Congrates! back to top again.

second guy to cross to 4000 mark barrier.. make sure u monitor all ur GPU's vital signs, becos u r responsible for ur own OC attempts. be sure to play safe.

http://www.download.laptopvideo2go.com/nvi...17580_vista.exe

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/infs/175seri...sta/nv_disp.inf

Note:
1. replace the nvac.inf with nv_disp.inf
2. the link i gave u is 175.80, two versions newer than 175.70. so dont be surprised.

about the speakers, yes, the high frequency part of sound does make the speaker rattle a little, which isn't that great, but only happens to certain sounds with lots of high frequency

yes, i noticed the decrese in 3DMark06 too. delete the nvac and paste nv_disp.

try this

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/nvidia/175se...17575_vista.exe
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/infs/175seri...sta/nv_disp.inf

same procedure. make sure u uninstall your old driver first.

yes. they are essentially the same thing, with different names. the "sealed" keyboard here means that the keyboard is actually a "cup" that holds water. when you spill water on the keyboard, you wont risk water penetrating through the keyboard, but i totally understand your concern, because i notice the sides are not sealed. i guess the probability of water spilling on the edges of the keyboard is much slimmer.

looks like a good system, relatively value priced too. ok, regarding the memory, all the comments posted by other forumers here are all true. dual channel operation does require two identical sized SO-DIMMs. but if IMHO, i would stick to 1x2GB+1x1GB=3GB RAM. reason? simple, vista is memory hungry as it already is. 3GB is hitting the sweet spot of 32bit vista OS, which can only address up to ~3.5GB memory. my arguement is future expandibility. if you were to upgrade to 64bit OS in the future, 4GB is definately recommended. so, instead of throwing away both your RAM modules, you can just take the 1GB out and replace it with 2GB, giving u a total of 4GB RAM. the basis of this arguement is that your system has a quite powerful processor and gpu, which may last u for a good 2-3years max. who knows you/everyone might venture into 64bit computing in the near distant future? also, RAM requirement is getting ever higher these days, so the size may actually outweight the little speed gain you get from running dual channel.

why dont you just clean your hands before touching your lappy? that way save you the trouble from cleaning keyboard. i find that palm rest area are the places that requires cleaning the most regardless of how clean your hands are, especially the right hand side where the intel and windows stickers reside.

mind to take a photograph and show us how your laptop looks like with all the extra cover?

sweet.. so that keyboard cover is a thin layer of flat transparent soft plastic right? because from your picture, i dont see the plastic layer forms the shape of the keys of your keyboard, so i assume it has to be flat. does it affect your typing experience? and how about the noise created during typing? where did u get it from and how much does it cost? (im asking too many questions at a time )

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jun 9 2008, 07:15 PM

very informative indeed. will get one if i can find one. thanks mate.

i think silicone is quite "sticky", so it should "stick" right to the sides of the laptop.

there is actually a huge flaw in 174.31 released by dell. you would realize this if you play games like company of heroes, etc. the problem with 174.31 is that it causes graphical corruptions in games and instability (crashing&freezing) in certain games, so i do not personally use 174.31. this issue is known on several gaming communities.

that aside, i agree that 174.31 is really fast in 3DMark06. so far im sticking with 175.70 for better reliability, but still needs further testing as 175.70 is not official.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jun 10 2008, 06:11 PM

it's the standard RAM included in his system. dell source RAM from several suppliers, hynix is one of them. mine is kingston, all 667 DDR2. high performance RAM are those rated at 800MHz or with CL2 , etc (RAM refresh cycle timings).

there's pretty much nothing else anyone of us can do. dell BIOS does not allow OC of any kind, so no luck on trying to OC FSB. and since santa rosa platform will be the last one to use 667MHz RAM FSB, our RAM will not be useful for future use (montiviena will be 800MHz).

rivatuner is soft OC. i "hard OC" my 8600MGT. the clocks are all "burn" into the GC and i dont require any software to force it to run at high frequency. some argue hard OC is more stable too, i see it as a convenience.

max RAM that can be addressed by any 32-bit OS is only 3.5GB, so no point getting anything more than that. 4GB would be max. dont worry, i will start a V2 thread on inspiron 1520 soon. i agree it's getting a bit too long here.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jun 12 2008, 05:40 PM

no, you cant use xp drivers for vista. you'll screw up the system. you need to redownload the whole new set of vista drivers. refer to the first page of this thread, there should be a link saying "For more updates, check out Dell Inspiron 1520 Drivers & Downloads official page". click on it, change your OS selection to vista and you are good to go. everything (drivers and tools) u need for vista installation is there.

p/s: this thread always caters for newbies and beginners. there's no fear of getting "killed" involved. anything you need to ask, just drop it here, and any of the gurus here will be glad to help you. but of course, if you are a regular, it's a different story if you dont use search.

no, as long as u keep the original RAM with u.

look at it this way, if u upgrade to 3GB now, u only waste a single 1GB RAM. if u go for 4GB, not only u have to throw away 2x1GB RAM, u also waste ~0.5GB RAM from 32-bit addressing limitation, and to top it up, u have to pay for 2x2GB RAM. dual channel performance improvement, sadly, is not as superb as being hyped. i personally think u'll get more juice out of 3GB RAM, than 2GB (dual channel) RAM. 4GB RAM of course is better in every way, if u have the $ to spare.

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jun 18 2008, 03:50 AM

i think it will cost more when u extend your warranty after you bought your laptop. i bought my 3 years complete cover together with the laptop. so the total amount for warranty alone i paid is about roughly RM600. mind you, the cost of laptop components are extremely expensive. LCD alone can easily cost you RM1K+. once my friend broke her dell laptop's hinge, and it cost RM800+ just to repair it. so better be safe than sorry (IMHO)

This post has been edited by alexnvidia: Jun 18 2008, 07:13 PM