7900GS Go 256mb Single pipe should be RECALLED NOW!!!

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I want to know why Dell hasn't issued a voluntary recall for the single pipe 7900GS Go 256mb cards that are failing on a ton of laptops recently.   The cards cook inside the case and the VRAM cannot handle the prolonged exposure to the temperatures. The messed up thing is that the majority of these cards are just now starting to fail (right after most people who bought the laptops that had these cards in them lost thier warranty). These cards have an inherent design flaw and dell should fix them whether our warranty just ran out or not.   When I buy a laptop I expect the components are not predetermined to fail eventually from extreme thermal exposure. When I called Dell they told me I'd have to pay $408 for just the card and then another several hundred for the install!   I ended up having to buy a FX2500M off ebay and install it myself which was very dangerous. I could have ruined my laptop. But Dell doesn't care. I had no choice it was the only card I could afford.   I am going to make sure people know what dell is doing here.   Post and let dell know they can't just sell us garbage and get away with it without having to pay for it. (there's a lot of dell fanboys posting there but just ignore them. We shouldn't have to buy a exteneded warranty to protect ourselves from dells design flaws.)   thanks.   Feel free to post here too.

kirkd · Answer

I don't like the temp/fan profile Dell uses (at least on the I1705). The temp gets too high before the fan(s) turn(s) on. I use I8kfangui for controlling both the CPU and GPU fans. I have the fans come on at a much lower temp than the Dell BIOS, and have no problem keeping a rather low overall temp profile. The nice thing about I8kfangui is that you can have both the GPU and CPU fans come on if only the GPU or CPU is running hot; this can really help cooling.

Overclocking is probably an issue with many 7900 GS failures. With overclocking, use of I8kfangui is a must.

Dimension 9100, Dual-Boot Win XP / Vista Home Premium, 3.0 GHz P4, 3 GB DDR2 533 MHz RAM, 2 GB SanDisk USB ReadyBoost, 160 GB SATA II Samsung (XP), 300 GB SATA II Seagate (Vista), 250 GB SimpleTech USB (WD Drive), Nvidia Go 6800 (425/825 MHz - XP, 325/600 MHz - Vista), Dell 1901 UltraSharp FP

Inspiron E1705, Win Vista Premium, T7200 Core 2 Duo (4MB, 2.0 GHz 667MHz), 2 GB DDR2 677 MHz RAM, 2 GB Transcend 150X SD ReadyBoost, 120 GB Samsung HD, Nvidia Go 7900 GS - 156.69 Driver, 17” Sharp UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-Screen WUXGA

dgkpcon · Answer

I have this same card and do not nor have had any of the problems with it.In fact it runs flawlessly with games and stock drivers.

the.wraith · Answer

How do you check the temp of your GPU and CPU in the E1701 laptop?

kirkd · Answer

Download and install I8kfangui. It does it all.

the.wraith · Answer

Yeah, I got it installed, man, my GPU would it over 60c... that's crazy, and that's with just web pages open...   so I have it set now for... CPU 45 - 38 - off 55 - 45 - slow 65 - 55 - fast 75 - 65 - fast     GPU   50 - 45 - slow 60 - 50 - fast 70 - 60 - fast 80 - 70 - fast   what does everyone else have there's set at...

mwitters · Answer

Hey I DLed that I8kfangui program and when I set it to control the fans when it reaches cetain points when it comes on it revs for 1 second then stops for 1 second, like on, off, on off. It's really annoying. Is there a way around that?

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