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post #1 of 21
11/27/07 at 2:10pm
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So Dell replaced my laptop with an m1710

Not much changed except i went from a single core to a dual core (awesome) and my video card went from a 7800gtx to a 7900 go......

Im glad I got an upgrade, but isn't the 7900 a step down?
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post #2 of 21
11/27/07 at 2:40pm
The 7800GTX is a little bit better but, with the dual core CPU I would definitely be happy with it, it's not that much different.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...ist.844.0.html
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post #3 of 21
11/27/07 at 3:40pm
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Thats what I was thinking. Think they would let me swap them? Form factor a problem?
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post #4 of 21
11/27/07 at 4:20pm
a 7800gtx does not fit in the m1710, with the dual core upgrade i wouldnt think your losing out at all in terms of graphics performance, and if you got a rev 0 7900gs you can overclock the shit out of it.
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post #5 of 21
11/27/07 at 4:41pm
Dude you got a great Deal there over all a faster machine
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post #6 of 21
11/27/07 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by Doughy View Post
7900gs you can overclock the shit out of it.
beat me to it
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post #7 of 21
11/27/07 at 4:53pm
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Originally Posted by Doughy View Post
a 7800gtx does not fit in the m1710, with the dual core upgrade i wouldnt think your losing out at all in terms of graphics performance, and if you got a rev 0 7900gs you can overclock the shit out of it.
Me either, but it was worth a try. Im excited about the upgrade, and now praying to get a Rev 0

Can i still overclock if I dont get a rev 0?
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post #8 of 21
11/27/07 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by Fgo View Post
Can i still overclock if I dont get a rev 0?
I believe theres Rev 0 and 1
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post #9 of 21
11/27/07 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by ghazgull013 View Post
I believe theres Rev 0 and 1
Can I still overclock if i get rev 1?
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post #10 of 21
11/27/07 at 5:25pm
yea just make sure u find the proper bios
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post #11 of 21
11/27/07 at 5:55pm
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Gotcha, awesome thanks.
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post #12 of 21
11/27/07 at 6:14pm
And for gods sake dont flash the wrong revision or you'll end up mwith a black screen
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post #13 of 21
11/27/07 at 9:28pm
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post #14 of 21
11/28/07 at 1:12am
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Yeah i know about flashing the wrong ver, Ive OC'd a few in my life, but i wasent sure if there was something up with the Rev 0 compared to the rev 1 .
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post #15 of 21
11/28/07 at 1:16am
rev1 memory clock won't go as high as rev0, there is no optimized memory option for rev1 bios.
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post #16 of 21
12/1/07 at 1:02am
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Just got it today

Awesome.

How do i figure out my what rev i got on my card?
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post #17 of 21
12/1/07 at 1:49am
i think gpu z tells u
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post #18 of 21
12/1/07 at 11:41pm
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I have A2?...

It says I have revision A2 bios version 5.71.22.28.01
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post #19 of 21
12/2/07 at 12:16am
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I have A2?...

It says I have revision A2 bios version 5.71.22.28.01
You got a revision A01 card. You kinda have to expect that Dell is only making A01 revision cards these days. Ether way you can flash the BIOS to overclock it, just follow this thread here.
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post #20 of 21
12/2/07 at 4:07am
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Ah, gotcha. Overclocked it, this things runing beautifuly.

Only one complaint
....i complain a lot..
I can hear the harddrive. As it reads/writes, i can hear it over my game and whatnot, kinda like a scratching sound.

Anyone have any idea?
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