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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by HeatFireAsh, Jun 12, 2011.

  1. HeatFireAsh

    HeatFireAsh Notebook Guru

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    How much of a difference is there between the 6870 and the 460?
     
    HeatFireAsh, Jun 12, 2011
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    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    hizzaah, Jun 12, 2011
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    JoeyFUZZ911 Notebook Evangelist

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    If ur getting an alienware go with the best card, the 6970m. No point in getting a gaming laptop if u don't have the best gaming card in it.
     
    JoeyFUZZ911, Jun 12, 2011
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    Bakkasan Notebook Consultant

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    I know I wish I had gotten the 6970
     
    Bakkasan, Jun 12, 2011
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    vicious2500 Notebook Geek

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    Well if your going 3d with the laptop currently the best graphics card is the 460...With the 560 coming soon.
     
    vicious2500, Jun 12, 2011
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  6. HeatFireAsh

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    Ok I know that 6970 is the best but I just dont have the funds for that card. Also on notebookcheck it shows no stats for the 6870. So does anyone know how different the 6870 and 460 are?
     
    HeatFireAsh, Jun 12, 2011
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  7. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    they should be on par. where the 460 will have an edge on the "Nvidia the way is meant to be played" titles. 6870 from my understanding is a rebadged/downclocked 5870m
     
    CptXabaras, Jun 13, 2011
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    Are you getting the HD screen upgrade?
     
    pp_ph, Jun 13, 2011
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  9. EviLCorsaiR

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    You're talking about a 60-80% performance boost with a 6970M over a 460M. It's a massive difference. If you don't have the money, save up, because if you don't get an M17x with a 6970M you will regret it. It's a huge boost for a relatively small extra cost.

    If you're buying a high performance gaming laptop, and you can get a much better GPU for not much more, why not?
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jun 13, 2011
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    I made the same mistake bought it with the 6870, but I can always buy it later and install it.
     
    Podunks, Jun 13, 2011
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    Well I am upgrading the screen and I want a blu ray drive. I did see a refurbished m17 with 6970 16 gb of ram 2630 I7 and blu ray for about $1850. But still I don't know if I can spend that much. I also specced out a saver with a gtx560 8gb of ram blu ray and upgraded screen for $1250. I just don't know that the extra $600 is worth it or that I could even afford it.
     
    HeatFireAsh, Jun 13, 2011
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    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    You mean sager? The cheapest 17" with 560M I could find there is 1500$ starting.
     
    pp_ph, Jun 13, 2011
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  13. HeatFireAsh

    HeatFireAsh Notebook Guru

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    Yea I meant sage and it was a 15" model not 17". I'd prefer a 15" but aloe ware doesn't offer those anymore.
     
    HeatFireAsh, Jun 14, 2011
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    I wanted a 15 too, my deciding factor was my military discount, for the same price I could put medium parts in the m14x, I could get an m17x almost fully upgraded...
     
    Podunks, Jun 14, 2011
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    hawk1410, Jun 14, 2011
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