CF 5870s on Dell US Website!!!

Hmmmmmm...... Interesting..... tell me more Drake! Aiming higher, are we?

LOL!

 

yeah I hate that tax! If Dell would only ship to an APO, I could avoid it lol

 

we pay 13% here Sucks but not much can be done about it.

Still not on Dell Canada's site

 

Yeah I paid about 9% tax, it kills any savings you get. And to think California is still broke despite the high tax.

 

These can be offset somewhat, configuring from the EPP portal. It just requires a little patience and investigation.

 

in the netherlands we pay 19% tax.. and cards are twice the price here.. i would take 9% with a smile and do a happy dance while i'm at it..
i find it funny that some americans (no offence) whine for tax and gas.
we pay almost 7 dollars a gallon here.

 

LOL, you guys complain a lot. Compare that tax to 22% in Poland or 19 % in Germany.

 

Yeah we already know that. The $100 off coupon code I used..well California tax swallowed it all up + more.

 

I think it's 8.25% where I am.

 

0% for me. Go Oregon!

 

Joker, how'd you get an EDD of 6/8? Wow that's quick!

 

The xfire 5870s went on delay today, so that's why yours is going to mid June. Hopefully that will change in the next few days when they get new stock. So, you might end up getting it much sooner than it states now.

 

I've got an EDD of the 4th

 

Hi Joker,

Yeah, I was trying to offer a helpful 'hint', without alluding to all the systematic nuances. You have to think beyond a mere $100 coupon code..... I mean, Dell's own website indicates savings can be had up to 30%, so clearly, substantial profit margins are in place, and more savings is to be had. I'd prove it to you, but I am not sure now that I want to bite on the M17x at this time..... but I do believe I posted a 26% savings (actually 19% savings, minus my 7% sales tax) on a previous M17x build. Bottomline..... with EPP, coupon codes, etc., Dell plays marketing roulette like an automotive dealership, and they have plenty of room to play.

Anyhow, nuff said on this subject.......

 

Cripes, my EDD is the 17

 

Joker most likely ordered about 5-6 of these machines...

 

Me too!

Unfortunately, I will not be in the USA until the 12th to play with it...

 

Yep I get ya man, I got a pretty nice discount on the machine regardless. You should grab the M17x, the X7200 won't really be much of a competitor overall unless you're a fan of desktop CPU's.

lol@wattos, nah man I only have two M17x-R2's I just got my EDD changed to June 2nd! Called Dell and they gave me free NBD and expedited building..woot.

 

CF5870 now available in Canada. Veryhappyface.

 

I forgot to ask but has anyone confirmed that the crossfire 5870's from Dell is actually using DDR5 memory?

 

I'm glad it worked. I hope that people who ordered yesterday won't be affected by the 10 days delay that got posted today. We'll see...

 

A few people said that the 5870s don't exist in DDR3 form, unlike the 5850 which can be either.

 

The people with the single 5870 have said theirs is GDDR5.

 

Ok so that pretty much guarantees that the CF5870 will be GDDR5 will is a big relief...

 

Yes, the 5870's only come fitted with GDDR5 memory

 

This is the scenario... you are going to buy one right now. What steps, EG: coupons, etc would you take advantage of? Do you have specifics? Just curious...

 

EDD=6/21 for me. I'm a late adopter

 

You're EDD is around the same time as me I guess ordering a half a day after the CF 5870 were officially put up on the U.S. site puts us as the late adopters ha ha

 

Indeed, it seems it was a matter of timing lol

 

2nd june for me too

 

I wish there was a way to cable computers up and transfer all programs and settings while I eat a sandwich! I have a HUGE buildout time.

 

What did you say for the fre NBD and expedited building? and what number did you call

 

My bad it's June 3rd.

Shipping Method: Next Business Day
Estimated Delivery Date: 6/3/2010

Malignant- I just called them and asked if they could help get it to me faster since I need it for work. The first rep said she was going to charge me extra so I hung up and tried again until I got a rep willing to do it for free.

 

EPP rep or customer service?

 

Order Confirmed:

M17X R2 Space Black
820QM
RGB LED
4gb 1333mhz HyperX RAM
Crossfire 5870
200gb Vertex LE (Main) & 128gb Dell SSD for secondary storage

Hopefully that PC will last me longer than the M17X R1...


That's a bit of a side topic but the sales rep said I would have to call back for the SSD caddy parts. Anyone here remember what I need to order to put my Vertex SSD? To make it the main SSD do I need to put it in bay 1?

 

I called Alienware today. (specs are in Sig) told them I wanted to buy a second 5870 (including Xfire cable and fan etc.) After having the guy check around for me. Buying a single 5870 is currently not an available upgrade option. I unfortunately did not ask him about buying a new set of 5870's in Xfire.

 

I called and asked around, gave them the part #, or asked for a crossfire upgrade and so far I've been told it's not available yet.

 

I don't want to create a new thread for this as I know one existed but I am enable to find it, please help:

 

I'm just 0 for 2 with the M17xR2. I saw a similar problem with both systems that makes me worried about getting a third. Maybe when the 480M comes out.

 

What's the exact Part # and does this include fan and Xfire cable?

 

does the m17x support Eyefinitiy anyone...?

 

I called today and had my order "expedited" in building and shipping changed to NBD as well. Now June 3rd.

My original date was june 7th, which conflicts with my anniversary so i wouldnt have been home to receive.

The rep totally understood and made the changes. that was pretty cool.

+1 rep dell.

Shipping Method: Next Business Day

Estimated Delivery Date: 6/3/2010
Carrier: Not Shipped
Tracking Number: Not Shipped


Quantity Item Number Description

1 224-8107 Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
1 317-3659 Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1 317-3660 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
1 330-7841 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
1 320-8856 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
1 320-8988 Crossfire 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870
1 342-0666 250GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
1 330-3924 Name Plate Engraving
1 330-6106 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
1 313-8792 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
1 421-2261 Alienware Command Center, M17x
1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-8569 Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
1 421-1304 CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 Software
1 421-1305 Nero 9 Media Burning Software
1 313-8944 5.1 Channel Audio
1 430-3739 Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty
1 980-5877 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 908-2108 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Extended Year(s)
1 908-2207 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
1 908-8702 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
1 922-3410 Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
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1 421-1574 Alienhead Chrome Blue
1 421-1593 Alienhead Chrome Blue
1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 330-5090 Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare

 

Anniversary... nice one. Might use that ^^

 

Not to be sarcastic, but in this case its true. So i'm glad that the rep was so good about it. They certainly didn't have to do it and certainly not for free like they did so I'm pretty happy with them.

 

i really was unsure about getting the 920xm but decided to stick with my mantra, "Always max out the cpu and video, everything else is easily upgradeable".

I was thinking more of the future just in case something happens with this unit in a year or two i know i'd want the replacement to be top of the line.

Ouch though it was still expensive. even with EPP + another 6%.

 

i honestly dont know. The part #, RV546 that a dell rep on the forums gave us for xfire 5870s doesn't seem to be in their systems yet as none of the techs are able to pull up anything at this point.

 

So i just ordered my M17x.
i7 720 QM
CF5870
4 gigs 1333 ram
128 gig SSD
1200p screen

I ordered this last night, before there site updated with a new thing that CF5870 can push back your order. The Tech i was going throw wanted me to order asap so i wouldn't have to be pushed back. Estimated Delivery is June 27th. !
That is over 1 month for this laptop. I'm defiantly calling tomorrow to find a sales rep to see what kind of swag i can get for having to wait over a month for a laptop be to built. Maybe ill threaten to cancel my order and ask for my money back and they might give me further discounts. I know in a month AW will have plenty more things going on and ill be loosing out on money by just having my laptop being built.

Advice on what i should do is welcome.

 

Does anyone have the part number for the secondary 5870 w/ crossfire cable? I would appreciate this.

 

Apparently they won't be adding the 5870 to spare parts for at least a month for some random reason.

 

Hey Ourself, call em back saying that you want to cancel the order. They will ask why and you tell em that the building time is just way to long and you can't wait for that ridiculous long.

You will get your order expedited or at least you will get further discount, $150 at least I believe. I can't guarantee you on the EDD date but I can tell you will ALWAYS get further discount just by simply calling to cancel order. I did it quite a few times and I ALWAYS get further discount.

Cheers!