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Gateway 7426gx out at bestbuy

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kenan921

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Gateway 7426gx BestBuy Product Page

Looks like a 7422gx with a faster processor 3700+ (2.4ghz) vs. 3400+ (2.2ghz) and a larger HD 100GB vs. 80 GB in the 7422GX

I'm currently running a 7422gx and I think it's great so I can't see how upgrading a few things would make it any worse. Hopefully they'll run a sale in a few weeks and It'll be available for the same $1249 I got mine for a few months back.
 
Well, even if you like ATI, the graphics chip in here is slow. Radeon 9550.

Price and processor are nice, though.
 
It's actually a radeon 9600 and can easily be overclocked to near 9700 speeds (unlike on the desktop, the only difference between a ATI mobility 9600 and 9700 is clock speed).
 
The Radeon 9550 is a 9600 which had it's clock speed lowered. However, it appears a number of owners of the 7422gx have been able to overclock it up to 9700 speeds.
 
The "9550" in the Gateway models is the same as the 9600 eMachines used. The clock speeds are the same but they just named it differently.
 
I have owned both an m6805 and a 7422gx. They both have the ecact same video card. Yet, the m6805 claims to have a 9600 while the 7422gx specs say it has a 9550.
 
I've had the 7426gx for a little over a week now.

The video card is indeed identical to a 9600...and it's overclocking ability is nothing short of amazing. It's default core clock is 300Mhz...using ATITool I learned that it could run at 418MHz with no errors indefinitely. The ram can only go to 216 from 202 though. To play it safe, I run mine at 400/215 when benchmarking. In games, I don't bother to overclock. I can play Doom 3 at 1024x768 with all effects on (except AA) and it runs okay. Sometimes it dips down to 15fps in areas with a lot of lights and activities, but those are rare. In corridors it gets over 50fps and it averages over 30. Half Life 2 runs phenomenally at 1280x800 with no AA but everything else set to high and 8x Aniso and it averages over 40fps. In big open active areas, there are dips, but it's the same with my 9800 Pro on my desktop. What more can you ask for? The screen is so small (compared to a 19" LCD) I don't really miss anitaliasing at all...and that's about the only thing a GeForce go 6800 will let you do that this 9600 can't.

As for benchmarks, with the stock clock it gets 20fps in Aquamark 3 (1024,768, no AA, 4x Aniso, Highest detail). Running at 400/215, it gets 25fps, which is higher than some reviews of Mobility Radeon X600s I've seen running on Pentium Ms.

I don't actually play these games very much on it...that's what the desktop is for...but it's fun to be able to do so every now and then.

The 3700 processor is off the hook...fast as hell. Overall, I love this laptop.
 
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