*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18x Benchmark Thread - Part 2

[johnksss]

I should hopefully have my 2920XM by this weekend. Then I'll be ready to throw my numbers up on here

Nice! I know you will like it far better than your current cpu..

[blink_c]

Nice! I know you will like it far better than your current cpu..

Definitely! I got my current setup off the Outlet for an awesome price, so I figured I could afford a new XM processor and dual-pipe heatsink

Actually...

Brother John, do you know if I can do all the fun memory flashing you are doing on my ADATA 1.35V 1600MHz Gaming Series RAM?

[johnksss]

Yep. You sure can.

[homank76]

Congratz on the new purchase and welcome to the benching club.

Thanks, but with my current setup there is not much more that I may do, except overclock my memory when it gets in the mail.

I was lucky to get this machine, just found out the wife is pregnant again...

[DanXbix]

Still waiting on my replacement m18x and haha my wife is pregnaut again too we just found out its a boy.

[homank76]

Congrats!!!

[vulcan78]

Man, I was offered a trade by a reputable member here. Trade my R2 W/ 6990 for an 18x with 2630 and 6990. Have to see if I can swing me keeping my blu-ray writer. Tough decision as I love the 19x12 RGB. I know I'd like the 18" screen, but having a sharper image with the R2, and more vivid color and better aspect ratio is the main reason I don't want to trade Plus I'm super late to the 18x bench party and I would need to swap the 6990s for 580's and get a 2960xm

I would wait, you may be able to purchase a slightly used or refurbished M18x already equipped with the desired hardware for $2500 within a year or so, especially after the M18x R2 hits the streets. Getting an M18x only to have to purchase a 2920/2960 CPU and 580 SLI will be at least another $1500 on top of the acquisition of the M18x.

Listen, I surreptitiously came across some good information on here pertaining to getting a good deal on and M18x right when I was contemplating pulling the trigger on one on ebay for ~$3200., and it was to check the Dell Outlet from time to time as they regularly get units in. You can get a decent deal there. And on ebay, I see M18's on ebay that typically sell around $3200-$3500.

I have to be brutally honest and say that I absolutely love my M18x, the fit and finish and the way the games play is incredible.

Its not too late to set some new records with overclocking, maybe you can talk to whomever is developing the water cooling system and see if they'll let you pimp their prototype.

[Mr. Fox]

4/9/2012 7:53:49 PM - Vista 64
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX10 1920x1080, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, 32 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: VeryHigh
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 32.44s, Average FPS: 61.64
Min FPS: 36.51 at frame 142, Max FPS: 74.92 at frame 1007
Average Tri/Sec: -15875380, Tri/Frame: -257533
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.56
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 30.31s, Average FPS: 66.00
Min FPS: 36.51 at frame 142, Max FPS: 77.71 at frame 1018
Average Tri/Sec: -16004720, Tri/Frame: -242512
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.78
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 29.96s, Average FPS: 66.75
Min FPS: 36.51 at frame 142, Max FPS: 77.71 at frame 1018
Average Tri/Sec: -16052545, Tri/Frame: -240498
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.81
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
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Completed All Tests

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4/9/2012 7:53:49 PM - Vista 64

Run #1- DX10 1920x1080 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 66.375

[homank76]

Where did you get the test from Mr. Fox?

[Mr. Fox]

That's the Crysis Benchmark Tool. You can download it from Guru3D. It requires that Crysis be resident on your system.

Crysis Benchmark Tool 1.05 Final download from Guru3D.com

There is also a Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool. You can download it from Adrenaline Benchzone. It also requires that Crysis 2 be resident on your system.

Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool

I've attached Crysis 2 Benchmark results as well.