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    New M17X with crossfire 5870

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by wparris, Jun 12, 2010.

  1. wparris

    wparris Newbie

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    Just got my baby, and the new crossfire 5870 rocks. My last one had the crossfire 4870...I returned just in time when I saw they were shipping the new 5870. On GTA 4 EFLC, the performance/benchmark is so much better than the 4870 with all high settings. Just an FYI for anyone considering this.

    Wes
     
    wparris, Jun 12, 2010
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    oogamar Notebook Evangelist

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    how much better out of interest?
     
    oogamar, Jun 12, 2010
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    wparris Newbie

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    I would estimate at least 40% to 50% better. I never benchmarked the game on the 4870s, but I am getting 49FPS on full detail with the 5870s and with the 4870s the game felt like in the 30 range.
     
    wparris, Jun 12, 2010
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