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    Getting XPS 15 TONIGHT, GPU question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by twcull, Aug 4, 2011.

  1. twcull

    twcull Notebook Enthusiast

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    Will the 525M run the 1080P screen well? or is it worth the upgrade to the 540m?


    EDIT: Would it also be cheaper for me to grab the 6gb of ram and upgrade to 8gb later on or would it come to the same?
     
    twcull, Aug 4, 2011
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  2. kizh

    kizh Notebook Consultant

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    just overclock the 525m and save yourself $100. Its the same exact chip
     
    kizh, Aug 4, 2011
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  3. twcull

    twcull Notebook Enthusiast

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    great thanks.
     
    twcull, Aug 4, 2011
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  4. FL5

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    Also, don't pay Dell for more ram. You can get it much cheaper (or with higher clocks) elsewhere.
     
    FL5, Aug 4, 2011
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    mazyarjr Notebook Consultant

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    I second 525. Same chip as 540 and similar performance in every practical aspect. As for ram, get the minimum possible and do the upgrade yourself. I bought a 4GB module for under $30 and sold the old 2GB on ebay for $20, so the upgrade costed me $10 net... RAM is so cheap that even if you throw away the 2GB module, you are likely to save over doing the upgrade at Dell.
     
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  6. BobTheSniper

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    2x4GB is now $40 shipped. DOn't buy from Dell.

    525m is the same as 540m just clocked higher. Chipmakers do this all the time. Sometimes the chips are the exact same, just down clocked. Other times, chips that have reliability issues running at higher clocks are downclocked. Heck, 100% of AMD's Triple Core processors were Quad cores with reliability issues. Most of the time, people can even unlock that extra core.
     
    BobTheSniper, Aug 4, 2011
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  7. twcull

    twcull Notebook Enthusiast

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    great thanks guys! I was trying to find a way to save 150 to get the 1080 screen
     
    twcull, Aug 4, 2011
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    synce Notebook Consultant

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    You don't need 8GB RAM, hell you don't even need 6GB right now. Windows 8 might change that but until then stick with 4GB and watch the prices plummet. As for the 540, it's for people with more money than brains. A 2GB frame buffer won't help you run Battlefield 3. Windows 7 uses Intel graphics.
     
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  9. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    If you didn't know, there is no upgrading to the 540M besides changing out the motherboard, so that is out of the question.

    It doesn't hurt having more RAM.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 4, 2011
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