Alienware M17x R4

[SlickDude80]

when you get one I expect some crazy numbers brother slick.

even if the card doesn't do great numbers on 3dmark, it apparently is on par or faster than a desktop 560ti...then i'll have it cranked another 15-20% . This is good enough for me to play games at speeds that i'm comfortable with...but i'll definitely post some screenshots

Don't know if dell will sell you the card with the warranty as the 7970 prob won't be officially supported in the m17x r3.

I'm guessing that this is correct. Cereall, if you're worried about warranty, keep the original card

[bigtonyman]

even if the card doesn't do great numbers on 3dmark, it apparently is on par or faster than a desktop 560ti...then i'll have it cranked another 15-20% . This is good enough for me to play games at speeds that i'm comfortable with...but i'll definitely post some screenshots

dang... didn't know it was that fast. Definitely looks like its worth the upgrade

[Ammo7]

Here is what I ordered today . Long story and sorry about the JPEG.
Let me know what you guys think on price , I was pretty hapy with this and it does have the 7970.

Good purchase although I would have waited just 4 more days to get the new CPUs. If you can, I'd cancel and wait. Plus I would never settle with anything below a 1080p display.

I totaly agree wait a few more days for the new CPU's and go with the higher res screen.

[aliendator]

Dear guys, I just got my new Alienware M17x R3 on the 19th of April. It is Sandy Bridge i7 2670qm 2.2 ghz with GTX 560M graphics card. I just looked at the Alienware website and they have got now new graphics card and possibly will get Ivy bridge processors on 23rd of April as well

Please can anybody suggest what I should do? Should I return the laptop right now and get the new M17x R4. Is there any kind of risk returning the product. I have just opened the laptop, however, all the CDs and manuals are packed. I really love my first alienware computer, but I thought if i'm spending so much money I should get the new one. Looking forward to your reply..

P.S. I looked in the dell website in sweden, and they have 14 day return policy or something like that.

[long2905]

Yes just return it and get the refresh. No harm will come to you lol.

[Ammo7]

Yes return it Asap and re-order next week for the latest and greatest

[aliendator]

Thank you long2905 and Ammo7 very much... I will return my m17x r3 now and will get the new one ... though I would miss the alien very much while I wait hahahah...

[kakaroth1977]

will be possible to replace the motherboard from R3 to R4 version and solve problems of SATA3 ?

[long2905]

no one knows yet since we havent have it in hand. But if you intend to do so, I would suggest to get a M17x R4. There may be some minor changes, a few screw here and there, missing ports etc that would be too much trouble when you try to swap motherboard.

[widezu69]

No one knows whether the IO ports will line up. As I've said many times before, nobody knows until we actually see one in person.

It's like saying will the engine of the new unreleased Ferrari that no one has actually got yet fit into my one year old Ferrari?