Old But Relevant (I Think): Giving the 1640 a Kick in the Pants

So I got a Studio XPS 1640 as a replacement for my m1530 (which was nothing more than a giant pain). Now that I read about all the issues surrounding the 1640/45/47, I almost feel like Dell was saying "screw you." Without my level of technical knowledge combined with people on this forum who have suffered before me, that's indeed what it would have been.

However, the 1640 can be made to "work out" (at least for me). I'm not trying to excuse Dell's behavior regarding the XPS 16 series--based on what I read it's been anything but excusable. Still, I think I've thrown together a guide (PDF, sorry, too lazy to format all the links/images for a forum post) that would be the XPS 16's saving grace if, for some reason, you're "stuck" with one.

I've used as a reference/linked to the following resources: Intel, The ThrottleStop Guide, The Undervolting Guide and Prime95. I would appreciate constructive feedback, and I will edit the guide as such feedback is received.

Click here to download it.

4.22.2011 - v1.0: Guide posted to NBR.

 

Thanks, I use a Zalman NC2000 cooler and this keeps my 1640 really cool and under the heat / throttling threashold. The only problem is that the cooler is nearly the size of the laptop...but it works well.
I regularly play City of heroes on mine, it's interesting to note that the battery is hardly charging while gaming...which also points to a poor power brick wattage as you mentioned. I've had one situation where the batter power was lower after a few hours gaming while plugged in....lol!