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    xps 1730 gpu ungradablity?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by rickscafe, May 17, 2009.

  1. rickscafe

    rickscafe Notebook Geek

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    i just ordered the xps1730 which is on sale, and im just wondering is it possible to upgrade the sli 9800s to sli 260 gtx?
    and does the pm965 chipset of 1730 support ddr2 800? or 667 is highest i can go?


    appreciate your replies, :p
     
    rickscafe, May 17, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    No SLI 260 GTX unless Dell makes an SLI 260 GTX for the M1730. I'm sure it's possible for them to do that, but highly improbable. The PM965 supports DDR2 up to speeds of 667MHz. You can use 800MHz DDR2, but it won't run any faster than 667MHz.
     
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    rickscafe Notebook Geek

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    umm so 667 is the higest i can go, uuuhh kinda sux but okkk
     
    rickscafe, May 17, 2009
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yes, 667MHz is the fastest it'll go. Honestly, it's not going to make a noticeable difference going from 667MHz to 800MHz.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 17, 2009
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    amj1627 Notebook Consultant

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    Dell offers 6gb 800mhz in it so i am thinking that it will run at that clock speed.
     
    amj1627, May 17, 2009
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    rickscafe Notebook Geek

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    thats what puzzled me, i thought 1730 can utilize the full power of 800...
     
    rickscafe, May 17, 2009
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  7. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It can't as far as the Intel Chipset specs are concerned. More than likely its a Dell technical goof which still has not been corrected. I'm betting they will just D/C to 667. We shall see - as wolf stated, you aren't going to notice a difference either way. Just a number.
     
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  8. amj1627

    amj1627 Notebook Consultant

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    I put 4gb ddr2 6400 from 4gb ddr2 5300 in a 1530 and it had a very slight improvement not hardly noticeable but there was just a tiny bit and is running at 667
     
    amj1627, May 17, 2009
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  9. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    There's no improvement. 4GB of DDR2-6400 in an M1530 will run at DDR2-5300 speed. Honestly, it's probably just placebo effect. You bought faster RAM, and so you think your computer is faster, even though it's still the exact same speed it's always been.
     
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  10. amj1627

    amj1627 Notebook Consultant

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    or it may just be the brand and/or build quality
     
    amj1627, May 17, 2009
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    I still have both sets and my M1730 should be here soon i will do benchmark in both computers with both sets
     
    amj1627, May 17, 2009
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  12. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    The only thing that might possibly make any difference is latency. If you went from 667MHz with 5-5-5-15 latency to 667MHz with 4-4-4-12, then that's technically an improvement, although certainly nothing detectable to the naked eye, and will barely merit a few points in synthetic benchmarks.
     
    Mastershroom, May 17, 2009
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  13. amj1627

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    I almost forgot about latency thanks i will check it out when im home
     
    amj1627, May 17, 2009
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