Dell XPS M1710 - GeForce Go 7900 GTX 512 Mobile Gaming, Part 1
by Jarred Walton on April 18, 2006 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Half-Life 2 Benchmarks
Valve's Source engine arguably has the best interface for selecting widescreen resolutions -- or any other resolution for that matter. Here we're looking at the original Half-Life 2 performance, but we'll take a look at Lost Coast (HDR) performance in the follow-up article. Again, we tested with and without audio enabled.
Turning on the sound effects clearly has a major impact on performance in the Source engine. As with Far Cry, the M1710 seems to not be affected as much. In fact, with audio enabled, the M1710 is able to lead all contenders. Looking at the numbers, though, HL2 is clearly CPU limited with this level of graphics card, and testing so far has indicated that the T2600 is faster than the other two processors.
Valve's Source engine arguably has the best interface for selecting widescreen resolutions -- or any other resolution for that matter. Here we're looking at the original Half-Life 2 performance, but we'll take a look at Lost Coast (HDR) performance in the follow-up article. Again, we tested with and without audio enabled.
Turning on the sound effects clearly has a major impact on performance in the Source engine. As with Far Cry, the M1710 seems to not be affected as much. In fact, with audio enabled, the M1710 is able to lead all contenders. Looking at the numbers, though, HL2 is clearly CPU limited with this level of graphics card, and testing so far has indicated that the T2600 is faster than the other two processors.
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rqle - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
i rather take 2 Dell 17inch w/ 7900GT then one 15.4 apple w/ 1600xt.Or rather take 2 non XPS w/7900GT then one with 7900GTX
Quiksel - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
what are you smoking? The 17" PBG4 is only 6.9 lbs.http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html">Specs for the 17" PowerBook
8.8lbs. is crazy heavy. Nice performance, but DAMN, that's heavy.
NullSubroutine - Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - link
i have an E1705 which is a xps without the cool lights and currently has 7800 go, instead of 7900 go gtx (but i will be purchasing). i believe mine weighs like 7 or 8 lbs, and i take it with me to class, unless its just because im buff guy, 8lbs isnt that heavy.ProviaFan - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
...but I'm not going to use this in favor of my Athlon X2 4400+ workstation with 4GB of RAM, multiple hard disks, and a 21" Samsung LCD. While it would be "good enough" for most photo editing (certainly has enough CPU), and it would totally kick ass for LAN parties, it doesn't dethrone the workstation plus smaller laptop that is actually portable setup for people who need more expansion flexibility with some portability as well.Trisped - Friday, April 21, 2006 - link
So you would spend your $1000 mobility tax on a laptop and use the rest of the money to buy a desktop. That makes sense. The only disadvantage is if you need mobile power, but I think that would be rare. So you would spend your $1000 mobility tax on a laptop and use the rest of the money to buy a desktop. The only disadvantage is if you need mobile power, but I think that would be rare.Trisped - Friday, April 21, 2006 - link
Sorry about the double print, just follow the second lineKeypoX - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
can i have onePeteRoy - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
I want one too.JarredWalton - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - link
And I don't want to send this one back! :( LOL