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    Are my specs sub par?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jopring, Oct 1, 2011.

  1. jopring

    jopring Notebook Enthusiast

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    OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
    Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Other OS Description Not Available
    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    System Name M17X-PC
    System Manufacturer Alienware
    System Model M17x
    System Type x64-based PC
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, 1597 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
    BIOS Version/Date Alienware A10, 1/17/2011
    SMBIOS Version 2.6
    Windows Directory C:\Windows
    System Directory C:\Windows\system32
    Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume4
    Locale United States
    Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
    User Name M17X-PC\M17X
    Time Zone US Mountain Standard Time
    Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
    Total Physical Memory 3.99 GB
    Available Physical Memory 2.10 GB
    Total Virtual Memory 7.98 GB
    Available Virtual Memory 5.54 GB
    Page File Space 3.99 GB
    Page File C:\pagefile.sys
     
    jopring, Oct 1, 2011
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  2. sfara

    sfara Notebook Guru

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    I'd say these specs are medium (not too high/not too low)...maybe more ram would help ;) I'm guessing it's a m17x r2 with 5870 ?
     
    sfara, Oct 1, 2011
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    Well since you don't have a graphics card listed, it's pretty bad. Might not even boot. . . .
     
    aarpcard, Oct 1, 2011
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  4. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    core i7 720 with 4 gigs of ram? Its about average now. I also assume that you have a 5870 or 5850?. A 5870 is still decent enough to play most games decently today. By Decently, i mean at good graphical settings except for the most demanding titles like metro 2033, crysis 2 etc. These will require a lowering of grphical settings
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 1, 2011
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  5. jopring

    jopring Notebook Enthusiast

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    You guys are spot on right :D Alienware M17X R2 5870.
    I think I might've payed too much for this laptop and am quite disappointed. How much would it usually go for if I sold today?
     
    jopring, Oct 3, 2011
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    jopring Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone? :?
     
    jopring, Oct 5, 2011
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    zoolian982 Notebook Deity

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    if you list full specs like people do on their signatures, it would be easier to help.
     
    zoolian982, Oct 5, 2011
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  8. Megatony73

    Megatony73 Notebook Consultant

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    I think if you ebay one similar its $1100 to $1400.
     
    Megatony73, Oct 5, 2011
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