Hi, I'm trying to decide whether to sell my M1710 and buy the new M1730 or stick with my M1710 and upgrade it.
Recently I've occassionally been getting a blue screen of death when starting up a 3D game with the memory parity error which probably means my 256MB GeForce 7900 Go video card needs replacing.
I would love to be able to run a 30" external display. I know the new Dell M1730 can run them, but I was wondering whether it was possible to upgrade my system to a dual link DVI-D capable video card? What other parts might I need? Would it be cheaper simply to sell the laptop and buy a new one? I think I should get about £400 for my machine and the new one would cost about £1400. Surely I could upgrade for less than £1000?! How is the M1730 that much better? (apart from stepping up the ugliness factor one more notch).
Any advice would be really appreciated as I'm a complete computer noob.
Recently I've occassionally been getting a blue screen of death when starting up a 3D game with the memory parity error which probably means my 256MB GeForce 7900 Go video card needs replacing.
I would love to be able to run a 30" external display. I know the new Dell M1730 can run them, but I was wondering whether it was possible to upgrade my system to a dual link DVI-D capable video card? What other parts might I need? Would it be cheaper simply to sell the laptop and buy a new one? I think I should get about £400 for my machine and the new one would cost about £1400. Surely I could upgrade for less than £1000?! How is the M1730 that much better? (apart from stepping up the ugliness factor one more notch).
Any advice would be really appreciated as I'm a complete computer noob.