The Lenovo Z500 with GT 740m thread

[thinkdigit123]

GRID 2.... 22fps on ULTRA and 60fps on HIGH...both with 4x multisampling!! GT 740m works!!
will be using CPUID HW Monitor for the temps. Coming shortly.


Damn!! Advanced task scheduler failed to download Unigine and Sis-Sandra on my desktop thru the night (have BSNL night unlimited plan ). U guys gotta wait one more night...

 

[powerhoney]

GRID 2.... 22fps on ULTRA and 60fps on HIGH...both with 4x multisampling!! GT 740m works!!
will be using CPUID HW Monitor for the temps. Coming shortly.

Btw, does it have optimus and does the gpu underclock on battery power???

 

[thinkdigit123]

PART I....continuation.......
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OMG! The OneTouch Recovery Key is awesome! When the PC is off, then pressing that button gives u 4 options: 1. Normal Startup, 2. BIOS Setup, 3. Boot Options, 4. Recovery

When on 50% brightness and listening to songs, the battery app shows 8hrs remaining on 80% charge! Oh my god. Am i seeing ghosts?

The sound quality was ok and then when i switched ON dolby theatre, i was blown off! Man, the sound really becomes great when u switch ON that app! There are 3 modes: Movie, Music, Gaming

The Z500 sleeps & wakes up really quick. ITS FAST. From playing a game (quit it with alt+F4) to putting it to sleep mode (pressing the power key puts it to sleep) takes less than 5 seconds!

OK...one really annoying thing: the F buttons needs the Fn button to be pressed with it...meaning, example: the F7 button has Airplane mode special function. But when u need to use the F7 inside an app for the app's functionality, then u need to press Fn+F7 buttons. Pressing the F7 alone will activate Airplane mode! Lenny, thats stupid!

I badly miss the processor/harddisk activity indicator.

Very surprisingly, the viewing angles are great...i can see the LCD almost tangentially! The colour reproduction is pretty satisfactory. No complaints with the LCD.

 

[Leo_viB]

Congrats on the purchase man!

I'm also thinking of buying the same. How are the viewing angles and picture quality.
Do post the temps soon.

 

[thinkdigit123]

PART II
------------------------------------------------------------------------6th July 2013, Day 2

It's Game Time
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At this current point of time, i have only 2 recent games: GRID 2 and Call of Juarez Gunslinger (both BlackBox editions & have audio bugs). I have used CPUID CPU- Z, CPUID HWMonitor, Fraps for the monitoring. <<<the JPEG names are self explanatory>>>

Room temperature: a sweltering summer afternoon in Kolkata. Humidity close to 87% as its monsoons! Temps somewhere around 35 degrees celsius as shown online.

But first, here goes the idle pics:
CPUID Hardware Monitor...*s20.postimg.org/j50ty7rbx/idle.png
HWiNFO HD4000...*s20.postimg.org/7hbu0s8il/hwinfo1.jpg
HWiNFO GT740m...*s20.postimg.org/9aeqp3tp9/hwinfo2.jpg
CPUID CPU-Z sheets... *s20.postimg.org/kvowwtf6l/idle_tile.jpg(link pasted here to avoid large image size)

GRID2... on high & ultra and then on battery(batt) and on power (charge):
*s21.postimg.org/g7xmmxdyf/grid2_ultra.jpg
*s21.postimg.org/9qeq3f3l3/grid2_high.jpg

 

[rohitshubham]

PART II
------------------------------------------------------------------------6th July 2013, Day 2

It's Game Time
~~~~~~~~~
At this current point of time, i have only 2 recent games: GRID 2 and Call of Juarez Gunslinger (both BlackBox editions & have audio bugs). I have used CPUID CPU-Z, CPUID HWMonitor, Fraps for the monitoring. <<<the JPEG names are self explanatory>>>

But first, here goes the idle pics:View attachment 11236,,,View attachment 11237,,,View attachment 11238,,,View attachment 11239,,,View attachment 11240

GRID2... on high & ultra and then on battery(batt) and on power(charge): View attachment 11241,,,View attachment 11242,,,View attachment 11243,,,View attachment 11244

what was the room temperature during these reading?? i mean were you in an AC room coz these look pretty decent.
what about build quality?? and 8 hrs of battery life :0 . How do you switch graphics .as you were saying earlier that the lappy rebooted when u launched GPU-z in 740m

 

[thinkdigit123]

what was the room temperature during these reading?? i mean were you in an AC room coz these look pretty decent.

Edited the above post!
PS: I WAS NOT IN AN A.C. ROOM.... it was hot & humid monsoon afternoon.
so, the temps are normal!!

 

[ajmusicm]

what was the room temperature during these reading?? i mean were you in an AC room coz these look pretty decent.
what about build quality?? and 8 hrs of battery life :0 . How do you switch graphics .as you were saying earlier that the lappy rebooted when u launched GPU-z in 740m

Hey congrats for your Z500. I think I'll consider it for my next laptop purchase. Btw can you confirm whether this laptop has Optimus support or not? I didn't see the Optimus sticker in uour pics anywhere. And can you also upload your Windows Experience Index Scores? I know they are not perfect indication of performance but still will be nice.

And finally how is the trackpad? I've heard a lot of problems with Lenovo trackpads like in the Y500 that it keeps sliding in one direction while resting your hand on it and all that.

Thanks.

 

[omega44-xt]

OK while playing GRID 2, my laptop's max temp. were avg 80C for CPU & 77C for GPU.

In FHD resolution, 2x MSAA, high settings, avg. 47fps
In FHD res. , 4x MSAA, high settings, avg. 18fps

So I think your GPU can push out more fps as resolution is 1366x768. Have u updated ur drivers to 320.49 ??

 

[ajmusicm]

OK while playing GRID 2, my laptop's max temp. were avg 80C for CPU & 77C for GPU.

In FHD resolution, 2x MSAA, high settings, avg. 47fps
In FHD res. , 4x MSAA, high settings, avg. 18fps

So I think your GPU can push out more fps as resolution is 1366x768. Have u updated ur drivers to 320.49 ??

Well there are two variants of the GT 740M. One is based on the new Kepler GK107 architecture and one is based on the old GK208 architecture. So which one is used in the Z500? Because the old architecture is not that good as compared to the new one.

Also I would like to ask whether it's worth to wait for Haswell processors? And if I do decide to wait then when will they come? And finally the mist important thing: What will be the cost of the new Haswell Laptops as compared to the Ivy Bridge Laptops?

Thanks.

 

[thinkdigit123]

Btw can you confirm whether this laptop has Optimus support or not? I didn't see the Optimus sticker in uour pics anywhere.

Yes. Optimus is there for sure. Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GT 740m: its confirmed.

And can you also upload your Windows Experience Index Scores? I know they are not perfect indication of performance but still will be nice.

The WEI score is 5.4 and the bottleneck is on Windows Desktop Graphics... this is obvio trash! Some bug it must be. I'll post a pic ASAP.

And finally how is the trackpad? I've heard a lot of problems with Lenovo trackpads like in the Y500 that it keeps sliding in one direction while resting your hand on it and all that.

Trackpad is brilliant! Thanks to the Elan Smart gesture app. It supports loads of smart gestures. U must have seen in an earlier post that i was not able to make scrolling work but i was utterly stupid back then: the scroll was set to reverse!
The trackpad rocks but the colour might fade due to the Indian sweat & summer!

So I think your GPU can push out more fps as resolution is 1366x768. Have u updated ur drivers to 320.49 ??

Nopes! Gotta update...BTW, GRID2 is awesome...ultra realistic!

Guys, suggest me a cheap game controller @ Budget below Rs 500 AND a cooler @ Budget below Rs 500.

 

[rohitshubham]

Yes. Optimus is there for sure. Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GT 740m: its confirmed.

so, it's automatically changed or you have to activate/deactivate the 740m manuallly???

The WEI score is 5.4 and the bottleneck is on Windows Desktop Graphics... this is obvio trash! Some bug it must be. I'll post a pic ASAP.

post the other scores please

 

[omega44-xt]

so, it's automatically changed or you have to activate/deactivate the 740m manuallly???

post the other scores please

Optimus means it will switch automatically

Nopes! Gotta update...BTW, GRID2 is awesome...ultra realistic!

Guys, suggest me a cheap game controller @ Budget below Rs 500 AND a cooler @ Budget below Rs 500.

Update drivers soon..........
Cooler below 500 ?? I would be useless. Atleast get one from cooler master, should cost around 1k, min.
I have this gamepad:
*www.flipkart.com/red-gear-pc-wired-controller-gamepad/p/itmd7qfrfxuybjyh?pid=ACCD7QFRHHTBBGMM
A good one for its price...... couldn't configure its vibrations though, but no problem as I don't need vibration

 

[deepanshuchg]

Optimus means it will switch automatically



Update drivers soon..........
Cooler below 500 ?? I would be useless. Atleast get one from cooler master, should cost around 1k, min.
I have this gamepad:
*www.flipkart.com/red-gear-pc-wired-controller-gamepad/p/itmd7qfrfxuybjyh?pid=ACCD7QFRHHTBBGMM
A good one for its price...... couldn't configure its vibrations though, but no problem as I don't need vibration

In specs of this gamepad win 8 is not listed in supported OS. So will it work using windows 8?

 

[rohitshubham]

Yes. Optimus is there for sure. Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GT 740m: its confirmed.


The WEI score is 5.4 and the bottleneck is on Windows Desktop Graphics... this is obvio trash! Some bug it must be. I'll post a pic ASAP.



Trackpad is brilliant! Thanks to the Elan Smart gesture app. It supports loads of smart gestures. U must have seen in an earlier post that i was not able to make scrolling work but i was utterly stupid back then: the scroll was set to reverse!
The trackpad rocks but the colour might fade due to the Indian sweat & summer!


Nopes! Gotta update...BTW, GRID2 is awesome...ultra realistic!

Guys, suggest me a cheap game controller @ Budget below Rs 500 AND a cooler @ Budget below Rs 500.

why do you need cooler??? i mean your laptop is already running super cool :frostbite:

 

[Hrishi]

Yes. Optimus is there for sure. Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GT 740m: its confirmed.


The WEI score is 5.4 and the bottleneck is on Windows Desktop Graphics... this is obvio trash! Some bug it must be. I'll post a pic ASAP.



Trackpad is brilliant! Thanks to the Elan Smart gesture app. It supports loads of smart gestures. U must have seen in an earlier post that i was not able to make scrolling work but i was utterly stupid back then: the scroll was set to reverse!
The trackpad rocks but the colour might fade due to the Indian sweat & summer!


Nopes! Gotta update...BTW, GRID2 is awesome...ultra realistic!

Guys, suggest me a cheap game controller @ Budget below Rs 500 AND a cooler @ Budget below Rs 500.

IMO , don't buy a mid-range laptop cooler , they barely make any difference.
In case you have some spare time , just get the cheapest laptop cooler from market with ambient space , and throw in some Desktop cabinet fans inside (replace the original fans in it.)
Once , you have done that connect those fans to AC power using some adapter.
THat should take care of sufficient airflow to the laptop base.

"Don't spend money on laptop cooler , because most of the'm are gimmicks.Build one yourself instead, using some high speed AC powered fans."

 

[SunE]

Hey man laptop cooler don't do sh!t when gaming for long hours. It's better to provide good airflow always by using it on a table or a raised platform instead of your lap or bed. Also clean your laptop keys and vents regularly to clean out dust.

 

[Hrishi]

thinkdigit123

This is something you might want to build , it'll be very helpful if you plan to game for prolonged duration. Doesn't take anything more than just a couple of fans and an AC adapter. But it is times more powerful than any usual laptop cooler.
Link

 

[deepanshuchg]

How much battery backup are you getting? (on light use and heavy usage)

And did you figured out what was the problem with CPU-Z earlier?

 

[omega44-xt]

In specs of this gamepad win 8 is not listed in supported OS. So will it work using windows 8?

I'm using it in Win8......... no problems. I play FIFA 13 with my friends with it. PCSX2 also works well