Posts by tempest993

Even with my Sony V6's, the sound is noticably subpar compared to my desktop and mp3 player. I've been afraid to buy any nicer 'phones as I know I'll need to drop at least $100 on the laptop to make it worth it. As it is, I'll be...

If I recall correctly, that shin-etsu stuff is actually pretty decent.

Need For Speed Most Wanted should keep you interested for quite a while. GTA:SA could entertain you for years if you try to 100% it. Fallout 2, while old, is one of the best RPGs ever made, and costs about $10 to boot. Speaking of...

You could always sell it to someone on these forums for $275 or so. Make a few bucks and make someone else quite happy. I know my first reaction when I saw this thread was to hop on and offer you some cash for it. Unfortunately I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by mZimm How old is your system? If you just got it recently, I'd threat a return if they won't give you what you want. I wouldn't count on anything like a 7800gtx upgrade, but I'm sure...

Quote: Originally Posted by simplyphp Still need a torx size :P You missed it. Size 8.

Well, I got the laptop back today. Quite impressed with the speed of the enitre process. Unfortunately they stuck a x300 64mb in there! *sigh* Back to the support page...

Dual core 9300 with a 7800? NICE!

If leaving the heatsink on the GPU, you don't need a Torx, as it is the only thing in there that requires one (size 8 I think...)

I am fully capable and prepared to install it myself, but I doubt they will send it to me. I may make a fuss, because I'd REALLY rather not send it away for another week or two. Oh, and the 7800 idea certainly occured to me!