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a few questions...regarding 9100 cooling/playing COUNTERSTRIKE

post #1 of 13
3/25/04 at 1:55pm
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Hey guys i have my eyes on the dell 9100 with a 2.8P4 and radeon 9700 128MB and ofcourse a 60gb 7200RPM hard drive..well this will be my first laptop (if i actually do get it lol) and are there any hard drive cooling options available for laptops?..cause i dont dare running any of my 7200RPM hard drives without a hard disk cooler (basically throws cool air directly on the hard drive).my second question is that how exactly is playing CS like on a Dell 9100?..is the ghosting really noticible?.are there any REFRESH rate problems like nvidia has in winxp..so in order to make it like for example 85hz @1024X768 (17" monitor) u gotta apply a patch...and is there any stuttering in the game?.i heard the radeons have issues with counterstrike....and i love playing it in OPENGL mode..thank u for ur time
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post #2 of 13
3/25/04 at 1:57pm
I dont think so, but you could get a cooling pad under it which would help the overall temp
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post #3 of 13
3/25/04 at 2:38pm
If you try a normal cooling pad, the antec will not fit the xps/9100. I tried, the legs on the xps hang over and it rests on the chasis. Check the measurements when you buy.
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post #4 of 13
3/25/04 at 3:42pm
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roger that..any comments on CS??
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post #5 of 13
3/25/04 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by AkbarGr8
roger that..any comments on CS??
i would like to know too. i was thinking about going to get it today after work.
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post #6 of 13
3/25/04 at 4:46pm
Sorry, I can't help on the CS part, mine was sent back for refund.
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post #7 of 13
3/25/04 at 4:47pm
did you return it cause it sucked? or did you just not play it at all? it looks pretty good to me.
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post #8 of 13
3/25/04 at 5:14pm
If its any help, and the reason why you're asking about CS has got to do with its OpenGL performance on ATi cards, then i can tell you that it plays great on my M10 at 1920 X 1200.

I consistenly get 72 fps at WUXGA resolution.
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post #9 of 13
3/25/04 at 5:26pm
Try the pad, or call them and ask them, or maybe even ..dare I say.. return it?
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post #10 of 13
3/25/04 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by chucka
did you return it cause it sucked? or did you just not play it at all? it looks pretty good to me.
The machine is what I returned, not the game. The performance of the machine seemed excellent in the short time I had one, and although I have no doubts the machine will handle CS with ease on full settings, I never had the chance to try. Below is why I returned my machine.

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=18088
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post #11 of 13
3/25/04 at 11:22pm
this problem was isolated and according to dell it is now taken care of
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post #12 of 13
3/26/04 at 10:55pm
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common guys No CS PLAYERS HERE??
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post #13 of 13
3/26/04 at 11:02pm
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Originally Posted by AkbarGr8
common guys No CS PLAYERS HERE??
Unfortunately, you may have trouble finding this information right now. There are only 13 systems I know of on this forum. Eight of which needed updates on the gpu that are being sorted out. Because of the delay in production of the xps/9100, they are just getting the rest onto market. It looks like there will be a few (mainly in Canada) on Monday, so it will probably be another week before you will hear back. I would definately bump the thread again early next week. My only experience was playing Max Payne 2 while I was testing, the play seemed flawless.
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