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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Far Cry Benchmarks
Despite the fact that it's the oldest of the games that we're testing with by several months, Far Cry offers a great user interface for setting graphics resolution and details. We maxed out all of the settings, including putting the water detail on Ultra, and we once again ran our benchmarks. We've also included tests with and without sound enabled, using the integrated audio on the motherboards (all systems were set to 5.1 audio).
The performance picture remains the same, with the "7900 Go" desktop systems losing to the M1710, though not by a huge margin. The M1710 also seems to suffer less of a performance impact by enabling audio, though whether that's because audio subsystem is efficient or because it's simply not rendering all of the audio detail is difficult to say.
Despite the fact that it's the oldest of the games that we're testing with by several months, Far Cry offers a great user interface for setting graphics resolution and details. We maxed out all of the settings, including putting the water detail on Ultra, and we once again ran our benchmarks. We've also included tests with and without sound enabled, using the integrated audio on the motherboards (all systems were set to 5.1 audio).
The performance picture remains the same, with the "7900 Go" desktop systems losing to the M1710, though not by a huge margin. The M1710 also seems to suffer less of a performance impact by enabling audio, though whether that's because audio subsystem is efficient or because it's simply not rendering all of the audio detail is difficult to say.
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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