m18x to get GTX 560m and 'other exciting GPU options' in June

The press release (of course from Nvidia) shows it beating the 6970 by 10-40% depending on the game ....

 

Ya that is BS as there will be games where they are tied and games where the 6970m will do better. On the whole I call it a 5% win for nvidia and a MASSIVE loss in value due to pricing.....

 

NVIDIA announces GeForce GTX 580M and 570M, availability in the Alienware M18x and MSI GT780R -- Engadget

http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gtx-580m/overview

Cheers.

 

There are about to be some pissed off people up in here!

 

I....

I'm just so happy....

I don't think anyone will be too upset; the 6970's are still top notch, and most seem not only happy with ATI, but actually prefer them. The cards still run cool, and have low power consumption while more than handling demanding games. Plus, cheap (as in, "not expensive," not "low quality").

 

Left see how cool will this card run!

 

Well, mine is enroute, and the Dell order screen hasn't updated the cards and pricing yet. Depending on how much the 580s run, I'll consider doing the return.

 

Pissed off already !!!!

 

Let's use 2133mhz rams push for few fps with our 2920 lol.

 

Chatting with a sales REP now, she says that even though they aren't on the webpage yet you can configure them in "Manually" with the rep.

 

I'm not pissed. I've always prefered ATI/AMD over Nvidia and from what I'm seeing the 580 isn't that much faster than the 6970.

I'm still within my return window but I got an amazing price and I'm satisfied.

 

Just got a Price ... to upgrade to Dual GTX 580m on the m18x its $1200 in Canada and the US

 

Holy crap!

 

$1200 from a single 460M? or ...

 

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Hello Francisca A .... I see that today Dell has launched the GTX 580m on the american site in their alienware laptops ....
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I am wondering when this will be happening in Canada, in Particularly in the m18x ...;
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11:07:39 Francisca A
A moment while i check if we have the option of doing it manually Jason
11:12:02 Jason
no problem
11:12:24 Francisca A
Jason you can be added manually
11:12:44 Jason
into the m18x ?
11:12:54 Jason
and how much is the upgrade from the gtx 460 ?
11:13:19 Francisca A
Yes it can be added to the M18X
11:15:15 Jason
ok then, wondering how much the upgrade is to Dual gtx 580s or gtx 570ms ... or should I call sales ?
11:16:09 Francisca A
Jason the upgrade will be the same price
11:16:09 Francisca A
It is $525
11:16:19 Francisca A
for the 580m
11:17:02 Jason
what about dual gtx 580m ?
11:17:22 Jason
in sli
11:18:09 Francisca A
Jason we have a dual card option only on that, as we checked again
11:18:14 Francisca A
It is for $1200
11:18:49 Jason
many many thanks.
11:18:54 Jason
that is all I needed to know

 

Thats from a single...

 

So each card runs at 700$ at Dell, not extremely bad but still sad...

 

Well I'm thrilled. Now it's time to upgrade.

Dual 580m here I come. I'm ecstatic to finally be able to get an Alienware with a top end Nvidia option.

 

Remember when I was mad because my 6970 cost me 400 instead of 150$ ? LOL ... this is 3X that much ... pretty insane.

 

I'm just not sure whether I should keep my R2 because of the RGB as a kind of "collector's item" since it was Alienware's best total system to date, or sell it while I can still get decent coin. :/

 

Yea scook, as I noted in another thread I got a price from Dell ... to upgrade to dual GTX 580m ... its $1200 in Canada and the US ...

$1200 !!!! vs $400.

 

If the 6970 will go into the r2 ... wouldn't the 580m ?

 

Id say sell it, the screen is def not as good on the m18x especially from the facotry but once you mess with the settings a bit you can still make the thing look pretty great

 

That price is crazy.

 

$1200 from the base of a single card I assume. That is about in line with expectations.....

 

the 580M are the top of the line?

 

Any pricing on 570M single/sli from Dell?

 

575 for a single might be worth it...dual forget it 1200 bucks for laptop gfx

should have asked the rep what the delays for ship times will be for 580m...are they in stock or are they delayed forever?

 

+ 800$ for 570M SLI would be a sweat spot) dreams...

 

what a boring release with just a clock increase...

not worth the money either

 

M17x shows it in stock and doesnt delay the ship date...I wish the damn M17x had the 2920XM processor also.

 

See Red I wouldn't even consider the 570M at that price, since I am guessing the 6970s would probably out perform it ... for half the price. But if you love your NV ... I understand

 

I was just about to ask if anyone has an idea of how the 570m's will perform in comparison to the 6970m's.

Should I consider the nvidia-exclusive features when making this decision? Like Physx and what not? I'm pretty floored with the price scheme on those new nvidias. I think I'll just stick with the 6970's.

 

Oh yeah, man, my 540m with 10k+ in 3dmark06 just rocks) i love it The reason is that i hope 570m will perform like 485m, if less - i don't even look at it any more.. The thing is that if Nvidia remains on the same road as with desktop gpu's: 570=480, that would be simply awesome! For me, i would rather prefer 6990m CF for M18x i want to order, but no words on its release date still

 

Benches available!!! No way, only 10% increase in 3dmark11 over 6970m CF...

 

nice find Red +Rep.

$800 extra, 300% of the price of 6970s for 10% gain ??? Not looking good. Now i am even more pissed I waited this long before ordering ... shoulda just jumped on the 6970s from the outset ...

 

I'm about to order the m18x, but there is not way I pay more than 600 dollars for the 580M in SLI. I'm sure the incoming amd will be vetter and cheaper.ha

 

Don't forget about future driver maturity for the 580M though. The 6970 has 6 months of driver updates and performance increases already.

Plus on a PERSONAL note, when I went to 5870's and going to the "Red" side for the first time in MANY years, it further reinforced my beliefs that I'll never go away from Nvidia ever again after what I experienced (better driver stability (imo), less glitches in games (imo), less of a kiddy control panel (imo), better options/tweaks in the control panel (imo), physx, 3d vision, etc.)

 

Funny thing, I experienced the exact opposite switching to Nvidia after many years of ATI. Not going back to the Greens again.

 

IMHO, if you have the cash and strong feelings about Nvidia or AMD, then go for the 580s. Personally, I'm EXTREMELY impressed by the 6970 in Xfire so far. That isn't a knock on Nvidia - it's my experience. Again, in my experience, I've had a lot of issues with SLI in my past two laptops, but that isn't to say that Nvidia is bad or that Xfire is perfect.

In other words - congrats to those who were waiting for a better Nvidia option for the M18x!! If it was available when I got mine, I probably would've taken it. But I'm truly, honestly thrilled with what I have now.

 

im very happy with my 6970 crossfire, thank you very much!

 

I think where the GTX 580m will make the biggest difference is for people what want a GOOD 3D capable M17x R3 vs the anemic GTX 460m

On the M18x it is a huge value fail though (since no 3D option)

 

This thread made my day.

 

Got a refund on my M18x! Going to reorder it with 580M SLi..yeeah nvidia ftw baby.

 

$1200 is a little rich. I will wait and get my M18x with the 6970s and swap these in later on at a reduced price

 

I'll take that bet. My prediction: In tesselation heavy games like Crysis 2, it will murder the 6970s. Depending on the price, once my refund comes through, I'll likely grab the 580M SLi setup.

 

its about time AW came in with a big hitter.

I, like most serious gamers, prefer Nvidia and have been waiting in the wings for a premier offering. So I've got my marching orders and am ready to lay down some cash for this sucker.

My sick M17x R1 is at the Dell depot. Im not sure what will ship back but if they haven't upgraded it, they can keep the damn thing.

 

Neither officially supports 3D in the m17x though, or at least the config tool won't let you get a 580m with the 120 Hz screen.

 

The 6000 series has MUCH improved tesselation over the 5000 series though bringing the performance much closer to that of the Fermi cards

 

I would say that is good sense right there....$1200 for a couple of gpu's is super-expensive IMHO - especially if its for a 10% performance increase. Price can only go down from there....Crikey...if they are $1200usd then thats gonna be about a £2000gbp upgrade.....ridiculous!

Isnt it like $320usd for crossfire 6970's atm for you guys in the US? - thats where my cash would be heading....unless you absolutely MUST HAVE the green team in your system....

So, people who bought AMD arent as serious? - not wanting to sound offensive but everyone has a choice and it doesnt mean your NOT serious just because you MAY prefer AMD over Nvidia - certainly on the price to performance ratio, AMD hammers Nvidia into the ground.....

Personally, I love a good bargain.....weighing things up (and of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion or preference) the NV is FOUR times more expensive by the sounds of things....for maybe 10% gain?.....hmmmmmmmmm