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    Acer 5830tg - throttling a big issue or not?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by oxygene, Sep 10, 2011.

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    oxygene Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Guys,

    I've recently bought Asus U46, but will probably return it as the screen is absolutely disgusting.

    Which is why I'm considering 5830tg. My question is quite simple - how much of an issue is throttling? I am more than happy to use throttle stop if that is what it takes, but I would still like to know what is the temprerature of both the CPU and GPU under stress while using throttle stop (without underclocking any of the components). I am interested in the i7 2620 540m config.

    Also, is the screen any good (my main concern is eye strain and not resolution).

    Cheers
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Have you considered something else in the same price-range?
    HP Pavilion dv6-6150ew is quite tempting- 15" specs basically match 5830TG apart from GPU which is better on HP (6770 2GB DDR5) and the fact that HP has Blu-Ray and Acer doesn't.
    For all I know it doesn't have throttling issues as well.
    Prices are similar where I live.

    Acer does work with ThrottleStop but you're buying something that is defective by design- cooling system is not good enough and provided how much time Acer had to fix this issue, it's safe to assume that northing's gonna be done about it.
     
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    I would consider it... If it was available in the UK. I don't think it's coming to this side of the pond...
     
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    I'm in continental Europe so it's kinda here. I don't think HP would forget about UK so it's probably around the corner.
     
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    UK is special... Everything is in low supply here, if it is in supply at all.
     
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