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    AMD 7970m available for buy

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by flingin, Apr 20, 2012.

  1. smokingjam

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    please let me know asap. ill buy one def. thanks
     
    smokingjam, Apr 24, 2012
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  2. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    backplate is exactly the same with 6990m
     
    maxheap, Apr 24, 2012
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  3. DirtyTrickster

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    Good luck with the surgery! :D

    edit: I didn't mean to quote you. I was thinking it would quote your signature for some reason.
     
    DirtyTrickster, Apr 24, 2012
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  4. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    bigtonyman, Apr 24, 2012
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  5. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    If the implementation is different, I have high hopes for the switching :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 24, 2012
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  6. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    My guess is it just downclocks, and this is nothing new. Just uses a lower clock, like the differant states of the 6900 series GPUs.
     
    DR650SE, Apr 24, 2012
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  7. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    will put a ton of pictures and will do a 3dmark11 run with 580m and 7970m just for comparison :) ALL GOES TO SLICKDUDE80!! without him everything was impossible :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 24, 2012
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  8. bigtonyman

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    I thought the same thing till I read this. ;)



    congrats dude :D
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 24, 2012
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  9. SlickDude80

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    HA !! have fun with the install. Take your time. Lets see some monster numbers :D

    The enduro is just like optimus. Doesn't matter for now because you have to kill iGPU with a 7970m until drivers come
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  10. jesper104

    jesper104 Notebook Enthusiast

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    But will it blend... And fit the m17x R2?
     
    jesper104, Apr 24, 2012
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  11. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Dang, Slick if you were closer I would bribe you to let me borrow it(7970) to see if it presented fan issues in the R2.
     
    DR650SE, Apr 24, 2012
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  12. wonderpookie

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    Oh OK - now I understand. Thanks for clearing that up brother, appreciated!
     
    wonderpookie, Apr 24, 2012
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  13. Meaker@Sager

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    You know you want one anyway :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 24, 2012
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  14. SlickDude80

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    oh ya...the dang fan issues on the R2. How does the R2 compare to the m15x? No issues with fan on the m15x
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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    probably a different EC design or something that causes the issues. :(
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 24, 2012
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  16. SlickDude80

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    on the R2, the temp/fan sensor is on the motherboard. In the R3, the temp/fan sensor is on the Vid card. Its much easier to have working fans on the R3 than on the R2. Someone with an R2 will just have to be brave and just try it...ahem, cough, DAN...ahem, cough
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  17. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    It's strange, the R2 like Clevo cards with proper fan control etc and don't play well with Dell cards. In the M15x it is the opposite as Dell cards are fully compatible and Clevo cards cause fan issues. They are the same generation and one would think that the mobos would be similar :confused:
     
    widezu69, Apr 24, 2012
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  18. bigtonyman

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    thats dell engineering for ya :rolleyes:
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 24, 2012
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  19. PringlessS

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    Hi,

    I'm about to buy one for my m17x with an old 6870m, do you know if the 6870m's heatsink is compatible with the 7970m ? I know the bracket isn't but dell is offering me one for 0.70€ ...
     
    PringlessS, Apr 24, 2012
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  20. Cereallll

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    I haven't preordered
    Upgradeyourlaptop said if 10 cards preordered we could get a 3 month warranty instead of only 1. 450$ a card

    Don't know if that is worth it to anyone but I might be preordering there, table21 said on the marketplace that he had afew ES 7970.for sale but never replied.
     
    Cereallll, Apr 24, 2012
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  21. DirtyTrickster

    DirtyTrickster Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know if they'll count existing pre orders, but I ore ordered today.
     
    DirtyTrickster, Apr 24, 2012
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  22. Velgus

    Velgus Newbie

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    Ordered my notebook with the 7979M yesterday, pretty excited!
     
    Velgus, Apr 24, 2012
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  23. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Hmmmmmmm.....................

    To strike or not too strike yet?

    Dear Chief,

    Cards are CF ready. Would you need also CF cable and X-bracket with matching screws?
    Price is $450 per cards; $25 for CF cable; $25 for X-bracket with screws

    - upgradeyourlaptop

    I'm thinking I might get the Clevo version and then I can try it out in the M17x R2 for you guys and if that doesn't play well with the "Fans" hopefully it will be fine in the M18x.

    I'm just waiting back to hear from them about shipping costs. To see if it will be worth it or not.

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Apr 24, 2012
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  24. skaun

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    sounds great :)
     
    skaun, Apr 24, 2012
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  25. wonderpookie

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    I think alotta ppl would appreciate that!

    Cheers Chieftan! :D
     
    wonderpookie, Apr 24, 2012
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  26. Bytales

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    Im looking to upgrade my 460m sli in the x7200 to 7970m CF. Any news where one can order the stand alone card ?
    I would need the:
    1)Cards
    2)Fans that fit x7200 chasis and
    3)Crossfire cable.

    What i dont know if i would need is:
    1)Brackets ?? what for ?
    2)Bios update ?
     
    Bytales, Apr 24, 2012
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  27. Redpop200

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    So this video card is officially out today.

    I just ordered my laptop from XoticPC with one of these and it still says "Late May" next to it, will this possibly change to at least "early may" since the video card is now out?
     
    Redpop200, Apr 24, 2012
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  28. SlickDude80

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    you just made a ton of people happy :)

    Cheers!
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  29. McCankles

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    Where can I get the x-bracket with screws for the upgrade? I currently have a 580m in my r3. I'm also wondering about screen capability considering I have the 120hz 3D. I'm assuming it will just run at 60 hz.
     
    McCankles, Apr 24, 2012
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  30. wtferrell

    wtferrell Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm currently on chat with Dell's Spare Parts department. I'll let you know what they say.
     
    wtferrell, Apr 24, 2012
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  31. SlickDude80

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    no bro, you can't run AMD with a 120 hz. You'll have to wait for the 680m. The 7970m won't even install on your computer...you won't be able to boot even
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  32. wtferrell

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    Update, Parts Department said that they don't sell the x-plate. :(
     
    wtferrell, Apr 24, 2012
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  33. SlickDude80

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    ebay?

    tenchars
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  34. Cereallll

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    upgradeyourlaptop sells it
    25$
     
    Cereallll, Apr 24, 2012
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  35. The Revelator

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    The backplate (x-plate) is part of the heat sink assembly.
     
    The Revelator, Apr 24, 2012
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  36. wtferrell

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    In a M15x, are there any other X-Plates that will fit without modification?

    I know the 6990M/6970M is the same, but those were standard. What about the 5830?
     
    wtferrell, Apr 24, 2012
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  37. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    No. All AMD cards prior to the 6900m series have different x-plates, similar to the ones nvidia have always used. If you can snag a 6900m series backplate from anywhere, your set :)
     
    widezu69, Apr 24, 2012
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  38. wtferrell

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    Ah ha. Part YHP1P, just ordered from Dell Spare parts. $33.99 w/ free shipping, turned out to be the same as upgradeyourlaptop, except that they're including the screws and thermal pads, so a tad cheaper I guess.

    Edit, and that's for the entire 6990M Heatsink Assembly w/ the "support plate"
     
    wtferrell, Apr 24, 2012
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  39. jd63636

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    Is there an official part number for the Dell 7970m?
     
    jd63636, Apr 24, 2012
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  40. SlickDude80

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    that's good info, bro!


    i don't believe so. At least they haven't made it public yet. Technically the cards arent even being manufactured till early may
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 24, 2012
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  41. x2ruff4u

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    How much is it?
     
    x2ruff4u, Apr 24, 2012
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  42. hanser

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    OMG this specs of the 7970m are Very NICE!!



    AMD Radeon™ HD 7970M Series GPU Feature Summary:
    Process: 28nm
    850 MHz Engine Clock
    2GB GDDR5 Memory
    1200 MHz Memory Clock (4.8 Gbps)
    153.6 GB/s memory bandwidth
    256-bit GDDR5 memory interface
    PCI Express 3.0 x16 bus interface
    2176 GFLOPS Single Precision compute power
    136 GFLOPS Double Precision compute power
    DirectX 11 graphics
    OpenGL 4.2 support
    Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture
    o 9th generation programmable hardware tessellation unit
    o 20 Compute Units (1280 Stream Processors)
    o 80 Texture Units
    o 128 Z/Stencil ROP Units
    o 32 Color ROP Units
    o 512KB L2 read/write cache


    By Eurocom
     
    hanser, Apr 25, 2012
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  43. long2905

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    care to list your source?
     
    long2905, Apr 25, 2012
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  44. hanser

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    what do you mean?
     
    hanser, Apr 25, 2012
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  45. long2905

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    umm where you copy/pasted that specs list. It's obviously legit, I'm just curious there might be more info wherever you got it from.

    In case you wrote up that list yourself, my apology then.
     
    long2905, Apr 25, 2012
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  46. bigtonyman

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    I think he got it from eurocom as that's whats listed at the bottom of his list. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 25, 2012
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  47. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Here is my 3dmark11 with my throttling wonder 2920xm :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 25, 2012
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  48. mp5cartman

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    Maybe Here?
     
    mp5cartman, Apr 25, 2012
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  49. impale953

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    Remarkable score! It doesn't seem to stray too far off of Slick's.

    I've been following this thread quite closely, and it's been an awesome read.

    All hail King 7970M. Let's see Nvidia try dethrone it.
     
    impale953, Apr 25, 2012
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  50. hteng

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    sorry, i didn't read all the pages but i searched the guy's ebay page and i don't see the 7970m available. Will it be available soon? and how much will it cost? is it a Dell OEM ? or does Clevo parts work? thanks
     
    hteng, Apr 25, 2012
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