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    Will a 7950GTX from a XPS fit in a Inspiron 1720?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Strykur, Jul 29, 2007.

  1. Strykur

    Strykur Notebook Guru

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    The reason I ask this is that I can't find any Santa Rosa configuration with a 7950 graphics card (the 8600GT is slow card)! If I have to, I'd get the 7950 for $400 from eBay whilst grabbing a bareboned Inspiron 1720 at worst...
     
    Strykur, Jul 29, 2007
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    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    I doubt it, the 8600 GT isn't that bad, it's actually pretty good. Maybe you don't hav enough ram or something, i don't think it's slow at all
     
    Crimsonman, Jul 30, 2007
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  3. Strykur

    Strykur Notebook Guru

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    I looked at the benchmarks for it, and the 8600GT is slower than a 7900 GS. Don't have enough RAM (edit - WHAT?)!

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

    Since the creme de la creme 8800 series isn't out until December, and I need a new laptop before the end of August when my semester starts, I'll have to maybe settle with a Merom M90/XPS M1710 with a 7950, unless somebody else enlightens me (my six year old Inspiron 8000 is on its last legs). :eek:
     
    Strykur, Jul 30, 2007
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    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering if you noticed what you posted in caps... if you did, you should probably edit it cause it's bound to be offensive to someone (at the least, it didn't give me anything good to say about you); if you didn't, you should probably check your post before you post it.

    And the link you posted isn't too great... the 7900 GS had one benchmark, while the 8600 GT had four - and one of them was 494 higher than the 7900's.
     
    whistle, Jul 30, 2007
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  5. dohHELLya

    dohHELLya Notebook Enthusiast

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    if youve had ur other notebook for 6 years i think that new laptop wit the 8600 will b a HUGE jump.
     
    dohHELLya, Jul 30, 2007
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  6. Strykur

    Strykur Notebook Guru

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    I'll be honest, your first post which called me a "jerk" had me laughing for 2 minutes.

    Anyway, YES, a 8600GT would be a HUGE jump over my badass 32MB GeForce 2 Go. That doesn't change the fact that a 7950 GTX is still much faster. Or the fact that I have $2.5K to burn.

    Is anyone going to be able to answer my question? :eek:

    What the hell? The GeForce Go 7900 GS had 4 benches, and the GeForce 8600M GT had 3 benches. What exactly are you looking at? The card with one benchmark was the 8700M GT.
     
    Strykur, Jul 30, 2007
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    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    whistle, Jul 30, 2007
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  8. xtraxxl

    xtraxxl Notebook Enthusiast

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    buy a 8800 series, even faster lol

    actually 8600M GT is pretty good
     
    xtraxxl, Jul 30, 2007
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