K__M's Great cheap laptop!

[K__M]

This is my great but cheap laptop :lol:



Yes, it is not the best!

But i can run The Sims 3 with no problem on max graphics..

Pasted specs:

CPU
AMD C-50
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD C-50
Code Name Ontario
Package Socket FT1 BGA
Technology 40nm
Specification AMD C-50 Processor
Family F
Extended Family 14
Model 1
Extended Model 1
Stepping 0
Instructions MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, AMD 64
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Bus Speed 101.2 MHz
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 2 x 512 KBytes

RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 2
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 5120 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 538.6 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 7 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 7 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 32 clocks
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 49 %
Total Physical 4.60 GB
Available Physical 2.33 GB
Total Virtual 9.21 GB
Available Virtual 6.74 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 2

Motherboard
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Model 3577 (Socket FT1)
Version 058C100003204910002620100
Chipset Vendor AMD
Chipset Model A40/A50 Series FCH
Chipset Revision 00
Southbridge Vendor AMD
Southbridge Model A40/A50 Series FCH
Southbridge Revision 40
System Temperature 50 °C
BIOS
Brand Hewlett-Packard
Version F.02
Date 03/14/2011

Graphics
Monitor
Name Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics
Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Work Resolution 1366x728 pixels
State enabled, primary
Monitor Width 1366
Monitor Height 768
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics
GPU Ontario
Device ID 1002-9804
Subvendor HP (103C)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Voltage 0.850 V
Die Size 40 nm²
Release Date Jan 4, 2011
DirectX Support 11.0
OpenGL Support 5.0
Bios Core Clock 200.00
Bios Mem Clock 533.00
Temperature 50 °C
Core Voltage 0.850 V
ROPs 4
Shaders 80 unified
Memory Type HyperMemory
Pixel Fillrate 1.1 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate 0.0 GTexels/s

Hard Drives
WDC WD25 00BEVT-60A23T0 SATA Disk Device
Manufacturer Western Digital
Business Unit/Brand Enterprise/WD RE3; WD RE2 (3-platter)
RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute 10,000 RPM with 16 MB cache
Heads 16
Cylinders 16383
SATA type SATA-II 3.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ATA8-ACS
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 611 竨й
Power On Time 56 Days 12 Hours
Speed, Expressed in Revolutions Per Minute (rpm) 5400
Features S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ
Transfer Mode SATA II
Interface SATA
Capacity 244GB
Real size 250,059,350,016 bytes
RAID Type None
S.M.A.R.T
01 Read Error Rate 200 (200 worst) Data 0000000000
03 Spin-Up Time 156 (153) Data 000000049F
04 Start/Stop Count 100 (100) Data 0000000264
05 Reallocated Sectors Count 200 (200) Data 0000000000
07 Seek Error Rate 200 (200) Data 0000000000
09 Power-On Hours (POH) 099 (099) Data 000000054C
0A Spin Retry Count 100 (100) Data 0000000000
0B Recalibration Retries 100 (100) Data 0000000000
0C Device Power Cycle Count 100 (100) Data 0000000263
B7 SATA Downshift Error Count 068 (068) Data 0000000020
BB Reported Uncorrectable Errors 100 (100) Data 0000000000
BC Command Timeout 100 (100) Data 0000000000
BE Temperature Difference from 100 063 (053) Data 0026160025
BF G-sense error rate 001 (001) Data 00000000C0
C0 Power-off Retract Count 200 (200) Data 000000002C
C1 Load/Unload Cycle Count 186 (186) Data 000000A65F
C2 Temperature 106 (096) Data 0000000025
C4 Reallocation Event Count 200 (200) Data 0000000000
C5 Current Pending Sector Count 200 (200) Data 0000000000
C6 Uncorrectable Sector Count 100 (253) Data 0000000000
C7 UltraDMA CRC Error Count 200 (200) Data 0000000000
C8 Write Error Rate / Multi-Zone Error Rate 100 (253) Data 0000000000
Temperature 37 °C
Temperature Range ok (less than 50 °C)
Status Good
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0
Size 199 MB
Partition 1
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #1
Disk Letter C:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 76B5050C
Size 219GB
Used Space 104GB (48%)
Free Space 115GB (52%)
Partition 2
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #2
Disk Letter D:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 6EE950E9
Size 13.6GB
Used Space 92MB (1%)
Free Space 13.5GB (99%)
Partition 3
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #3
Size 103 MB

Optical Drives
hp CDDVDW TS-L633R SATA CdRom Device
Media Type DVD Writer
Name hp CDDVDW TS-L633R SATA CdRom Device
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive E:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 1
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 0
Status OK

Audio
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Playback Device
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Recording Devices
Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio) (default)
Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speaker Configuration
Speaker type Stereo

that is all you need to see.

 

[McLovin]

Very nice. If you can play The Sims 3 on high i bet you play a lot of other games on high as well

 

[Exorcizm]

very nice!

 

[K__M]

Nah i use my PS3 for most of my gaming.

I have the Sims 3 on my PS3 also, but it is much better on PC, more options, cheats, hacks.. and all that fun stuff .

I have played.. err can't think of the exact name.. i think Silent Hunter 4 or 5 on high graphics with little lag.

 

[K__M]

And thanks guys

 

[McLovin]

Is the CPU you have is that equivalent to a i3?

 

[K__M]

Is the CPU you have is that equivalent to a i3?

I am not 100% sure, i would have to do some research.

~off to google i go

 

[K__M]

I found my CPU is mutch better then i thought...

http://www.cpu-wars.com/2011/01/amd-fusion-c-50-apu-tested.html

AMD Fusion C-50 APU tested

"Guys from Dutch Hardware.info site managed to get their hands on Toshiba's N550D netbook with AMD's Fusion C-50 dual-core APU clocked at 1.0GHz. When compared to Intel's Atom N450 and N550, it is quite clear that those are no match for AMD's Radeon HD 6250 graphics found in the C-50.

Of course, bear in mind that we are talking about the C-50 APU, a dual-core clocked at 1.0GHz that only consumes 9W. The Radeon HD 6250 GPU found in this APU is clocked at 280MHz. Just for reference, the top AMD offer, E-350 is a dual-core APU clocked at 1.6GHz with Radeon HD 6310 graphics clocked at 500MHz. On the other hand, Intel's GMA 3150 really has nothing on these new AMD DirectX 11 parts.

The most convincing win is in 3DMark06 where Intel's GMA 3150 barely goes over 153 marks, whereas the C-50 easily scores 1769. The scores are quite interesting as in some tests, Atom manages to outperform the C-50 (like in Cinebench 10) but once again we are talking about AMD's C-50 and not the E-350 which is clocked at 1.6GHz."

And the scores:

http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/1961/4/amd-fusion-apu-review-benchmarks

 

[Exorcizm]

McLovin got bested

 

[McLovin]

McLovin got bested

Yeah well the computer that I have I think is good enough for what I use it for. YouTube and some of the games I play.

 

[Exorcizm]

McLovin got bested

Yeah well the computer that I have I think is good enough for what I use it for. YouTube and some of the games I play.

And thats all that matters

 

[K__M]

My Laptop is very cheap.. $299 but i am very happy with what i paid for .

 

[McLovin]

That sounds good. With yours does the CPU fan run at full speed all the time?

 

[K__M]

I am pretty sure it runs at all times, but on low in till it reaches a certain temp.

 

[McLovin]

Ahh, right. Well that makes sense.

 

[K__M]

In 2013 when my warranty ends on this.. i plan to get a nice laptop like this:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=See+all&v1=series&series_name=dv6tse_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/All_laptop_&_tablet_PC_series/dv6tse_series

 

[McLovin]

That looks pretty good. I see you can get a SSD. Gonna get that?

 

[K__M]

That looks pretty good. I see you can get a SSD. Gonna get that?

Probably yea.

But 2013 is some time away. I am sure there will be Laptops 10x better out by then

 

[McLovin]

Yeah very true

 

[Exorcizm]

That looks pretty good. I see you can get a SSD. Gonna get that?

Probably yea.

But 2013 is some time away. I am sure there will be Laptops 10x better out by then

YES, by 2013 todays high end laptops will be about 800 ~ or so Australian, so you'll pickup something better than you thought