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    Upgraded XPS m1530: T7250 to T9300

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jb1007, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. jb1007

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    So I finally pulled the trigger and picked up a T9300 off EBay to upgrade my T7250.

    The install was painless following the advice I found the site. I also recorded temps for about a week on the T7250 and 8600 GPU doing various tasks so I could compare them to when I installed the T9300. My hope was that by putting some Arctic Silver on the GPU core, it would lower the temps.

    I haven't had a chance to do a full range of tests but just from a "feel" point of view, I notice no difference with the T9300 - I do notice the fan comes on more frequently and spins at maximum rpm's.

    Temperatures: T7250 vs. T9300. For comparisons sake, the T7250/8600 configuration is stock from the Dell factory. The T9300/8600 temps are with the Arctic Silver applied.

    T7250, 8600 GT Temps
    Idle: 46/61
    Call of Duty 4: 62/73
    Race 07: 61/70
    Browsing (Flash/Youtube): 56/70

    T9300, 8600 GT Temps,
    Idle: 42/59
    Call of Duty 4: 53/71
    Race 07: 52/70
    Browsing (Flash/Youtube): 46/67

    Conclusion:
    It seems like the T9300 runs much cooler than the T7250 but unless I get down to the CPU tests and other processor intensive applications, I don't notice any performance increase on the day to day tasks. I'm assuming this is because of the lower power output. I would guess that the Arctic Silver applied on the 8600 didn't do much to cool down the GPU. The temperatures are slightly cooler, but 1-2 degrees could be made up by the T9300 taking on a heavier load than the T7250. Just speculation.
     
    jb1007, Jul 14, 2008
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  2. Jayjubear

    Jayjubear Notebook Consultant

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    Good thread.
    I was just wondering if i should do a switch.
     
    Jayjubear, Jul 14, 2008
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    Same, I may do it further down the road.
     
    the_flying_shoe, Aug 16, 2008
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  4. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Wow! That's nice! And, very informative!...thanks for sharing.... :cool:

    Me is thinking *down the road also* ;) :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 16, 2008
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