Posts by hansolos

I wonder if there is a gaming advantage to using a very trimmed down version of XP like that used in Media Direct 2.0. Turn my XPS G2 into an XBOX 360 of sorts. Most of the games on the 360 are also on PC and they play just fine on...

Quote: Originally Posted by tijgert What is 'rthdribl' ? It's a very intense 3D app, it will work your video card harder than any game. http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/

I've been running with the modded bios (512c1200), and it is very stable and has never rebooted (3DMark05 @ 5823). But 3DMark doesn't take that long to run and never gets the card that hot. However running rthdribl (10 minutes +) I...

I've been running with the modded bios (512c1200), and it is very stable (3DMark05ed @ 5823). However running rthdribl for a while I notice the temp keeps rising until it hits 96C then it rapidly drops down into the 80's. At the same...

Not so much a program, but what services you need and don't need in XP. I've used it a Power User settings and it makes a world of difference in gaming. He also has .reg files you can download and click to do it all at once or set it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bravo very nice case, but - too heavy (another 10lb !!!) ,pricey(cheapest deal is $150) however being watertight, dust proof, crush proof, and corrosion proof plus damn thing floats in...

I've got a Pelican 1490 case that I current use with my Inspiron 8500. This will be the new home for my XPS 2. I've measured it and the XPS 2 should fit snuggly (11.3 width for XPS 2 and 11.5 max width inside the case. They're...

I'm looking also. Here are a few I'm looking at: Kensington is the one on Dells site, but it says not recommended for the 600m or XPS. I don't know if they are talking about Gen 1 XPS or that and the new...