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    Running on a 24inch

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sacredevil, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. sacredevil

    sacredevil Notebook Consultant

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    How safe is it using the 24inch with the 8600M GT in the long run? Would the card die out faster?
     
    sacredevil, Jan 2, 2009
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    pchan Notebook Geek

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    hmm.. good point.. can you take note of your 1530 GPU temps if its connected to your 24 inch and when its not... i think this is one of the measure to check if your GPU is exerting much effort to cater your 24" display...
     
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    its not just a 24"... at what resolution <- is another important question

    i would say dont worry
     
    paper_wastage, Jan 2, 2009
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    It's safe in the long run. What you are more concerned with would be accumulating heat cycles.
     
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    I would be running this at full 1920x1080 for regular stuff but for games a little lower.
     
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    I use my M1330 (Which I think has a greater failure rate than M1530) as the primary PC with a 26” (1920x1200). I used to have a 22” (1680x1050) for about a year during which my GPU went bust once.. now using even a higher res monitor lets see how long it can keep up this time :p .

    I have almost 2 more years of warranty left on my 3 Year CC. If you have warranty then no need to worry. BTW DELL is giving an extra 1 year coverage for GPU failures.

    Coming back to your original question; Driving a monitor at a higher resolution stresses the card more, but I don’t think the difference is significant for normal desktop work.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 2, 2009
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