Posts by WhatADell

The proc. won't want to go full speed in battery mode, pretty much ever. The only reliable way that I've seen is to get a third party software that monitors/changes it. rmclock is a great one and can also be used for the undervolting. ...

I put the laptop on the desk and plug in kbd/mouse/net. I use the built in display for general use, don't even bother with an ext. It's not worth the trouble (switching resolutions and such). It's the same width as a 19" lcd, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cutters Funny most of you fan obsessors out there cant even hear them running with your gaming speakers blaring at 120 decibels , the stereo running and talking on a headset...

No answers? (and btw, the aluminum tape is basically thermal tape. You can purchase the aluminum stuff online. The exact brand is listed somewhere, but any aluminum tape should work, since if they remove the heatsink, they should all...

I have a case from Target (of all places). Don't remember the brand, but it's one of their funkier design stuff (not sure how to explain - but it's mostly black it's made for a 15" with room for stuff in the main compartment (it...

You have two fans if you have the nvidia - I believe the ati doesn't have a separate fan. In any case, I have the nvidia and my fans are always on low, unless I'm playing a game or such. In a room with just a little ambient noise, it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by larryc2 Unless you seriously overclock. I think the only thing that is needed, may be to raise the back of the notebook for better airflow. I don't think a cooler with fans is needed with the...

That wouldn't be too surprising. I get a bit over 3 hours with the 9cell and the 256m nvidia. The lower vid will up the rate, but the 6 cell will give you about 2/3 of what I'm getting (or thereabouts). Now if the laptop was doing...

The one thing to consider is that the native resolution (1920x1200 for wuxga or 1440x900 for wxga) is the only one that will look good. A really high resolution can be terrible on the eyes after a lot of use. That's why I went for the...

It's unfortunate that this is not very widely known in the lcd world people are used to crt monitors which look great in most any resolution - however, on the lcd, it has one native resolutions. All the others look like crap by...