Alright... I've been reading on these forums for a little over a week now and I've decided I should ask before doing anything damaging to my new laptop 
lol.
Configuration is: E1705\T2500(2GHz)\2GB DDR2-667\7800GO(???\????)\100GB SATA 7200\WUXGA+\SigmaTel Audio\Intel Pro WiFi+Bluetooth\DVD-Burner\90watt Power Supply\6Cell Battery
I am looking to tweak the laptop to the max for gaming, and am no stranger to overclocking and such but being this my first (and quite expensive) laptop I don't want to take any chances lol.
So what advice do you have for me?
#1: I've seen posts on how to overclock the 7800GTX and 7900GS/GTX... but how do I overclock my 7800GO? (and are there any set clocks that are stable?). Also what vid driver is recommended for the 7800GO?
#2: I'm going to buy a 9Cell battery for mobile life purposes... but does buying a 130Watt PS help me any? I know to use any higher vid card I need that along with a hacked BIOS... which brings me to my next question.
#3: Will installing a hacked XPS GEN2 BIOS (or something along that line) help me any? Will it perform any better than my stock BIOS with my system configuration?
#4: What is all this about over/undervolting and such? If it is applicable to me, what should I be doing/setting it on?
#5: What programs/drivers should I consider for my setup? I've seen that the SoundBlaster HD Audio may just be a codec (software not hardware) but that it isn't very good. Is it any better than the stock SigmaTel and if so how can I obtain it?
#6: Probably shoulda been the first question lol, but about reformatting. I am a firm believer in reformatting computers such as dell which come with all the unnessicary software/processes. BUT... how can I reformat if they didn't supply me an OS or driver CD's? (I didn't get to opt out for the CD's... so what can I do about reformatting without getting the bloatware?)
If someone can answer some of these for me and get me going in the right direction it is DEFINATLY apprecicated!
lol. I'll be sitting here with this window open refreshing regularly in anticipaton 
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-Mac
lol.Configuration is: E1705\T2500(2GHz)\2GB DDR2-667\7800GO(???\????)\100GB SATA 7200\WUXGA+\SigmaTel Audio\Intel Pro WiFi+Bluetooth\DVD-Burner\90watt Power Supply\6Cell Battery
I am looking to tweak the laptop to the max for gaming, and am no stranger to overclocking and such but being this my first (and quite expensive) laptop I don't want to take any chances lol.
So what advice do you have for me?
#1: I've seen posts on how to overclock the 7800GTX and 7900GS/GTX... but how do I overclock my 7800GO? (and are there any set clocks that are stable?). Also what vid driver is recommended for the 7800GO?
#2: I'm going to buy a 9Cell battery for mobile life purposes... but does buying a 130Watt PS help me any? I know to use any higher vid card I need that along with a hacked BIOS... which brings me to my next question.
#3: Will installing a hacked XPS GEN2 BIOS (or something along that line) help me any? Will it perform any better than my stock BIOS with my system configuration?
#4: What is all this about over/undervolting and such? If it is applicable to me, what should I be doing/setting it on?
#5: What programs/drivers should I consider for my setup? I've seen that the SoundBlaster HD Audio may just be a codec (software not hardware) but that it isn't very good. Is it any better than the stock SigmaTel and if so how can I obtain it?
#6: Probably shoulda been the first question lol, but about reformatting. I am a firm believer in reformatting computers such as dell which come with all the unnessicary software/processes. BUT... how can I reformat if they didn't supply me an OS or driver CD's? (I didn't get to opt out for the CD's... so what can I do about reformatting without getting the bloatware?)
If someone can answer some of these for me and get me going in the right direction it is DEFINATLY apprecicated!
lol. I'll be sitting here with this window open refreshing regularly in anticipaton .-Mac
