I finally gave in and ordered a Dell 9300

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Kill_A._Byte
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Post by Kill_A._Byte »

I went ahead and bit the bullet and did the same.
Got a fair deal on a refurb XPS 170 :shock: It's pretty much a 9300 with some fancy led lights and what not. But it's my first notebook. Right after I got it, I saw the go7800gtx deal and couldn't pass it up.
I gotta say it was scary cracking open somthing I just dropped so much cash on, but the instructions on the Dell site are easy to follow. You have to just take your time in a well lit area. To go with the 6800/7800 your going to have to flash your bios to the xps, and update your psu and batt. But one step at a time. Congrats on your new notebook. I'm sure you will enjoy it :partyman:
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I have an Intel Pentium M Dothan 760 2.0Ghz processor with an FSB of 133.0 and a Bus Speed of 533. I'm contemplating upgrading my Dell Inspiron 9300 from the crappy ATI Radeon Mobility x300 that they supply to a Geforce Go 7800GTX.

From all the reviews and guides I've read about this procedure, I understand that pinmodding a 2.0Ghz Pentium M up to 2.66Ghz is very risky, however, I also understand that the pinmod is a very important part of the upgrade.

I am then left with the option of buying and installing a 1.7Ghz Pentium M and pinmodding it safely to 2.26Ghz, or keeping the current one (which I'd prefer to do, for the simple sake of convenience). If I keep my current processor and not upgrade it, will it have a significant detrimental impact on the new GPU? Is pinmodding the only way to elevate the 7800GTX's power or is any form of overclocking fine?

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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