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    Is there going to be a aw refresh by christmas?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by AlianvsAzeus, Nov 2, 2009.

  1. AlianvsAzeus

    AlianvsAzeus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well i was wondering if aw was going to make a refreshed M17x/M15x Line with i7 in M17x and sli?!!?!? be nasty :D anyone know anything? cuz i want to get a M17x now but im worried about the stuttering/low fps spikes while gaming most people have, and just want to wait till refresh with better parts and that stutter fixed? what u guys think?
     
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  2. Glzmo

    Glzmo Notebook Deity

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    I wouldn't count on it. There haven't even been any mobile chipsets announced that support Core i7 and SLI.
     
    Glzmo, Nov 2, 2009
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  3. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    New procs and GPUs are expected Q1 of 2010. I would expect whenever those components are released there will be a refresh.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 2, 2009
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  4. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    That would probably be because the PCIe controller for GPUs is on the CPU itself and not the chipset.

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353188,00.asp

     
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  5. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    well this article say that the curent chip set should adrealy support cfx and sli unless it's because the actual cpu intel released don't suport sli and cfx
     
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  6. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    Mandrake, I noticed that you have the m17x on order. What config did you get?
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Nov 2, 2009
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  7. Mandrake

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    Same thing as before without the SSD. So I'm still getting the ATI cards and I'm researching for a new SSD.
     
    Mandrake, Nov 2, 2009
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