My M11x R2 with an i7 is pretty F*cked, so I'm talking with Dell about either getting it replaced or getting a refund and possibly getting an R3 for the same price, but it would most probably be the i5.
Which should i do?
The R3 would be the absolute base model with just an i5 instead of the i3.
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If you really want an i7 R3 just tell them you will pay the difference between the i5 and i7.
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I'll be getting it for around $800 anyway, i don't really want to pay more than i did for my R2 otherwise i would have bought an R3 to begin with. -
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2nd gen i-series is about 20% faster clock per clock than the 1st gen i-series. GPU is superior.........USB3, SATA 3.0, Gigabit LAN, hinges as mentioned............just do it.
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I overclocked my first gen i7 and it reached 2.95 GHz, so it can be faster than i5, depends on what GPU you need lol.
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Still i do think an R3 with i5 may be a better deal.
Especially if you manage to get an i5-2467m (1.6-2.3GHz) and not the i5-2537m (1.4-2.3GHz)
But even with the lowest i5 you still get the gt540m which way over 335m:
the gt540m has base clock 672/900/1344 MHz, 96 shaders, 16 rops
the gt335m has base clock 450/790/1080 MHz, 72 shaders, 8 rops -
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get the r3 i5..this is a no brainer
GPU= BETTER
CPU= similar or slight better
specs= better (no hinges issue, sata 3, usb 3, noise cancellation microphone, ect) -
the gpu isnt that much better. maybe by 10%
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make that 30-50% faster at stock clocks
i7 R2 for i5 R3?
Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Rishwin, Oct 27, 2011.