Help 8700m SLI GT usless or is it me

hi i have the following spec,

xps m1730
2.4 ghz
2x 160 7200rpm
2x 8700gt sli
4 gb memory

the problem is the graphics cards just dont seem to perform right, i have spoken to Dell and suggested an upgrade (i have had other issues for months and had to send my last one back, this has gone on since last november) i have spent alot of time and effort with this but they are reluctant to upgrade to better graphics card. I personnaly dont think this card is upto the job and a single 8700m gt 512mb woulf be better i think. has anyone managed to get them to upgrade and how can i pursuade them to assist.

cheers mark

dear mark8par I have your same configuration, and at the beginning I wasn't satisfied of my graphic cards .... I had your impression.

Then walking around the web I found some solutions to improve 8700 SLI perfomances.

If you read my posts here you should find a way to solve your problem (I hope).

Mainly I :

1. Upgraded Nvidia drivers form laptopvideo2go to 169.09


2. Installed nHancer to modify SLI settings, over all SLI rendering modes


3. Obvyously turned on SLI conf, I don't know why but they were off

But if you read posts here you can know exactly what I done.

By the way if some here could tell me if 169.09 is the best version or not I'll be very happy. I ask because I know that talking about nvidia beta drivers last doesn't necessary mean best.

tell me if you solve

your Pet

Hello Mark,

Please let us know what happens with you graphic issues, I have exactly the same XPS bought in last November with exactly the same issues or very similar.

It doesn't seem like i can get the SLI to work at all and i seriously wonder if the separate graphic processor does anything at all...

I have been speaking several times with Dell about the issue, 1st recommendation was to update some drivers which did nothing but turn SLI off again. It is a shame to pay that amount of money for a top of the range computer ($4400AUD in my case) to be confronted with those issues (I have several other ongoing issues as well with Office 2007).

Last i spoke to Dell a week ago, the customer support representative said that an engineer would call me directly to try and solve the issues... I am still waiting for that call! I have emailed Dell Support and all I got for an answer wasto do a Dell PC restore which would erase everything i spent 2-3 weeks to install on this laptop.

Good luck to you and I will keep people updated on any new developments on my isuues..

hi i am new to this forum but i am xps 1730 user aswell :
2.2
2 gb ram
8700m gt x 2
trying to run Crysis on high is imposible for me !! Barely on med (but low fps) !!
is it what i supposed to have ? or it is capable of more ? i use the latest (i think) driver moded (169.09)
sorry for my english i am Israeli thx ahead

I have a similar config but with the x7900, i am going to pay for the 8800gtx sli and install it i have tracked down a supply of the cards its around $740 or £450 something arounf there its worth it for the better cards.