My M17x r3 build quote

225-0536
1 Alienware M17x Soft-Touch, Stealth Black
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 $2,192.40 $2,192.40
317-8448
1 Intel Core i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
317-8464
1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
331-1347
1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
320-1933
1 17.3-inch WideFHD1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
320-2797
1 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
342-3651
1 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
313-8792
1 AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
421-4655
1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
420-9691
1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-9956
1 PC Restore
421-0092
1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
421-5789
1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, w/Media
410-1883
1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
318-0395
1 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
421-4541
1 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media
318-0424
1 Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
430-4382
1 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
461-8389
1 Anti-Virus included With Dell Advantage Care
410-3942
1 Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student, English
939-0330
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Extended Year
939-0320
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
939-0380
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, 2 Year Extended
939-0340
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3339
1 3 Year Limited Warranty
993-8552
1 Accidental Damage Service, 3 Years
421-1721
1 Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware
421-1719
1 Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement for Alienware
993-8582
1 Warranty Support, 2 Year Extended
994-3730
1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
331-1349 1 Standard Nameplate
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL

Subtotal: $2,192.40
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $106.47
Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00
Total Price w/Discounts: $2,298.87

Oh I also got the 3% EPP discount and the 10 percent discount from they're website. I'm not sure if the rep put those discounts on this quote.

What do you guys think, did i get a good deal or am i being taken for a ride? The price is abit more expensive then i had hoped, but thats because i've got the 3 year accidental.

Is there anything I should change about the build? or anything else i should try to haggle down?

What brand of ram should I get to upgrade from 4 GB to 16 GB.?

 

how much of a discount did you get?...13% off? That's pretty good for a new machine. Anything above 10% is excellent

if you can spare the extra $200, get the 6990m

The rest of the computer looks solid

 

Nice computer there, but the 2nd gen i7 CPUs are plenty powerful. Get the lowest CPU option you possibly can and then upgrade the graphics cards. Trust us. This is something you will just end up upgrading in the future anyway, might as well do it now.

 

Alright thanks, What do you guys think of resellers? For instance This ALIENWARE M17x R3 i7-2760QM 3.5GHz 16GB 1.5TB BLUETOOTH NVIDIA GTX 560M 1080p | eBay

Is off of ebay and its basically the same comp with bigger HDDS and it costs around $400 less. OH and 16 GB 1600 mhz Memory.

Originally I was going to get a gtx 580m, but after some research I think that It would be overkill because I'm only going to be playing Wow, Swtor, Sc2, Diablo 3 on this labtop. All of these games have low gpu requirements so I think that the gtx 560m will be fine (although tell me if i'm wrong).

Other then that I'll be using Maya, mudbox and photoshop and from what i've read the gtx 560 runs well with maya (as well does the gtx 580m)

 

that looks like its from the dell outlet. If you are gonna get a refurb, you might as well get it straight from the source and save a few bucks...

www.dell.com/outlet

 

Yeah I felt the same way originally, but with the large price difference and i can return it in 14 days if its not in the condition stated its almost hard to turn down.

 

i have a gtx 460m overclocked to 560m speeds in an Asus G73. The 460m/560m is essentially the same card with the 560m running at higher clocks. The Gpu is decent, but it has problems running the lastest triple A titles @ 1920x1080. If you don't mind dropping the resolution and/or graphical settings, then the 560m will be fine.

 

Yeah i understand that it obviously isn't the best card, but will it run the games I listed on high/ultra with problems?