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post #21 of 81
5/6/06 at 4:58am
Would a 7900GS get that much in 3DMark05? Anyone got any links to 7900GS benchmark results?

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post #22 of 81
5/6/06 at 5:18am
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Originally Posted by JaxChris
In order to install it you would still have to remove the metal around the left fan vent. No other mods inside the case should be necessary. The heatpipes should have the right shape, and the card should have the notch out for the keyboard post already.

But if the BIOS doesn't recognize the card, then it doesn't know to give it more power from a 130watt brick. So another hacked BIOS would be a good thing.

Correct the metal around the heatsink does need removing, but the keyboard post is fine, I used a 130w brick, so it should take the right power. just thought it should show hifher clock speeds like the 7800gtx? is the stock speed 500/600 on these?
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post #23 of 81
5/6/06 at 5:32am
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Originally Posted by makemedie
Would a 7900GS get that much in 3DMark05? Anyone got any links to 7900GS benchmark results?

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It would be similar to a 7800GTX.

Nice work! Will be sweet once you work out the kinks.
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post #24 of 81
5/6/06 at 5:33am
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Ran it again and much better!



Looks like it fully supports it! what an upgrade for the 9400
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post #25 of 81
5/6/06 at 5:42am
What'd you do? I think that score's about right. Does the P-M bottleneck the 7900GTX?
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post #26 of 81
5/6/06 at 5:48am
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Originally Posted by mbosys
Correct the metal around the heatsink does need removing, but the keyboard post is fine, I used a 130w brick, so it should take the right power. just thought it should show hifher clock speeds like the 7800gtx? is the stock speed 500/600 on these?

those are the stock speeds on the Quadro FX25000m so it is probably the same for the 7900gtx.
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post #27 of 81
5/6/06 at 6:35am
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Originally Posted by mbosys
Ran it again and much better! Looks like it fully supports it! what an upgrade for the 9400
Do you have a Nvidia Card 7900GTX with 512mb? your frequency is better than Geforce7800GTX with the same temperature and the same wat. it is a good result, but at what cost? Your card is surely 7900GTX. 7900GS score 6200/6300 in 3dmark2005. 7800GTX can arrive near 8000, you are on 8500 points. it is very good.
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post #28 of 81
5/6/06 at 6:38am
Just had a look at the 9400 pricing to see how cheap you can get one equivalent to the M1710 without the graphics card - by the time you add the processor upgrade, ram and screen it brings it up to the cost of the spec with the 7900GTX I was looking at for the M1710!

John
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post #29 of 81
5/6/06 at 6:46am
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Originally Posted by Johnmcl7
Just had a look at the 9400 pricing to see how cheap you can get one equivalent to the M1710 without the graphics card - by the time you add the processor upgrade, ram and screen it brings it up to the cost of the spec with the 7900GTX I was looking at for the M1710!

John
Yea it 's true, the inspiron XPS however has other little "exclusive" feature...
Considering that in Italy we have only Precision M90... No XPS for italy...
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post #30 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:10am
If the mod definitely works ok, I'll maybe keep an eye on the outlet, you can sometimes get a good spec of machine there for cheap and I'm sure there will be more 9400s than M1710s there.

John
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post #31 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by Johnmcl7
Just had a look at the 9400 pricing to see how cheap you can get one equivalent to the M1710 without the graphics card - by the time you add the processor upgrade, ram and screen it brings it up to the cost of the spec with the 7900GTX I was looking at for the M1710!

John

T2500, 1gig, 60gig 7200rpm, DVD burner, Go7800 = 957$

Add a 500$ video card and I'm still well below the cheapest deal for an m1710 w/ 7900GTX.

MBOSYS, how did you get ahold of a 7900GTX? And you're saying the BIOS shows the video card correctly? Can you take pictures of your machine and that screen please.
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post #32 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:29am
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't it means that you can install it in M170 as well?!


Yey!!!
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post #33 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:46am
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Originally Posted by JaxChris
T2500, 1gig, 60gig 7200rpm, DVD burner, Go7800 = 957$

Add a 500$ video card and I'm still well below the cheapest deal for an m1710 w/ 7900GTX.

MBOSYS, how did you get ahold of a 7900GTX? And you're saying the BIOS shows the video card correctly? Can you take pictures of your machine and that screen please.

I'm in the UK, not the US - the starting price for a basic spec 9400 here is 850 pounds (1600 dollars), upgrading just the processor is a whopping 900 dollars.

John
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post #34 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:47am
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Originally Posted by NYChaos
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't it means that you can install it in M170 as well?!


Yey!!!

No, the 9400 and the XPS M170 are different.
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post #35 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:49am
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Some good scores coming now!
xtreme-xg 84.56 drivers

600/725 cores
3dmark05 = 9746



3dmark06 = 5579



, will post pics of bios etc later may try a bit more oc first want to get over 10000 in 05!!!
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post #36 of 81
5/6/06 at 7:55am
Why does the CPU score for 3dmark06 decrease?
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post #37 of 81
5/6/06 at 8:08am
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Originally Posted by mbosys
Some good scores coming now! xtreme-xg 84.56 drivers 600/725 cores 3dmark05 = 9746 3dmark06 = 5579 , will post pics of bios etc later may try a bit more oc first want to get over 10000 in 05!!!
Have yuo flash your notebook bios?
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post #38 of 81
5/6/06 at 8:14am
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Originally Posted by andre25


Have yuo flash your notebook bios?

No only the video card bios, 9400 A01 see's the 7900gtx!
Got the card out of a m1710

Not sure on the cpu score, but will probably change a bit here and there.
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post #39 of 81
5/6/06 at 8:24am
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Originally Posted by mbosys
No only the video card bios, 9400 A01 see's the 7900gtx!
Got the card out of a m1710

Not sure on the cpu score, but will probably change a bit here and there.


only the video cad bios for 600 725 mhz no?????????

i love your news

and rev 01 see the 7900gtx??????

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post #40 of 81
5/6/06 at 11:50am
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Originally Posted by mbosys
No only the video card bios, 9400 A01 see's the 7900gtx!
Got the card out of a m1710

Not sure on the cpu score, but will probably change a bit here and there.

Awesome, nice work man. Somes pics would be sweet you don't happen to have a 9300 handy do you?
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