Recent content by core2drew

for how long you plan to use the notebook and given that you won't have the ability to upgrade the processor or graphics on the machine down the road, i think the extra $100 to get the x83vm-x2 would be money well spent. the larger hard drive is an added bonus.

looking at the picture gallery, it seems that sager did a nice revision of the cooling system over the NP5796 model. i'd say as long as you don't insulate the base (covering up all of the bottom/side vents), you should be fine. depending on where you use the notebook (in terms of dust in the...

1280x800 is an aspect ratio of 16:10, while 1366x768 is an aspect ratio of 16:9. in the grand scheme of things, for watching/editing movies, it won't make too much of a difference. don't get too discouraged. the right notebook is out there, but it just takes a bit of legwork on your end. check...

big in terms of size (footprint), weight, or thickness? it's not as minimalistic as a macbook, but the toshiba i linked below isn't too painful on the eyes. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9164343&type=product&id=1218040476937 for a truly 'basic' look, you could always go with...

assuming the prices are comparable, i'd purchase directly from sager. not to hate on xoticpc, but if (by chance) you happen to have any issues with the notebook, it seems like it'd be easier for you to deal directly with the manufacturer.

in terms of notebook versus netbook, i think you'll be more satisfied with the performance of a notebook for your usecase (HD movies, picture editing, etc.). given your price range and brand preference, here are a couple laptops you may be interested in. 1)...

as tijmen007 pointed out, if the unit is being marketed as a notebook 'for extreme gaming', there's a good chance that the cpu and gpu cooling were definitely taken into strong consideration during the design. what notebook is it that you're getting?

chill out, man. overclockingrocks was just trying to point out the conflicting points of interest in your 'questionaire'. it's obvious that your focus is more geared towards mobility rather than gaming performance. given that, there are a couple of relevant follow-up questions. 1) what are...

your notebook has a vga INPUT? are you sure that the port you think is the INPUT isn't the OUTPUT?

thanks for the heads up flakes. knowing i want to put a fair amount of stuff on the ram drive, i went off and looked for a different solution than microsofts driver. luckily, i found this: http://www.superspeed.com/desktop/ramdisk.php anyone have much experience with it?

bump. any thoughts or help?

ainarssems .. awesome dead link. you think i haven't googled around? i've found different companies that have pieces of software that make ram drives. problem is, they seem to want some kind of money for their software. i'm looking for free software that makes a ram drive, and a tutorial that...

bump. no one cache's maps for the games they play often?

hi all. i'm looking to see if anyone has the knowledge or a link to a write-up that explains how to create a ram drive that you can put team fortress 2 maps on to decrease the load times when joining a server. i'm currently operating on a windows vista 64-bit OS with 4GB of ram. i feel like i...

why mix an 8800gtx with a rosewill psu? not to say it won't work, but i would have gone with a higher tier unit.