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    Heated discussion for a decent replacement?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by weeeee, Aug 2, 2008.

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    weeeee Notebook Consultant

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    I just chatted with a Dell XPS rep online and to make things short, he agreed to have my M1330 shipped to them for testing of the high GPU temp (exceeds 90 degrees centigrade while gaming among other problems). I was just wondering if anyone else was put in a similar situation like mine and how it proceeded from this point.
    Did anyone get their GPU replaced? If you did, was it worth it? If not, how did you respond?
    What did/will they do after the testing?
     
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    mine goes up to 104 in 3DMark06.....

    4 yr warranty, ........ if they replace ur GPU, it'll still be that hot due to the reduce cooling features for m1330.... go do the copper mod if u want lower temps
     
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    weeeee Notebook Consultant

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    That's the temperature my M1330 reached before I got a tech to replace the heatsink and fan. It dropped it about 10 degree centigrade but still was well above the safe point.
     
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