New Geforce Go 7800 GTX for laptops available from Dell

dami0n

Folks, the new Geforce Go 7800GTX for laptops is available from Dell. Supposedly it offers a similar performance to the desktop version but with reduced power requirements. Expect a 3DMark05 score of about 6700 - 6900 at stock clocks.
I have just ordered the following laptop:

XPS M170
Pentium M780 2.26 Ghz
2048MB DUAL CHANNEL DDr2 RAM (533 Mhz)
Nvideo GeForce Go 7800 GTX Graphics
80 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
17 Inch widescreen 1920 X 1200 Monitor
Wireless, Bluetooth, DVD Writer, Lock, Docking Station

Can't wait til it arrives!

Pack3t3rroR

Have to say that before 03 i would never have looked twice at Dell. But in recent times their Laptops are unreal. I mean a mate of mine bought a Laptop from Dell and it really is amazing for games etc. Its good to see that Dell have managed to put such high power into their laptops including the new 7800GT and control the heat that the high end devices omit.

WizZard

Dear Lord. It's weight starts at 3.9kg.
You'll have some shoulder after luggin that thing around!

nadir

Pack3t3rroR wrote:

Have to say that before 03 i would never have looked twice at Dell. But in recent times their Laptops are unreal. I mean a mate of mine bought a Laptop from Dell and it really is amazing for games etc. Its good to see that Dell have managed to put such high power into their laptops including the new 7800GT and control the heat that the high end devices omit.

I know you probably didn't mean it but it sounds seriously like an advertisment

Pack3t3rroR

ARR yeah i have just read my own message and it sounds like an ad. Sorry bout that was not intended.

Stephen

A friend of mine has one of those crazy dell laptops with the desktop prescott CPU's in them, with the big stupid looking cooling thing bolted on to the bottom of it. It weighs a ton and looks silly, but it is fast

More of a desktop replacement than a laptop. The PSU is also a massive brick.

However, since the above is a pentium M, it should be somewhat more portable. I can't imagine the battery lasting long with the 7800GTX running at full speed though

WizZard

The new Evesham Voyager with the 7800GTX Go in it lasted 1.5 hours on battery whilst watching a DVD. (www.bit-tech.net)

jesus_thats_gre

I have the XPS2 with the 6800 Ultra and its a savage machine alright.. Seemingly it can be upgraded but I will have to wait and see.

There is no sign of it being launched here yet though..

dami0n

It has been launched here. I just ordered one.

Stephen

Watching a DVD isn't going to cause much of a load on the GPU. I'd like to see how it fares playing, say, Battlefield 2?

jesus_thats_gre

On the website or over the phone?

Stephe, wtf?

WizZard

It was on the website this morning anyway.

jesus_thats_gre

I have been checking it regularly since 7am..

Anyway, I called them and the price is an absolute disgrace...

They recently renamed the systems from an Inspiron XPS Gen 2 to an XPS M170.. Nothing else was changed in the system, i.e. every part is the same, even the BIOS..

Coinciding with the rebranding was a change in the pricing. A base system with 512mb RAM costing 2,300 has now become the same system with (1GB doubled for free) 2GBs of RAM for over 3,000 euro.. Add an extra 150 to upgrade to the 7800..


Ironically, I just got a brand new XPS2 two weeks ago with a 2.26GHz Pentium M. I also have 2GBs of RAM in it. I also have the 3 years NBD warranty. To buy that exact same spec machine now would cost me €3,308..

dami0n

What's it like? Does the 2.26 Ghz make a big difference over the 2.13?

jesus_thats_gre

haha ya mad.. Barely noticable during day to day use..

Sparky

Stephen wrote:

A friend of mine has one of those crazy dell laptops with the desktop prescott CPU's in them, with the big stupid looking cooling thing bolted on to the bottom of it. It weighs a ton and looks silly, but it is fast

More of a desktop replacement than a laptop. The PSU is also a massive brick.

However, since the above is a pentium M, it should be somewhat more portable. I can't imagine the battery lasting long with the 7800GTX running at full speed though

sounds like the inspiron 9100 i have, before i got my lighter 6000.

dami0n

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

haha ya mad.. Barely noticable during day to day use..

Have you tried ripping any DVDs with it? I'm concerned it might be slow at encoding them in comparison to say a Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz?

jesus_thats_gre

Nope not been doing much media work with it at all.. I know the Pentium M is not as well equiped as a P4 for that kind of work though..

This should give you a better idea:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2342&p=14

Sparky

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Nope not been doing much media work with it at all.. I know the Pentium M is not as well equiped as a P4 for that kind of work though..

This should give you a better idea:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2342&p=14

Nice avatar :D

jesus_thats_gre

I think so too its pretty small so I am hoping it goes unnoticed..