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Should I get a Physics Accelerator on M1730 ?

post #1 of 16
4/5/08 at 8:41am
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Just wondering if I should get the Physics Accelerator on the M1730 I am ordering, I play a few games, but mainly it's going to be used for photographic work and web design. What do you guys think who have this machine, with or without one ?
Any thoughts would be great

These are the specs of the one I'm getting, let us know what you think:
Dell XPS M1730 Laptop
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9300
2.5GHz, 6MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Ultimate 32 bit (English)
Dell(TM) Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9300
17.0" UltraSharp(TM) Widescreen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
Smoke Gray LCD display with Integrated 2.0 mega pixel web cam
4GB (2x2GB) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
200GB SATA 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive
Intel IMSM SRV
200GB SATA 7200RPM Performance 2nd Hard Drive
Blu-ray Combo Drive (BD reader & DVD/CD burner w/double layer write capability)
Dual 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800M GTX with NVIDIA(R) SLI(TM) Technology
DVI to HDMI Cable
Intel(R) 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-Card
9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
230W Primary AC Adapter
Microsoft(R) Office 2007 Small Business OEM Version (English)
Norton(TM) Internet Security(TM) 2008-15 Mths OEM
1 ExpressCard Slot, (DOES NOT SUPPORT PCMCIA CARDS)
Integrated Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000
Dell(TM) Travel Remote Control
Dell Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad and 10-numeric key
NO 56K MODEM
Binder KIT
Logitech GamePanel
LightFX perimeter lighting
Dell(TM) MediaDirect
Shipping Mod with Powercord Dell(TM)
8-in-1 media card reader

cheers
Dan.
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post #2 of 16
4/5/08 at 8:53am
I thought all M1730 came with the Ageia Physics Accelerator.
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post #3 of 16
4/5/08 at 9:28am
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On my selection it is optional, but think it is worth getting it really.
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post #4 of 16
4/5/08 at 10:13am
What exactly does it do? It came with mine I just didnt pay it any mind...
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post #5 of 16
4/5/08 at 10:27am
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supposed to make the graphics smoother ? not sure, looking into it now. Only some games support it, and it's mostly for games.

How do you find the M1730 ?
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post #6 of 16
4/5/08 at 10:30am
I like it a lot. It actually a decent amount larger then the M1710 and I miss my docking port but I love the webcam, and most of all the light up keyboard.
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post #7 of 16
4/5/08 at 12:36pm
The Physx 100M is a GPU that only handles physics on a game that runs Ageia Physx... GOW, UT3, and GRAW2 are good examples. A Physx card increases FPS and reduces "Physics Glitches".
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post #8 of 16
4/5/08 at 2:14pm
i've had a system without it and now my current system with it. honestly i cant tell a difference in performance at all.
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post #9 of 16
4/5/08 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by cobra302 View Post
i've had a system without it and now my current system with it. honestly i cant tell a difference in performance at all.
It don't increase FPS that much. But it gave me 29 more in 3dmark06!
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post #10 of 16
4/5/08 at 3:15pm
really? wow i dont guess i ever paid attention to that when i didnt have it. of course, the system i had that didnt have the accelaerator was a POS so i was probably to focused on that! lol
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post #11 of 16
4/6/08 at 4:36pm
It also drains a steady 7 watts an hour which is the equiv of all the extra LEDS on at once x2 Ive only ha to use it once and feel that it only contributes to eating more power in the system. As far as UT3 goes theres only 2 maps that actually use the card the game itself does not use the physics PPU.
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post #12 of 16
4/6/08 at 6:53pm
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Thanks for the input guys, so it doesn't look like it's worth having it on the machine then ?
Guess i'll save some $$ then.
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post #13 of 16
4/7/08 at 6:15am
Not worth it. From everything i've read, the ppu only supports a handful of games, and it doesn't do that much anyway. Save yourself the money.
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post #14 of 16
4/7/08 at 2:03pm
For those of us that have it can we turn it off to save power?
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post #15 of 16
4/7/08 at 3:07pm
i'm not sure if you can disable it so to speak. but i did accidently unistall it once. i guess thats an option.
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post #16 of 16
4/7/08 at 3:35pm
I didnt even have it installed untill this thread haha I didnt know I had it. i am half tempted to take it out.....
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