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    heat problem video upgrade inspiron 8500

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Inspir0n, Dec 30, 2004.

  1. Inspir0n

    Inspir0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I own a Dell Inspiron 8500 with a Geforce go 4200 64MB.

    I've read that it's possible to swap it with an Ati Radeon 9600 pro turbo 128MB. I've found a site that sells this Card (Dell doesn't want to sell it to me), but I am afraid of the extra heat this card produces.

    I've found a way to modify the radeon, but I was wondering if it is really necessary to fiddle with the card when I don't intend to overclock it... Will my motherboard overheat when I use the card normally? Does anyone have any experience with this?

    Thanx!
     
    Inspir0n, Dec 30, 2004
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    Inspir0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, i've found the answer. It's YES!!

    The BIOS of the 8500 is not the same as the one of the 8600, and it shuts down faster when there is more heat...

    So modding it is...[ :)]
     
    Inspir0n, Dec 30, 2004
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    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    I have performed this mod myself, so just ask if you have any questions.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Dec 30, 2004
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    zeanimal2001 Notebook Evangelist

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    never knew dell messes up like that

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    I TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE or NO REPLYS TO THEIR
    QUESTIONS. If you need more help AIM me at :pIMPERNUCKLE
     
    zeanimal2001, Dec 30, 2004
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  5. Inspir0n

    Inspir0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Andrew.

    First, I have to get my hands on one of those radeons...
    Let's hope Dell wants to sell me one, otherwise I'll have to order one in the States... And I'm not very comfortable ordering in the States when I'm living in Belgium...[8)]
     
    Inspir0n, Dec 30, 2004
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    Inspir0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    btw, why did you apply the mod when you have an 8600?

    The Bios can handle the extra heat on it's own, no?
     
    Inspir0n, Dec 30, 2004
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    the laptop never overheated to the point of shutdown. The core speed would just go to 100 degrees celcius and stay there. I modded it down to 75 degrees so i could overclock it.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Dec 31, 2004
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    InspirOn,

    How much is your site charging for the MR9600?
     
    andy2434, Jan 21, 2005
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    Inspir0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell didn't want to sell it to me, so I bought it at ebay...

    I'll install it next week or so...
     
    Inspir0n, Jan 21, 2005
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    Yeah, I tried on 4 different ocassions with dell spare parts and they would not sell me an ATI MR9600, either. I got mine on ebay, as well. Just finished installing it with the new ATI drivers from Dell. This card performs waaaaay better than my old Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200, duh.

    Played Halo for the past hour on medium settings . . . Great! Now, I'll switch to higher settings and see. Have fangui on and set to fast, fast.
    No problems, thus far.

    Enjoy your new ATI card!
     
    andy2434, Jan 23, 2005
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    Samwise592 Notebook Consultant

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    wow... andrew.... how do you get your notebook running at over 200 degrese????

    Compaq Presario R3000t
    Pentium 4 -3.0Gh H/T
    1 Gig DDR
    15.4BrightVew (1280x800)
    80 Gig 4200Rpm
    128 Radeion 9000 IGP
    4x DVD-+R/RW/CD-+RW/R
    802.11b/g
     
    Samwise592, Jan 28, 2005
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    The notebook's graphics card normally reaches 200 degrees fahrenheit during heavy load. It usually does not affect stability, just overclocking headroom.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Jan 29, 2005
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