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Old 11-05-2009, 09:00 PM   #1
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BrandDell
ModelStudio XPS 1340
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo P8800 (2.66GHz/1066MHz FSB/3M L2 Cache)
Video CardNVIDIA GeForce G210m
Display13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA WLED Backlit LCD
ChipsetNVIDIA nForce
Memory4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz
Disk Storage500GB 7200RPM
Battery56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion

Date Ordered:October 2 2009
Date Received:October 19 2009

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hows the keyboard on this?
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Hey marker01 can you specifcy what you mean by "with a push" to get 5200? Did you overclock the card? If so with what program. Thanks.
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Old 11-10-2009, 12:33 PM   #3
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hows the keyboard on this?
Love it! no wide open slots between keys. The lighted keyboard is great for use in a dark room. There are 3 settings; off, dim, and bright.

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Hey marker01 can you specifcy what you mean by "with a push" to get 5200? Did you overclock the card? If so with what program. Thanks.
Glad someone asked
I did slightly overclock it, getting that to work was not easy.
Rivatuner failed, it would not show the GPU's for overclocking.

The standard Nvidia nTune OC utility did not work either. it seriously blue screened the box when you try to launch any nTune utility (including NVmonitor!)

I finally came across 6.02_nvidia_system_tools. this is a Nvidia add on that works great for overclocking the 9400m & g210m in the XPS13! default Nvidia OC tools work fine.
I know it can go further then the 3dmark score i got, the trick is getting both the 9400 and g210 in a "happy" sync. I just haven't had time to push it any further.
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Love it! no wide open slots between keys. The lighted keyboard is great for use in a dark room. There are 3 settings; off, dim, and bright.


Glad someone asked
I did slightly overclock it, getting that to work was not easy.
Rivatuner failed, it would not show the GPU's for overclocking.

The standard Nvidia nTune OC utility did not work either. it seriously blue screened the box when you try to launch any nTune utility (including NVmonitor!)

I finally came across 6.02_nvidia_system_tools. this is a Nvidia add on that works great for overclocking the 9400m & g210m in the XPS13! default Nvidia OC tools work fine.
I know it can go further then the 3dmark score i got, the trick is getting both the 9400 and g210 in a "happy" sync. I just haven't had time to push it any further.
Link please?

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