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    M17x Replacement

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mattym88, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. mattym88

    mattym88 Notebook Geek

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    Hi I have been offered the following system replacement for my M15x and I am wondering is this a good system

    i7 2630QM
    FHD 1920x1080 Display
    8gb Ram
    750gb HDD
    AMD Radeon HD 6870m


    Overall I am happy but I am not sure about the graphics card, would it be worth even paying extra to get a 6970m ? would there be much performance increase ? below is my M15x specs

    i7 740qm
    500gb HDD
    8gb Ram
    5850

    any help would be greatly appreciated
     
    mattym88, Sep 22, 2011
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    ValkerieFire God Follower

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    Well technically the 6870 is better than your 5850, so you cannot really complain, BUT if you have the option to pay for a more powerful GPU out of pocket, I would definitely do so. The 6970m is about 50% more powerful than a 5870, and the 5870 is more powerful than your 5850. So the 6970m would be a nice cost efficient upgrade. I would recommend it or the 6990m any day.

    Everything else looks good.

    What did you pay for your original system (minus the warranty)? The system they are offering you has a retail price of about $1750+tax. If your original system cost more than that, you could argue they are not giving you your full value. If you paid less than $1750, then you cannot really justify complaining (although some still would).
     
    ValkerieFire, Sep 22, 2011
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    I paid around $2000 for my system, I do not mind paying extra , they said i could add upgrades if i wanted so i was just making sure it was worth it, but if it is not to expensive to go for the 6990m i would take that but otherwise i would go 6970 if it is an option thanks for your advice helped a lot
     
    mattym88, Sep 22, 2011
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    Dell have Finally got back to me and I agreed to pay £100 extra to upgrade to the 6990m I now cannot wait to receive it :)
     
    mattym88, Sep 29, 2011
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