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    Question for you 7811 FX owners

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Seabeetoughbook, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. Seabeetoughbook

    Seabeetoughbook Newbie

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    Ok gents, I bought my 7811FX brand new when they first come out. Mine is still running strong, but wondering if anyone has had any major issues with theres? Im using mine as a media center these days, and the wife loves it.
     
    Seabeetoughbook, Aug 19, 2011
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  2. sentence

    sentence Notebook Consultant

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    Have had my 7811 for about 2 1/2 years, bought it from a user of this forum and it's still running strong, not one issue.
    I open it up every few months to clean out dust and I have replaced the thermal paste once with ICD7 (when I changed the processor)
    Good machines these are, to bad that they have not made a new series.
     
    sentence, Aug 19, 2011
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  3. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Zero issue on my end :D

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 20, 2011
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  4. fugli

    fugli Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine is also going strong, upgraded the processor, RAM, HD and have a new WiFi module to try.
     
    fugli, Aug 22, 2011
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    wavedashdoc Notebook Guru

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    Love my 7811 still. Had problems when It came with vista especially with graphics being choppy. Now with win 7 64 and modded graphics driver 263.9 (best driver imo) and 8gb of ram this thing is absolutely perfect.
     
    wavedashdoc, Aug 30, 2011
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    Drift King Notebook Guru

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    Zero issues here as well...
     
    Drift King, Aug 30, 2011
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    micman Notebook Evangelist

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    There were a lot of them that had issues ( see this link), but I think if you got a good mobo you'd escape that dire fate. I sold mine to another nbr member and it was in great shape when I sold it. I did have the screen cable issue, but replacing the cable resolved that for good. I also had some hiccups with a few versions of flash. Never really did figure that one out, but I think it just went away with newer versions of flash.

    The original hard drive died. No big deal it was under warranty.

    If I had kept it I am sure I would have done some upgrades. My current laptop was much more of an upgrade though :) I just miss that beautiful 1200p screen resolution...
     
    micman, Aug 30, 2011
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  8. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Well this guy was experiencing the 2D-3D memory timing issue, not heat related. This is evident with the first board only doing 70c then the problem with the second board and the non graphical demanding game. 95% of the time turning powermizer off clears this up. Agreed though there are cases this doesn't clear up the issue.

    I also agree the 1200P screen is awesome and why I have spent quite a bit more upgrading than the system is really worth. The x9100 is a snappier CPU for general use the q9200 is better future proofing for multithreading brute force. The 260m GTX is better as well but now where up to recent cards.

    I am one of those that when the reign of this system is over a desktop will be required to keep me in the 1200P or greater resolution game. Either that or a laptop with with the capability to drive a high resolution external well beyond 1200P. If I have to run an external monitor may as well get a dual-dvi type high end one (or the prevailing interface to high res).
     
    TANWare, Aug 30, 2011
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