Posts by Krieger

Got my 9860 from PCTorque in December '04 with one lit pixel and soon after submitted my findings here regarding the "sticky/chirping fans". Sager Tech instructed I send in the unit, which I promptly did. 2 weeks later the unit...

Quote: Originally Posted by MagNeo What tempurature should the CPU be at at idle and at gaming? I know it will depend on which CPU but is 48-50 C at idle out of the norm for a 3.4 GH processor? For gaming is 63+ C...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mahasamatman good point. if you can run your games on max and they look great on max, why worry about the ultra or x800xt? just to be able to brag about benchmarks? Try Everquest 2...

I had mine for like two weeks and sent it in for the stuck Fan issue and noted that it also had a stuck RED pixel REALLY close to the center area (2 inches down from the webcam and 1 inch to the right). I got my machine back with a...

I'm running my 9860 in the car using the $99 - 300watt inverter from Radio Shack. No trouble yet.

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=57882&page=1 "There were modifications made to accomidate the heat of the x800, I am seeing what I can get picture wise now. All notebooks already out and about that will be...

I got mine back from RMA with some very noticable scratches across the top, so it may be someone on their end doing this when they unpack.

I wish I had an update for you all, but I don't. What I do have came with my latest issue of Maximum PC and is called Throttlewatch. Get yours here: http://www.panopsys.com/throttlewatch.php I'll bet people running the older bios who...

Seems many people got stuck or dead pixels with their 9860. Mine had a stuck red pixel IMO right on the verge of the "sager" pixel policy 2inches down from the web cam and one inch to the left (cannot be missed). When I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chillum You can't unlock the pipelines in the 6800go. There only exists 12 and not 16 Funny thats what people said about the agp/pci-e 6800. Do you work for Nvidia? Did you fab the...