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    New M17 owner

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Matty_Boy, May 8, 2014.

  1. Matty_Boy

    Matty_Boy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi People,

    Picked up my M17 last week, got a pretty good deal (i think) its the AMD R9 model with 16gb RAM, 1tb hd, 80gb SSD drive, anyway i paid £1000 for it off someone from gumtree, seems legit as i got the invoice etc and it was boxed new, think it was a refurb as it had a brown Dell box. Was planning on getting the M14 but this was only a bit more and seems much better, but im very happy with it.

    I just had a couple of questions, i dont know a great deal about drivers etc, shoudl i be updating them out of the box or will they have the latest ones installed? i have this AMD program for the card so not sure if that updates it

    Also was this model a better choice than the one that comes with the Nvidea 7 series card?

    Thanks
     
    Matty_Boy, May 8, 2014
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  2. sangemaru

    sangemaru Notebook Deity

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    Price seems decent. I recommend installing AMD drivers directly, manufacturer always lags behind in driver development.

    Nvidia card may or may not have been a better choice depending on the card model and price.
    770m and below - NO
    780m - YES, but probably at least 300GBP extra.
     
    sangemaru, May 8, 2014
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    Matty_Boy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok thats fairenough, i guess the main reason i bought it was for the elder scrolls online as my old laptop wouldnt run it, but i can now run it in ultra and its really smooth, so as long as it can run stuff well im happy
     
    Matty_Boy, May 8, 2014
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Are you using the DELL drivers or the latest AMD ones?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 14, 2014
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    Well i was using how it came out of the box, then i went to download the latest ones from the AMD website and it said they were the same
     
    Matty_Boy, May 14, 2014
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