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    First impression

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by ordmantell, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. ordmantell

    ordmantell Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wow !
    I ordered my M17x on december 5 and received it on december 17 (12 days wait) (I'm in Quebec, Canada)

    After reading the forum here, I was afraid of the stuttering issue.
    I'm happy to say I didn't encounter this problem.
    I played Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 at the highest setting without problem (excellent game by the way, altough I didn't liked the airport terrorist killing...)

    If I compare it to my XPS M1710, I can say that the M17x stay cool even while gaming (the M1710 was hot for the wrist/hand) but the fans are louder.
    I find the TouchPad on the M17x less responsive than the one on the M1710.
    No problem with my wireless access/card.
    The screen on the M17x is a bit more reflective, and a bit darker too. (On sunny day, it's harder to see than my other notebook). Yeah, I know, when it's sunny outside, we are not supposed to play computer games :)

    So, i'm really happy with this beast of a machine

    my machine
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9100 @ 2.26GHz
    4 gig ram
    2X GeForce GTX 280M SLI
    320GB HARD DRIVE
    1920 X 1200 screen
     
    ordmantell, Dec 21, 2009
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  2. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    glad to hear you got it without any problems. waiting for mine now. Hope it doesn't come with the stuttering, latency thing :s Ordered mine on the 14th :D cant wait for it to arrive
     
    Terminal42, Dec 21, 2009
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  3. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    stuterring ça existe pas au Quebec le m17 aussi est suposé l'avoir le probleme mais bons je l'ai tres rarement vu

    enjoy the machine you got quite a good build
     
    granyte, Dec 21, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Can you overclock your CPU and tell me how high it goes ?

    To learn how click in my sig below. It's perfectly safe
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 21, 2009
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  5. BaronGalf

    BaronGalf Notebook Consultant

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    i can oc mine at 3.5 (it's a t9600 by the way). I can't oc more than that, the bios don't let me bypass 1333 fsb.
     
    BaronGalf, Dec 21, 2009
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  6. Partizan

    Partizan Notebook Deity

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    I wonder when they will finaly put in those new corei7 cpu's. Maybe they are just waiting untill nvidia brings out its new 300 series, which shouldn't take much longer.
     
    Partizan, Dec 21, 2009
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  7. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    We suspect that they're waiting for the new mobile i7 chips next year which will be 32nm chips.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 21, 2009
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  8. shigonaito

    shigonaito Newbie

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    I cant give you exact number of the FSB but i have OCed to 2.57 and my temps don't pass 70
     
    shigonaito, Dec 21, 2009
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