MMMmm upgrading!

[Corriewf]

Well I was going to get an xbox 360 for my gaming goodness, but since I am wayyy too lazy to wait in lines, I decided to upgrade my laptop.

I am getting the xps gen 2 with the following specs:

System Name Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2
Processor Intel Pentium M 770 - 2.13GHz - 2MB L2 cache
Motherboard Intel i915PM (dual-channel support, PCI-Express)
Memory 2GByte DDR2 PC4200 SODIMMs
Hard Drives Fujitsu MHU2100AT 100GB, 8MB cache, 7200RPM
Screen 17" WUXGA (1920x1200)
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra (450/1100)
Optical drive Sony DW-D56A
Optical drive characteristics 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 4x DVD-RW, 2.4x DVD+R9, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW, 8x DVD-ROM (read)
Sound Intel High-Definition Audio
Modem Conexant D110 MDC
Networking Broadcom 5702 Gigabit LAN, Intel 2200BG 802.11b/g Wireless, Bluetooth, FireWire
Ports connectivity 6x USB2.0, 1x 4-pin FireWire400, modem, RJ45 LAN, S-Video, DVI, HD15, PCMCIA, line-out (audio), microphone-in
Operating system Windows XP Pro
Weight 3.9kg (without charger)
Dimensions 394mm (w) x 288mm (d) x 42mm (h)


I am upgrading it right off the bat to the new 7800 gtx go. Once I get I plan on flashing the bios and overclocking it to 450 core and 1200 mem.....

So what do you guys think, will I be able to play ut 2k7 when it comes out?

Pics:
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/Dell-XPSnotebook.jpg

http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/images/content/prodpics/200505/Inspiron-XPS-Gen-2_2_1.jpg

http://www.it-france.info/newss/upload/uploads/dell_portable_xps_gen2.jpg

It has ambient light in 4 places that can change to all spectrum of colors....

[Revan]

Looks lush as ++++, I want one XD

[Corriewf]

Yeah with 3dmark scores of 7,500+!!!!!!!

I love laptops! I was going to get a nice gpu for my desktop since I have the 19 inch lcd ultra sharp in there but I love games on the go. :)


Fo rizzle!

[nexialys]

i hate laptops, but yours look cool...

i'm more like a MONSTER UNDER THE DESK guy...

[Revan]

i'm more like a MONSTER UNDER THE DESK guy...That can be interpreted in more ways than I am comfortable with.

[Kihon Kata]

This laptop *IS* the king of the gamers and continues to receive TOP ratings in all the PC mags. I know Alienware is prett good also, but has shit ass support/warranty/reputation compared to DELL.

I have the same one except I have these things:

2.26GHz CPU
256MB Gforce 7800 GTX
Spare Battery, cuz it DOES eat those when I fly on planes.

It smokes on FPS on Q3/UT/CS. It was a bit pricy, but it was well worth

Congrats...you will PWN soon!!!!

(PS: LMAO REVAN)

[Corriewf]

This laptop *IS* the king of the gamers and continues to receive TOP ratings in all the PC mags. I know Alienware is prett good also, but has shit ass support/warranty/reputation compared to DELL.

I have the same one except I have these things:

2.26GHz CPU
256MB Gforce 7800 GTX
Spare Battery, cuz it DOES eat those when I fly on planes.

It smokes on FPS on Q3/UT/CS. It was a bit pricy, but it was well worth

Congrats...you will PWN soon!!!!

(PS: LMAO REVAN)


I am getting the 7800 gtx also! Will upgrade the cpu later when I am bored. :)

Alienware = crap!

i hate laptops, but yours look cool...

i'm more like a MONSTER UNDER THE DESK guy...

I have one of those too. ;)

Got a 3.4 hyper threaded with 4 gigs of ram.... :)

[filburt1]

Kickass screen, although I'd like it more if it was 15" at the same resolution. My eyes can take it.

[Dean C]

How much does that cost - jaysus :o

[Kihon Kata]

For my desktop, I have the XPS Gen 5 ;) Fully loaded 4 gigs also.

They really do make decent high end systems

[Corriewf]

For my desktop, I have the XPS Gen 5 ;) Fully loaded 4 gigs also.

They really do make decent high end systems

Ditto...But on board gpu...... :/

Kickass screen, although I'd like it more if it was 15" at the same resolution. My eyes can take it.

I like to feel like I am in the game..... I have 15 inchs of goodness now with my xps gen 1.... My buddy has the one I am getting now and its such a huge difference.

How much does that cost - jaysus :o


All together I am looking at around 4k......

[KTBleeding]

$4,000.00?!?! WOW!

I'm sure you get this all the time, but.. build one. You'd get better specs and save .. in your case, thousands.

I'm getting the 7800GTX as well, but not until next year. By that time, it will have dropped $300.

[Guest190829]

/me drools....

Mommy, I want one of those...!

[Corriewf]

$4,000.00?!?! WOW!

I'm sure you get this all the time, but.. build one. You'd get better specs and save .. in your case, thousands.

I'm getting the 7800GTX as well, but not until next year. By that time, it will have dropped $300.


Actually, if you knew how cheap I was getting the 7800 gtx, you would hate me very very much. :)

Not to be an ahole but the 4k is not much to me honestly. Besides, I sold a few excess items that paid for much of the 4k.

Me and a few buddies have lan parties and mobility is key for me.

[Corriewf]

Upgrade complete..... Pics does not do justice.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7157/xps0021wg.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xps0021wg.jpg)

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/1504/xps0033gy.th.jpg (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xps0033gy.jpg)

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/1438/xps0046bi.th.jpg (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xps0046bi.jpg)

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/2438/xps0055dg.th.jpg (http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xps0055dg.jpg)

[filburt1]

Good. You now have blue-glow-compliant hardware. All computers are legally required to emit blue light from 20,000 unnecessary LEDs.

[Corriewf]

Good. You now have blue-glow-compliant hardware. All computers are legally required to emit blue light from 20,000 unnecessary LEDs.


Edited pic for red goodness. ;)

[filburt1]

Nice benchmark screen images. For some reason, I find your laptop extremely attractive too. As a computer of course.

[Corriewf]

Nice benchmark screen images. For some reason, I find your laptop extremely attractive too. As a computer of course.

I meant to take better pics but I had to rush before batt on camera died..... I used my on board mem card reader on the lappy too...... MMMmmm..

The uhhh benchmark is a winamp plug in that is sweet to say the least.

http://winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=146758

;)

[BamaStangGuy]

Very nice laptop!

[AbSoluTc]

What a ++++ you are pookie! Yeah, you heard me. Wut u gunna do bout it? B30tch!

[Corriewf]

What a ++++ you are pookie! Yeah, you heard me. Wut u gunna do bout it? B30tch!


Quit hating man....... Its not like you dont have one too.... :rolleyes: