Posts by IronRooster

It is a sad day.... but my video card completely out of the blue today died--bsod, and then the corrupt lines. Ironically, I haven't been playing games on it for a while (my g/f has been using it for web development) and just this...

$269 for 1 year w/ complete care. Unless you have a friend who is a VAR, then it's about $215. :-) I just renewed mine--my m1710 just got repaired, but it has been a bit flakey since, so I decided it would be smart to go ahead &...

Did they actually say they would give you a refund for that exact amount? (about 4 years ago) I have had dell say they would refund me the purchase price of a component (I think it was a dock or ext. DVD) I didn't think I ordered for a...

Good News! my fans have stopped spinning so loudly. haven't tried to lower the voltage yet. or a billion other things.. :-/ (like play any games) but so far so good..

Which driver did you use? (I'm using 32-bit Win7 as well) I haven't gotten i8kfangui working fully yet.. (for example, it won't display the GPU temperature (that's why I was interested in the GPU drivers)) Should I maybe install the...

Wow, I got quoted $226 for a 1-year extension (I was about 3 or 4 months out from my 3-year expiring) I decided to do the 1-year extension and see; I know the 7950s do just die, and I'd hate to be left high & dry... :-\

Wow! That makes me really depressed thinking what my m1710 is worth! :-) I just got an extended warranty for about half of that. (I decided I don't need a new laptop--don't have time for new games any more.. :-( ) GLWS, it's going to go...

Hey, it still packs a punch! ...just not as much of one as the SLI 8800! :-) yeah, I'm not sure what I'll do when this guy dies; hopefully I'll still have a warranty (just extended it)... but still, I do like the form factor (and...

I'd say in general no; the 7950 does quite well for me. I have to scale back a few games (oblivion mostly) from full resolution, but that's generally the exception than the rule. However, I don't go in much for newer games; I've played...

I actually turned on the I8k fans so they were both on low, and the CPU is idling at 36'ish, and the GPU is in the mid-40's; wow! Anyway, it's pretty much up to you; I think most people didn't do anything aside from overclock & keep...