahahah

But seriously, its amazing system! if you got the dough and need a new toy...m1730 is a must for your collection of 3k+ toys!

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post #157 of 328
10/14/07 at 12:45am
fyi that link was posted here
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread205886.html


that brick is huge...same as the 2010.
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post #158 of 328
10/16/07 at 1:11am
I don't think it can rival the Xbox 360's brick. So after having one of those, the M1730's seems small, hehe.
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post #159 of 328
10/17/07 at 7:53pm
Looks like the m1730 is now available on the EPP program.
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post #160 of 328
10/25/07 at 1:33am
So just curious, how long did it take for those of you who have the M1730 to get it?

Mainly in terms of getting it built, etc. I assume some parts would add more time, etc.
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