M17x-R2 - out with HD5870

That's not cool. Hope my ETA of the 20th doesn't get pushed back. It's only been ten days and I already can't stand the wait.

 

asked the trusted guy if he has any part numbers for CF 5870. waiting for reply.

it includes the heatsink as the gpus come with heatsinks, but i guess doesnt include the fan. i dont think the fan costs so much though.

by the way hows your replacement order goes? is it in production or not yet?

 

Not too bad, tried to get 256MB Ati X1800 for my old XPS M2010, Dell asked 400 euro for it. Insane.

 

Part numbers have already been posted.

 

Those are US Partnumbers, I couldn't do anything with them...

 

is your order in production or not yet?

 

Still waiting on the order confirmation... Payment has to be transferred to the new config. It is taking ages....

 

well no need to worry. i didnt have to pay anything and its still in pre-production. the turtle rythm of EU Dell. what are they doing the whole day long? i really wonder why is this delay but i am almost sure something delays the order once again.

my EDD is middle of June and maybe later! yes you ve seen this right! i ll get CF 4870 while CF 5870 hopefully will be released

 

it's acutally 16 days now. From 5/24 to 6/08 with the 4870 CF option.

 

That is lame. Going to go crazy if I have to wait that long. I've been stock piling games from Goozex in anticipation.

 

I'm right there with you, I have Maya 2011, NukeX, the Adobe Master Colllection, and a few others just waiting to be installed. Oh, and Bioshock 2

 

On the phone right now ordering my M17x

 

Ok here is what I'm getting. I'm selling my m17 to get the 920xm on ebay and hopefuly the 5870cf will come out soon then I'll just purchase the second card. With the EPP discount it came out too $1,894.60

224-8107 1 Space Black - Anodized Aluminum
317-3654 1 Intel Core i5 520M 2.4GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 3MB Cache)
317-3660 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
330-8812 1 Alienware M17x 150W A/C Adapter
320-8856 1 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
320-8987 1 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870
342-0667 1 320GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD

 

yeah, cause the core i5 is weak

I'm just going to purchase everything through Dell rather than upgrade piecemeal later on. That way, the warranty for everything is all the same, and it's less headache.

 

Actualy you save about 500 bucks if you order the cpu from ebay because the mark up on alienware is crazy. But if you've got the cash then go for it. I actualy thought about just ordering the 4870's cf just in case but I've got a feeling the 5860cf will be soon. I probably should have waited but I can't! lol

 

wait, you are ordering a cpu from ebay? that takes balls my friend I'd order from newegg, but never ebay for that sort of thing

 

I've ordered one cpu from Shirley and another from extremeprocessor and they both have 100% feedback with no problems

 

If you are comfortable, go for it. I sure am not I'll pay the extra $$$ and have peace of mind.

 

you got the point. thats why i ordered with 4870 CF. it was free for my replacement anyway even i got 5870 single or 4870 CF. so i got the most expensive configuration (it may be proved good strategy later). as for cpu i will have the 920xm.

buying the gpus from Dell you pay the heatsinks too + crossfire cable. if you gain something from 4870 CF is the second gpu fan, the heatsinks and the crossfire cable. So buy just two pure 5870 (with crossfire connector when available) from ebay and you are done. There is no worry via ebay. If something goes wrong you request a money back via paypal and contact the seller. Just prefer a respectable seller.

 

I got it mid November. I have not tried to resolve this through Dell yet. Kept hoping they'd come up with a solution for the problem but that's obviously not happening at this point.

 

I can't believe in 2010 there are still people afraid of ebay. As long as you pay with paypal, you have zero to worry about.

Any way. Awesome to see so many new laptops coming everyones way on here.

 

Honestly, this is why I'm afraid to *sell* on Ebay. Even though I know what I sell is acceptable and as described, Paypal always sides with the buyer. My friend got screwed out of his money when Paypal yanked the payment from him and he never got his merchandise back from the buyer.

 

You can pay with something besides paypal?!?

 

most if not all seller require paypal for their and your protection. both sides protected.

 

Well, I've had mainly good experiences with Ebay but I did sell a bright new ipod that I had gotten as a gift and I had one. I did not even open it. It was new in box and I got screwed bad.

I sent it fedex with tracking number but the customer stated the box came empty and he won. I did my best to explain it was not possible, blah, blah, blah, Paypal sided with the buyer.

Out of my 6 years experience with Ebay it was the only bad experience ever. I don't use it though since that incident.

 

Oh yeah, I agree that it is far scarier as a seller then a buyer these days. I find it odd that you would lose a fight about an empty box though. At least with UPS, you see the weight which you would think would be proof it wasn't empty.

I shared in another thread I believe (maybe it was thise one actually). But, a week and a half ago I had bought an M17 off ebay and paid immediately. The next day ebay flagged the member for thinking he was a fraud (never got the full story, they just tell you they thought there was something off). Paypal immediately gave me my money back. I never had to do a thing. I've been an ebay user since like day one and this was the first bad experience I had. Both ebay and paypal had the situation taken care of within hours and I had to do nothing other then be sad I wasn't getting that awesome computer.

 

anybody try talking to their dell rep besides me? I've got nada on when I can order with xfire 5870's;(

 

Tons of people have asked, no one knows is the bottom line. Few different dates floating around. But, nothing really reliable.

 

ive been screwed as a buyer before..although I've had more bad experiences as a seller by far.

 

mine checked today again. no part number for crossfire 5870

 

False.

True.

 

tried to order the RV546 from Dell Spare Parts. Was told such a part # did not exist.

 

for EU. at least not available for configuration

 

This afternoon I learned DELL/AW has different part numbers in every EU country to add to this... But the HD5870 (right card) with CF cable was not in the NL system either.

 

maybe they just have the part number hidden or somethin

 

Try asking for part number for R3 with water cooling and factory OC desktop 980X with Quad Nvidia Fermi 480GTX.

Guys, seriously, no one knows. There is no indication so far of a true release date. Let's just wait...

 

Already did, it's in boxing stage.

 

Boxing only? Man your order is slacking, mines being delivered tommorow by Michael Dell himself

But seriosuly, can you imagine how powerful a laptop with that could be? Besides the copious amounts of heat, energy, dark matter and child labor it would take to run that?

 

well i wait for my order now more than anything else. then the new bios (hopefully this week) and finally the release date of CF 5870s.

well this could be a good reason why they always have lack of parts and the orders are almost always so slow

 

So far, the rumored dates for the CF release were 5/5 and 5/7. Obviously, those came and went. Are there any other dates coming up (I heard something about 5/13) or is it, at this point, the case of " if it ever happens, it will happen when it happens"

 

it will happen when it happens

 

it will happen when it happens...

 

it will happen when it happens......

 

it will happen when joker says it happens

c-c-c-combo breaker!

 

Exactly. Just like on the 5th...awww too soon?

Jk Joker

 

It would be funny if the NVIDIA's came out first lol

 

at the way things are going, i wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia did come out first.

 

Please refer to my new thread. Confirmed! Single HD5870 M17x has a CF connector!

 

Woot! That's awesome!

 

is the m17x going to get the 480m? or is the 5870 the last card for the m17x?