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    Two Q's regarding the 8600 GT and Dell

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Oppermann, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. Oppermann

    Oppermann Notebook Enthusiast

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    First of all. Will Dell's accidental damage insurance cover if the GPU dies due to overclocking with rivatuner ? (if no, could one just uninstall rivatuner before the replacement or does rivatuners OC settings apply even though rivatuner is not running?)

    2nd question:

    I wonder if the 8600GT is futureproof since there is no DX10 support (would a lappy with a 9500 GS with DX 10 be a better choice ? )
     
    Oppermann, Jul 23, 2008
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    Cron-Z Notebook Guru

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    Wait, I thought the 8600m GT was DX10 compatible... :confused:
     
    Cron-Z, Jul 23, 2008
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  3. protomenace

    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    the 8600m GT most certainly does work with DX10.
     
    protomenace, Jul 23, 2008
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    It is direct x 10 capable. Overclocking will void any warranty (if they find out about it..)
     
    Cyberwulf, Jul 23, 2008
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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    You can overclock it thats fine. Though they don't cover any DAMAGE caused as a result of overclocking. If thats the case, imagine the masses of Dell Laptops people would waste and exchange back to dell just because the user wanted to find the "optimal" amount of overclocking.
     
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  6. Oppermann

    Oppermann Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I know they won't cover it if they find out about it, but if you delete rivatuner they won't be able to tell, will they ?

    Oh my bad then, I thought it only supported dx 9.0c
     
    Oppermann, Jul 23, 2008
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