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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by hc2995, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. hc2995

    hc2995 Notebook Geek

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    Just wanted to know, has anyone gotten their m17x recently. My system was back ordered and when it arrived today, after playing around with it awhile, i opened up cpu-z and noticed something strange. I ordered my system with the 2860QM (the best you can order) and upon looking at cpu-z i noticed it said 2920XM. Has anyone noticed this? Is it a glitch or maybe dell helped me out for the delay?

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    Howard
     
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Holy crap serious?! They don't even offer that CPU as an option. Must have run out and they sourced one from the M18x.

    Nice!
     
    widezu69, Mar 5, 2012
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    hc2995 Notebook Geek

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    No fooling man. I was stunned when it said 2920XM lol. Wish it has the i7 Extreame sticker though :p

    Im thinking that was a glitch. Just checked via HWinfo 64 and it says 2860QM :/ Would have been awesome if they put a 2920XM in this beast :p
     
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    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    it is a common issue with CPU-z reporting the 2860 as a 2920. The only way to really know is to see if you can change the multiplier on the CPU.
     
    SlickDude80, Mar 5, 2012
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    long2905 Notebook Virtuoso

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    check the specification line, cant be wrong there.

    But if its truly a 2920XM then congrats mate :D, gotta change that sign XD
     
    long2905, Mar 6, 2012
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    blink_c Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 2860 as well. If you look about half way down CPU-Z, you'll see that it is in fact an 2860. I don't know why CPU-Z reports at the tops that its a 2920. I believe it is because the 2860 and 2920 have the same stock regular and turboboost speeds.
     
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