Posts by hammermd

NO...does it work with XPS? Where do I get it? N/M, I'll google... Edit: XPS is not listed as a working chipset, so I doubt it'll work, but as soon as I get done running diagnostics, i'll give it a go...

What about The Nixxed? Didn't he have an XPS also? He isn't reporting problems, I guess...?

Yeah...y'know my whole thing now is basically, "Did you even bother running 3dmark on a 5-sequence loop before sending it to me?" I mean, they're advertising this thing for gamers, so WTF? Their testing procedures...

I will post there as soon as they send me the verification email...dang I'm even more PO'd this morning...actually, I would be fine if this was just happening to ME...then I'd know it was just some bonehead thing I did when I...

Yes, I wiped the HD and reinstalled as well...I'm going to try and set it back to the default 'crap' style they had it set on when it arrived and try benching it then (all original drivers, etc.). I want to do this before I haggle with...

Okay, well turning off HyperThreading in the BIOS seems to help a little...I was able to get through two entire chapters of MP2 before it crashed during a cutscene...and I didn't even have it up on books! I'm going to install some more...

Wait, wait! Okay, now it crashed after 1.5 cycles through 3dmark2001 Demo Loop...hard crash, had to shut down. ANyhow, it DID seem like I was able to play MP2 longer...maybe the heat still eventually builds up...hopefully, it's just a...

ARRGH! I put it up on two books and it just runs forever! On a flat desk, I can play any graphics-intensive thing for about ten minutes before a crash of some sort ensues...! Any word, there, Karl?

Jay, Meddude...either of you blokes been gaming for a long time without incident? If so, did you reformat your system, or just leave the Dell crap on? I reformatted and reinstalled Windows on my machine, reinstalled the Chipset...

Hey, Karl...the exact (and I mean EXACT) same thing is happening to me in Max Payne with my new XPS...I've tried the 'modded' OMega Drivers, too, and it installs as a 9600 at the 9700 clock speeds....crashes, though, without the screen...