Dell Laptop User Thread

[xiao_dingdang]

great!
thankx for the info provided...hope by end of next week i can join the list of dell user.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

pc show in mid june?

 

[Softcore]

Yea Mid June. From the previous IT show, prices for XPS remained the same. Maybe because Dell knows that it'll auto-sell. Only the Inspirons dropped price quite a lot. Few hundred.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

icic....
but i guess i cant wait tat long for the goodies.
need a laptop soon....haiz....too bad.

 

[felime]

dun forget to post and comment on ur new laptop after u get it.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

yup sure sure.....
but the specs i getting is only basic specs nia...not full specs wan.

 

[felime]

u can also post the unboxing pics of ur laptop.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

hope to see ur reviews and unboxing pics of ur next laptop too!!!

 

[blusub]

based on specs, Dell seems to give quite a good deal,
but their build is really not so good,
my inspiron has just pass the warrranty and my hd crashed, keyboard key stuck and power adapter changed,

Maybe the higher end ones are better, I hope.

So, anyone can adv where in Singapore I can get Dell parts for replacement (question mark key doesn't work)

 

[Softcore]

LoL. Unboxing? Take picture of me unboxing it for you lah.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

LOLZ......not a bad idea!
softcore u everyday working at bukit timah wan isit?
cos i got frends interested in dell offered from courts too, so i tot of telling them to go ur outlet and see see.

 

[Softcore]

Ahaha. Yea. See already must come back to me one. If not I unbox and destroy...

 

[simzen85]

Hi all,

May I ask where can I find the modular 8600GT for Dell 1520 ? Mine has 8400GS and I want to upgrade to 8600GT.

Also is there any shop that takes in my current 1280*800 LCD and upgrade it to like 1440*900 for me with a reasonable cost ?

Tks

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Photo Taken by myself.

Add me in to the list with my machine below if you please:

Dell Inspiron 1720

T9300 2.5GHz 800Mhz FSB Core 2 Duo

8600M GT DDR2 Overclocked to 570/1200/490
Full Load Temp: 58°C
Idle Load Temp: 45°C
3DMark06 1280x1024 score: 3985

4GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM

Dual 320GB 5400rpm + 200GB 7200rpm HDD Space

Windows Vista Home Premium

9 Cell Battery

 

[Softcore]

Swee lah bro. How do you overclock your GPU?

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Swee lah bro. How do you overclock your GPU?

Easy. But you have to be careful at the same time. I downloaded the modified drivers from LaptopVideo2go.com, which enables overclocking. 169.04 to be exact. After installation, just use rivatuner to boost up the frequency - Slowly.

I only O'C it before playing any games or doing a 3Ds Max Rendering. But like surfing the net and listening to songs or whatever that isn't graphic intensive, I reset it to default settings. That way you machine lasts longer. Leaving it overclocked even the machine is idle isn't recommend as it will shorten the life of the GPU drastically.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

yoyo, softcore tml i go ur outlet.

 

[Softcore]

Hmm ok. Is there any step-by-step procedure for a beginner like me? I wanna learn the tricks and the safety precautions of overclocking. Whether it be GPU, CPU, RAM, etc. For notebook. Not desktop. Heh. Maybe I'll try on a system soon.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Hmm ok. Is there any step-by-step procedure for a beginner like me? I wanna learn the tricks and the safety precautions of overclocking. Whether it be GPU, CPU, RAM, etc. For notebook. Not desktop. Heh. Maybe I'll try on a system soon.

Sure mate, I can teach ya. It's very easy. However, I wouldn't advice you to overclock your CPU or RAM, not advisable and also GPUs are relatively easier to OC and have very much performance increase in games. What notebook are you using man?

 

[fi5hbone]

Hi Softcore, check your PM?