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    m1330 nvidia 8400 DDR3 credit

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by d94, Jul 16, 2007.

  1. d94

    d94 Notebook Evangelist

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    well, seeing as how the 8400's are the same in all lines (1420/1520)
    and the 8400 is ddr2, while advertised ddr3
    should i wait untill i recieve the laptop to call up dell
    or do it now and just point out exactly what i said above and get a case number?
     
    d94, Jul 16, 2007
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  2. phobos512

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    The 8400 is not DDR2. I have confirmed it being DDR3 using RivaTuner and nTune. It does seem to be underclocked though, only reaching a maximum memory speed of 500 MHz (600 MHz was expected).
     
    phobos512, Jul 16, 2007
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  3. staffsMike

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    its the 8600's that have the gddr2/3 misunderstanding
     
    staffsMike, Jul 16, 2007
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  4. CodeMonkeyX

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    No rebate for you!
     
    CodeMonkeyX, Jul 16, 2007
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  5. d94

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    thats strange, i know in the original thread there were ppl who recieved the credit for the 8400 in the 1420
     
    d94, Jul 16, 2007
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  6. chuck232

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    Yes, not because of the GDDR2/GDDR3 issue, but because it is underclocked, giving 8GB/s memory bandwidth instead of the advertised 9.6GB/s which would indicate a 600MHz clock.
     
    chuck232, Jul 16, 2007
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  7. billybatson

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    does that mean rebates/credit/whatever ARE being issued for this?
     
    billybatson, Jul 16, 2007
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  8. RyanHurtt

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    Doubtful, Dell underclocked the 7900GS in the old E1705's without much fuss.
     
    RyanHurtt, Jul 16, 2007
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  9. chuck232

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    The question is not whether it's underclocked or not. Del is absolutely allowed to do so - however, they should also be advertising it as 8GB/s instead of the 9.6GB/s is shows on their website for this card.

    That's what some are arguing. I'm still not sure if that's a legit claim as Dell qualifies all their ads with 'not responsible for typographical errors' and so forth. This smells of a marketing department pulling data from NVIDIA without consulting engineering as to what the actual clocks would be.
     
    chuck232, Jul 16, 2007
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  10. RyanHurtt

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    I know what you're saying, I just think it's sad that we're all so nit-picky about things like that.... I mean, I know Dell's the big bad corporation here, but really they're giving us a very fair deal on an awesome computer.
     
    RyanHurtt, Jul 16, 2007
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  11. HCW

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    Should be good for a $100 concession coupon :)
     
    HCW, Jul 16, 2007
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