Bit the bullet, and ordered my laptop!!

Black Panther · Jul 4, 2008

I've ordered the notebook in my signature from www.notebookguru.de in Germany.

Now this is the first time I've ordered a complete system because I had built my desktop myself.

As soon as I get the D901C I'll be checking the bios then after installing Vista I'm going to run CPU-Z to check the processor, RAM type, brand, speed and latency. Then I'll run SIW and Everest Ultimate to check out all the other stuff is present as per specs.

(As you can see I'm a wary type... I happen to be going to Germany next September and if something is not right I'd take the two-hour train trip straight to the shop! )

I have some difficulty about components I've never had before, namely the raid array and SLi.

- How do you check that your disks are effectively running in RAID 0? Can I check before installing Vista x64?
- How do you know that SLi is enabled and both cards are working correctly in SLi?

Hmmm, what other stuff do you suggest I check... just in case I'm missing anything out?

Bleh I'm very happy I'm going to get it soon (he's going to ship it as soon as payment goes through) and yet I'm wringing my hands with worry... Lol I wish I could sleep and not wake up before my notebook is on my doorstep... I'm going to tear my intestines with worry as to whether it's going to arrive, whether it's going to be damaged, and whether it's going to have the same specs I ordered...

To top it all I discovered (through some detective work) that the shop has an ebay account and it's 98.1% positive... which is kinda... :ohwell:

but well that's out of more than 700 transactions...??

OMG I never sent so much money abroad to someone I don't know... I feel I'm going to get a fever! I think need a valium prescription :cry:

WhiteLotus · Jul 4, 2008

wow i REALLY REALLY hope this goes well for you. That thing is going to be a monster!

maybe a few connections might get dislodged via transport and also i have heard of people using a glue gun to stick cables in places. this could be handy if your going to be roughing it back and forth.

Black Panther · Jul 4, 2008

Thank you. I think it's good for a laptop, though obviously many people here have desktops with higher specs... I really hope all goes well too... maybe because it's a notebook then hopefully less stuff can get dislodged? Anyway I've already downloaded both user manual and service manual and read them 3x lol I think I know how to disassemble and rebuild it now!

Here is what I'm getting:

1 x Windows Vista Premium 64 Bit SB
1 x Guru D901C
- 4. Grafikkarte: NVidia GeForce 8800GTX mit 512 M
- 2. RAM Arbeitsspeicher: 4096 MB DDR2 Kingston HyperX Performance CL4
- 3. Display: 17 WUXGA TFT Display 1920x1200
- 1. CPU Prozessor: Core2 Quad Q9450 4x2,66 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333FSB
- 8. Bluetooth: Bluetooth internal
- 7. W-LAN Modul: 300 MBit Intel 4965 AGN
- 6.3 RAID Konfiguration: RAID 0 Performance
- 6.1 2nd HDD Festplatte: 160 GB SATA 7200 U/Min Seagate
- 6. HDD Festplatte: 160 GB SATA 7200 U/Min Seagate
- 5. Optisches Laufwerk: DVD Brenner R/RW +- und DL
- 4.1 SLI Grafikkarte: NVidia GeForce 8800GTX mit 512 MB
1 x Firewire
1 x Cardreader 7 in 1
4 x USB 2.0
1 x TV Out S-Video
1 x DVI Out
1 x GigaBit network connection
1 x Modem 56K V.92
1 x ExpressCard slot
Sound entrances and exits with SPDIF
2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam
High Def. Audio with 4 Speakers
12 Cell Battery

- Garantie: 24 Monate Standartgarantie

Sorry it's in German... the total cost including shipping and 6 months no dead pixel is 3229,00 €

I thought of getting it from Germany because laptops with the same specs from Malta were above 4000 €

Now I realise I really ought to have pm'd W1zzard... he's German isn't he?

Looking on the brighter side of things, I'm hoping it arrives, whole... lol... I'll be running benchmarks!

Cold Storm · Jul 4, 2008

Wow.. that's going to be one sweet Laptop! Can't wait to see some work with it! :toast:

mi lady!

WhiteLotus · Jul 4, 2008

yea wiz lives in germany anyway.

I await the benches on these things, got an ETA?

Black Panther · Jul 4, 2008

They're going to prepare the laptop. Next Monday I make the bank transfer which will take 2-3 days and they told me that as soon as they receive the payment they will ship which will take 3-5 days by DHL.

So I'm assuming that I'll be getting it around the 15th or 16th of July, give or take...

Triprift · Jul 4, 2008

Sweet id love to see that beast running makes mine look very wimpy by comparison :toast:

WhiteLotus · Jul 4, 2008

Black Panther said:
They're going to prepare the laptop. Next Monday I make the bank transfer which will take 2-3 days and they told me that as soon as they receive the payment they will ship which will take 3-5 days by DHL.

So I'm assuming that I'll be getting it around the 15th or 16th of July, give and take...

I'm looking forward to this as much as you. I want to see what this can do. this has to be one of the most powerful laptops here!

Black Panther · Jul 4, 2008

Aww, just pray for me that it arrives whole and healthy and that I survive the waiting tension... :ohwell:

Then I'll do my best to see what it can do.

(And btw, anyone who can come up with a name to give it is welcome

) BlackPanther is my desktop's name... and well BlackPantherNotebook is somewhat too unimaginative...

WhiteLotus · Jul 4, 2008

Puma? they're black and it stays with your big cat theme.

Black Panther · Jul 4, 2008

It's going to look like this:

No fancy lights this time!
I was going for the XPS1730 previously with the same specs, but the lights are kinda like a racing police car or something. I will use the laptop mainly to be able to game at the summer house etc... but I will find it useful for law-work and that kinda stuff, and a notebook with flashy lights will look somewhat out of place in an office...

Triprift · Jul 4, 2008

ummmm .... Panther extreme eerrrr .... killer Panther maybe sorry early morning here and tired as

WhiteLotus · Jul 4, 2008

you need a good background as well.

Triprift · Jul 4, 2008

Black Panther said:
It's going to look like this:

Nicew looking notebook there Panther looks quite rugged :rockout:

exo17 · Jul 4, 2008

Thats one hell of a laptop.Good luck with it, hope it arrives in one piece.

Regards from a fellow malteser haha

GLD · Jul 4, 2008

That looks like one awesome lappy. I wonder how long it will stay running on battery? Make sure you keep the power cord close.

As for a name, how about Panther Cub, or like an old Triumph motorcycle I once had called a Tiger Cub.

Triprift · Jul 4, 2008

It would probably be like mine and be lucky to get an hour out of it at high performance. :/

NeotonicDragon3 · Jul 5, 2008

Black Panther said:
Thank you. I think it's good for a laptop, though obviously many people here have desktops with higher specs... I really hope all goes well too... maybe because it's a notebook then hopefully less stuff can get dislodged? Anyway I've already downloaded both user manual and service manual and read them 3x lol I think I know how to disassemble and rebuild it now!

Here is what I'm getting:

1 x Windows Vista Premium 64 Bit SB
1 x Guru D901C
- 4. Grafikkarte: NVidia GeForce 8800GTX mit 512 M
- 2. RAM Arbeitsspeicher: 4096 MB DDR2 Kingston HyperX Performance CL4
- 3. Display: 17 WUXGA TFT Display 1920x1200
- 1. CPU Prozessor: Core2 Quad Q9450 4x2,66 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333FSB
- 8. Bluetooth: Bluetooth internal
- 7. W-LAN Modul: 300 MBit Intel 4965 AGN
- 6.3 RAID Konfiguration: RAID 0 Performance
- 6.1 2nd HDD Festplatte: 160 GB SATA 7200 U/Min Seagate
- 6. HDD Festplatte: 160 GB SATA 7200 U/Min Seagate
- 5. Optisches Laufwerk: DVD Brenner R/RW +- und DL
- 4.1 SLI Grafikkarte: NVidia GeForce 8800GTX mit 512 MB
1 x Firewire
1 x Cardreader 7 in 1
4 x USB 2.0
1 x TV Out S-Video
1 x DVI Out
1 x GigaBit network connection
1 x Modem 56K V.92
1 x ExpressCard slot
Sound entrances and exits with SPDIF
2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam
High Def. Audio with 4 Speakers
12 Cell Battery

- Garantie: 24 Monate Standartgarantie

Sorry it's in German... the total cost including shipping and 6 months no dead pixel is 3229,00 €

I thought of getting it from Germany because laptops with the same specs from Malta were above 4000 €

Now I realise I really ought to have pm'd W1zzard about this shop... he's German isn't he?

Looking on the brighter side of things, I'm hoping it arrives, whole... lol... I'll be running benchmarks!

Oh damn lol That's way better than my Laptop xD wow that is a Hot laptop. It is piano blank like mine xD My teacher walked by when i had it out one day, and said

teacher lol said:
Whoa!Nice laptop.

lol. I love my currently broken laptop..I wish it wasn't broken though xD
Protect your investment, use NOD32 (i am a use since november 2006) It is one hell of awesome software.
-low on system resources
-20mb install i think...
I havent had a virus since 2006.

NeotonicDragon3 · Jul 5, 2008

Triprift said:
It would probably be like mine and be lucky to get an hour out of it at high performance. :/

lol, when mine is on High Performance, it last about 1 hour literally.
I am going to update my system specs to my Laptop xD

NeotonicDragon3 · Jul 5, 2008

exo17 said:
Thats one hell of a laptop.Good luck with it, hope it arrives in one piece.

Regards from a fellow malteser haha

What are you implying xD lol

exo17 said:
Hope it arrives in one piece.

lol
You saying he will have to build it when he gets it xD :roll:

exo17 · Jul 5, 2008

first of all its a she, if i am not mistaken. and im not implying anything

i just hope everything works out fine.

NeotonicDragon3 · Jul 5, 2008

exo17 said:
first of all its a she, if i am not mistaken. and im not implying anything i just hope everything works out fine.

oh lol opps.
LOL I hope everything works as wells

GSG-9 · Jul 5, 2008

Its pretty nice

Good luck with the new toy, are you going to bench it for us when you get it

Triprift · Jul 5, 2008

GSG-9 said:
Its pretty nice
Good luck with the new toy, are you going to bench it for us when you get it

Yes indeed ill be very interesting to see how it goes and check with theonetruewill about oc that beast :cool:

largon · Jul 5, 2008

That's one hell of a laptop...
...but 3229€ (= >$5000)?

I'm wondering for what would you need such a laptop?

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Vintage
Processor	i7 - 3770K @ Stock
Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
Memory	2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970
Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s)	Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Haro
Processor	AMD 1700x
Motherboard	AsRork x370 Taichi
Cooling	EK Custom Loop - CPU only
Memory	32gb G-Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 Superclock 2
Storage	Too Many
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24" & LG 32 IPS
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos II
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 500
Software	Win10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i5 750 4.62ghz pi runs // Evga FTW p55

System Name	Vintage
Processor	i7 - 3770K @ Stock
Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
Memory	2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970
Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s)	Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Becca 2
Processor	AMD A10 4600m quad core @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard	dunno
Cooling	Logitech alto connect
Memory	16 Gig ddr3 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Ati HD 7660G + & 7470M
Storage	1 TB
Audio Device(s)	onboard crap
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit with sp1

Processor	Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus P5B
Cooling	Antec Kuhler H20 620
Memory	Corsair TwinX 2x2GB
Video Card(s)	Asus EAH 4850 512mb DDR3
Storage	3x Maxtor 160GB 7,200RPM
Display(s)	32" LG
Case	Cooler Master HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Siberia external Soundcard
Power Supply	Corsair 850W
Software	Windows 8 Pro x64

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, AMD Wraith Prism.
Motherboard	ASUS TUF X570-Plus (Wi-Fi).
Cooling	Antec 120mm RGB case fans.
Memory	4x8gb, G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GVKC.
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6700.
Storage	PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB 4.0x4 NVMe ssd with Vantec ICEBERQ heat sink.
Display(s)	ASUS VP278QG 27", 1080p, 75hz, FreeSync.
Case	Antec GX202.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound, Logitech Z625 THX 2.1's, Logitech G430 headphones.
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750.
Mouse	Logitech G203 Prodigy.
Keyboard	Logitech G213.
Software	Windows 11 Pro, @ Day 1.

System Name	Colourwheel
Processor	AMD A8-3870K Black Edition (3.0 GHz Quad core) OC 3.5GHz
Motherboard	ASRock A55 PRO3
Cooling	Coloured Fans lol and Cooler Masters Vortex Plus
Memory	Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	2GB XFX Radeon HD R7750 Core Edition
Storage	2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB \| 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green \| 500GB WD Passport EHDD
Display(s)	22" LG Flatron IPS226V
Case	ENERMAX OSTROG Black/White
Audio Device(s)	Onboard: Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Corsair GS700
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro (64-Bit)

System Name	Livingston
Processor	i7-4960HQ
Motherboard	macbook prp retina
Cooling	Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta (240mm x 120mm x 80mm)
Memory	16Gb
Video Card(s)	Zotac Arctic Storm Nvidia 980ti
Display(s)	1x Acer XB270HU, 1x Catleap, 1x Oculus
Benchmark Scores	http://www.3dmark.com/fs/770087

System Name	Ladpot ◦◦◦ Desktop
Processor	R7 5800H ◦◦◦ i7 4770K, watercooled
Motherboard	HP 88D2 ◦◦◦ Asus Z87-C2 Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Mixed gases ◦◦◦ Fuzion V1, MCW60/R2, DDC1/DDCT-01s top, PA120.3, EK200, D12SL-12, liq.metal TIM
Memory	2× 8GB DDR4-3200 ◦◦◦ 2× 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical LP DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	RTX 3070 ◦◦◦ heaps of dead GPUs in the garage
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 2TB ◦◦◦ Samsung 840Pro 256@178GB + 4× WD Red 2TB in RAID10 + LaCie Blade Runner 4TB
Display(s)	HP ZR30w 30" 2560×1600 (WQXGA) H2-IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-A16B
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S / Contour RollerMouse Red+
Keyboard	Logitech Elite Keyboard from 2006 / Contour Balance Keyboard / Logitech diNovo Edge
Software	W11 x64 ◦◦◦ W10 x64
Benchmark Scores	It does boot up? I think.

Bit the bullet, and ordered my laptop!!

Battosai