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post #21 of 115
11/18/07 at 1:05am
not possible ever.
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post #22 of 115
11/18/07 at 7:00pm
What about swappin out the 7950 for an 8800 when they become available?
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post #23 of 115
11/18/07 at 7:22pm
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I HIGHLY doubt the two will be compatible. Dell wasn't happy about us turning E1705's in M1710's, so they sure as hell wouldn't like if we could just upgrade to 8800's instead of buying new laptops. That'd be the shit though...
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post #24 of 115
11/18/07 at 7:23pm
nope, diff form factor.

even if it is the same form factor the new gen's usually aren't compatible short of a bios hack which will 99.99999% not happen.

the m6300 most likely be able to upgrade to a m3600 which should be based upon the 8800.
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post #25 of 115
11/18/07 at 7:26pm
heya turbo.

I played SOF more and ur right it is just a fun action shooter.

leave your thoughts at the door and blast some dudes.

I am going to post a whole swaka benchies very soon.

just waiting for COD4. then it's on.
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post #26 of 115
11/18/07 at 8:05pm
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The first mission of COD4 sucked, but it gets way better. I'm lucky to get 35FPS with all of the GFX settings at max.
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post #27 of 115
11/22/07 at 4:34pm
Anybody have a dual pipe with 7950gtx for sale? I guess you got to know somebody?

tia
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post #28 of 115
11/22/07 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by mag86 View Post
Anybody have a dual pipe with 7950gtx for sale? I guess you got to know somebody? tia
All 7950GTX's are dual pipe, and I believe there's a specific 'For Sale' thread somewhere. The FX3500 is the same card, but it's way cheaper from what I hear.
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post #29 of 115
11/22/07 at 6:22pm
the fx3500 is the same price usually as the 7950, maybe 50 bux cheaper.

atleast that is the trend on ebay.
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post #30 of 115
11/22/07 at 6:27pm
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Oh, really? I heard it was significantly cheaper.
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post #31 of 115
11/22/07 at 6:32pm
i have actually kept tabs on it.

it's not significantly.. maybe a few bux. max i've seen is like 70-80 bux maybe.

on ebay they go for 350+ mostly 400 bux.

the 7950's are the same.
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post #32 of 115
11/22/07 at 6:34pm
300173926359 -fx3500 item #

150183991470 -7950gtx item #

it is about 60 bux cheaper in this example.

but that 7950 is too high shipping.
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post #33 of 115
11/22/07 at 10:17pm
I would venture that the 7950 would not be $400 better than my 7900 at say
1400x900? My notebook is getting old so would consisder one for around $200. I still want to jump on a Meron down the road as well.

I'm getting good FPS 20-30ish in Crysis as long as I don't turn on shadows.
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post #34 of 115
11/22/07 at 10:24pm
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I've answered this same question a hundred times, and I give the same answer every time. You're gonna have to do the research and see if it is worth to you. I have a FRAPS benchmark thread with a lot of 1440x900 benchmarks you can compare to. I score 11,346 points in 3DMark'05 http://service.futuremark.com/orb/re...0&UID=12155286. I get 6,657 points in 3DMark'06 @ 1280x854 http://service.futuremark.com/orb/re...0&UID=12239626. Between those benchmarks and the FRAPS benchmarks, you should be able to make a well-educated decision. Hope this helps.
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post #35 of 115
11/23/07 at 4:51am
the m1710 won't boot unless you have a 130W or greater PSU.

if you don't have a 9cell it won't boot either.

you have to trick it.
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post #36 of 115
12/10/07 at 1:05am
I don't think there is a need to add the 8C temperature offset in i8kfangui. It's ATItool that reports the wrong temperature. Here's a little trick to check the real temperatures:

Suspend your laptop and leave it for a while (overnight). When you resume the next morning, notice the temperature of the CPU and GPU. They must be the same.

If you add the 8C offset, the GPU is 8C hotter than the CPU, which can't be right, since you know they are at the same temp.
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post #37 of 115
12/10/07 at 1:21am
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Fair enough, but I would also like to find a third temp monitoring program to verify which one is correct.
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post #38 of 115
12/10/07 at 1:45am
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I put my laptop to sleep, made sure both the bottom and the keyboard were cool before I turned it back on. Sure enough the two temps were nearly identical. Can I get a few others to also try this for verification? Remember to change the offsets in I8KFanGUI back to zero before you do it though.
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post #39 of 115
12/11/07 at 4:40pm
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I put my laptop to sleep, made sure both the bottom and the keyboard were cool before I turned it back on. Sure enough the two temps were nearly identical. Can I get a few others to also try this for verification? Remember to change the offsets in I8KFanGUI back to zero before you do it though.
I'll test it as well. But that would mean that our GPUs are running 8 degrees cooler than we thought ? COoool
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post #40 of 115
1/7/08 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by TurbodTalon View Post
Fair enough, but I would also like to find a third temp monitoring program to verify which one is correct.
This might help? SIW- System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala http://www.gtopala.com/
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