Posts by bluefish

The thing that would worry me about ordering from the returns is that you never know if you're going to get a system that someone returned because of horrible light leakage or if you'll get one that someone just decided they didn't want...

Chargeback!!!! Seriously. Hit these scammers where it hurts. Arrange a chargeback with your credit card company and send the laptops back. If you keep the laptop you enable them to scam others. If they get stuck with a bunch of...

Targus CityGear Miami Messenger Notebook Carry Case, TCG200 That's the one I use. I can fit my wife's 12.1" laptop and both power supplies in there as well and it has a lifetime warranty. I'm a happy camper. Oh, and I prefer...

Quote: Originally Posted by dellbert So, you're only having a problem with 2D mode? That's really odd. The main problem is in 2D mode. It isn't just scrolling or web browsing that causes it, it happens even...

I looked at tons of different bags and decided on this one for my e1705: Targus CityGear Miami Messenger Notebook Carry Case, TCG200 I ordered it online so I was worried that it wouldn't be big enough/good enough, but it is...

Quote: Originally Posted by dellbert What GPU idle temps are you guys seeing when using i9kfangui? Can the fan keep the temp under 50C? i9kfangui does a great job of keeping my GPU temps in an acceptable...

Did you have to use Torx drivers to get the heatsinks off?

I am having the same problem. My GPU gets to 82* on the desktop before the fans kick in. Once the fans cut off, the tempquickly rises again.

That's weird. On the Dell forum they are saying that it is associated with Media Direct. This page seems to suggest that the feature is only available in WinXP Pro... So, is there some way us lowly XP Home users can utilize this...

Yeah but if you get a significant increase in 3dMark06 you will get a significant increase in games like Quake, Doom, Counterstrike, etc. Show me someone who gets 60 FPS before overclocking and I'll show you someone who doesn't need...