Dell Inspiron 14R/15R/17R Turbo Laptop Thread

[rider]

memory bandwidth doesn't matter much in gaming performance for the resolution of 1366X768. It's all marketing gimmick, even 1GB is enough for a 15" laptop. The main things are memory speed frequency, pipelines and clocking speed which is better in 7730M.
So, 7730M beat 6770M anyday.
My chart is correct:
HD 7730M ≥ GT 640M > HD 6770M > GT 630M ≥ GT 540M > HD 6630M

 

[ratul]

memory bandwidth doesn't matter much in gaming performance for the resolution of 1366X768. It's all marketing gimmick, even 1GB is enough for a 15" laptop. The main things are memory speed frequency, pipelines and clocking speed which is better in 7730M.
So, 7730M beat 6770M anyday.
My chart is correct:
HD 7730M ≥ GT 640M > HD 6770M > GT 630M ≥ GT 540M > HD 6630M

ok, i really was worried for a while..

 

[dashing.sujay]

1GB/2GB = VRAM (Video RAM) not "memory bandwidth".

Instead, memory width = in terms of bits, 128 bit, 192 bit, etc.

And DDR3 is much slow than DDR5. Without hands on experience you can't say it 7730M will beat 6770M fully. Benchmarks are still not out. DDR5 does matters.

 

[ratul]

1GB/2GB = VRAM (Video RAM) not "memory bandwidth".

Instead, memory width = in terms of bits, 128 bit, 192 bit, etc.

And DDR3 is much slow than DDR5. Without hands on experience you can't say it 7730M will beat 6770M fully. Benchmarks are still not out. DDR5 does matters.

no, VRAM is different from memory bandwidth, if you see the above sites.
Memory bandwidth for 7730m: 28.8GB/sec (GDDR3)
Memory bandwidth for 6770m: 51.2GB/sec (GDDR5)

 

[dashing.sujay]

^Did I say something different?

 

[ratul]

^Did I say something different?

no...
but, i feel that when real benchmarks are out, 6770m will win against 7730m.
First one can be found here: DELL 15R SE User Reviews

One of the user have posted 3dMark06 result (around 9600), which i think is lower than 6770m's (around 10234.9)..

 

[pranavgautam67]

i dont think 6770 will able to beat 7370.
also, i dont think 7370 will beat 6770.
But, accordint to NBCHECK 7370 wins

 

[ratul]

i dont think 6770 will able to beat 7370.
also, i dont think 7370 will beat 6770. ?????????????
But, accordint to NBCHECK 7370 wins

yeah, but i think NBCHECK has just put it below 640m due to some other reasons, there is still no single benchmark for 7730m on NBCHECK itself to prove it's equality to 640m??
Even the Core speed & Shader speed of 7730m is lower than 6770m.

 

[pranavgautam67]

Yes, true..

 

[har]

GT640m is better than 7730m. Its a fact that has been accepted in many international forums. GT640m is BETTER It also scores around 10500 in 3DMARK06. Thats why I am going for inspiron 14r special edition !!

 

[ALIEN'D]

Hello? Notebookcheck clearly positions 7730 same as 640M and benchmarks don't tell the real story. Real world tests are the one which matter.

 

[Theodre]

Guys i changed my mind and is in love with the inspiron 14R Cool thing

-> The 14R with Core i5+8gb SDRam+500gb SATA HDD+ win7 = 55503k

-> With the reviews being good ( awesome )

-> Battery backup 7Hrs (so many sites is saying )

This is the deal of a lifetime

Is it sure the price is for only one month???

My net is real slow due to complaints, I lost the link too
Can anyone google m11xR3 v/s Inspiron 14R SE video and tell whats it about?? I saw it on a site and don't remember that too

 

[arani]

i don't think we would feel any difference while gaming..both the cards are expected to deliver almost equally..

 

[har]

Notebookscheck hasnt benchmarked the 7730m.
If you look at the ranking, gt640m stands at the top of midtier card with 7730m at second place. Hence gt640m>7730m
The difference is negligible for sure !!
But gt640m scores 1000 more than 7730m in 3DMARK06.
And I prefer nvidia to ATI any day.

 

[arani]

but 15R has a bigger screen..bigger is better!

 

[har]

1366*768 in a 15.6" is crap
Its better on 14.1"

And you get better graphics card+2.36 kg is pretty light.
I definitely recommend 14" for college as in my case !!

 

[rider]

no...
but, i feel that when real benchmarks are out, 6770m will win against 7730m.
First one can be found here: DELL 15R SE User Reviews

One of the user have posted 3dMark06 result (around 9600), which i think is lower than 6770m's (around 10234.9)..

LOL, 6770M is one year older model, 7730M is a newer model which almost same in inside except VRAM.
And I used the sign greater than or equal to because nobody is sure which one is better GT 640M or HD 7730M.

Here is the list:
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So, kindly keep old models in a side they are not better than new ones (GT 640M and HD 7730M) whether they both are of GDDR3 memory.

Notebookscheck hasnt benchmarked the 7730m.
If you look at the ranking, gt640m stands at the top of midtier card with 7730m at second place. Hence gt640m>7730m
The difference is negligible for sure !!
But gt640m scores 1000 more than 7730m in 3DMARK06.
And I prefer nvidia to ATI any day.

Tell me why u hate ATI so much? Are you nvidia fanboy?

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Notebookscheck hasnt benchmarked the 7730m.
If you look at the ranking, gt640m stands at the top of midtier card with 7730m at second place. Hence gt640m>7730m
The difference is negligible for sure !!
But gt640m scores 1000 more than 7730m in 3DMARK06.
And I prefer nvidia to ATI any day.

Keep in mind sometimes some graphic cards are only good in becnchmarks, the main thing is how much frames per second (FPS) you will get in gaming.
The movies we watch in vlc player are of generally 23fps and in gaming 25+ is must to play games smoothly. So, wait for the nbcheck reviews with fps.

I updated my chart:
Gt 640m ≥ hd 7730m > hd 6770m > hd 7670m > Gt 630m ≥ Gt 540m > hd 6630m

 

[har]

Geez cant noone give his opinion without someone calling him a fanboy ?

For me nvidia>ati. Why ?

1) Nvidia drivers are much better for ubuntu. And I use ubuntu a lot and so nvidia is my choice. Linux support much better for nvidia.

2) Games support nvidia slightly better . Yeah this might be stupid but game companies were always kinda partial to nvidia and I always found Nvidia drivers better than AtI.

3) FXAA of NVidia is just awesome. Period.

 

[rider]

1366*768 in a 15.6" is crap
Its better on 14.1"

And you get better graphics card+2.36 kg is pretty light.
I definitely recommend 14" for college as in my case !!

Nothing crap, both are good having almost same PPI.
15.6" has 100 PPI
14.1" has 111 PPI

And in real word 11 more will not affect much. I know many 14" buyers who regret after choosing small laptop with such a high conf. See bigger laptop implies better cooling facility and mainstream use.
Its upto you If you can't handle 2.8kg laptop go with lighter 14" which is 2.4kg.

Geez cant noone give his opinion without someone calling him a fanboy ?

For me nvidia>ati. Why ?

1) Nvidia drivers are much better for ubuntu. And I use ubuntu a lot and so nvidia is my choice. Linux support much better for nvidia.

2) Games support nvidia slightly better . Yeah this might be stupid but game companies were always kinda partial to nvidia and I always found Nvidia drivers better than AtI.

3) FXAA of NVidia is just awesome. Period.

I am not saying u r a fanboy, read again i was asking you.
FXAA & MLAA can be supported from 6 series Radeon as well. I don't think there is much difference in drivers of AMD.
Both are good companies.. if you love to use linux go with nvidia. BTW These graphics are strong enough to run games on windows not by using any 3rd party soft to run on linux, its an old funda to run games better in a poor laptop.

 

[har]

Yeah I use linux. Love open source and just ordered Wesley Chuns Core Python Programming(currently using pdf version )

So I am tilting towards NVidia.
15r will be better for most people.
Games....well I play but not much. Just play RTS and RPG. Maybe I will be better off with the 1080p of Vaio CB45 and enjoy the extra coding space