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No overclocking for XPs Gen2?

post #1 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:36am
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Is it true there is not O'Cing the XPS gen2?

What about the 6800 on the 9300? IS that O'Cable?
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post #2 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:40am
no
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post #3 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
no
Just curious but how did they locked it from Overclocking? Hardware method I believe... right?

So has everyone tried Rivatuner, coolbits, and powerstrip? I'm guessing everyone has tried those.
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post #4 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:44am
Nobody knows yet how they locked it out or even if they did lock it. Could be a driver issue or it could be something else. Just gotta wait on some smart person to figure it out for us
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post #5 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:45am
I think you can overclock, its silly to block it... I havent seen to many pc's block the user from oc'ing, because it really does nothing... well not to much

I can see why they would stop someone from unlocking some pipes n such, because that could seem like a new card... add alot of goodness....

But over clocking adds a little better 3dmrk score and heat.... for making soup
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post #6 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:47am
oc'ing is not recomended in notebooks because of thermal designs, plus the ultra is pretty much maxed out.
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post #7 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:52am
See thats a biggy to like chemical stated, " thermal Design"

Now if I had a desktop, I could just jerry rig some big ass fans on the heat sink and such, but you really cant on a notebook....

Its not worth the heat. Remember, "transitors and too much heat, will cook the shit out of your meat"

Well, ill sum it up this way so we can all understand now...
lol
With the xtra heat added, the chip is not designed for extra heat. Within reason, the chip could run at the higher temp, but the higher temp is not good. So slowly over time, without knowing, you could damage your chip.... It has happened... but its pretty rare, because usually CS (common sense) kicks in and people back off the OC'in
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post #8 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:54am
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Originally Posted by C5Vette
Is it true there is not O'Cing the XPS gen2?

What about the 6800 on the 9300? IS that O'Cable?
yep it is

XPS GEN 2!! : why d'ya need to overclock that for? 450/1100mhz is not enough for you what do you gonna run on it? Nasa demos ?

me 9300 overclocked to 350/800 (348/798) and very stable on all games !
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post #9 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by SirBA
yep it is

XPS GEN 2!! : why d'ya need to overclock that for? 450/1100mhz is not enough for you what do you gonna run on it? Nasa demos ?

me 9300 overclocked to 350/800 (348/798) and very stable on all games !

You might want to hang on to your 9300. If the 6800 Go Ultra on the XPS 2 can't be unlocked, it won't be worth getting rid of a 9300 for it.
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post #10 of 166
3/27/05 at 2:59am
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
You might want to hang on to your 9300. If the 6800 Go Ultra on the XPS 2 can't be unlocked, it won't be worth getting rid of a 9300 for it.
Seconded...I'll be getting rid of XPS2 in favor of the cheaper and just-as-fast model...
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post #11 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:00am
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Originally Posted by hammermd
Seconded...I'll be getting rid of XPS2 in favor of the cheaper and just-as-fast model...
I'm leaning in that direction but I'm not quite sure what to do yet. On one hand I like the XPS 2 and the 6800 Go Ultra but the lack of OC'ing turns me off. Around $1000 back in my pocket wouldn't hurt though
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post #12 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:01am
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Originally Posted by C5Vette
What about the 6800 on the 9300? IS that O'Cable?
Sure, but I wouldn't call it overclocking though. The stock Dell settings are just way underclocked than what it's capable of. At 380/780, I'm getting 4500 in 3dMark05 stable, doesn't get hot, fans don't kick in on high, 0 artifacts. I'm sure it's consuming more power, though, which could be part of the reason Dell clocked it so low. That and to create a wider margin from the iXPS2.
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post #13 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:03am
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
You might want to hang on to your 9300. If the 6800 Go Ultra on the XPS 2 can't be unlocked, it won't be worth getting rid of a 9300 for it.
i started thinking about it that too but ...

what do you say? I will only pay $150 in difference? what
what would you do?
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post #14 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:03am
I'm certainly going to wait until the last minute...hopefully, the overclocking mess will be fixed within 21 days from now, if you know what I mean...I'd hate to return the POS and have the overclocking BIOS issue resolved a day or two later...I guess I could still re-return the 9300 and re-reorder the XPS2!
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post #15 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:04am
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Originally Posted by SirBA
i started thinking about it that too but ...

what do you say? I will only pay $150 in difference?
If you're only seeing a $150 difference in price, you didn't get much of a deal on the 9300. I got the best deal on both, and actually a greater than any advertised price on the iXPS2 and the difference still came out to be $500. Which is a lot for pretty lights and just a hair's breath increase in performance. (Of course before I got the 9300 I thought the perfromance difference was more.)
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post #16 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:05am
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Originally Posted by hammermd
Seconded...I'll be getting rid of XPS2 in favor of the cheaper and just-as-fast model...
i got thirds... i dont have 800 to spend on LED's
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post #17 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:08am
I believe Sonic got 4600+ with the 9300. If that's the case there should only be a 300-400 average point difference with the XPS2. I can live with that but my conscience tells me otherwise. I guess time will tell.
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post #18 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:08am
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Originally Posted by sonicwind
If you're only seeing a $150 difference in price, you didn't get much of a deal on the 9300. I got the best deal on both, and actually a greater than any advertised price on the iXPS2 and the difference still came out to be $500. Which is a lot for pretty lights and just a hair's breath increase in performance. (Of course before I got the 9300 I thought the perfromance difference was more.)
i sent you an pm what would you do ?
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post #19 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:08am
damn progn. it seems like u went into overdrive after u got the shipping status. i dont want to be near u when u actually get it. im in fact 30 mins west of the ohio border, near indy.
just kidding btw.

congrats and hope u get a great system.

good nite all. 'if i should get an LG before i wake, i pray the lord to uummm replace it with a good samsung.'

blasphemy.
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post #20 of 166
3/27/05 at 3:08am
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Originally Posted by Deutch420
i got thirds... i dont have 800 to spend on LED's

Hmm yeah I could use that extra money to do other stuff like oh I dunno..pay rent! ****in dell...
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