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    Windows Experience Index - M17x-R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SpinalGT, Feb 14, 2010.

  1. SpinalGT

    SpinalGT Notebook Consultant

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    Does it make any difference?
    Actually my scores using the M17x-R1 were better than on my R2...

    Do these scores mean something?

    Like, I am feeling that my GTX 260M SLI were better than the Xfire 4870. I don't know if it's because of the flickering or something.
     
    SpinalGT, Feb 14, 2010
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  2. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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  3. Megacharge

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    WEI is useless and the Xfire 4870's are more powerful than SLI 260M's. The only thing worse about the R2 is there is no integrated GPU functionality.

    Don't worry about it.
     
    Megacharge, Feb 14, 2010
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  4. Dellerious

    Dellerious Notebook Geek

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    I keep reading that all the i7 processors have a GPU chip on the chip itself next to the processor. Doesn't that count as an integrated GPU for the R2?
     
    Dellerious, Feb 14, 2010
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    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    WEI is a joke.
     
    5150Joker, Feb 14, 2010
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  6. Megacharge

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    Only the i7 620M, i5 and i3 CPU's have the on die integrated GPU. The integrated GPU's themselves are currently not supported on the M17x R2.
     
    Megacharge, Feb 14, 2010
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  7. SpinalGT

    SpinalGT Notebook Consultant

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    Mine are:

    Processor: 7.2
    RAM: 7.4
    Graphics: 6.0
    Gaming Graphics: 6.0
    Primary hard disk: 5.9

    My config:
    M17x-R2
    ATI 4870 Crossfire
    8GB RAM DDR 1333
    256GB SSD
    Core i7 820QM
     
    SpinalGT, Feb 14, 2010
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  8. kyouteki

    kyouteki Notebook Guru

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    I've never seen a hard drive get a WEI mark higher than 5.9. My desktop has 6.5+ on everything, except the hard drive.
     
    kyouteki, Feb 14, 2010
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  9. stamatisx

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    Scores above 5.9 are reserved for SSDs that's why. The irony is that the highest score I have is from the hard drive (7.7) LOL
     
    stamatisx, Feb 14, 2010
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  10. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    I don't even care if I have a WEI of 1.0 with my R2. I know what I got and what it can do. :)
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Feb 15, 2010
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  11. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    You probably need to enable Xfire.
     
    The Revelator, Feb 15, 2010
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  12. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    SSD and 5.9? Are you sure you havn't run the WEI lately? Anyway I agree with Rengsey, WEI is not accurate and so it's not the greatest tool. Windows designed it so that other companes can use it and print it on the box to give customers an idea of whether or not the computer can run they certain program. It's not used like that as far as I can tell.
     
    DR650SE, Feb 15, 2010
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  13. ahmadmud

    ahmadmud Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think that's the reason, because even without xfire, it's like 7.2
     
    ahmadmud, Aug 19, 2010
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  14. rbf351

    rbf351 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine are:

    Processor: 7.1
    RAM: 7.4
    Graphics: 7.2
    Gaming Graphics: 7.2
    Primary hard disk: 7.1

    My config:
    M17x-R2
    ATI 4870 Crossfire
    4GB RAM DDR 1333
    Dual 256GB SSD in Raid 1
    Core i7 720QM
     
    rbf351, Aug 19, 2010
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