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post #281 of 349
9/26/07 at 9:10pm
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
Not true, you can run the 130 watt or 150 watt brick no problem at all. Running under powered brick can be a problem. As long as the voltage requirments are met for the laptop it will take what ever current it needs from the supply. (with in the design limits)
thanks. that's what i thought. what he said didn't make any sense so i came here to confirm. especially since the batteries are suppose to have a "smart" chip. i guess i'll just get one off ebay hope it a dell original product and not some after-market crap. any suggestions as far as the 130w or 150w?
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post #282 of 349
9/27/07 at 7:23pm
I have a 7900 go gs is it worth spending $500.00 on a 7950 512meg GTX for an upgrade?
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post #283 of 349
9/27/07 at 7:45pm
No because I bought mine for 350.
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post #284 of 349
9/27/07 at 7:48pm
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Originally Posted by darkloki View Post
No because I bought mine for 350.
How did you get yours for 350? I called Dell and they told me 497.00...
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post #285 of 349
9/27/07 at 7:50pm
Ebay, AustinComputerParts. Highly Suggest.
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post #286 of 349
9/27/07 at 9:10pm
I just installed a FX-2500 GPU in place of my X1400.

It was quite easy.
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post #287 of 349
9/27/07 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
I just installed a FX-2500 GPU in place of my X1400.

It was quite easy.

me too, got it clocked at 575/700 so it is a 7950gtx for all intents and purposes.
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post #288 of 349
9/27/07 at 10:40pm
What is a FX-2500?
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post #289 of 349
9/27/07 at 11:37pm
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Originally Posted by Gatfly View Post
What is a FX-2500?


It is another version of the 7900GTX configured for the M90 series laptops,

It the same hardware as the 7900GTX but has a different BIOS

The cards are interchangable
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post #290 of 349
9/28/07 at 12:35am
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
It is another version of the 7900GTX configured for the M90 series laptops,

It the same hardware as the 7900GTX but has a different BIOS

The cards are interchangable


don't forget better for opengl. so opengl games will rock harder!
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post #291 of 349
9/28/07 at 12:45am
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post #292 of 349
9/28/07 at 3:14am
Supposedly Dell is supposed to come out with a new XPS system i think i might wait for that...
XPS 1730

http://laptoping.com/dell-xps-m1730.html
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post #293 of 349
9/28/07 at 4:04am
where have you been?

it's on dells site and ebay allready.
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post #294 of 349
9/28/07 at 3:23pm
i just installed the NVidia 7950GTX . (an upgrade from ATI x1400). The process was actually very easy. Thank's for the guide!!!
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post #295 of 349
10/7/07 at 6:28pm
nice, do u use the 130 w power brick og the 90w. i have ordret a fx - 2500. because my 7800 is burn down
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post #296 of 349
10/7/07 at 6:47pm
you need the 130w
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post #297 of 349
10/7/07 at 6:50pm
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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
you need the 130w
At what point do you need a 130watt adapter instead of the 90watt?
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post #298 of 349
10/7/07 at 6:57pm
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Originally Posted by Gatfly View Post
At what point do you need a 130watt adapter instead of the 90watt?

with any video cards that aren't the single piped gs, and if you are o'cing it you need the 130w adapter.
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post #299 of 349
10/7/07 at 8:47pm
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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
with any video cards that aren't the single piped gs, and if you are o'cing it you need the 130w adapter.
are there any advantages/disadvantages to having a 150 watt brick vs a 130 watt brick on an E1705?
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post #300 of 349
10/7/07 at 9:08pm
either will work fine, no real gain in using the 150 watt so if you can get them for the same price go for it.
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