Posts by agent_polish

Jeez, I was about to say "from those pics it looks reasonably thin compared to say the M1730 and other dual-GPU notebooks", then I saw the 60mm...and the weighs like a people carrier bit too...

Yeah, but the only way you're able to upgrade to an 8 series card is if you purchase a new laptop or motherboard. For a relatively cheap upgrade to some not too demanding games, go for a 7900 GS or GTX.

I always thought that two mid-range cards in SLI would out-perform a single high-end GPU? I mean, physically you've got twice as many cores etc, surely if you overclocked it to the same speeds as the high-end card it would perform...

Its got to be the graphics card, I mean if it works without it then the problem evidently lies within the graphics card. Try downloading the Dell Diagnostics Utility from their site, and diagnosing your GPU card with it, should say where...

Might be able to help you out there, PM'ed.

Wouldn't even bother with a cooler. As long as you keep clearing out your vents every few months, you should be fine.

Have you tried using the unlocked BIOS with the 169.04 driver just in case?

Yeah, sounds like your GPU might be heading for the door. Mine had the same sort of errors, a lot of BSOD saying stuck in an infinite loop, due to nv4_disp.dll. Might need to start looking at a replacement, that 7800 runs really hot...

Another thing, you need to make sure that your driver for your 7900GS Go is AT LEAST 84.69, otherwise the card will have some issues displaying the screen through S-Video (the screen was squashed and distorted with earlier drivers). mine...

Yeah, I would recommend getting the 1920x1080 screen, it will play BluRay films back perfectly, pixel for pixel. Mind you, on a 17" screen you will be hard pressed to notice a significant diference, but if you're anything like I am...