M17x-R2 - out with HD5870

yes i already have some symptoms.

 

"You too Brutus"? Welcome to the "club"...

 

So theres still hope that if it comes with a single HD5870 it may have the cables so that its easily upgradeable to xfire HD 5870.

 

It's unlikely but yes there is some hope.

 

I think having a crossfire connector piece on the actual card is more important than the cable. The cable is just a part number you can order from spare parts (not 100% sure)

 

The crossfire cable is coming with the second gpu, together and not as seperate part. same for heatsink of the second gpu.

 

Just to further what you just said. I've asked for a replacement CrossFire cable. they don't give them out. The only way you can get one is really to get a replacement secondary GPU. They go together like beans and cornbread.

the CF cable has no part number you could order it with.

 

Well yeah, what I mean is a place on the actual card for the xfire, doesn't make much sense for dell to carry both a non xfire 5870 and a xfire 5870.

 

this doesn't surprise me at the least. In my last R1 a single rubber foot detached and when I called up dell for a replacement guess what? You have to buy an entire new case for that single rubber foot. $4,000 laptop and I have to hack up a piece of lowes rubber and stick it on. Utterly ridiculous.

 

Were you out of warranty? They should've just replace the entire case then ..

 

There is no way you are out of warranty. Warranty is minimum 1 year and the PC shipped out early June therefore invoice date would have been late May at the soonest. That would put your warranty to expire this late May at the soonest. That is if you had the very first M17X R1.

 

I was not out of warranty, Dell was simply unwilling to give me a new case for the single missing foot and as in the cable's case, the were not sold separately. Trust me, I asked 6 separate technical support agents and the decision was all the same: The warranty does not cover items such as the rubber feet. I'll admit I had the basic warranty.. however it was my assumption that something as frivolous as that would be covered. I was wrong.

 

You can try : Dell Parts
they sell parts for different brand of computers / laptops / notebooks, etc. They can find what you want even if Dell doesn't have them. I have had a very good experience with them with difficult to find parts that Dell wasn't ready to sell...
g.

 

got a few hours left... this is it

 

thanks for the link.

I believe Mandrake said the usual update time for the US Dell website is 8:00 CST.

 

12:03 EST, no CF 5870's *tear*

 

Are you hitting F5 over and over?

 

Lol!

/10char

 

Wouldn't it show up in the middle of the day like the M15x's 5850?

 

Just hope for the best... and prepare for the worst...

 

Dell would be better off with some kind of announcement of an official date rather than 100 4870x2 orders on 5/6 and the 5870x2 release on like 5/15 and then they're stuck with 100 4870x2 returns lol.

 

the UK Dell M17X customization webpage keeps refreshing without ever loading.. same happens for many EU websites fingers crossed

We're sorry, but we are unable to process your request to configure the identified product.

You have received this page for one of the following reasons:

* An incorrect eValue Code was entered.
* The requested offer has expired or the product is no longer available. Please use the links below to navigate to our current promotional offers.
* The link to the product you selected is temporarily broken, but should be accessible shortly.

 

Wow. It's not there for me anymore, either, and I checked only about 10 minutes ago and it *was* there.

 

it's not there only on the "small business" site. It's still there on the "home" and EPP sites.

 

Actually.. how did you get that link? Here's my link going there from scratch on my own and it *is* still available, with many more customization options at the bottom:

*LINK REMOVED*

NM, just saw vradev's post.

 

in case you didnt check try some of the main EU links on first post. you shall see whats happening. i have never checked so early in the morning before (its early morning in EU now) but i dont think its a matter of this.

 

Something like "ATI Radeon GDR3 5830's now available in crossfire configuration!"? :X

 

I haven't been so hard on my F5 key since my 4chan days....

 

no light in sight..

 

Calm down guys...









Well if I have cash to spend on 5870 CF right now I won't be calm down either

5th May or not, I need to wait until middle of June to be able to purchase a new Alienware.

 

will EU get first update like last time or US gets priority as always

 

Based on economic conditions they should shoot for the US first.

 

Not good for today for both

 

i would say EU as they will gain more from overpriced items but US customers have always priority.

Mandrake any news for the 5870? still waiting for info about the bios? thus i didnt understand you bought an R2 with CF 4870 this week and it had this bios on it?

 

Do you think the 5870s will work in a R1 system ? there is now reason it shouldn't right? i also saw that nvidia is coming out with the 480m in june so might wait for that

 

The only news I have is that the 5870 is not recognized at all in the second slot. At least not in my machine. I've reach out to multiple people within Dell and haven't heard anything back.

You are correct I bought a M17xR2 w/4870s and I'm trying to get 5870s to work in it.

 

I would consider the R1 dead as far as new tech is concerned.

 

U mean 2 5870s? how can u do that if CLEVO's 5870 do not have crossfire input or output whatever it is. and it is a really weird bios u received, the newer bios suppose to support at least single 5870, isn't it.

 

but there is no reason it shouldnt right the R1 and R2 use the same MXM 3 socket

 

I haven't received a write up on what A04 does yet.

Yes I put a 5870 in the second slot and a 4870 in the first. Even without crossfire I should be able to boot to a command prompt and run atiflash -i to get info on both adapters.

 

It would still need to be tested since the R1 is a completely different system. There is a chance depending on what it takes to get it to work in the R2 that it will work in the R1 but it just won't be supported by Dell (ala M15x w/5870).

 

Also when the 480m's come out considering i have a nvidia chip set i wonder if we could get hybrid SLI to work

 

if the 480 comes out while i will be waiting for 5870 CF i will take this. CF 4870 is at least for now security for the future, at least for me.

 

its says in your sig that you are getting a R2 how long have you had your R1 for ?

 

it says its going to be replaced so its not a new order. it should have been replaced long before but anyway now they decided this. it was a long process with issues remaining after replaced parts or appearing after a while. i even sent the whole machine for service and they sent it back not working at all. i dont have to say they ruined the box too. lool. i had the R1 since end of July.

 

Then we leave the question to those people who ordered R2 with single 5870, see what bios they might get in the couple of weeks i guess.

 

I'm not that patient.

 

OMG may 5th haha so hard to wait f5ing like craze, really hope its out by today though.

 

have you tried calling Alienware maybe they could fill you in about the systems that are being shipped right know with the 5870s

 

I do not think u have other choice, aren't u? i see u already tried a lot with the machine and contacted a lot people for the answer, obviously both doesn't work. Anyway, hope u finger it out asap and bring us good news.