*OFFICIAL* Alienware M17x Benchmark Thread - Part 4

[[Cyanide]]

Cyanide, seeing how the R4's are just shipping with 7970m's, you won't get a real opinion for a long time.

What i can tell you is that the 7970m IS worth the $200. It absolutely demolishes the 580m/675m. It's not close.

That's what I've been hearing as well, just wanted to make sure before I pulled the trigger.

My next question is, will picking an AMD GPU mean I won't have switchable graphics?

[SlickDude80]

That's what I've been hearing as well, just wanted to make sure before I pulled the trigger.

My next question is, will picking an AMD GPU mean I won't have switchable graphics?

the 675m is based on 2 generation old 40nm fermi tech. I can, without any hesitation, recommend a 28nm 7970m OVER the 675m. I'm playing games right now without comprises. It's almost like i'm on a gaming desktop

the 7970m has enduro which is amd's version of optimus. So you are covered

[[Cyanide]]

the 675m is based on 2 generation old 40nm fermi tech. I can, without any hesitation, recommend a 28nm 7970m OVER the 675m. I'm playing games right now without comprises. It's almost like i'm on a gaming desktop

the 7970m has enduro which is amd's version of optimus. So you are covered

Thanks so much! Can't wait to get my hands on this laptop!

[Tribiyani]

If ups deliver today as promised I might be able to get you those m17x r4 genuine benchmarks with the 7970m and ivy bridge.

They have 1hr to meet their stated -by end of day- deadline. Fingers crossed!

[SlickDude80]

If ups deliver today as promised I might be able to get you those m17x r4 genuine benchmarks with the 7970m and ivy bridge.

They have 1hr to meet their stated -by end of day- deadline. Fingers crossed!

That would be sweeeeeet!!!

[[Cyanide]]

If ups deliver today as promised I might be able to get you those m17x r4 genuine benchmarks with the 7970m and ivy bridge.

They have 1hr to meet their stated -by end of day- deadline. Fingers crossed!

THAT would be AWESOME!

[Tribiyani]

Still waiting...

Tell me what benchmarks should I expect from:

Processor : Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) Display : 17.3" WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD
Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones LCD Back Cover : Soft Touch - Stealth Black
Ship Accessory : Southern Europe Docs (EN, SPA, POL, GRE)
Placemats : Placemats (Eng, Gre, Pol, Ara, Rus)
Resource DVD : Alienware M17x
Memory : 6144MB (1x2048 + 1x4096) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Hard Drive : 500GB 7,200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD
Optical Drive : DVD+/-RW (Read/Write)
Power Supply : Alienware 240W AC Adapter
Power Cord : UK 250V
Battery : Primary 9-cell 93W/HR LI-ION
Graphics : 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Sound Card : Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT
Keyboard : Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Operating System : English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64 BIT)

I'll do tests on stock settings. Which tests should I run? Anybody wanna play "call the scores"?

; planning to play fall of the samurai - does anyone know how to run an fps counter from the console?

[SlickDude80]

you can use FRAPS to run a fps counter.

I'm guessing

5500-5800's 3Dmark11 @ stock with tessellation on
20-21 vantage

[DR650SE]

Test Vantage and 3DMark11, and give 3DMark06 a run for kicks. All at the preset defaults.

[Tribiyani]

Thanks will do. On the phone to ups now who are chasing up on where the driver is.

damn it! Don't They know nbr and the whole of the uk are waiting on those stats?