xcskiier23's G51VX-RX05 Review

Try to avoid doing that You just need it on the square .

 

Since

Sub-optimal cooling = almost-transparent layer + almost-transparent layer > 1 almost-transarent layer = optimal cooling

If that didn't hurt your head you're not human.

 

Anyway, got a hold of a monitor with sufficient resolution to run a standard 3DMark06 test.

CPU at 1.350V (full voltage), overclocked to 3.408 GHz
GPU at 605/1510/990

Score: 12139

I bet I can push the CPU even further, but I'm not feelng brave enough for that yet. Picture will be posted once photobucket gets it's head out of its butt.

And it looks like Skii and this T9800 are beating me.

 

that is an awesome score! I disable WLAN when i run 3dmark and check services to see if anything is running that shouldnt be.

 

Bah. I'm enough of a man to admit defeat.

It's not like a 12000+ is shameful or anything.

Pictures in signature, by the way.

 

Yea, I got to a certain point and I realized that my machine was working like I wanted it to so no complaints with 12000+ either. I mean, you and I are one of the few with those scores with a 15 inch laptop. Unfortunately, I leave for Marine Corps basic training in October, so I only get a few more months with this baby!

On a side note, I am currently making a HTPC for the new Sony 46" HDTV my family got! And by HTPC, i mean budget gaming machine! lol

 

Hey I've been looking at the G51vx-Rx05 for a while now and ill probably be buying it this week from best buy. I dont know much about computers overclocking and undervolting but if I were to change the cpu unit to the Q9100 but would I be able to follow TevashSzat's guide for the overclocking and undervolting step by step with a different cpu but taking into concideration ratios of the initial ghz?

 

Look at my response to your other post.

 

i really hope that they release a screen with higher resolution, i would really like to get my hands on one!

 

Now that I'm actually working on the screen, I quite like it...I can't imagine having something that much higher resolution, it would make everything so small. I already adjusted all my icons and menus and other visual aspects so that they are all smaller, and it looks similar to what the 1080 screen would look like, minus things like pictures and in web browsers.

Plus the performance is not half bad. I just played some Oblivion(the only game I had on me from my old laptop) and it was able to run it perfectly max settings and 8x aa, and it looked absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait to see what games like Crysis are going to look like when I try them out on here...

I'm definitely not disappointed with this screen, I think I'm gonna stick with it.

 

I also love the screen! Its just I also love to tinker with stuff, and getting a new screen seems like a cool project. The resolution is fine for me as well, I just would love to see what a 1080P screen actually looked like....

 

haha, I know exactly what you mean...I've had some cool modding projects in the past, I am hesitant to mess with this laptop though because it broke the hell out of the bank.

You're talking to someone who put led lit buttons and a cow fur cover on a 360 controller...;P

 

AWESOME! pics?

 

Thats probably my favorite project. I rarely use it, only for special occasions such as lock-ins at LAN centers and tournaments and such. The cow print is actually furry, the and mod is actually a mix of two online-bought modifications, that had to be spliced together with some molding of the plastic. The idea of the cow print, of course, comes from my screen name, which I have been using consistently ever since the 6th grade...;P

 

hahaha that is awesome! I was about to do that with my 360 controller too(lights) but after reading up on it I became overwhelmed -_- Fail for me

 

Custom doing each button is very tedious, definitely...its a whole lot easier to get a mod like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Buttons-Wireless-Controller-Xbox-360/dp/accessories/B002ANITKI

If you want to use a faceplate different from the one that it comes with, you're going to have to do some splicing, which could ruin the faceplate. See, to power the LED lights, there is a whole extra circuitboard that comes with the mod, and the buttons have different slider pieces that fit in differently, so normal faceplates arent compatable with them, but can be modded to be able to.

If you want to save yourself the hassle, and get just the LED lights, then there are a couple different styles of mods like the above posted that may already have a set-up and color you like. Then its as simple as swapping the faceplates out, soldering the new board to the power supply, and screwing the faceplate back on...no more than 5 minutes of work.



but lets not get too into it, off topic...;P

 

haha yea, that is quite the mod! looks like a lot of work but it turned out very good!

Back to the G51,

I tried out the demo for the new Batman Arkham Asylum game. Those graphics were awesome!!!! The GTX 260 worked flawlessly at max res.

Have any of you guys tried mass effect? i want to try it but im not sure about it....

 

May depend on different requirement. I got HTPC and sony 40inch 1080P TV to watch HD movies. my G51VX-RX05 is used to play online games like BF2142 on the bed before sleep.

 

nice! i am making a HTPC for my family's new 46" 1080P. going to use old Q6600 and maybe new GTX 260. I had my Q6600 water cooled to like 3.8 or 3.9. then i spilled gatorade all over my comp one day.... and now im on my new laptop lol.

 

What is your CASE? GTX260 is so big, can not install in the HTPC case. My HTPC have all AMD-ati chips, motherbord, and video card. hardwares inside only cost me less than $250 but HTPC case cost me $350+ with remote

 

I am waitting for my BB G51vx-RX05 shipping to New Zealand. two weeks plus 200 hours under using AS5. OH NO, I want it now. HAHAHAHA

 

some silverstone case i think. or maybe ill get a micro atx case. idk.

NZ huh? i spent three summers (your winters) down there in high school skiing. good ol' south island. wanaka and queenstown! sweet as! lol

 

Do you guys think this lap would be able to run most o the games on an external monitor at 1600 x 1050 withour lagging or anything..?

 

ok folks. I didn't see this answered, but I'll look through again. How are your speakers on this computer? The ones I have used are all VERY quiet, to the point I can't even hear the speakers if I'm in a normal room with A/C, TV on etc..

Thanks..

 

@J4k

you could run many games at that res. but i would think that some newer titles might lag abit. I played on my 1080P screen TF2 L4D and call of duty. all ran relatively well.

@Riverpilot

Yes, the speakers are quiet. I currently have the laptop hooked into my BOSE system, so i never use the stock speakers. I guess i bought this laptop knowing i wouldnt

 

Thanks much for the answer. That's basically what I've been hearing, and is very disappointing. I need more portability than to carry extra speakers around. Ahhh well.. 71 maybe

 

Do you find the BB g51 to have enough res for gaming,or you think it would be better to have more,my actual comp is 15 and has 1280 x 800 and i find it enough but ive just played cs1.6 on it,so dont really know how other games like crysis look on that res,can you still apreciate al the details and all..?

 

Its more than enough if you ask me. Games look gorgeous on it, in game it would be almost impossible to tell the difference on such a small screen, if you ask me. The only real advantage would be in the desktop. Take a look at the screencap of Crysis in-game on Sunny's G51 review to get an idea of how it looks.

I prefer the lower res screen, because I can keep it at very high settings and not kill my performance, considering a 1080p screen has twice the pixels the GTX 260 has to render...

But as far is in-game, try and imagine what the difference would be of watching a blu-ray movie to a regular dvd movie on two 15 inch TV's, one of them being 1080p and the other being 720p. It would be practically impossible to tell the difference...

 

yes, can get higher performance at very high settings@13?? X 768 in gaming. To be honest, is anyone want to watch blu-ray movie on 15inch?

 

i like the screen the way it is. all my games look wonderful. I have played on a 22" 1680x1050 on a q6600 and 8800GTX before this, so that was nice, but for a laptop, i love the screen and resolution.

IMO, i would love to see what a blu ray movie looks like. I think that i may never go back to DVD after seeing my 1080P screen with 300 and Dark Knight. Both were awesome in HD

 

Thanks for answering guys,on another topic would you guys recommend me to take this or the BB g71..?,also do you guys know when the g71 will be available again at BB..?

 

Well, the BB G71 is not at $1300. At that price, I'd definitely go for the BB G51. Heck, you can get a XA1 at that price.

 

Well i could get the X1a,problem is that i cant buy online,budget is 1400$,so if g71 will perform better i could get that one,but if i wont notice the difference then it would be stupid ,but i noticed it had a better processor if im not wrong

 

Well, the G71 is a little better but not enough to justify the now $250 difference between the 2.

If your budget is $1400, you should ideally buy the $1300 G51 version on Newegg

 

Ill look into it,thanks for the answer everybody,ill comeback if i have more questions

 

I agree with Tev, i own the g71 and for the price i dont think i could done better, i had the g51 side by side, and was hard to chose, mostly went down with the g71 becuase the less flashy look and becuase i use it to work aswell felt the g71 was more prefesional looking although im do feeling the difference in wieght.

The New egg G51 seems like a good option, the only difference that i can see are

1) the CPU (P8700 same CPU the g71 comes with)
2) Different look to the body (white and black with blue painting)
3) Higher res screen (1920 x 1080), although this vary from each person, i personally prefer the lower resolution for all day working, and the performance imo is better as you dont need to draw so many pixels. Although you can lower it, LCDs always look best at their native resolution.

Weather that enough to justify the price its up to you, also remember you will also avoid the tax so might end up closer.

 

Yeah im really considering the g71 now,unique thing is its not available at BB right now,someone knows how long it will take for BB to get stock..?

 

Not to be nosey, but is there an insurmountable reason why you can't buy online? I chose to buy online and take the $17 shipping fee rather than drive two hours to the next Best Buy that carried a G51.

 

Basically two reasons:

1-I dont live in USA

2-Im not buying this,my dad is buying this for me,and im not sure if he would like to buy online..

I know that the BB version isnt as good,but is much better then my 512mb ram 3 years old sony laptop hehe..

 

You can NOT buy g51 at BB website and delivary to overseas. BB version is only for US. unless you have friend living in US.

 

I know,my dad will bring it for me when he goes

 

Not that you need to, but you should be able to hit 490FSB on that X9100 and 620 on the GPU for a total one-time banzai run.

That would probably get you over the top...

In other "news", I prefer the relatively low-res screen on the RX05 because, for gaming on the latest titles, that's about as much stress as the GTX260m can take and still have most of the eye candy enabled. It does kinda suck for older games, where the extra res is useable. But there's always 8xQ AA, right?

 

Hi

i'm planning on getting the same laptop
due to my tight budget, cant go for the higher end Full HD screen
wanted to ask before i bought it, does the Rx05 have an LED screen or just a normal LCD screen?
coz i've been reading forums and i've seen people say both, so just thought I'd ask..

also hw come its still giving ddr2 ram, is this motherboard compatible with ddr3??
for future upgrades..

thanks

 

Well, the point was that, at the same GPU settings and with a superior CPU, I couldn't beat Skii.

 

What drivers from where are you guys currently using? I've been reading the Laptop2Go website for an hour and am thoroughly confused at this moment coming from ATI, and Desktops exclusively...

There seems to be a couple options I know... I'm looking for one that will retain all functionality, just a update. So whether thats Nvidia official, or L2GO I'm not sure. I don't wanna lose stuff like backlighting for the keys or w.e.

I think what I really need is a direct link at this point if someone can provide please.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for my laptop illiteracy!
Thanks in advance!

 

In terms of gaming, these seem to provie the best performance - 185.85
You could also try the 186.42, users who have tested them repored they got very similar perf compred tot he 185.85
If you need help installing them, see Tev's guide.

 

If you use the drivers from laptopvideo2go, they are official Nvidia desktop drivers that were modified to install on laptops too. They retain all functionality as official Nvidia mobile drivers.

Dox drivers are modified to get the maximum performance so they may have some issues with non-gaming things but those are probably minimal.

 

I laughed at this. Viewing angles? This display has no viewing angles other than straight on.

 

Actually, I've found the RX05's screen's viewing angle to be much better than what is usually found on laptops.

 

Thanks for the info Tev & A3rox! I needed it in layman's terms, haha.