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    Nvidia GTX 580m available for AW M17x r3!!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lorddinky, Sep 13, 2011.

  1. Ammo7

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    Dell told me today the price is $1189 for the 580M also not in stock.
     
    Ammo7, Oct 21, 2011
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    short question, i dont want to make a new thread. my gtx580m shows WEI of 7.3 this is ok ? thx. (drivers 285.38 beta)
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 22, 2011
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  3. ValkerieFire

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    That is a good question. I would like to know the answer also. Win7 index is not a good performance measurement. The 6990m gets 7.6, but the 580m is slihghtly faster.
     
    ValkerieFire, Oct 22, 2011
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  4. Tigress Orchid

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    yes i know its not so important, just curious. BTW, whats your 580 WEI score ?
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 22, 2011
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    Mine gets a 7.2 normally on 280.26 and a 7.4 overclocked to 740/1600
     
    ValkerieFire, Oct 22, 2011
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    thanks. So looks 7.3 on stock 580m is ok for me.
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 22, 2011
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  7. Ammo7

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    Has anyone upgraded from 460M to the 580M with pix and steps on how to do it, and what extras you need?
     
    Ammo7, Oct 22, 2011
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  8. Smooth_J

    Smooth_J Notebook Deity

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    For my GTX580 I get a 7.3

    Proc: 7.5
    Mem: 7.7
    Gpu: 7.3
    Gaming: 7.3
    HD: 5.9 (so can't wait to get a SSD...)
     
    Smooth_J, Oct 22, 2011
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  9. Tigress Orchid

    Tigress Orchid Notebook Consultant

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    hm,

    i have nearly the same:

    CPU: 7.5
    mem: 7.8
    gpu 7.3
    gaming 7.3
    hdd 5.9

    offtopic: still thinking about the ssd. Is it a good choice ? I mean, what is the difference against 7200 rpm hdd ? 30% speed in global ?
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 24, 2011
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  10. Ammo7

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    i have with 460M OC with latest Nvidia drivers 280.26
    CPU: 7.5
    mem: 7.6 = on order HyperX 1600
    gpu 7.2 = Maybe when the price comes down up-grade to GTX580M
    gaming 7.2 = Same as above.
    hdd 5.9
    I really don't see A need for ssd at the moment when they get a little cheaper, bigger and more reliable I will.
     
    Ammo7, Oct 24, 2011
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  11. Tigress Orchid

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    exactly what i think. btw, your 2820qm in your sig has 8mb cache ? I thought it has only 6 mb. :eek:
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 24, 2011
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    Ammo7, Oct 24, 2011
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  13. Tigress Orchid

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    key, you are right. I see.
     
    Tigress Orchid, Oct 24, 2011
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  14. Lochemage

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    I've recently switched to SSD and I can say that there is a HUGE difference. Boot up times are significantly lower (only a few seconds before I need to type my login info, and then a few more seconds before windows is fully loaded). There is no moving parts (like a spinning disc) so there is no wait for initial read/write either.

    I understand there are concerns about limited write cycles and such, but from what I have read, the lifetime of these drives are still more than adequate. It's somewhere along the lines of a few years lifetime if you were to put the drive on constant stress test mode the entire time. Chances are, by the time I've outlasted my drive, I would have upgraded to whatever the new tech is anyway.

    They are an expensive investment but well worth it in my opinion. My WEI for it is at 7.8.
     
    Lochemage, Nov 20, 2011
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