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    All NVIDIA 8400M / 8600M chips faulty?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by JBthatsMe, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. JBthatsMe

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    Repost. Minimum post length.
     
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    i don't think so, cuz waaaay more people buy 88 cards than 86 or 84 series. so chances are they'd run thorougher tests on the cash cows in their lineup.
     
    whizzo, Jul 10, 2008
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    We're talking about laptop GPUs here and as far as mainstream goes, 84 and 86 series is out there and in HUGE numbers. The 88 series, on the other hand is very few and considered too "high end" for most users needs.
     
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    Could it be the Desktop Chip they are talking about not the Laptop ones.
     
    AtolSammeek, Jul 11, 2008
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    Desktop and Laptop cards are based on the same chip afaik..
     
    crizzler, Jul 11, 2008
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    the story I read said laptop and desktop across the board, but the defects will show up in laptops more quickly due to higher rate of thermal cycling(hot>cold>hot>cold)
     
    bladeiai, Jul 11, 2008
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