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    Declocking ....

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by supremelord, Apr 21, 2005.

  1. supremelord

    supremelord Notebook Geek

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    ok is thier any harm in me declocking my GPU to the lowest setting it can go ? my specs r below ...

    plz help me[ ;)]

    thankx guyz[ ;)]

    ** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **
     
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    MoZirry Notebook Consultant

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    why? battery or heat problems?
     
    MoZirry, Apr 21, 2005
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    yassarian Notebook Deity

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by supremelord
     
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  4. supremelord

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    anything at all ... is thier any harm in me declocking it to the absolute lowest ?



    ** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **
     
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    MoZirry Notebook Consultant

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    lol, ive never heard of someone wanting to de-clock before, supreme you've got yourself your own niche there! make an internet site and youl make bango bucks
     
    MoZirry, Apr 21, 2005
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    fsacj Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    www.silentpcreview.com is that site to some extent. People who want quiet computers often underclock/undervolt slightly and are able to cut their power and cooling requirements significantly. You can see how this would be useful in the portable world as well.

    inspiron 9300
    1.6GHz
    1GB DDR2
    X300 128mb
    DVD DL
     
    fsacj, Apr 22, 2005
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    Lol thankx mozziry and yassarin and heart of gold and fsacj ... ur all such great helps ! and thankx to all other that helped me too

    hehehe i wanted to declock to see if i save any battery life but thier was hardly any difference even when i declocked it to the absolute lowest ...

    still same battery life[ ;)]

    ** Dell Inspiron 9300 ... Centrino 2 ghz ... 1 Gig Ram ... 256 Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go ... 100 Gig Hardrive ... 17 inch WUXGA screen with Truelife ... 8 x Dual DVD Burner ... Wifi **
     
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    fsacj Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I noticed something interesting with my notebook (different video card though.) It has auto clock adjustment for the graphics to save battery, but it always runs at full if you plug an external monitor in. So with the LCD OFF and closed, and a projector or external monitor plugged in, the bettery life is LOWER. I wish I could keep the clock speed down for presentations. I could then get 5 hours with the 6-cell battery with the display closed.

    inspiron 9300
    1.6GHz
    1GB DDR2
    X300 128mb
    DVD DL
     
    fsacj, Apr 22, 2005
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