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Mr. K6 · 12-21-2005, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by burningrave101

Does it void the warranty on the 7800 GTX to remove the thermal pad and apply AS5?

Depends on who you deal with I would imagine.

drizek · 12-21-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by burningrave101

Does it void the warranty on the 7800 GTX to remove the thermal pad and apply AS5?

it might, if you screw it up. otherwise, how would they know? they will never open it up to check cause that would ruin the thermal pad.

futureaudio · 12-22-2005, 03:02 AM

Just upgraded using this guide. Very helpful.
Thanks

rchatterjee · 12-22-2005, 08:49 AM

Just did a successful upgrade to the 7800GTX. To everyone who provided info on what to buy and what to do for the upgrade, thanks.

alages · 12-22-2005, 10:53 AM

Just did succesful (I hope) 7800 upgrade (on a 9300).
I have a stupid question. After you flash the bios to A05, the bios startup no longer says XPS gen 2, is that correct?
Other than that everything seems great!

rchatterjee · 12-22-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by alages

...
I have a stupid question. After you flash the bios to A05, the bios startup no longer says XPS gen 2, is that correct?
...

That's how it is on mine, doesn't say XPS gen 2 since the update to A05 but still works great, did a 2 hour gaming session with no problems at all.

alages · 12-22-2005, 11:43 AM

Thanks!

I'm delighted with mine also.

IRobertus · 12-22-2005, 02:47 PM

Cool, more sucess stories.

zen313 · 12-22-2005, 07:58 PM

Doh, posted this question previously in the wrong thread:

Can anyone recommend a good Ebay seller to buy the 9 cell battery from? So many choices, not sure who is trustworthy. Thanks!

--Knox-- · 12-23-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by zen313

Doh, posted this question previously in the wrong thread:

Can anyone recommend a good Ebay seller to buy the 9 cell battery from? So many choices, not sure who is trustworthy. Thanks!

Mid-way down on page 12 of this thread has some recommendations for the adapter. I believe that seller also sells the batteries...

zen313 · 12-23-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by --Knox--

Mid-way down on page 12 of this thread has some recommendations for the adapter. I believe that seller also sells the batteries...

Ok, thanx. that's who I bought the adapter from... didn't realize he sold the battery too. The title for his battery listings state that it is a Genuine Dell part, but in the description, it doesn't actually mention that it is an actual Dell battery, just that it is compatible. Anyone ACTUALLY order from hoctcomputers and received the battery?

Thanks

--Knox-- · 12-23-2005, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zen313

Ok, thanx. that's who I bought the adapter from... didn't realize he sold the battery too. The title for his battery listings state that it is a Genuine Dell part, but in the description, it doesn't actually mention that it is an actual Dell battery, just that it is compatible. Anyone ACTUALLY order from hoctcomputers and received the battery?

Thanks

Here's a battery that says ORIGINAL in the title and description from the same people.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Original-Del...QQcmdZViewItem

ktm9300 · 12-23-2005, 04:40 PM

Thanks for those that contributed the great information. I am waiting on my PM 1.60 to PIN mod off E-Bay for $93.00. I just won an E-Bay bid on a 6800 Ultra card for $160.00. Next and lastly are the battery and AC adapter. I'll be selling my Go card after things are up and running good. Once again, great detailed information and I hope it goes successfully. I'm pretty confident in my skills to do the job.

My current 3DMark05 score is 4300 with the Go card. I used NVTweak to bump it up from about 3400. Hopefully I'll see some good results.

burningrave101 · 12-23-2005, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drizek

it might, if you screw it up. otherwise, how would they know? they will never open it up to check cause that would ruin the thermal pad.

I'm not worried about screwing it up. I just didn't know if they would bother looking at the video card and seeing that the thermal pad had been removed.

Lord^ · 12-24-2005, 04:11 AM

Hi there folks, i haven't bought my i9300 yet, but i'm seriously considering it. and of course adding a 7800GTX to it. But of course I have a few questions first

- Does the 9 cell battery stick out from the casing?
- How long will the battery last only running on the 9 cell battery.
- What do 7800GTX go for @ ebay? (i'm currently watching this, but i might get a faster answer here)
- And once you flash the bios, will you have to repeat these steps everytime you format og reinnstall windows?

I know this is alot, but thanks in advance

Merry christmas to all!

12-22-2005, 10:53 AM	#215
alages Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 Credits: -345	Newb question Just did succesful (I hope) 7800 upgrade (on a 9300). I have a stupid question. After you flash the bios to A05, the bios startup no longer says XPS gen 2, is that correct? Other than that everything seems great!

12-22-2005, 02:47 PM	#218
IRobertus Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 293 Credits: 1,318	Cool, more sucess stories. __________________ Dell 9300/XPS2 Homemade Edition Dell XPS M1710

12-23-2005, 04:40 PM	#223
ktm9300 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	Thanks for those that contributed the great information. I am waiting on my PM 1.60 to PIN mod off E-Bay for $93.00. I just won an E-Bay bid on a 6800 Ultra card for $160.00. Next and lastly are the battery and AC adapter. I'll be selling my Go card after things are up and running good. Once again, great detailed information and I hope it goes successfully. I'm pretty confident in my skills to do the job. My current 3DMark05 score is 4300 with the Go card. I used NVTweak to bump it up from about 3400. Hopefully I'll see some good results. __________________ I9300 PM 1.86/DVDRW/80GB HD/6800 GO/1.2 GB RAM Soon to be... PM 2.16 Pin Mod/6800 Ultra

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Lord^ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 37 Credits: -339	Hi there folks, i haven't bought my i9300 yet, but i'm seriously considering it. and of course adding a 7800GTX to it. But of course I have a few questions first - Does the 9 cell battery stick out from the casing? - How long will the battery last only running on the 9 cell battery. - What do 7800GTX go for @ ebay? (i'm currently watching this, but i might get a faster answer here) - And once you flash the bios, will you have to repeat these steps everytime you format og reinnstall windows? I know this is alot, but thanks in advance Merry christmas to all!