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    Dissapointed with my XPS

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Stevo790, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. Stevo790

    Stevo790 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Dell XPS M1710 arrived today witht he following specs:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400 Processor (2.16GHz,667MHz,4MB L2 cache)

    2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]

    160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

    512MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX graphics card

    Vista Installed

    I installed Oblivion, and i have to say that i was very dissapointed with the performance, even at medium settings there were many framerate hitches. I was told in prior posts that games would run well, but i just dont seem to be getting that impression from this laptop. Any advice on improving performance without sacrificing graphical quality?

    Thanks.
     
    Stevo790, Oct 4, 2007
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Stevo790 Notebook Enthusiast

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    In correction to what i said above, i found that i received this bad performance issue because i wasnt plugged into the mains with the powerpack. Does being plugged in really make such a significant difference? It made a HUGE difference for me.
     
    Stevo790, Oct 4, 2007
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    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    Return it, and get M1730.

    And yes, the system has to be plugged in in order for the GPU unit to run at it's full power.
     
    ACHlLLES, Oct 4, 2007
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    chelet Notebook Deity

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    Check your power settings. Ordinarily when you're on battery the system won't run at the full processor speed in order to save battery life.
     
    chelet, Oct 4, 2007
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    Chuckles Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think this is true. As the previous poster said, just change the power settings.
     
    Chuckles, Oct 4, 2007
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    GPU will throttle to low clocks if not plugged in tow a brick to my knowledge.
     
    ACHlLLES, Oct 4, 2007
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