Posts by Maconi

Quote: Originally Posted by Doughy Im not quite sure what you mean, do you mean the heatsink for the chipset itself or are you on about the heatsink for the fx2500/7900gtx. The chipset heatsink is intergrated in the...

Alright I just have a quick question to see if i can save myself some trouble. I'm buying either a FX2500m or 7900GTX so I'll need the heatsink to complete the mod of course. Is there anyway to tell if I already have the heatsink...

Quote: Originally Posted by philby I believe this error is just the way CPU-Z is reporting it - the FX2500 is a 7900GTX all the benches indicate that and so does the info from Nvidia. It's the same for a FX3500 =...

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p For all intensive purposes they are the same card, the FX-2500 has a different BIOS that is tuned for better open Gl performance. If your really hell bent, you cna actually falsh the...

Thanks, I did some research and found out that that there is no difference (at least not that I can find) to the Manufacture and Dell P/N. According to the stickied thread you need at least REV A02, so to be safe I went around PM'ing...

Alright I'm considering buying either a 7900GTX or QuadroFX 2500m for my E1705 since my last card just recently died. I realize I need a 130w AC Adapter and 9-cell battery for the conversion, but I have a specific question about the...

Yea I did the whole F12>Diagnostic deal, first couple times I did it, it gave me a clean bill of health. Last time I did it... "Error Code 5300:0119, Failure while writing and reading video memory." I've read that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by 6828 Ouch !, that's a shame you are experiencing the same thing as us. Dell got me to run a diagnostics test on my 9300 and sure enough it failed on the Video Ram. Therefore = new card...

Yea I've noticed there were a few good deals on GTX's the past few days, few selling for even $150 shipped. But of course now that my card has blown and I'm searching, I only see higher priced ones lol. Again I'm just assuming that my...

You too? I just made a thread about mine dying here... odd they are all dying at the same time? http://www.notebookforums.com/thread213049.html -Mac