I just got my i8600 here are the specs:
1.6 pentium mobile processor
512mb ram
60 gb hard drive
128mb ati radeon 9600
i just got it yesterday. I am trying to play the simplest game in the world counter strike. I realize that there is some issue with the fan, if i reboot the system and go directly into counterstrike i can play at 70fps solid, then when i hear the fan turn on the fps drop to 10-20 and they won't go any higher. I ran the diagnostic and it came up with an error code saying it expected the video card fan at 6300 and it detected a fan rpm of 0. so naturally i called dell, it took over an hour to get to the guy, i told him my problem over and over and over for about 40 min. he kept telling me the i8600 wasn't meant for gaming. and then he said it was probably a compatability issue with counter strike and to call them. the same thing happens with other games on my system, when i told him that he said this laptop wasn't made for gaming. Well ive played counter strike on laptops 2 years old with specs way worse then mine and they play the game fine. Im thinking about returning it for a refund, because i don't want to deal with them, and on top of that im moving out of the country in 3 weeks, so i don't have a lot of time for the run around. please let me know what you think it could be, he said the fan error code is normal for the i8600. Please let me know if you think its my system or if it can't handle counter strike. thanks
1.6 pentium mobile processor
512mb ram
60 gb hard drive
128mb ati radeon 9600
i just got it yesterday. I am trying to play the simplest game in the world counter strike. I realize that there is some issue with the fan, if i reboot the system and go directly into counterstrike i can play at 70fps solid, then when i hear the fan turn on the fps drop to 10-20 and they won't go any higher. I ran the diagnostic and it came up with an error code saying it expected the video card fan at 6300 and it detected a fan rpm of 0. so naturally i called dell, it took over an hour to get to the guy, i told him my problem over and over and over for about 40 min. he kept telling me the i8600 wasn't meant for gaming. and then he said it was probably a compatability issue with counter strike and to call them. the same thing happens with other games on my system, when i told him that he said this laptop wasn't made for gaming. Well ive played counter strike on laptops 2 years old with specs way worse then mine and they play the game fine. Im thinking about returning it for a refund, because i don't want to deal with them, and on top of that im moving out of the country in 3 weeks, so i don't have a lot of time for the run around. please let me know what you think it could be, he said the fan error code is normal for the i8600. Please let me know if you think its my system or if it can't handle counter strike. thanks
