Exclusive: WidowPC Sting 517D2: GeForce 8800M GTX Benchmarks
by Jarred Walton on January 7, 2008 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
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1680x1050/1600x1200 Gaming Performance
Again, just in case you skipped the Test Setup page, we are testing the WidowPC at 1600x1200 instead of 1680x1050. We were unable to add a custom resolution in our brief attempts, in part due to the Vista 64-bit factor. If you know of a utility that allows the addition of custom resolutions under Vista 64-bit, drop me a line and I'll see about updating results (though it will probably have to wait until after CES).
| 1600x1200 - Performance in New Titles | |
| World In Conflict "High" | 28 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 "High" | 72.94 |
| Crysis "Medium" | 57.53 |
| Crysis "High" | 20.25 |
Not much changes when we move to 1600x1200/1680x1050 in terms of performance standings. With 33% fewer pixels to render, performance naturally goes up. However, the performance difference isn't generally large enough to make 1600x1200 playable if 1920x1200 is too sluggish. If you don't want to reduce quality settings, a few current games (Crysis) really require a lower resolution. More likely for the end-user is that time will be spent balancing the tradeoffs between desired resolution and quality settings.
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stassas - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link
I just cannot believe there are manufacturers of FullHD notebooks not puting HDMI port to their products. Same thing for Dell 1730, I just hope Alienware will not make that mistake.Can you believe that HP do not have Gigabit internet port in their top HDX?
I am happy to spend tons of cash on my gaming/multimedia desktop replacement notebook but I want all standard stuff I could easily pack into my desktop. The only comprimise I can accept is slight performance difference.
fabarati - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - link
This has Dual-link DVI instead, meaning you can drive a WQXGA screen att full resolution. There are few laptops who can.strikeback03 - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link
Depends what display you plan to connect the laptop to. As this doesn't have a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD drive, it is probably more likely to be connected to a true monitor than a TV, and monitors are more likely to have DVI than HDMI. Plus, adapters are cheap.Yahoo - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Hahaha, I love the add in about the cake being a lie. Portal was fun :)Foxy1 - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
I’m at CES this week. During one of the many presentations, I seated myself behind the cutest guy in the room (as I figured he would be more enjoyable to watch than the presentation). After much eavesdropping, I was able to determine that it was none other than Jarred Walton of Anandtech (the author of this article). I’m happily involved with my own cutie; otherwise I would have made my move. With no wedding ring in site, I’d say he is fair game. A tall, dark, handsome geek, what more could we ask for?Foxy
JarredWalton - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
I'd take you up on the offer, but I too have a new lover. She's short, dark, about 17" wide, and she has this cute spider tattoo. The orange pin-striping seals the deal. What's better, she lets me play computer games like The Witcher and doesn't get jealous (well, not very) when I look at other women. I'd marry her, but the courts are claiming she doesn't have a soul. I keep arguing that there's more soul in some computers than in women - the only souls they have come from the hearts they rip out of their boyfriends.(One silly post deserves another, I suppose. Back to your regularly scheduled comments.)
SiliconDoc - Monday, July 28, 2008 - link
Best two comments I've seen so far. Congratulations, that 'ell teach the hotties that their nerd desires might wind them up with more than they can handle. Outside the box !eye smite - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
It's interesting to see how much the advancements are accelerating in technology. I have an x700pro 256 card in this system. I'll be sticking with it for a while yet. heheGholam - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Just for the reference, who is it this time? Clevo again?fabarati - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Yes it is. It's a Clevo M570RU. Used by many other resellers. So you can get the same Laptop, save the Spider logo, for much cheaper.