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    Alienware 13 Graphics Amp Unboxing

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by TheSandman2236, Dec 2, 2014.

  1. TheSandman2236

    TheSandman2236 Notebook Consultant

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    TheSandman2236, Dec 2, 2014
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    Looks nice, but wouldn't the CPU on the AW 13 bottleneck a high end card like the GTX 980?
     
    DataShell, Dec 2, 2014
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    More than likely, but it will still get insane performance if the game isn't CPU bound.
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 2, 2014
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    Outstanding TheSandman2236,

    Please, asap, provide us with benchmarks.

    Cheers,
     
    sformasforma, Dec 2, 2014
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  5. TheSandman2236

    TheSandman2236 Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you!

    Will do! I plan on doing a similar unboxing with the 13 as well as benchmarks.
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 2, 2014
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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They will probably add the I/O port to the AW 17 and AW 18 for Amplifier compatibility in the R2's as well.

    It will definitely help but won't be utilized fully by the AW 13. But if you're happy with that, so be it. Thanks for sharing. :cool:
     
    J.Dre, Dec 2, 2014
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    Docsteel Vast Alien Conspiracy

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    Unless I am mistaken they have indicated that the G/A will be this in several statements right? I cannot imagine if they have fiddled with getting the G/A working for several years that there would be no plan to introduce this to the rest of the lineup whatever that may be.
     
    Docsteel, Dec 3, 2014
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    Certainly on a 17, I can see that.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 6, 2014
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    Thanks for the pic, keep the pics and video coming!
     
    gabswiss, Dec 10, 2014
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    Bigger than I thought it would be...what card are you putting in?
     
    IKAS V, Dec 11, 2014
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    Was thinking a GTX 980 -- or wait for the GTX 980 Ti
     
    TheSandman2236, Dec 11, 2014
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    What gpu is in there right now? benchmarks?
     
    gabswiss, Dec 11, 2014
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    gtx 980 ti is probably a year away lol too bad the amp wont use the gtx 980 with the default driver
     
    Sithjedi2012, Dec 12, 2014
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    The GA is a really big fuc*ing dissapointment, me and many others are having problem with it. The AW13 is great, though. But I was ready for some hardcore, beastly graphics, but NO.
    And as many AW costumers know, AW support is ********. They don't do ****.
    So me and many others have to wait to nVidia or Alienware release an update to the AGA, which will probably never come.
     
    ostknut, Feb 7, 2015
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