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post #21 of 146
3/25/08 at 3:12am
Ive been wondering this for a while now. Does Dell offer 1730 drivers for XP or Vista only. Also how are the video drivers?

Ive seen lots of threads about stuttering and other video related issues

BTW I feel bad that you had such a bad experience w/ your 1730.

Die- Update your sig with the Clevo and its specs (show that thing off man- Watch ya doin'???)
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post #22 of 146
3/25/08 at 3:16am
they have drivers for both os's. when i installed xp onto the second hard drive, i was able to download all the drivers i needed. i havent heard anything about the drivers for xp in sli.
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post #23 of 146
3/25/08 at 4:00am
Too bad to hear, my M1730 runs beautifully. I assume your M1710 ran Crysis at 1920x1200 DX10 all High with 30-40 fps too? Or STALKER 1920x1200 all maxed out 70-130 fps Since you said no speed increase. This thing is fast. The SLI issues is mostly due to drivers, why not try the 174.31 drivers that solves many SLI issues for me. SLI runs great, needs some fiddling around to get it to work.

The overclocking of the CPU I don´t have a clue why it doesn´t stick, sounds like a BIOS issue, I only have the t7700 so.

Also I know Vista doesn´t work that well with games currently. I have myself thought of installing XP as the second OS.
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post #24 of 146
3/25/08 at 4:16am
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Originally Posted by pettersson72 View Post
Too bad to hear, my M1730 runs beautifully. I assume your M1710 ran Crysis at 1920x1200 DX10 all High with 30-40 fps too? Or STALKER 1920x1200 all maxed out 70-130 fps Since you said no speed increase. This thing is fast. The SLI issues is mostly due to drivers, why not try the 174.31 drivers that solves many SLI issues for me. SLI runs great, needs some fiddling around to get it to work.

The overclocking of the CPU I don´t have a clue why it doesn´t stick, sounds like a BIOS issue, I only have the t7700 so.
i just threw on 174.31 and am getting 11549 3dmarks in 06

and 35fps crysis all high @1680x1050.

and I've only got 1 8800m

when I get the Other--one?

hell I don't ned anotherone.
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post #25 of 146
3/25/08 at 7:36am
Nah one 8800m GTX is enough so far, they are fast
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post #26 of 146
3/25/08 at 1:07pm
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Originally Posted by Fenuxx View Post
I for one am done... I'll either go Lenovo (portability) or Clevo (gaming) for my next laptop, though probably the former rather than the latter... I have a desktop for gaming.
its probably x2 the price of a decent ibm but can you really go out with an integrated GPU?? lol

If I'd the cash, i'd get this one

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4328

light, powerful, long battery life

only snagg is they are parented by your recent nemesis, hell
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post #27 of 146
3/25/08 at 1:10pm

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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
i just threw on 174.31 and am getting 11549 3dmarks in 06

and 35fps crysis all high @1680x1050.

and I've only got 1 8800m

when I get the Other--one?

hell I don't ned anotherone.
upload your benches!!
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post #28 of 146
3/25/08 at 2:48pm
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its probably x2 the price of a decent ibm but can you really go out with an integrated GPU?? lol

If I'd the cash, i'd get this one

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4328

light, powerful, long battery life

only snagg is they are parented by your recent nemesis, hell
I probably won't do Alienware either (not just because their parent company is Dell, I know that Alienware is a completely seperate entity). I just don't have the need for it anymore. Besides, most of the Lenovos I have looked at (and wanted) have the Quadro equivalent of the GeForce 8400M GS, which isn't like it's Intel graphics. It's no 8800M GTX, but it's not the worst in the world.
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post #29 of 146
3/26/08 at 2:39am
i love my 1730! not one problem yet and love alll the bellss and whistles
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post #30 of 146
3/26/08 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by wardo View Post
i love my 1730! not one problem yet and love alll the bellss and whistles
Me too, I've been very happy with it. My CPU and GPU temps are so cool I honestly am wondering if the nvidia panel is right or needs an offset
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post #31 of 146
3/26/08 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
i just threw on 174.31 and am getting 11549 3dmarks in 06

and 35fps crysis all high @1680x1050.

and I've only got 1 8800m

when I get the Other--one?

hell I don't ned anotherone.
Really? I only get 11,700+ with one 8800 enabled

Sorry, I just had to run home at lunch and try it just to see what I get with SLI disabled.
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post #32 of 146
3/26/08 at 5:50pm
Man, you must be smoking something!
I love this PC! the only thang I don't like about it is drivers. But the beta's are good enough for me! Download the damn hotfixes (or SP1) then reply back. I got a 600% performance increase than I did when I first got it. (No joke!)
There is not one game out there I can't run maxed at 1920x1200. (It may not be 60FPS tough usually around 38-45FPS) You could've got a shit-ass M1730 cause that guy sold it for $1900 dollars!!!!
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post #33 of 146
3/26/08 at 5:59pm
Hell, I just wish mine would work at all, but sadly, that's not the case. CPU, mobo, or RAM, or any combination, if not all, of those are toast.

* Sigh *
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post #34 of 146
3/26/08 at 6:04pm
Ohh, and my temps are maxed at 66C ( 7 hours of gears ) and idle 56C
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post #35 of 146
3/26/08 at 6:05pm
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Really? I only get 11,700+ with one 8800 enabled

Sorry, I just had to run home at lunch and try it just to see what I get with SLI disabled.
ya, but what do you get stock with 1 card?

I get over 10k.

Quad CORE! Stomp!

it's ok.

I am not even that oc'd

wait until I get my other card.

17k easy with quad.
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post #36 of 146
3/26/08 at 6:06pm
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Originally Posted by nonya24 View Post
Man, you must be smoking something!
I love this PC! the only thang I don't like about it is drivers. But the beta's are good enough for me! Download the damn hotfixes (or SP1) then reply back. I got a 600% performance increase than I did when I first got it. (No joke!)
There is not one game out there I can't run maxed at 1920x1200. (It may not be 60FPS tough usually around 38-45FPS) You could've got a shit-ass M1730 cause that guy sold it for $1900 dollars!!!!
lol, with my m1710 and oc'd 7900 there was no game I couldn't run MAX either.

may not be 60 fps but I still could do it.
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post #37 of 146
3/26/08 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
lol, with my m1710 and oc'd 7900 there was no game I couldn't run MAX either.

may not be 60 fps but I still could do it.
Uhh, this is stock. I could overclock and get 80FPs if I wanna
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post #38 of 146
3/26/08 at 10:17pm
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Originally Posted by diefool View Post
lol, with my m1710 and oc'd 7900 there was no game I couldn't run MAX either.

may not be 60 fps but I still could do it.


B.S.... I also had a m1710 and no way are a lot of the games playable at max.. operating but not playable, ALL games are playable with the 1730..
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post #39 of 146
3/26/08 at 10:46pm
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Originally Posted by wardo View Post
B.S.... I also had a m1710 and no way are a lot of the games playable at max.. operating but not playable, ALL games are playable with the 1730..
Unless you have the single 8700 I played Gears today for 8hours no break. only at 64C. I think Hacks got screwed over with his system. Have you cleaned the vents???
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post #40 of 146
3/27/08 at 2:08am
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Originally Posted by wardo View Post
B.S.... I also had a m1710 and no way are a lot of the games playable at max.. operating but not playable, ALL games are playable with the 1730..
i played all my games at max buddy.

all of them.

except crysis.

seriously.

you did have problems didn't you?

my m1710 ran like a champ.

ask anyone with a m1710 around here.
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