Probably the first thing I would is take it apart and clean that inside fan. You can test the fan easily by applying power to the fan connector. I use either a 9-volt battery or a 7.4-volt battery pack from my camera if I need more...
Is this...
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...what you are looking for?
Or this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-INSPIRON-85...QQcmdZViewItem
The Omega Drivers includes the ATI Tray Tools utility, which will allow you to overclock and test for high overclocks. Another option is ATI Tools, which can be found at Guru3D.
Here is a link to IK9FanGUI - a temperature / fan...
I would uninstall the old drivers first.
Go here ( http://www.drivercleaner.net/professional.html ) and grab Driver Cleaner Pro. There is a readme inside the archive that will explain how to uninstall and clean your existing drivers.
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Not entirely true, there are faster 15.4 inch laptops, Clevo have a P4 one with an X800 of some sort and Dell have the M70. Not disagreeing with you on it being a fast 15.4 inch...
It will be up to you whether you want to attempt the mod on your GPU.
I don't play either of those games on the XPS, but I would guess a 10 - 15% boost in framerates over current rates. Unlocking 4 pipes will net you about 600 3DMark03...