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    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Anggrian, May 11, 2010.

  1. Anggrian

    Anggrian Notebook Evangelist

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    I recently bought my m15x and this is my system:
    intel core i3-330M
    windows 7 home premium 64-bit
    ATI radeon mobility hd 5850
    15,6" WideFHD 1080p
    320GB sataii hard drive
    4GB of 1333MHz DDR3 Memory

    I'm suprised by the sharp and smooth graphic that the GPU and LCP panel gives me.. My only concern is just the i3.. Is my system ready for high-end gaming?
     
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    i3> SU 7300/4100 that comes with the M11x, and most people seem fairly satisfied with that. It won't stop you from running any games, but some games may run better on an i5/i7 (RTS games, WoW/Crysis seem to like faster CPU's). You can always upgrade the CPU fairly easily yourself later on, but it's not like the i3 is worthless.
     
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    my m15x was just arrived this morning and I guess I just stared it all days :D it was so cool even from the outside
     
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    what do you mean by "better on i5/i7"? is it graphically better or something??
     
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    Graphic quality won't change, but Frame Rate can be improved on a more powerful i7 or i5 processor.
     
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    seems i have to upgrade it to i5 later :eek: well thanks for the information
     
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    You'll have trouble with RTS's and strategy games, and MMO's, but FPS's should be fine.
     
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    You're definitely right!! :eek:
    I tried playing Crysis and it works fine.. And I tried gpotato's Luna and it was terribly slow
    could the i5 fix this?
     
    Anggrian, May 12, 2010
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