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  1. 08-24-2006, 19:08 #1
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    Default System bottleneck question

    Hi,

    I am considering a gaming laptop from Dell. The specs I will go for is this:

    Dell XPS M1710, Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2700 (2.33GHz/667Mhz)
    Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, English(over $200 worth of xtras FREE spare battery,AC Adaptor & XPS BackPack)
    17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA
    2 GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM
    Internal English Keyboard
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
    100GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    Dell Wireless® 350 Bluetooth Module
    8XDVD+/-RW w/Sonic Digital Media™/CyberLink PowerDVD™, No Media
    Soundblaster Advanced Audio for XPS


    As I am a hardware dummy, can I ask a knowledgeable person for the bottleneck of this system? Which part can be improved/pulled back for a balanced performance? I can also get the 1gb GeForce 7950gx2 dual graphics card installed, but is it worth it? Shall I wait for some time? Shall I wait until core 2 duos become available?

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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    Looks like a nice system, what kind of games are you looking to play on it?

    Your biggest bottleneck, of course, will be the various crapware that Dell preinstalls...
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    Dell has great problems with Sony's batteries which they use. Dell has problem with overhitting batteries.

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  4. 08-25-2006, 17:16 #4
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    Quote Originally Posted by drone
    Looks like a nice system, what kind of games are you looking to play on it?
    Well, any game.. but I wont be getting a new one during the next 3-4 years, so I want to be able to play newer games.

    Dell has great problems with Sony's batteries which they use. Dell has problem with overhitting batteries.
    Yeah, Dell laptops are very problem prone. That is why I will get a 4 year full warranty. The laptop itself gets overheated too. I am considering a laptop cooler.
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    GeForce 7950gx2 dual graphics card
    in a laptop?
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    Quote Originally Posted by drone
    Your biggest bottleneck, of course, will be the various crapware that Dell preinstalls...
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    That is some machine... How much power will it consume? .. You'll probably have it in a docking or with a cable when playing...

    about the Core 2 Duo
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    Quote Originally Posted by hoom
    in a laptop?
    Yep, they are making custom Dells that include SLI 7950GTXs. The question is, how am I going to cool that thing?

    That is some machine... How much power will it consume? .. You'll probably have it in a docking or with a cable when playing...
    Yeah, I am getting it as a portable desktop replacement. I am living at the dorm so electricity is free
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    Don't bother cooling it. Let your testicles soak up the heat.

    Don't ever expect to have babies though.
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    Default Re: System bottleneck question

    Quote Originally Posted by BDC
    Don't bother cooling it. Let your testicles soak up the heat.

    Don't ever expect to have babies though.
    Who said I care about babies? I just don't want my GPU melt into the heatsink.
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