WidowPC Gaming Computers - Anandtech Reviews Sting 517D2 Gaming Laptop
I just saw that Anandtech published their review of the new WidowPC Sting
517D2 powered by the Nvidia 8800M GTX. Jarred, Anandtech's editor, has
makes some good points about 32bit versus 64bit Vista, as well as some points
about Nvidia seeming lack of updated video drivers for the mobile performance
crowd. All in all, a very interesting review.
Other than showing how well the WidowPC Sting 517D2 smokes the
various Alienware, Dell, ABS and Toshiba gaming laptops, this review delivered lots
of interesting information. For instance, it shows why we no longer offer
the Nvidia GeForce 8700 Go video card. The 8800M GTX is simply a better
card in every way. Some quotes I thought were compelling for the newly
mobile 8800 technology...
The 8800M GTX scores 114% faster than the 8700M GT
in 3DMark03, 47% faster in 3DMark05, and 100-150% faster in 3DMark06
(depending on which score you look at). Compare that with the gaming results
where we saw performance increases ranging from 37% to 235%, depending on
settings. Games that are primarily CPU limited (Battlefield 2, Far Cry, and
Quake 4 without antialiasing) put the 8800M at around 50-75% faster than the
8700M, while games that are more GPU limited - shader, bandwidth, or both -
generally show the 8800M GTX as being more than twice as fast as the 8700M GT.
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And...
Given the components in the Sting 517D2, it's safe to
say that application performance is more than acceptable in everything we
threw at it. If you actually need quad-core computational performance, you
might need to look elsewhere, but for everything else this notebook is as fast
as a good midrange to high-end desktop system. [link]
I have to tell you, I envy the Anandtech hardware editor his opportunity to
spend so much time with the Sting
517D2 with the new 8800M card in it. I only had a few hours with the
first one to ship and seeing Crysis play so smoothly on a laptop was truly a
blissful experience. I'm looking forward to a point at which I
can take some time off and really get into that game.
Signing off for now...
Joshua
Founder, WidowPC
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