i noticed this same thing when shopping for a new sager. I have been a proud sager for a few years, but i cant substantiate spending hundreds more for the same hardware.
i think its the heat, do you have the laptop raised off the desk so you get alot of air flow? i have a desk fan blowing air underneath my sager to cool it off and it helps alot. also look at the vents make sure they area clean, mine get...
i think your comparison is pretty crazy. I am a huge fan of newegg and yes their prices rock the house. but when it comes to a laptop for the absolute best deal of price/performance ratio you cant beat a dell.
what you need to do is...
yea ive waited on sending a video card they sent me as a replacement in my laptop, i wasnt trying to keep it cuz the old card wasnt working very well.
But they called me and had me send it back or i would have to pay retail for it.
Powerstrip is the only program i have found that works with overclocking the X1400 Hypermemory video card.
Overclocking the memory on these cards are hit and miss at best.
anyone find another program that works ?
i wish i knew. i think the highest stable core clock for this card is around 550 or so. not bad but i cant overclock the ram, so i cant go over 2k in 3dmark05