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    680M is OUT!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by ironminded, Jun 4, 2012.

  1. 3Stars&ASun

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    Ok. *Does the same thing*

    Incoming bankrupt warning from bank... *Cancels order*
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jul 4, 2012
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    Easy solution to that: Sell your notebook and pay the rest :p
     
    Cloudfire, Jul 4, 2012
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  3. 3Stars&ASun

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    actually I can still refund it to Sager... :D but only if I RMA it by this week... decisions decisions.
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jul 4, 2012
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  4. TommydCat

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    Early 6/23 Saturday morning when the 680m SLI option first popped up ;)
     
    TommydCat, Jul 5, 2012
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    I am supposed to get mine 7/10! Hope is actually happens. Although, knowing me, it will probably not be opened immediately. Just think, I could have it in my hands a whole day or two and not run any benchmarks or play anything.... ooooohhh... I bet that really chaps some hides on this here forum! :)
     
    robininni, Jul 5, 2012
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  6. TommydCat

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    Know the feeling, or for even more chapped action, I'm publishing the benchmark numbers within 10 mins if I get the wrong power adapter and the system is massively throttled - cue the "680M SLI sucks and we got way overcharged" threads ;)
     
    TommydCat, Jul 5, 2012
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  7. Peter

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    Nvidia havin better driver support advantage, for game sake AMD wake up now. 7970m can beat 680m easily but just need better driver support.
     
    Peter, Jul 5, 2012
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    :confused: If it could, it would. Bad driver support counts in determining winners and losers in the GPU battle. Having tons of horsepower is kind of worthless when all of the spark plugs are fouled.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jul 5, 2012
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  9. Peter

    Peter Notebook Evangelist

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    Agreed!! Wish i could studied driver mod beside my Eng. Even up today, i have seen many of review(notebook check, some others) regardin to single 7970m as it head to head with 680m in gamin even it does job better then 680m. But some basic flickerin issues hold it back, like spark plugs are moody XD
     
    Peter, Jul 5, 2012
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  10. Prasad

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    I sincerely feel the supposedly poor quality of AMD drivers is being grossly exaggerated.
     
    Prasad, Jul 5, 2012
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  11. Mr. Fox

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    Well, all I can say is that I hope and pray it is poor quality of AMD drivers because the only alternative left is the poor quality of the AMD hardware. I don't believe the latter is true, but I'm living out the perdition of the former... one day at a time. ;)

    Back on topic, have we seen anyone with GTX 680M SLI poking around the forums yet?
     
    Mr. Fox, Jul 5, 2012
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  12. Zero989

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    My RMA'd 7970M CF R2 disagrees with you.
     
    Zero989, Jul 5, 2012
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  13. DumbDumb

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    hahaha this made laugh.. so we are all making it up huh.. lol
     
    DumbDumb, Jul 5, 2012
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  14. 3Stars&ASun

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    This is not the AMD driver problems/crashes/BSOD's thread, we already have a lot of big threads for that (obviously)... keep amd problems away from Nvidia threads, its getting depressing.
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jul 6, 2012
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  15. Mr. Fox

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    AMD 7970M issues surfacing in an NVIDIA 680M thread kind of reinforces that NVIDIA fans have a reasonable basis for their preference, don't you think?
     
    Mr. Fox, Jul 6, 2012
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  16. TommydCat

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    I believe we'll see our first on Monday, then a few of us getting ours on Tuesday...

    Whether or not we get the correct power supply is still in the air, so may be later in the week before we get non-throttled benchmark numbers...
     
    TommydCat, Jul 6, 2012
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    My rep knows I should get the 330w and he thinks I will. He told me if I should get the wrong one he'd get me the right one out immediately. I told him since he knows what I should get to please do everything in his power to make sure the right one ships out with the m18x.

    What I didn't tell him is that I have my tin-snips ready and he'll soon be missing a pinky if I get the wrong power adapter. :)
     
    robininni, Jul 6, 2012
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  18. jabbok

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    There are still reps out there that think the 240 watt adapter is the right one for the sli nVidia 680's so how are you to convince the reps that they need to include the right adapter with the computer? Will Alienware employees put in the right adapter or will they follow what is on the invoice? I am sure they will follow what is listed on the invoice and people are going to get the wrong adapter.
     
    jabbok, Jul 6, 2012
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    Cloudfire, Jul 6, 2012
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    I suspected they were full of baloney.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jul 6, 2012
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  21. steviejones133

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    Hahaha, very true, Bro. If I am using Notebookcheck for anything, its just to get a rough idea....thier figures are not always accurate as we have seen in the past.
     
    steviejones133, Jul 6, 2012
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  22. mitsuhide

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    Clevo P170HM
    i7-2920XM @ 2.5GHz
    GTX 680M @ 1.037V @ Core 1000/ VRAM 1200




     
    mitsuhide, Jul 8, 2012
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  23. Johnksss

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    any direct links to this?
     
    Johnksss, Jul 8, 2012
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    littlecx, Jul 8, 2012
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    [​IMG]

    Hmmm...
     
    Enkeixpress, Jul 8, 2012
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  26. J.Dre

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    @Up,

    Thanks for posting that...you answered my question.
     
    J.Dre, Jul 8, 2012
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  27. supermi

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    Hey guys,

    Does anyone here have an idea of whether a 680m will be compatible with an m18xr1?

    Dell parts department said it is not compatible with the mb ... basically saying I need to get an r2 ... but that does not seem right to me.

    So any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :)
     
    supermi, Jul 10, 2012
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  28. steviejones133

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    I imagine the "official" Dell stance would be exactly that, but I dont think that's accurate. They dont want to confirm it as an approved upgrade because new machines won't sell as much.....that's why it wont actually be available for a while to order as an upgrade, even for the R2 (if configured without 680m) because new orders take priority.

    Having said that, if members can put a 7970m in an R1, I would see no real reason why the 680m shouldnt be the same.....hopefully someone with an R2 and R1 with 680m's could try it out....I'm sure someone will do as soon as 680m machines start landing after being "deployed from the mothership" ;)
     
    steviejones133, Jul 10, 2012
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  29. robininni

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    Seein how nobody has a notebook with a 680m in it yet, I question the accuracy of the thread title. ;)
     
    robininni, Jul 11, 2012
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  30. bumbo2

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    you are absolutely right.+rep.
     
    bumbo2, Jul 11, 2012
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    we are going to have to take points away from you! :D
    since there are a few who have 680m's now. :D
     
    Johnksss, Jul 11, 2012
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  32. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Lmao @ deducting -rep....that's funny and deserves a +rep :D
     
    steviejones133, Jul 11, 2012
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  33. 3Stars&ASun

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    lurk moar plz :D
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jul 11, 2012
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  34. robininni

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    Who are they? Have they posted reviews? benchmarks? Are they Alienware--this is posted in the Alienware forum?
     
    robininni, Jul 11, 2012
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    Spell better please ;)
     
    robininni, Jul 11, 2012
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    scroll up a bit.
     
    Johnksss, Jul 11, 2012
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  37. Juang1985

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    So any word on how much faster the 680m sli vs 7970m xfire is?
     
    Juang1985, Jul 12, 2012
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    none yet...
     
    Johnksss, Jul 12, 2012
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    My r2 had a factory defect, so I'm going to get my money back it looks like. I'm devating to go nvidia or ati. But the price difference is really high.
     
    Juang1985, Jul 12, 2012
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    What was wrong with your r2?
     
    douglaz, Jul 12, 2012
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    Something with the cmos. It wasn't holding the time settings. Sent it to depot and they made a mess with my laptop.
     
    Juang1985, Jul 12, 2012
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    Mine has a very tiny area where the paint came of and dell refused to replaced the part. They are sending me a new system which does not make any sense...
     
    juliant, Jul 12, 2012
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    gjoey, Jul 15, 2012
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    First 680M SLI bench out :D

    Stock:


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    Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 score: P9996 3DMarks

    Overclock:


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    Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2 score: P11009 3DMarks

    Source: Google Translate
     
    Cloudfire, Jul 16, 2012
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    so stock is 11k gpu?

    edit, wonder why it says disabled in gpuz....
     
    Johnksss, Jul 16, 2012
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  46. Zero989

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    Hmmmm, I expected a higher score than 7970M CF. :/
     
    Zero989, Jul 16, 2012
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    Not bad at all! My 7970M Xfire gets 9929 stock, and 10728 with a mild OC. Max I've seen is 12K for 7970 Crossfire so far, but I have a feeling the 680Ms will be able to OC more and get higher.

    EDIT: It does appear that my GPU score is a bit higher.
     
    Arestavo, Jul 16, 2012
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  48. Kovalen

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    So, the exact same performance. Was hoping $500 extra bought more than just working drivers.
     
    Kovalen, Jul 16, 2012
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    For me it was $1068 D:

    But, I'm happy with those results. Not ecstatic. Just pleased..Well now that I think about it, $1000 is a bit much just for driver support. But honestly AMD has failed big time with the 7970's. I don't see how you can manufacture and release a product that doesn't work.

    I'm sure the 680m will improve with driver updates. If you look at a comparison of the single cards you can see that the 7970m performs better in a few games and I guess that depends on how the game was developed, and the drivers etc.

    Oh well. I'm very happy that I don't have to worry about driver issues with nvidia, and I'm looking forward to my first alienware!

    Just out of curiosity? Who received the machine? I wanna see some pictures and maybe some gameplay
     
    Musti08, Jul 16, 2012
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  50. Zero989

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    Fermi is receiving performance improvements to this very day, I'm sure Kepler will see them 2 years ahead as well.
     
    Zero989, Jul 16, 2012
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