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    Dell XPS M170

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cardic, Jan 2, 2011.

  1. cardic

    cardic Newbie

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    Just bought a used M170 for 140$ with a dead graphics card in it.

    Planning to install a ATI x300 128MB instead of a Nvidia 7800GTX thats in it now.

    I know the ATI x300 is not as good, but I dont want to buy a new graphics card every 6 months, because of the problems with this model.

    But is 140$ a fair price, or have I been ripped off?
     
    cardic, Jan 2, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Did you knowingly buy it with a dead GPU or did the seller not disclose that information? 140 is kinda much, for like 200-250 you can get like a used D620/D630.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 2, 2011
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  3. cardic

    cardic Newbie

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    Hmm, so I guess ive been ripped off...oh well...what an idiot I am.

    And yes, I bought it knowingly...but its looks good overall...
     
    cardic, Jan 2, 2011
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    There's one eBay merchant selling this card for $60 right now...
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 2, 2011
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  5. cardic

    cardic Newbie

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    Thanks, but I already ordered one for 54$.

    Should arrive in about 2 weeks...

    Might also throw 2Gb of Ram in it, and then thats it.

    Right now it has:
    1GB Ram
    80GB HD 7200RPM
    2.13Gh CPU
     
    cardic, Jan 3, 2011
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  6. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Bake the 7800 GTX in the oven, it worked for my XPS M170.
     
    Magnus72, Jan 4, 2011
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