**OFFICIAL W860CU/NP8690 Owners Lounge**

I think it's time this thread be created since most orders start shipping today (Including mine XD). It will be easier to find reviews and info on this model than have several threads. All W860CU users can post here and questions can be answered here.

Heres a few things we can respond to:

• What was your first impression when you opened that box?
• What was your First download/installed program?
• Did you notice any problems?
• Likes/Dislikes
• System Specs
• Is it everything you hoped it would be?
• Pics if any

I'm sure it wont be too long before we get some 3dmark06/vantage scores and benchmarks, System, CPU, and GPU Temps. Include the resolution and screen quality as well.

Useful Links for the W860CU/NP8690

• 
  User Manual & Drivers
  
  [*]BIOS Updates
  
  [*]Service Manual Thanks theriko
  
  [*]Initial Benchmarks and Review: XoticPC, Boxcar, 13.5K in 3DMark06 by SUADE8880
  
  [*]User Pics and Impressions: Antioch-Zannex, Boxcar, ChinNoobonic
  
  [*]Utilities, Tweaks & Mods: Multi-Touch Driver, Intel Turbo Boost Monitor Gadget, EVGA E-Leet 1.08, MySn XMG7C .12 BIOS, ThrottleStop Thanks unclewebb
  
• Silego SLG8SP585V Datasheet

 

Nice. I woke up this morning and thought about making this topic, but I decided to leave it to someone who will soon be an owner. I'm probably many months away from having one, but I need it soooo badly. It hurts mang.

EDIT: the title need the NP8690 also, to avoid confusion for Sager buyers.

 

I was thinking about making this thread too!!!

16th October, baby!!!

 

Can't wait to see what this baby is capable of and would love to see all those numbers from a actual owner.
I'm happy for you dude!
I'm getting a little antsy on if I should pull the trigger on one too
The thing that I wan't to know is how loud this laptop gets with both fans under full load.

LOL.....
I feel the same way!
When it comes to new gaming laptops I'm a tech junkie and get all weak in the knees

Congrats!
I truly am happy for all of you getting this kickass laptop, battery life be damned!

 

I considered one of these, but I just can't get into the 15.6" screen. Every time I look at my M4400, I realize I love 17"+ screens.

 

Mmmmmmmh..... So looooooong ^^

 

mine's on the way as well
Scheduled Delivery Date: 10/14/2009

 

Here are some initial benchmarks from Xotic PC:

http://www.xoticpcforums.com/showthread.php?t=5084

 

Hey guys, my 8690 arrived today from sager and I wanted know what benchmarks I should run? This is the first pc i've owned in over ten years, as my desktop is a mac pro, so i've been out of the game for while. I went with the 8690 mostly for gaming but since i've been on mac for a while I don't have much software other then wow and age of empires III (i know it's dated). I'm looking to run some benchmarks later tonight or tomorrow morning.

 

If you would, download the Dawn Of War II demo, then run the provided benchmark at 1600x900 and Ultra settings.

 

I will download the DoW II demo soon as I get home (after yankees game).

 

Congrats man. Seems you beat all of us other guys here. Get to benchmarking. Post some pics as well.

 

I just ordered mine, can't wait.

 

Is this possible ? =o

 

Looking forward to your review.

 

How do you like the screen? Can you post some pics+divx? Thanks.

 

Judging from his username, he probably lives in Antioch, California, just east of me. So ground shipping from Sager would take atmost two or three days. But then again, he's a Yankees fan so there is a chance I may have assumed wrong. Yet, then again the Giants and the A's suck right now so I guess he has his reasons for being a Yankee.

 

I think Caf was questioning whether it was possible to not have a PC in ten years. Or something.

 

Here are some pics taken from my phone. The images are from the Planet Earth blu-ray. The images don't do the screen justice, at 1080 it looks fantastic. Also, my order shipped on wed w/ 3day shipping but arrived on fri at noon.

 

See post #181 http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=420125&page=19

 

Anyone else notice his 3DMarks graph says NVIDIA GeForce GTX 180M?

 

old version, does the same with my nexus event hough it has a 260M in it

 

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn! I'm jealous of you now

12k PCMark score. I just j*zzed in my pants.

 

??? too much detail?

The temp over at Xoticpc is pretty cool - highest being 73 in Crysis.
http://www.xoticpcforums.com/showthread.php?t=5084

 

1st Post updated with this.

 

When one of you lucky ducks with a 720QM or 820QM get your laptops in, would you be so kind as to stop by this thread and post your benchmarks? It's a CPU one, running Fritz (chess program) benchmark utility. Very small, takes about 90 seconds. I'm interested to see the results because this is the laptop I think i'll end up ordering.

Thanks!!

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=421863

Link to download is in the first post.

 

I'll do it!!

 

That's a reseller peddling their wares to us, I don't believe anything they say. I'll wait for more credible reviews and end user comparisons.

 

The SM 2.0/3.0 scores are average. I score higher with an OC'd 260m. The CPU score is nice for stock clocks though.

 

Now I wonder if its possible to manually OC those i7 - not just turbo boost.

 

From the information I've seen so far, only the 920XM can be manually overclocked to 3.73GHz. I hope some other software can help the non 920XM users.

Source for 920XM @ 3.73GHz here.

 

Ohne dem HTT to get 2.26 - 3.73 GHz is sick - even if there is only single core running at 3.73, it's still...

 

Is there a bios setting or utility to force/lock these i7s to use only 1-2 cores? I know the OS is supposed to control it but that might come in handy to save some battery power or OC...

 

Thanks for the link - I was waiting for some confirmation that the W860 would be able to take advantage of a CPU with unlocked multipliers, unlike the M860.

 

Again the 720QM proves to be the best price/performance. Think it over people.

 

I used to think it was the 820QM, but based on the benchmarks in the review, you definitely have a point. It's especially true for anyone who may be waiting for a Clarksfield refresh or otherwise planning to upgrade their CPU sometime in the future. If the performance difference is so small, why pay an extra $200 for the 820QM when you can save that $200 and put it towards a future upgrade?

 

looking forward to it. I am very curious how the i7 + high end 280m perform at "ultra" settings

 

That's why I ordered the i7-720QM

 

i think i am going to get the clevo barebone and get the parts myself make it cheaper. that way i can pick up a 920xm.

also rading the link the 920xm can only stably reach 3.73 if you disable hyperthreading so its just a plain old quad core at that point but still plenty cool

 

where do you find barebones of these?

 

Just google Rjtech , they sell the Clevo barebones.. Other Resellers on here might or should be able to get you a barebones as well..

 

There's best Price erformance ratio then there's just wanting the best out there regardless of price. If you're squeezing pennies or worried about cost, then the entry level 720 is where it is at.

If price is no object, the 920xm is it (along with max memory, top of the line SSDs and more but hey!)

Personally, the 820qm was my pick. All the fixin's of the 920xm, with the best % turbo boost (77%) out of all three for less than half the cost of the 920xm.

The old me would have gone with a Extreme chip for my desktop and laptop, but then I realized saving $1300 between the two is kind of nice. (Nevermind I'm running at 3.8ghz on my desktop with a 920).

Nothing is more amusing and frustrating than watching a miser try to convince a spendthrift why they should scrimp and save....

 

talking bout the vantage...
M860ETU with GTX260M scored around 5.5K
W860CU with GTX280M scored around 6.6k

so the gaming performance are not much affected eh?

 

Depends on the game, as some titles have shown to be CPU dependent along with GPU dependent, but for the most part, it isn't as if these new systems are shattering records atm for gaming.

All the CPU power in the world won't alleviate the bottleneck of current generation mobile GPUs which were bottlenecking even Core 2 chips (including the 280's).

The i7 mobile parts just make that more readily apparent and also show which titles actually do benefit from more CPU power.

 

Personally I'd go for 820. Simply because it allows turbo boost of 2.8 Ghz for 2cores. Where 720 only allows upto 2.4 for dual core - in the UK, upgrade price is pretty reasonable too.

 

i was only going for the 920, because i know where i can get an engineers sample, so its very cheap compared to face value on the market.

oh and it was rjtech that i was lookking at the barebones too.

 

Just curious, how much does a ES sample of 920 go for these days?

 

um my sorce i was getting it for $550

 

Man I just pulled the trigger on a 820QM ES >_<. Got it for $354. Trade? LOL.

 

Ok, wait a sec. If we're talking barebones + ES, an argument cant be made for any of the chips. I'll definitely go for the 820QM ES for $355. I didn't realize they were already out in the wild.

Anyone know where the cheapest 2GB sticks of 1333MHz can be found?