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post #41 of 47
1/23/08 at 2:58am
@johnnymo: Did you have to do the heatsink mod on the 9600 when you put it in there?


My I8500 has been going strong for years, but she's only got a gig, plus the video is starting to go; artifacts leading to freezing-maybe it's the fan. So right now I'm deciding, replace and mod the video, plus buy 2 fresh GB of RAM...or buy a new Dell XPS M1530??

Tough decisions. The parts for the 8500 will be $3-400, the new system would be $1400!
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post #42 of 47
1/23/08 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by mongol View Post
@johnnymo: Did you have to do the heatsink mod on the 9600 when you put it in there?


My I8500 has been going strong for years, but she's only got a gig, plus the video is starting to go; artifacts leading to freezing-maybe it's the fan. So right now I'm deciding, replace and mod the video, plus buy 2 fresh GB of RAM...or buy a new Dell XPS M1530??

Tough decisions. The parts for the 8500 will be $3-400, the new system would be $1400!

3-400 bucks...Huh!? The M10 will only cost you $170 here:

http://www.txcesssurplus.com/servlet...on-9600/Detail

I never did ANY fan or heatsink mod except adding a dash of AS5 to the stock heatsink. Overheating has never been an issue, and I play the Orange Box on it just fine. Oblivion on low. Crysis, uh, no.

Then again, the XPS line can't play Crysis either, so I'd say DEFINITELY go with the video update if your usage follows mine.
If you could use a Chip update, I just posted a very very nice Ebay price on a 2.0 Ghz Dothan (400mhz) FSB chip. These are getting hard to find.
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post #43 of 47
5/3/08 at 8:14pm
I know this is an old thread, but I just have to add that my Inspiron 8600 is still going strong. I'm about to replace the keyboard, up the RAM from 1 to 2 GB, and upgrade my 1.7 Ghz Banias to a 2.0 Ghz Dothan. I have the max resolution LCD, which is just beautiful. Party on, Inspiron!
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post #44 of 47
6/14/08 at 7:16pm
are you the ED1955 from penn? if so how is that 8600 working, i'm the one who traded it to you.
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post #45 of 47
9/30/09 at 8:25am
I DO love my i8600c. It is still up and running with 2Gb RAM, M60 Mod case, 100Gb HD 7200rpm, 9600 Pro Cooper termal mod, BT. I can watch my movies, surf the internet, and still playing old school games that I like. It has 5 years already, going for 6 but it is AWESOME!!!!
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post #46 of 47
9/30/09 at 9:55am
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Originally Posted by larethian View Post
I DO love my i8600c. It is still up and running with 2Gb RAM, M60 Mod case, 100Gb HD 7200rpm, 9600 Pro Cooper termal mod, BT. I can watch my movies, surf the internet, and still playing old school games that I like. It has 5 years already, going for 6 but it is AWESOME!!!!
I used my Dell 8600 for over 2 years and then sold it to a friend who still uses it daily. It is still going strong. Very nice OLD computer. Now I have sold my Dell E1505 and use a MacBook. We still have 2 Dell's in the house. My wife has a laptop and the kids use my Dell desktop.
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post #47 of 47
3/11/10 at 8:24am

Now I got two i8600c

And I use one as my home cinema computer @ my girlfriends and the other one is the one I using right now @ home. And still got free parts to have another one as home cinema compuer @ my home

AWESOME!!!!!
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