*OFFICIAL* M17x R3 Owner's Lounge Thread - Part 3

[GeoCake]

It's the 2760/2860QM that give a very small increase from the 2670

With the XM you have unlocked multipliers so can go to 5.0Ghz or higher with liquid nitrogen if you are enthusiastic...

A decent overclock will grant 30k CPU Vantage I think, which is massive

All these Ghz affect rendering times so it's very useful for a film course student like myself and laughing in everyone's faces with the sheer power of your mobile laptop - I'm barely playing games nowadays. Magic Bullet Looks and Plugins like Twixtor eat your CPU like crazy

For gamers 2670 is perfect and you really do not need more, trust me.

[YodaGoneMad]

It's the 2760/2860QM that give a very small increase from the 2670

With the XM you have unlocked multipliers so can go to 5.0Ghz or higher with liquid nitrogen if you are enthusiastic...

A decent overclock will grant 30k CPU Vantage I think, which is massive

All these Ghz affect rendering times so it's very useful for a film course student like myself and laughing in everyone's faces with the sheer power of your mobile laptop - I'm barely playing games nowadays. Magic Bullet Looks and Plugins like Twixtor eat your CPU

For gamers 2670 is perfect and you really do not need more, trust me.

I understand the theory behind the XM, I will just be interested to see what you think after trying it in the real world. The M17x especially has thermal constraints that will hold you back from super high OC, and the 2860QM is already scoring 7390 on the Futuremark hardware charts. The fastest CPU in the world is only scoring 9900 at stock, and the XM is only in the 8000 ranges at stock.

It is one thing to say you can add points in a benchmark, it is another to actually see the difference in the real world. Perhaps in your application it will be a marked and worthwhile difference. I will be interested to hear what you think. I guess if you are doing a render that takes an hour, even 10-20% would be 6-12 minutes saved, which is certainly noticeable.

[bigtonyman]

It's the 2760/2860QM that give a very small increase from the 2670

With the XM you have unlocked multipliers so can go to 5.0Ghz or higher with liquid nitrogen if you are enthusiastic...

A decent overclock will grant 30k CPU Vantage I think, which is massive

All these Ghz affect rendering times so it's very useful for a film course student like myself and laughing in everyone's faces with the sheer power of your mobile laptop - I'm barely playing games nowadays. Magic Bullet Looks and Plugins like Twixtor eat your CPU like crazy

For gamers 2670 is perfect and you really do not need more, trust me.

I think im gonna wait for the ivy bridge xm chip as ill have have time to wait and i want power

[GeoCake]

Mehhh. I am allergic to waiting, I really am.

@Yoda the 2860QM stock is like 21500 on Vantage and the 2920XM can score 29-30k overclocked... that's more than 10% if you ask me :P

With video editing, usually you pre-render something to RAM to check if you have keyframed something on After Effects right, and the faster it's done the faster you can adjust or proceed to the next edit. This way you don't lose that creative flair you get - my theory for spending this money of mine..

Anyways, feel like crap waiting for this chip. I've like updated my signature and stuff. God I love my M17x!

[^Deadly_Sin^]

Hello, i'm interested in the m17x r3 and i would like to ask a few stuff, i guess you guys know better and you're the right people to ask

I am between 3 configurations of the m17x r3:

1) Dell Alienware M17x R3, i7 2630QM, 640GB, 12GB, 12GB 6990M, 1920x1080, 3 Yr | eBay
I have to admit i'm a bit scared of the fact that this is a refurbished laptop, never bought a refurbished one before, what could go really wrong?

2) Dell Alienware M17x R3, New i7 2670QM, 8GB RAM, GTX 560, 3D 1920x1080, Brand New | eBay
This is brand new and has the 3d screen. The gtx560 is inferior to 6990 for sure but it's a brand new laptop, isn't that suppossed to be a whole lot better? Also is there anything i should i know about the screens? For example maybe the 3d screen is not as good as the normal one or vice versa.

3) FS: M17x R3 3+ years Complete Care (EU)
Third choice is the one sold by forum member Heavencry. The 6970 is quite a bit better than the gtx560 if i'm not mistaken, right? Is it better to buy a used laptop from a person you trust than getting a refurbished?

Which configuration should i go for? Thank you and sorry for asking too much

[katalin_2003]

Hello, Deadly_Sin, IMHO i would go with HeavenCry's for a few reasons:
- The price is great for EU
- It has 3+ accidental coverage.
- Better CPU and the 6970 is not far behind the 6990

Good luck with your choice and welcome to the Alienware side!

[MooseCaboose]

Hey Moose I ordered on the 3rd of Jan and my estimated delivery is also the 20th !! Could be busy time of the year for them but currently mine is still in pre production.

ive heard that there is a hdd delay due to flooding somewhere in asia. forgot where specifically. thus, the long production time. my status has been in production for quiet some time now. hopefully it will arrive on the date estimate.

[turbocat]

ive heard that there is a hdd delay due to flooding somewhere in asia. forgot where specifically. thus, the long production time. my status has been in production for quiet some time now. hopefully it will arrive on the date estimate.

Thailand probably... I ordered a momentus xt so hoping status changed to in production at the end of today like the dell rep said.... this waiting game is killing me

http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...+manufacturers

[wolfman2585]

I just got my first Alienware 2 days ago. I have a 6990M and I wanted to know if the card will give me better benchmarking scores over time. Is there a breakin period with video cards? Thanks

[CSHawkeye81]

Yup there indeed are massive delays due to the floods so I ended up canceling my order and snagged a crazy deal off the Outlet. Paid $1750 for the same unit minus 8GB of ram (Upgraded that) and a Blu Ray drive. Saved about 1100 bucks after getting the ram to 16GB.