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    M17x-R2 - out with HD5870

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ThaDutchy, Apr 22, 2010.

  1. l800steve

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    Running 3dmark atm
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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  2. l800steve

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    anything i should be warned about for 3d vantage, or just wait until it's done?
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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  3. Joebarchuck

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    nope wait until it's done.
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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  4. l800steve

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    k thanks, sorry this is my first time :)
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    Elkay, May 25, 2010
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    OMG, I am done with Nvidia too.
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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    should I done with NV as well?
     
    ceshimm, May 25, 2010
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    For the price tag they have put on that damn thing, it SHOULD outperform 2 5870s. That is just pathetic.
     
    _Josh, May 25, 2010
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  9. l800steve

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    having trouble uploading uploading onto tinypic so i'm doing it on imageshack
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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  10. pdogg93

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    this suspense is retarted
     
    pdogg93, May 25, 2010
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  11. l800steve

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    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    nice finnaly someone got it (even thoug i wanted it first, kinda childish but i know i'm not the only one thinking like that :p )
    if you have the posibility can you test any fps games on an 2560*1600 external display ? and, if you have the posibilty can you test with a monitor in each monitor plug( vga/hdmi/displayport) at the same time (see if the m17x supports eyefinity @ 4 screens)
     
    alexbalibander, May 25, 2010
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  13. Elkay

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    Don't forget, 100W each card, too. That's 200W if they want to attempt to SLI it, before taking anything else into account in the system. You're looking at the need for at least a 450W+ power supply to not run into the dangers the R1 had with lack of wattage. That's going to be one awful thing to lug around. All I can do is laugh at NVidia now.
     
    Elkay, May 25, 2010
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  14. pdogg93

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    not showin up for me steve. how bout just type out the numbers
     
    pdogg93, May 25, 2010
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  16. _Josh

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    11973 GPU score.
     
    _Josh, May 25, 2010
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    P11579
    CPU:10538
    GPU:11973
     
    5150Joker, May 25, 2010
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  18. l800steve

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    is it cause i have 720s?
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    pretty sad out of the box performance....
     
    pdogg93, May 25, 2010
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    i havent overclocked it or done anything to my laptop yet if that helps lol
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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  21. pdogg93

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    well i have the same config as you ordered steve. I'm not as excited as i once was...
     
    pdogg93, May 25, 2010
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    I'll rerun the test again in a sec.
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    Check the power mode? Drivers? Any way to monitor clocks while running vantage?
     
    _Josh, May 25, 2010
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    No, it's because you're using stock drivers that are probably old. I don't advise you try to change over to new ones because people that don't have much experience with that sort of thing end up with more trouble than they bargained for. I'll load newer 10.6's when my machine gets here tomorrow and do a run. Like others said, make sure your system is set to high performance mode (check the power icon in the tray).
     
    5150Joker, May 25, 2010
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  25. stamatisx

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    What display drivers do you have?
     
    stamatisx, May 25, 2010
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    The CPU should not affect the GPU score. This is almost the same as stock 4870 CF stock.

    I hope Dell did not underclock those cards to put them in there.
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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    Joker do you remember what the R2 with 4870CF stock was?
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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    Mine does over 11k stock GPU. It's the same config as steve except with dual 4870s.
     
    5150Joker, May 25, 2010
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  29. cookinwitdiesel

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    I got 11145 GPU score with stock 4870s in my R1, and that was with minimal tweaking

    I think new drivers have done better (mine were 9.12's back then)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 25, 2010
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    OOPs it was on balanced, i'll rerun it right now under high performance, sorry i'm a noob.
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    wait... i change it from balanced to high performance but when i check it again it says balanced again -_-
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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  32. cookinwitdiesel

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    that should help, also set everything to high performance in the catalyst control center under 3D settings
     
    cookinwitdiesel, May 25, 2010
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    Yep, we need everything to high performance steve. We are all counting on you.
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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  34. l800steve

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    high quality or high performance?

    edit: i maxed everything to the right and didnt enable triple buffering, bout to rerun the test
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    don't touch the vantage settings please... Only the PC's...
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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  36. Elkay

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    MY 280Ms are doing 11072. I still can't wait to move to the 5870s on the R2 so that I don't stutt t ttt tt tter anymore. :cool:
     
    Elkay, May 25, 2010
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  37. adrian890

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    can you tell us temps on both cards please!! im anxious to know =)
     
    adrian890, May 25, 2010
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  38. l800steve

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    I'm changing the ati 3d settings like someone asked me to
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    K rerunning with max settings on ATI control center 3d settings. Also on high performance.
     
    l800steve, May 25, 2010
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    If these don't hit at least 12-12.5k stock, then the following is in order:

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  41. adrian890

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    GL were all voting for this to b epic! else alot of people will be crying when there units arrive ;p
     
    adrian890, May 25, 2010
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  42. DannyDanger

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    Man, I just ordered a machine pretty similar to his today...
     
    DannyDanger, May 25, 2010
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    I won't be crying! The value of my dual 4870s will go back up :D
     
    5150Joker, May 25, 2010
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  44. adrian890

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    correction then, ill be crying lol! temps over 85 on my 280's were to uncomfortable to use the keyboard on my r1 i hope these dont go over 70
     
    adrian890, May 25, 2010
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  45. Joebarchuck

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    Well also remember it might handle better at test with higher resolution. The stock test for vantage is on a relatively low resolution.
     
    Joebarchuck, May 25, 2010
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    pdogg93, May 25, 2010
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  47. Elkay

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    LOL Joker on both posts.. and I may not be so worried about which of the two I end up with in my replacement. I hope they didn't underclock the snot out of them so that they stayed within the 240W adapter specs.
     
    Elkay, May 25, 2010
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    HERE IT IS! This is on stock clocks btw.

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    Uploaded with ImageShack.us
     
    jesmith8, May 25, 2010
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    What are the scores? This is more intense then the finale of LOST.
     
    xhero, May 25, 2010
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    80 degrees'! isnt that gona be hot as hell on the keyboard?
     
    adrian890, May 25, 2010
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