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post #61 of 80
6/16/05 at 5:49pm
Understood, but the 6600 should still have a rather higher score on DX8 benchmarks, even with desktop version i've seen a lot higher.
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post #62 of 80
6/17/05 at 10:38am
Thread Starter 
not really, that test is very CPU dependant.
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post #63 of 80
6/17/05 at 4:45pm
i just put together my Z71V today.. gonna do some tests myself... btw i tired a celeron 1.4 and it's doing 1.86 now pretty good for a $170(Canadian) CPU.. gonna try a pentium m in a month.
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post #64 of 80
6/17/05 at 4:48pm
is it me or do these LCD's look a bit grainy?
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post #65 of 80
6/17/05 at 5:40pm
Thread Starter 
heh, you didnt read my "review" did ya.
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post #66 of 80
6/17/05 at 5:59pm
now i did fully, i feel bad.

On another note, i built a Compal DL70 not to long ago and the screen was not bad at all, far better than this one i beleive.
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post #67 of 80
6/17/05 at 8:39pm
Is it a matte screen or the glossy screen? I'm wondering if the so called 'sparkle' effect is more prevalent in the glossy types or matte or evenly seen in both?

After looking at glossy screens and the matte types a few days ago I was kinda working on a theory that maybe people are looking at the glossies and mistaking it for sparkle-like look. Thinking its more of a person's perception than a true 'there really is a sparkle look on some screens'.

I have never seen the 'sparkle' so wondering if it truly exists or just how some people perceive some screens.
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post #68 of 80
6/20/05 at 5:32am
OOPs,
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post #69 of 80
6/20/05 at 12:31pm
Thread Starter 
theses screens arent at all glossy...when people said sprakle i to was thinking they must of meant a glossy rainbow effect...its not that at all...its just a grain going over the screen.

You do get use to it after a week or two...but because I am around a lot of highend laptops all day and when I see a glossy xbrite Sony screen it just pains me on how good they look compared to mine.
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post #70 of 80
6/22/05 at 11:53pm
Just wondering, why do you wish you got the 400fsb on your processor?


I ordered a Z71v, it should be in on friday, mine has a 533 fsb also (I thought it was the better one to go with)
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post #71 of 80
6/23/05 at 5:07am
Overclocking. WIth a 400mhz FSB, there's a very easy way to increase clockspeed by 33%. In the Z71v, there is a dipswitch that controls what FSB the motherboard will force the CPU to have. You basically force the CPU, which is rated at 400mhz FSB, to run at the higher 533mhz FSB. A 725 can run at 2.13ghz because of this trick.
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post #72 of 80
6/23/05 at 5:44am
increasing heat thereby decreasing battery life..
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post #73 of 80
6/28/05 at 4:51am
if you are arguing against the overclock you are also arguing against all of the new 533mhz fsb dothans too: the overclocked ones run at the same voltages (or lower sometimes) and fsb as the stock 533fsbusers, basically a free upgrade to the exact same specs as the 2.13s, from a 725 to a 770. I have a sony with a 735 and i hate you all. I could be running at 2.26 if i had that switch!

On the other hand, my screen is glorious.

Still can't believe this dipswitch thing!
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post #74 of 80
6/28/05 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by unlimitedx
increasing heat thereby decreasing battery life..

I was under the impression that the voltage not the heat determined how much battery a processor would use.
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post #75 of 80
6/28/05 at 4:57pm
Volts*Amps=Power (Watts)

Watts being used determines battery life.
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post #76 of 80
6/28/05 at 9:28pm
Extra heat -> Fan needs to be on more often -> More power required

However, if you have SpeedStep enabled, you'll be running at 800 MHz most of the time, so the power wasted shouldn't be noticeable.
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post #77 of 80
6/28/05 at 9:36pm
All true, but i was thinking that it is still only the same amount of heat (due to same wattage and clocks) as a stock 2.13, if you leave all the volts stock for the overclock.

Anyone have any temp comparisons betweent an overclocked 2.13 and a "real" 2.13?
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post #78 of 80
6/28/05 at 10:19pm
it really shouldn't make a difference, the real 2.13 or the overclocked 2.13
it depends on the chip.. and that varies even from real 2.13's to real 2.13's
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post #79 of 80
7/2/05 at 1:38am
Gametechy- I was wondering, did you have to order your Z71V with the CPU, RAM, HD, and optical drive? The website says the items in bold are required, but it's hard to tell if these are considered in bold.
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post #80 of 80
7/2/05 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by dezgot
All true, but i was thinking that it is still only the same amount of heat (due to same wattage and clocks) as a stock 2.13, if you leave all the volts stock for the overclock.

Anyone have any temp comparisons betweent an overclocked 2.13 and a "real" 2.13?

Well, I could tell you from a person who used a 1.86Ghz and now using an over clocked 1.7 running at 2.26..

At full speed with lower cpu utilization, undervoltage both of the chip.

I am averaging around 58c - 60c.

At 100% cpu utilization
1.86Ghz will hoover around 61c
the over clocked 1.7 hoover around 63c - 64c.

So temp isn't a major factor for overclockers...heeheh especially with Z71V

I am using AS5 as well.
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