Posts by HKPolice

What exactly are the changes?

Oh ya definately, those require more CPU time, but I don't do either on the laptop. All done on the desktop with 7200RPM 16MB SATA drives /w NCQ then streamed over to laptop via wifi For my next mod: USR5416 PCI 802.11G PCI wifi...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hazridi I actually meant in windows. I don't have time for gaming during the semester. I only had the stock system for a week before I got the Dothan 755 and started modding, so I...

I gotta get one then, 2.66Ghz @ 1.58v is hot Any idea how much improvement it is going from the 9300 heatsink to the full copper XPS2? Quote: Originally Posted by Doc.Caliban Copper. (Both the CPU and GPU...

Had a 740 1.73Ghz in there before. I honestly don't play many games on it, I have my Dual 7800GTX SLI rig for that I modded it cuz it was a challenge and it was fun. I might consider selling my desktop after the 7800Go upgrade comes...

Nono, the CPU heatsink. I know the base is aluminum, the pipe is copper, but what about the fins? My 9300 has aluminum fins, but not sure about the XPS2, hard to tell in the pics. Quote: Originally Posted by...

Ya it'll work with the XPS2, but hard gaming with it is sorta iffy, I'd try it first and see how hot it gets while gaming, if significantly warmer than the stock dell adapter then you'll have to manually throttle back your CPU/GPU while...

Thanks for the tip, I tried setting to 140 before and it wasn't stable, so I didn't bother because I figured such a small boost wouldn't be worth the hassle of setting it manually everytime. I don't think it's the PCI bus causing the...

Go for it I run SuperPi 1M @ 31s untweaked, vs 30s on my Desktop A64 Diego @ 2.8Ghz with VX ram @ 255Mhz 2-2-2-6. If SetFSB worked, I'm sure the Dothan would beat the A64. Wear and tear is inevitable, but ya the cheap silver paint...

Are the fins on the XPS2 CPU heatsink copper or aluminum??