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    AMD Radeon HD 6870M/5870 Or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M for Alienware M17X

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by daniel1112333, Mar 29, 2011.

  1. daniel1112333

    daniel1112333 Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know what to choose AMD Radeon HD 6870M/5870 Or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M for Alienware M15X!!

    Alienware x15m:
    Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
    8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
    750GB 7,200RPM HDD
    17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
    Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
    Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
    1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6870M/5870 OR 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

    What to take??!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
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    You're talking about the M17x r3 not M15x... omg, I already thought they updated the M15x without me noticing when I read the title...

    I don't know how the 6870m performs, check out the M17x section, there you should find what you're looking for. 460m is not bad, best gaming performance would definitely be the 6970m.
     
    svl7, Mar 29, 2011
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  3. xDARKNESS

    xDARKNESS Notebook Guru

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    Honestly the m15x is pretty outdates in hardware. If I were you, I would go with the m17x r3, its just a tad bigger, a little more expensive (especially if you max it out to what you specified) but better performance.
     
    xDARKNESS, Mar 29, 2011
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    Actually he is talking about the M17x r3, take a look at the specs, he only got the numbers the wrong way.
     
    svl7, Mar 29, 2011
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  5. BlazeGaj

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    6870m for pure gaming. That is R3 by the way.



    If you love 3d then you must go with Nvdia but also tell them change the screen to get 3d as well. Otherwise choose 6870m as it's the best from all of them.
     
    BlazeGaj, Mar 29, 2011
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    Haha yes I didn't see that. M15x and I jumped to conlusions. 6870 is the one you want.
     
    xDARKNESS, Mar 29, 2011
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  7. daniel1112333

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    yea my wrong m17x
     
    daniel1112333, Mar 29, 2011
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    6970 is what you should aim for but if not the 6870 is a good fallback
     
    granyte, Mar 29, 2011
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    I saw on some pharagraphes that the GTX 460M is better than the 6870, nad the 6870 is slower then the 5870
     
    daniel1112333, Mar 29, 2011
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    BlazeGaj, Mar 29, 2011
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    Brabostaan, Mar 29, 2011
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  12. BlazeGaj

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    I see.




    Then I would say go with nvdia card if you don't want the 6970m card. But if there is a chance to get the 6970 then that is way better.
     
    BlazeGaj, Mar 29, 2011
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    I would suggest even if he cant get the 6970M then he should get the 6870M cause it gives better performance than the 460M and even costs less.
     
    hawk1410, Mar 30, 2011
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