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Other than X300, 6800, 7800, what cards fit in the 9300?

post #1 of 23
2/5/06 at 1:40pm
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Title speaks for itself. Please list as many as you can.
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post #2 of 23
2/5/06 at 1:42pm
X300, 6800, 6800 Ultra, 7800 GTX
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post #3 of 23
2/5/06 at 1:44pm
at the moment, thats it. Its a pretty wide array of cards, any reason you are looking for others?
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post #4 of 23
2/5/06 at 2:00pm
wasnt there an x600 at one point? or am i confused with another model.
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post #5 of 23
2/5/06 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by mr. roboto
at the moment, thats it. Its a pretty wide array of cards, any reason you are looking for others?
I'm just trying to see all my options. How come only one ATi card?
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post #6 of 23
2/5/06 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
I'm just trying to see all my options. How come only one ATi card?
we dont know why dell picks the cards they do. other than because of the price.
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post #7 of 23
2/5/06 at 2:30pm
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Originally Posted by basso4735
we dont know why dell picks the cards they do. other than because of the price.
Ok. So i'm guessing it is the dell design that, let's say, would not allow a X700 mobility (if such a thing even exists) into my 9300...
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post #8 of 23
2/5/06 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
Ok. So i'm guessing it is the dell design that, let's say, would not allow a X700 mobility (if such a thing even exists) into my 9300...
right. and btw, it does exist
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post #9 of 23
2/5/06 at 6:53pm
Mr. K6 took the x600 out of a D810 and used it in his 9300. I don't think it was fully working though.
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post #10 of 23
2/5/06 at 8:39pm
Actually didn't he (Mr. K6) also put a GO 6800 in the D810 aswell? Kinda cool upgrade for that unit!
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post #11 of 23
2/5/06 at 8:42pm
yeah, he swapped em.
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post #12 of 23
2/5/06 at 8:58pm
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Originally Posted by mZimm
Mr. K6 took the x600 out of a D810 and used it in his 9300. I don't think it was fully working though.
Hmm so then it's not that it doesn't physically fit, it's just not compatible?
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post #13 of 23
2/5/06 at 9:02pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
Hmm so then it's not that it doesn't physically fit, it's just not compatible?
Yeah. It physically fit fine. There was just some compatibility problems.
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post #14 of 23
2/5/06 at 9:10pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
Hmm so then it's not that it doesn't physically fit, it's just not compatible?

I can verify that the ATI X600 works fine w/o any compatibility problems in my I9300.
Once I had swapped the heatsinks between the X300(I9300) & X600(D810), the GPU fit in the slot quite nicely...
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post #15 of 23
2/5/06 at 9:11pm
K6 musta just been too lazy to install the right drivers I guess. That's good to know though.
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post #16 of 23
2/5/06 at 9:25pm
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Hmm so aparently the X600 will work...that may mean others will work too!
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post #17 of 23
2/5/06 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
Hmm so aparently the X600 will work...that may mean others will work too!
no. thats it.
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post #18 of 23
2/6/06 at 3:15pm
wait!!!the 7800 works for the 9300?? so i can upgrade my i9300 from a 6800 to 7800?
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post #19 of 23
2/6/06 at 3:35pm
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Originally Posted by farhan007
wait!!!the 7800 works for the 9300?? so i can upgrade my i9300 from a 6800 to 7800?
LOL.. You've missed it dude!! Many of us got the 7800GTX for $252.22 from Dell Spare Parts over the past few months. Unfortunately they have put a stop to that price.

You never looked at the sticky thread at the top of the forum?? Check it out "How To Upgrade your 9300 with the Ultra or 7800 "Photo Guide""!

Basically you'll need to have the 9-cell battery as the 6-cell will NOT work. You'll also have to buy a new 130watt power brick which go for about 40.00 bucks on eBay. The Northbridge heatsink must be the newer XPS style although almost all 9300s already have this. A few people who bought their 9300s earily on have noticed a slightly different heatsink which needed to be replaced. I dont think it was much. There is a downloadable iso which contains a hacked XPS BIOS which you need to use. Flashing the BIOS of the 9300 to the XPS allows you to use the 130w power brick therefore providing enough juice for the 7800GTX!

I think I was the last person who was able to get it for 252.22 from Dell that I know of. I had called on a thursday and it took 2 calls before I was able to get a rep to sell it to me for that price. Many people have had to call 6, 7 and even 8 times before a rep would. The next day on Friday I noticed the order had been canceled! I called and the rep resubmitted it for me and I had it the following Tuesday I think! I haven't heard of anyone else getting it after that Friday.
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post #20 of 23
2/6/06 at 6:08pm
Sigh. Looks like no 7800GTX's in my future. If I could just O/C the slow 6800 a bit more. hehe
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