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    my 9300 just shipped

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Jdiamond, Dec 22, 2005.

  1. Jdiamond

    Jdiamond Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered the 128mb ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300 card.
    Though I am not really a gamer, I was looking at getting a game like Half-Life 2 or something along that line for my down times. Would I be able to get Dell to send me the 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800 in exchange for the ATI for me to install, and if I did, would I need anything else?
     
    Jdiamond, Dec 22, 2005
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  2. Ardor

    Ardor Notebook Evangelist

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    If that's the only game you wanna run, and you don't mind running it on low settings, no point getting the 6800, it takes about 1 hour away from your battery life.
     
    Ardor, Dec 22, 2005
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    Ninefoot3 Notebook Geek

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    Did you get upgraded memory? I opted to purchase memory on my own and put it in after running a few tests with stock memory.

    www.newegg.com has great deals on ddr2 so-dimms. I purchased the 1gb (single stick) Muskin. $65 after $10 mail in. Runs nice and close-to doubled my framerate in my game. Time it takes to launch my game went from close to 1 minute to 13 seconds. Quite a difference.

    The on-board owner's manual will help you find your video adapter. I'm unsure as to whether or not Dell will sell you one for the $199 upgrade price. You'll probably pay quite a bit more than that since you got the other video card in your laptop.
    :budget:
    I've seen the go6800 and the 7800 on ebay (listed for dell i9300's). They were new and in-box but I can't speak on warranty validation. Prices were around 225 for the 6800 and about 500 for the 7800. That's alot of bread man.
     
    Ninefoot3, Dec 22, 2005
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The Source Engine in Half-Life 2 and Counter Strike: Source aren't very demanding, and can run on just about anything. You'll be fine with the X300.

    I agree - if you are only a small-time gamer, then the Go6800 upgrade isn't worth it.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 22, 2005
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