m17x replacement (info on new notebook build please)

Hey, so i'm getting a replacement for my m17x (since it didn't have the WUXGA monitor) was wondering how these specs add up. I noticed the new one had the core i7, any other information you can tell me?

Old one:
1 P303J Base,Notebook,Alienware,Black WXGA-AG,M17X $675.00
1 2835C Module,Documentation,Airborne,2-DAY,DELL DRCT $1.99
1 2J4FR Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7HP64,Alienware $0.33
1 3TF5Y Module,Information,Wireless AW1510 $0.00
1 C771R MOD,CRD,NTWK,AW1510,US $5.00
1 CP1VF Module,Software,W7HP64 Consumer Desktop,English Dao/bcc $0.00
1 CTX0X MODULE,INFORMATION,WIRELESS, BLUETOOTH,370 $0.00
1 D002R Module,Software,Alienware RESPAWN2.0 $0.00
1 D003R Module,Software,Alienware OS-CUSTOMIZATION $0.00
1 D113N Module,Hard Drive,500GB,Free Fall Sensor,7.2K,SGT-HOLL $120.00
1 D690P Module,Software,Alienware AVATAR1 $0.00
1 D712P Module,Software,Alienware AUTO-UPD,ON $0.00
1 D722P Module,Processor,Core Penryn Q9000,ANW NBK $0.00
1 D9KVP Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,W7HB32,Consumer Notebook $0.00
1 DNF92 MOD,INFO,CHASSIS,BLK,M17X $0.00
1 F219N Module,Software,Creative Camera,Consumer,W#3,Factory Install $0.75
1 F574P Module,Software,Alienware WINDOWSTYLE,Default $0.00
1 F582P Module,Software,Alienware POWER,BALANCE $0.00
1 G3C59 MODULE,CARD,GRAPHICS,GT1 $0.25
1 G427R MODULE,ACCESSORY,ALIENWARE, M17X,ENGLISH $15.00
1 H919R MOD,MEDIA,RDVD,ANW,M17X $0.00
1 HYT0K Module,Bracket,HDD,FOAMKIT,M17X $15.81
1 K002R Module,Liquid Crystal Display,17.0 Wide Extended Graphics Array Plus,Alienware,M17X $116.28
1 K972H Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,240W,Delta - Ac Adapt World Wide $40.08
1 MGNNT MOD,CRD,NTWK,370,FXCN,CNB,DAO $3.94
1 N329P Module,Information,Artwork NAME-PLT,Generic,M17X $0.00
1 N971H Module,Cord,Power,125V,2M,C13 United States $0.69
1 P395P Module,Software,CYBERLINK Powerdvd,8.0,Alienware $2.76
1 P398P Module,Software,NERO,9 Alienware $0.50
1 P811N MODULE,INFORMATION,DIRECTSHIP,FLEXTRONICS $0.00
1 P916C Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,4GB,1066MHZ,DDR3,2X2G $168.00
1 T780J Module,Battery,Primary,85WHR 9C,Dynapack International Technology Corp $0.00
1 U777M Module,Shipping Material,PACK M1740 $0.00
1 VW0X1 Module,Keyboard,Alienware,101,ENG-US,Personal Computer $35.28
1 W124P Module,Software,Alienware COMMANDCENTER $0.00
1 W216R MODULE,SOFTWARE,ALIENWARE,ALIENFX,BLUE $0.00
1 W482P Module,Software,Alienware TIME-ZONE,CENTRAL $0.00
1 W871N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Consumer $0.00
1 X771M Service Install Module Software,Alienware,M17X $0.00
1 XM3FX MOD,LBL,INTEL,NBK,C2Q,RBDG $0.00
1 Y2FYM Module,Software,W7HP64,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multi-Language,Alienware $0.85
1 Y329J Module,Dvd+/-rw,Sony Nec Optiarc Inc.,BARE,Alienware $31.29
1 Y540P Module,Software,Alienware CYBERLINK,YOUCAM $0.00
1 YC8XT Module,Tuner,Software,TVT11 NTSC,Advanced Television System Committee $0.00


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New One:

1 CD91C BASE,NBK,BLK,CTO,ANW,M17X10 $534.09
1 2J4FR Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7HP64,Alienware $0.33
1 32WJV Module,Card,Graphics,M98XT,DUAL,Mid-life Kicker $173.36
1 5FJ8M Module,Label,Intel,Notebook,CI7 $0.00
1 5PN1P Module,Processor,Clarksfield,I7-820QM,1.73,M17X $510.03
1 5V3DW Module,Media,Resource Dvd,Alienware,M17X10 $0.70
1 6FY1X Module,Accessory,Alienware,M17X10,England/english,Dao/bcc $14.62
1 6RDR6 Service Install Module,Software,Alienware,M17X10 $0.00
1 7X54D Module,Information,Audio,M15X $0.00
1 C465T Module,Bracket,Hard Drive, Second,With Connector,M17X $0.25
1 CP1VF Module,Software,W7HP64 Consumer Desktop,English Dao/bcc $0.00
1 CTX0X MODULE,INFORMATION,WIRELESS, BLUETOOTH,370 $0.00
1 D0W4H MOD,SW,ANW,COMMANDCNTR,M17X10 $0.00
1 D9KVP Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,W7HB32,Consumer Notebook $0.00
1 DNF92 MOD,INFO,CHASSIS,BLK,M17X $0.00
1 GFWWN Module,Shipping Material,Pack,M17X10 $12.86
1 H604T MOD,HD,250G,7.2K,SGT-HOLL,XLOB $36.00
1 JY579 Module,Information,Software, Alienware,ALIENFX,Blue $0.00
1 JY628 Module,Software,Alienware AVATAR1 $0.00
1 JY648 Module,Software,Alienware WALLPAPER,AW1 $0.00
1 K005R Module,DIMM,6GB,1333MHZ, DDR3 $504.96
1 MVF7Y Module,Card,Network,DW1520,Alienware,United States $9.19
1 MW24N MOD,LCD,17WUXGA,SMSNG,M17X10 $196.00
1 N329P Module,Information,Artwork NAME-PLT,Generic,M17X $0.00
1 N347H Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,240W,Flexible,World Wide $38.49
1 N971H Module,Cord,Power,125V,2M,C13 United States $0.69
1 NT799 Module,Information,Alienware,AUTO-UPDATES,ON $0.00
1 P395P Module,Software,CYBERLINK Powerdvd,8.0,Alienware $2.76
1 P398P Module,Software,NERO,9 Alienware $0.50
1 P811N MODULE,INFORMATION,DIRECTSHIP,FLEXTRONICS $0.00
1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English $9.95
1 T780J Module,Battery,Primary,85WHR 9C,Dynapack International Technology Corp $0.00
1 V3C5M MOD,CRD,NTWK,370,FXCN,ANW,DAO $3.74
1 VW0X1 Module,Keyboard,Alienware,101,ENG-US,Personal Computer $35.28
1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business $0.00
1 Y2FYM Module,Software,W7HP64,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multi-Language,Alienware $0.85
1 Y329J Module,Dvd+/-rw,Sony Nec Optiarc Inc.,BARE,Alienware $31.29
1 Y540P Module,Software,Alienware CYBERLINK,YOUCAM $0.00


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Thanks in advanced

 

hey looks like you got the r2 since the processor is the 820qm i think you did AWESOME!!!

 

any ideas on what any of the other stuff is? is that WUXGA the RGB monitor?

 

I believe that is the CCFL panel since it should say in that string RED GREEN BLUE if it were the RGB ...

But since they dont offer the LCD screen on new machines any more maybe you will get lucky and get the RGB..

They certainly do have some CCFL screens laying around though since they tried to replace my RGB with the CCFL ...

Maybe you can call and find out if it is infact the RGB and if not request to have that screen put in your machine ...

 

Thats a pretty impressive deal

 

well i started with a dell inspiron e1505, so i'm not complaining at all. this is my 5th "dell" computer, 4 of which were free replacement PCs, worked my way through the whole XPS line up to alienware.

 

I think it may be the CCFL monitor. The packing slip for my M17x lists 8WG28 as the part number for the RGB monitor. However, because mine is an Aus/NZ model, the part number may be different for the same part.

 

Well in that case just enjoy what ever they give you ..

 

Well i'm happy without the RGB tbh, i would've loved one, but as long as i got my 1200p like my m1730 had all is well with me. Dell has been really good to me (which doesn't seem to the story with a lot of people on NBR i've noticed). I've never had a major issue with them, i call up, and if the person can't help me they send me up the ladder to the "manager of the escalations dept" every time and then i get a replacement laptop that's usually a major upgrade. my m1730 was rocking a core 2 duo @ 2.4ghz, so a core i7 isn't a problem for me. especially with HT and turbo

 

Yeah thats a good attitude to have .. Dell has always been good to me over the years but you have been far luckier then most if not all ....

Enjoy your new machine ...

 

Thanks, if anyone is able to figure out what..."1 7X54D Module,Information,Audio,M15X $0.00" is, and if it saying M15x means anything, i'd appreciate it.

 

my service tag on wuxga says 8WG28 as well. It doesnt say anything about RGB though. I'm assuming all WUXGA's on M17x are RGB's.

 

I believe they have a few ways of wording it...

Mine said

9PHFF Module,Liquid Crystal Display,17WUXGA,Light Emitting Diode,M17XR2

But no where in that line does it say LCD but does say LED...

Edit: Then again it does say Liquid Crystal Display lol so there is LCD shoved in there somewhere...

Hopefully you get the RGB but if not as you say you'll still be happy ...

 

well mine says LCD, i won't argue if i don't get the RGB, they've given me plenty. haha appreciate all the info guys, you're great.

When it says "1 32WJV Module,Card,Graphics,M98XT,DUAL,Mid-life Kicker $173.36" i did my research and i found out the M98Xt is the 4870, dual means, 2 of them i assume? what does mid-life kicker mean?

 

yeh dual should be 2 GFX Crossfire. Awesome upgrade you got there chiefs. Congrats.
Ehhaahah not sure what that midlife kickers about LOL. I swear some of the weird names and codes they have LOL ehahahah Funny stuff!
When will your system arrive?

 

today, it's overnighted

 

I'm in a similar boat. I have an M17x with a fried 280m (got to about 80c and started to burn my fingers through the keyboard). I'm also getting an i7 replacement under warranty and I've been able to identify pretty much all of the parts from the order except for the video. I have the same line:

1 32WJV Module,Card,Graphics,M98XT,DUAL,Mid-life Kicker

...but I have no idea what that means. Hybrid crossfire with dual -somethings-. No idea if I getting a pair of 4780s or 5780s for my trouble and searching for that 32WJV part number on google finds.... well... this thread and that's about it. I also found references to the M98XT, but that by itself doesn't ID the x-fire. If I'm not mistaken, that's the integrated card as part of the hybrid SLI. There are many online references of the M98XT -with- 4780s because for a long time that was the standard load offered on the M17X R2. The 5780s didn't come along till later.

Anybody know what 32WJV part number is? If I can ID that it'll certainly clinch it. Jsucool76, I'm curious to find out what you get today.

-Byshop

 

thats 4870 xfire..... and R2's do not have integrated GPU like R1's.

 

Ahhh, thanks. Bummer, I woulda liked to have gotten a DX11 upgrade for my trouble too but I'm certainly happy with what I'm getting.

Thanks for the info.

-Byshop

 

So it means no good battery life like in R1 then?

 

I personally don't care about battery life of M17x.

 

I had an R1 for a year before they shipped me my replacement. I wouldn't go so far as to call the battery life "good".

If I cranked everything down to bare minimum, lowered the display backlight to about 1/3rd normal and just watched video instead of actually interacting with the laptop I could make it usually almost all the way through a 2.5 hour flight (taking into account takeoff and landing, less than 2 hours total of usage).

-Byshop

 

well i had my R1 for about 3-4 days, lol, i'm on my r2 right now, it's pretty cool. how is it i tell if my monitor is the RGB or not?

Alright, so i've got my R1 and R2 side by side at the moment, i was doing some 3dmark benchmarking for lulz, and my R1's screen is FAR FAR brighter than my R2, the R2 seems almost like it has a yellow tint to it, and yes, the brightness is all the way up. Any fixes?

 

the reds are REALLLLY Bright... on the dell account page, this is what it should say if you got the RGB:

320-8856 17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)

or

K1NFP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY..., 17WUXGA, RED/GREEN/BLUE..., LIGHT EMITTING DIODE..., AG, SAMSUNG...

 

Alright, well i made my own little test. I went into paint on both laptops, and just used the bucket to make each monitor (the same color of) red, and it looked far far redder on the r2 than the r1. It barely looked red on the r1, it looked very faded, where as on the r2 it looked like a full page of just all out red.

Edit: the yellow tint turned out to be related to True color (32 bit) vs High Color (16 bit) if i put high color on everything brightens up.

 

can you take a quick picture of the two side by side and post it on here? I can tell you right away if you have an RGB vs regular...

 

I can, but my only current camera is the one on my BB, and it probably looks exactly the same there.

 

yeah, from that pic, it doesn't look like RGB... hang on a sec, let me find a thread real quick...

 

i think this one better captures the difference. haha

 

The left one must be the R2... in that picture, it looks RGB to me... anyone want to chime in?

 

Keep it simple. What resolution is it? If it's 1900 by 1200, then it should be RBG, if not, it's not.

 

Yeah, my R2 is 1900 x 1200, but the actual spec listing didn't say "LED" "Light Emitting Diode" or "RED GREEN BLUE" Anywhere only reason i'm askin

 

Run pc wiz or everest and post the display info here and someone will likely point out to you what you have.

 

yeah, sorry Jsucool76, I can't find the thread. There was a guy who took multiple pictures (high res) of an R1 and R2 RGB side by side showind the difference.

 

My service tag doesnt say anything about RGB, but I was told it was by the tech support, and I'm pretty sure it is since colors look amazing.

8WG28 MODULE..., LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY..., 17WUXGA, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE..., M17X10

I didn't even know there is WUXGA that wasn't RBG on M17x.

 

so i downloaded everest, i'm not really sure how to use it though.

 

Hardwareinfo does the same thing btw.

HWiNFO & HWiNFO32 - Hardware Information and Analysis Tools

 

R610K is dual CCFL, iirc. It's the same panel as the RGB version, but with different backlight.

 

Alright, i appreciate the info. thanks for all the help guys.

 

This is most definitely the RGB-LED display. It's the same part number as mine, and I have the RGB.

One of the threads around has some wallpapers you can use to show off your display. Take a look at the one of the flaming guitar. It looks amazing on the RGB screen.