Dell complaints

[TedMichaelMorgan]

Thank you, I appreciate your help. I will look at it. This makes sense.
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Ted Michael Morgan

[Ranter]

I'm having huge problems with my xps M1330 and was told there is a problem with the nvidia graphics cards, specifically the 8400GS and 8600GT, that they are not as resistant to high temperatures as they thought and are causing motherboards to overheat and break down. Anyone else heard this?

[Rocke_T_Sinetist]

This is kind of an engineering lecture, rather than a solution. We know that performance video cards generate huge amounts of heat. We also know that Dell laptops overheat chronically, even with standard video.

Dell--or rather, their Chinese contractors--is/are simply not competent to design a performance laptop that will work for any length of time without assiduous maintenance. Air passages must be kept scrupulously clean. To the extent, if you own a longhair cat, you have to take the system apart monthly and clean it out. Ordinary dust and lint must be removed no less than every 6 months. Of course, Dell doesn't tell you that, but that's like selling a car and not telling you you have to change the oil.
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Rocke T Sinetist
as in, 'it doesn't take a...'

[Mele20]

[diashto]

[Ranter]

I've had a motherboard replacement which lasted all of two mins. For some reason they won't replace the graphics card or accept lap top is faulty. They've said they'll just keep replacing the motherboard until the warranty is out.