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    Completed M1530 Motherboard Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by DanMcQ, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. DanMcQ

    DanMcQ Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just replaced the motherboard in my M1530 from one with an nvidia 8400M graphics chip to one with an 8600M GT chip. I decided to go for it once I saw how cheap boards were going for on eBay. I picked one up for $100. The process wasn't terribly complicated either. Took me just under 1.5 hours to get everything taken apart and put back together again. I haven't done any real tests, but under Windows 7 RC, my WEI scores jumped from 4.1/4.0 to 5.7/5.1 (Desktop Graphics/Gaming & 3D Graphics). So far so good! Has anyone else tried this?
     
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    nice.... think other people have tried it, but not for $100... that was cheap..
     
    paper_wastage, Jun 19, 2009
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