Any SOLID evidence the new XPS notebooks come without defective GPUs?

I received the M1330 I have now back in February. After a couple of disputes and replacement of parts due to the high heat given off from the GPU, I was finally able to get a new replacement ordered.

Lately I've heard of reports that Dell stopped shipping defective GPUs but it's all speculation.

Does anyone have any SOLID evidence the new systems shipped will come with non-defective GPU units?

Please NO speculations.

 

There is no solid evidence that new XPS's don't ship with defective GPU's.

There is no solid evidence that new XPS's do ship with defective GPU's.

 

That pretty much sums it up.

 

Well this sucks.

 

Nothing "Solid" but check out my post from earlier today.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=289223

 

Still speculation, but you should keep me posted with the temperature of your GPU when you play graphically intense games and such after receiving your notebook.

 

The person that you spoke to has given yet another date that has absolutely no common relation to any other dates that people have given. Sadly, I think the person, like many that we've talked to, lied.

I'll post mine: When I game, my GFX card (see sig) is even overclocked, and I don't get higher than 72C.

 

The temperature of the revised GPU will probably be about the same as the old one.

 

Is the thermal compound applied to your GPU? If so, then kudos for lowering your temp. If not, then congrats on receiving a non-defective GPU. The M1330 I have now reaches temps above 90C when gaming. Hopefully the replacement will finally resolve the GPU dilemma.

 

Just some Arctic Silver 5.

But you've got a M1330 so you've got a thermal pad, right? Pads = suck. I'd highly suggest that you check out THIS THREAD, as direct(almost, lol with the exception of thermal paste) contact with metal(copper) >>>>>> thermal pad.

 

I have never seen another post with an actual date given. I have never even seen another post that Dell even claimed the defective wasn't being used anymore period even though I have seen the question asked a million times. I only go into the XPS area though. Can you please link to some of these other posts with other dates given by Dell reps?

 

There's NO solid evidence.... want to be a beta tester?
I'm personally not taking the chance, I already had one laptop affected by this mess.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=289274

Second post down. I swear I've seen others, but I'm far too lazy to look for them.

 

As much as I'd like to do the copper mod, it really isn't worth it, in my situation, to try and fix something that's already broken. I'd rather get something stock that's fully functional.

 

He may have lied, who knows?? I just wanted to get the date I was told out here to see if others were being told the same date by "different" customer service reps. I had not seen any other dates or confirmation that the currently shipped XPS boxes are the fixed GPUs. Like I said in my other post, I'm skeptical and won't bet the farm on the date I was told.