Are these good laptops?

[djt]

Here is the comparison using RailWorks -


http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1787/screenshotoxfordtopaddir.png


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4156/screenshotoxfordtopaddiy.png




http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7584/screenshotoxfordtopaddi.png


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7584/screenshotoxfordtopaddi.png




http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3541/screenshotnewcastletoyo.png


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6033/screenshotnewcastletoyoa.png




http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3541/screenshotnewcastletoyo.png


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3541/screenshotnewcastletoyo.png




My Dell M1710 was optioned out with the T7600 “G” processor that has an unlocked multiplier. It has a “overclocking for dummies” option in BIOS that has a simple slider to adjust clock speed -


http://www.anandtech.com/show/2226/3



By bumping up the clock speed to 3.1GHz I got a little bit of performance increase at of the 2.3Ghz Core 2 -


http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4760/capturehw.jpg


http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7584/screenshotoxfordtopaddi.png




If you compare this screen with the other one taken with the same scenario in RailWorks I was able to get a ten fps increase with this situation at 3.1GHz. Of course this is not going to be a straight across the board 10 fps increase with the overclock as it would very from game to game and scenario to scenario.

 

[johnwhelan]

Which is why when comparing performance on different hardware it is best to run a session, preferably built in, from a batch file. That way you get comparability and repeatability.

Cheerio John

 

[djt]

Which is why when comparing performance on different hardware it is best to run a session, preferably built in, from a batch file. That way you get comparability and repeatability.

Cheerio John

I used all default scenarios with TS2010 and RailWorks, all you have to do is match up the camera position in the screen shots to make a comparison.


The “batch file” method will not show if the user used the same display options or image quality settings so I wouldn't consider it a reliable example of performance.


I'll be happy to take screen shots from your “batch file” scenario if you'd like? I did try it on the laptop and the highest frame I think I saw was 58 fps. My jet log file did not show an average frame rate for the test scenario you created.

 

[ckfourlego]

this has NOTHING to do this trainz

this has NOTHING to do this trainz

 

[Transportfan]

I finally bought a laptop last Saturday, an

HP dv7-2273cl 17.3" Notebook. It's supposed to be great for gaming.

Is there anyone here who can answer my question?

 

[djt]

Is there anyone here who can answer my question?

I thought we already did.


Will it run TS2010 yes, will it perform as good as a decent performance desktop no.


If you already bought it then why are you asking again, install TS2010 and find out.

 

[Transportfan]

I haven't bought it yet. I'm debating whether to get '09 or '10.

 

[djt]

I haven't bought it yet. I'm debating whether to get '09 or '10.

Really, that's not what you told us here -

I finally bought a laptop last Saturday, an

HP dv7-2273cl 17.3" Notebook. It's supposed to be great for gaming.

 

[Transportfan]

I bought the laptop, not the new game version.