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    P-6831FX AC Adapter

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by mrgstiffler, Feb 11, 2008.

  1. mrgstiffler

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    Anyone have a source on cheap AC Adapters for this notebook?
     
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    Thanks for the link, but those ones aren't cheap. Gateway has the 120W ones for $40 on their website but they're OOS.
     
    mrgstiffler, Feb 12, 2008
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    Just an update for you guys. I chatted with a sales rep and she told me that a compatible adapter will be shipping starting March 6th. It's the $40 one that's OOS on their site right now. She was very friendly and offered me free overnight shipping. I ordered two of them and she told me that if I knew of anyone else who needs 'em to send them her way. Here is her information:

    "My email address is [email protected] and my direct number is 1-800-846-2042 ext 32380 if you need anything in the future or if you have any questions."

    $40 direct from Gateway is cheaper than anywhere else I've found. Most places have compatible ones for twice as much. Hope this helps someone.
     
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    I must have misunderstood your post, I was under the impression that you wanted something bigger than the standard 120W adapter for OC?

    $40 for the 120W is excellent!
     
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    What is the stock 6831 ac adapter wattage? And is it really necessary to get a 120w adapter?
     
    zergslayer69, Feb 12, 2008
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    19VDC X 6.32A = 120Watts.

    Depending on how hard you OC your GPU, you could damage the adapter.
     
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    I find that o/cing a laptop gpu only provides 3dmark06 bragging rights but negligible real life performance increase. Maybe the case is different with the 8800gts but with my 7800gtx it ran virtually identical o/c'd and non o/c'd. While o/c'd it started artifacting at one point, went to stock settings and never artifacted again. And this is with as5 applied.
     
    zergslayer69, Feb 13, 2008
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    Yep, not all GPU's liked to be OC'ed. My 1705 had problems past 470/1100.

    Some games seem sensitive to OC and run a bit unsteady at times.
     
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    That really depends on the application. If you OC your GPU/GDDR3 and find that it does not increase your performance at all, you are most likely CPU limited in that application.
     
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    Does anywhere do a slimmer version adapter for this laptop, preferably with an auto attachment also being optional, as the stock one is seriously bulky.
     
    qui, Feb 13, 2008
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