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    So, are Dell's 9xxxx series going to be faulty?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by owais, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. owais

    owais Notebook Deity

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    so are dell's new 9xxx series laptops going to have that same faulty gpu problem that the 8400m gd and 8600m gt have got?
     
    owais, Aug 24, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    does dell even have 9xxx laptops?...

    (in case u havent noticed, the Studio (new) line is ATI...){hint to dell}
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 24, 2008
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ask nVidia. Oh wait, they aren't talking...

    In all fairness, probably not a problem. But you never know.
     
    Greg, Aug 24, 2008
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  4. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Supposedly not, as the 9 series dies are made from a different material.
     
    Hep!, Aug 24, 2008
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    Let's hope not. Then again, I'd rather see ATI in the next line anyhow.
     
    atbnet, Aug 24, 2008
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    Nope, AFAIK, the 9 series are not having the faulty components.. Apparently, nVidia 'fixed' it!! Whatever that means..
     
    fonduekid, Aug 25, 2008
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    I don't, since ATi dosen't have anything competitive with Nvidia, plus I *still* have better luck with Nvidia's drivers.
     
    Wolfpup, Aug 25, 2008
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    I've tried ATi a few times but the drivers and control panel stuff made me turn away. Too much hassle. I'd rather have a Nvidia graphics card tbh.

    And you could be somewhat sure that the GPU:s being produced today doesn't suffer from the trouble the previous ones have. It'd be pretty stupid of Nvidia to go out this information that previously produced chips are faulty while continuing shipping uncorrected ones.
     
    D.A., Aug 25, 2008
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    Yeah, you'd sure think this would be corrected, hopefully, and several big companies continue to ship 8600GT cards. Even if it's not, I'll be getting a long warranty on mine anyway.

    And yeah, the issues I had even trying to correct the way a DVD (of all things!) displayed on my Radeon system pushed me away from ordering the 1735 this weekend while it was on sale. Other than the initial Vista driver problems Nvidia had, and some issues for the first two weeks after the launch of the TNT 1 (I bought it at launch day), I've never had issues with their drivers. (And to me having issues with a new OS that get corrected as fast as they can is different from the kinds of issues I see on my ATi parts).

    It's too bad too, because the 4870 is a very impressive piece of hardware, and I continue to like that they give Nvidia competition!
     
    Wolfpup, Aug 25, 2008
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  10. millermagic

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    I thought it was the chipsets - G84 and G86. Are any of the 9xxx series cards running a g84 or g86 chipset?
     
    millermagic, Aug 25, 2008
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  11. paper_wastage

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    not chipsets.... the most discussed and theorized point is that the base of the nVidia cards(8600 and 8400) are of an impure material.... repeated cooling+heating means expansion, and impure materials expand at a different rate, meanign the card would have minute cracks and eventually stop working

    Inquirer is pointing that 9xxx cards suffer from the same problem...

    nVidia publicly admitted that only certain batches of 8400/8600 cards suffer from this problem and all other batches/cards do not have this impure mixture....

    who do you believe?
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 25, 2008
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