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post #1 of 6
3/11/08 at 10:55am
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I know theres not a lot you can do to the 9300 since I believe I maxed it out (for the most part). Anything else anyone can think about?

Pentium M 2GHz
2 GB DD2
7800GTX
80 GB HD
CD/DVD Burner
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post #2 of 6
3/11/08 at 12:43pm
Pentium M 780 2.26GHz (or overclocked 1.6, 1.7, 1.8)
100GB 7200rpm drive ATA-6 or
200GB 7200rpm drive SATA

that's pretty much it
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post #3 of 6
3/12/08 at 5:52am
You could add another GB of RAM too, for a total of 3Gb of usable RAM. (You could add 4Gb, but you'll only be picking up an extra like 256MB, even though RAM is cheap these days, I don't think I'd waste my time with it.

1GB stick + 2Gb stick for a total of 3Gb

So you'll have to purchase a 2Gb stick of RAM; you could probably sell the 1Gb stick you replace it with or keep it for a spare.

I will also note that I have the 160GB 5400RPM drive and it loads faster than the 60GB 5400 RPM drive that replaced it, and some people even claim that it runs as fast as a 100GB 7200RPM drive in almost all cases, except data seeking. Due to disk density.
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post #4 of 6
3/12/08 at 6:53am
Hey Skillz,

I have an xps gen 2 and it's got 2GB of RAM already - you said that the 9300 (same thing in terms of memory) can do 3GB...are you sure?

The site below says that the max is 2GB..

http://www.memorystock.com/memory/DellInspiron9300.html
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post #5 of 6
3/12/08 at 6:54am
He can't add anymore RAM due to the chipset. Its limited to 2 GB. The processor really isn't worth an upgrade and all you can really do is get a larger capacity HD. If you are a tinkerer, you may just find it meaningful to buy a 1.8 GHz 400 MHz FSB Pentium M (aka SL7EN) and pinmodding it to 2.4 GHz. This OC may not work and it will more than likely require more voltage.
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post #6 of 6
3/12/08 at 10:37pm
Other than maybe upping my harddrive, I think mine is about as max'd out as it gets. Biggest issue I have is with heat on a few games, and I will drop the multiplier on my CPU in those rare instances. Still the CPU rarely gets over 55C in most games

I do pull my 9300 apart every few months and clean out the heat sink fins and fans real well - it helps a lot.
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