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    Getting a Silver m17x next week, need a to-do list

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jack99999, Aug 1, 2009.

  1. jack99999

    jack99999 Notebook Guru

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    Here is my spec:

    224-5965 1 Silver Metallic
    317-0820 1 Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
    317-0856 1 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
    421-0415 1 Mouse Pointers,STANDARD
    320-8140 1 17.0in, WUXGA,LCD,ANW,M17X
    320-0762 1 SLI Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce (NB10E-GTX1)
    341-0011 1 250GB 7,200RPM (xMB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
    and the rest is blah blah blah :p

    I am new to getting my hand on a super high end laptop like this one. But I pulled the trigger anyways because I LOVE the look of this laptop...very car-inspired :). Anyways, what should I be doing once I receive the laptop to get the best out of this laptop?

    Thank you very much
     
    jack99999, Aug 1, 2009
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  2. Sladerade

    Sladerade Notebook Consultant

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    before anything Pictures! Then you can reformat it and load the things that you want on it. it comes with no trail ware but still if you want you can. load up all your games and test them out and do some benchmarking!
     
    Sladerade, Aug 1, 2009
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  3. jack99999

    jack99999 Notebook Guru

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    I will def want to run 3DMark Vantage on it. I try to run it with my XPS m1330, and could not because of the sys requirements, lol. Yea, the 280m SLI is the best right now for notebook :)
     
    jack99999, Aug 2, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    not for long :)
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 2, 2009
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  5. jack99999

    jack99999 Notebook Guru

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    ^ hehe. The world of gaming notebook graphics card is changing too fast :p
     
    jack99999, Aug 2, 2009
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  6. Warcraft

    Warcraft Notebook Consultant

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    yup i plan to get the 300m sli as soon as its avilable.
     
    Warcraft, Aug 2, 2009
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  7. wapinsaptop

    wapinsaptop Newbie

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    then once you get the 300m's in sli, they will be obsolete lol
     
    wapinsaptop, Aug 3, 2009
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  8. raven82

    raven82 Notebook Geek

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    That's the way the cookie crumbles
     
    raven82, Aug 3, 2009
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  9. Warcraft

    Warcraft Notebook Consultant

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    there are people that wants the 280m slis in the nbr market :p
     
    Warcraft, Aug 3, 2009
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