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    E1505 / I6400: No NVidia 7900 Gs ?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by deadstone2706, Jul 10, 2006.

  1. deadstone2706

    deadstone2706 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    is that right, what I see on the Dell Belgium site, no NVidea GeForce 7900 Gs with the Inspiron 6400 (E1505) ?

    Is it too big, too hot, or just too much for Dell ?

    Will this card which is offered:

    256MB ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400, PCI-Express x16

    run Windows Vista Premium "Aero Glass" interface?

    thanks

    Philip
     
    deadstone2706, Jul 10, 2006
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  2. jujube

    jujube Notebook Deity

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    Yes, that GPU will be too hot/much for the E1505. The E1505 does not offer or has it ever offered the 7900 - you might be thinking of the E1705 or looking at the Nvidia 7400 for the E1505 instead.

    I believe X1400 should be able to run Vista with Aero Glass
     
    jujube, Jul 10, 2006
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  3. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    Anything beyond mainsteam in a 15.4" notebook is asking for serious heat trouble. The 7900 is a high performance card will will generate too much heat for a 15.4" laptop to dissipate.

    The x1400 is a mid-range card and is definately vista aero compatible.
     
    _radditz_, Jul 10, 2006
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  4. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LOL.

    Unless you wanna melt your E1505...

    LAWL.
     
    usapatriot, Jul 10, 2006
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  5. yukon

    yukon Notebook Consultant

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    Although I find it weird why Dell have decided not to inculde either a Geforce 7600 or ATI 1600 in the E1505 (Which are used on most 15.4" laptops). Shame on them ;)
     
    yukon, Jul 10, 2006
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  6. NOSintake

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    i do. i think its really weird. i guess they werent thinking about it when they made it. or if they did, they wanted people to get the 17" instead so they could make more money
     
    NOSintake, Jul 10, 2006
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  7. mikkroik

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    Na i think dell doesnt want it's laptop to melt and blow up so the desided to play it safe, lol

    Btw i think that 17 inches for a laptop is just a lil too much!
     
    mikkroik, Jul 10, 2006
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    Red Scorpion, Jul 20, 2006
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