Posts by hammermd

Er, hey...wasn't there a dude running around here a week or so ago claiming Dell HAD the bloody 8800, but was testing it for release in July-September Quarter? So why is everyone freaking out about the new 1720's when the XPS release is...

Right. Yup, got that; however, the die has shrunk already and the cards are assembled and in the hands of OEM's, right? Who are just trying to futz them into a laptop with decent thermals...the lead time on nvidia's manufacturing of...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolApathy they are not going to release the 8800M in July. It's not feasible. Why not? When will they release it, then, does ANYBODY know/have a clue/have a good guess? I wonder...

I hate to just pop-in and drool, but...DRROOOLL! I really, really, really hope this damn thing comes out, soon...hopefully, the 8800M will allow me to finally play Oblivion. Woohoo! I wonder what the lead time will be after they...

Hey, DellCA (Larry), since we have your ear, any 'inside' info yer allowed to divulge regarding the next line of XPS lappies headed our way? It's usually this time of year they're announced, but I've heard it's harder this time around...

I have overclocked the videocard, and I''m using an Atheros chip wifi card...those are the only two things I can think of, and it happens regardless of these things (that I can tell)...it's been a long time since I bothered doing...

Been using the A06 BIOS since it was released...still get the NMI error sometimes 4-5 times a day...then there will be 2-3 weeks of flawless performance, then a week or two of several NMI's a day, then nothing for month, yadda, yadda,...

Okay, I'll give it a try...I swear I did that, but WTH...

My box is still under warranty, and started exhibitng the parity error randomly (sometimes during games, sometimes just editing Word docs or browsing the web) only since the last couple of months, even though it worked perfectly for...

Quote: Originally Posted by stoopid I believe the one I posted is the bootable/latest version with a copy of the original 7800GTX bios. Yeah, I include the original BIOS that came on my card in each .iso titled...