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    Is this a suitable substitute??

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by commizzar, Dec 28, 2009.

  1. commizzar

    commizzar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Burned up M1730
    core 2 extreme 7900
    4 gig of ram
    200 x 2 7200 rpm drives in Raid )
    Dual 8700M in SLI
    Vista Pro.....
    PhysX card
    1990 x 1200 Display

    They are replacing it with

    1 224-5967 Black Metallic
    1 310-0173 Airborne Documentation, System Exchanges,Factory Install
    1 313-8977 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver
    1 317-0819 Intel Core2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
    1 317-0856 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
    1 320-8140 17.0in, WUXGA,LCD,ANW,M17X
    1 330-5063 Standard Nameplate
    1 341-0011 250GB 7,200RPM (xMB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
    1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
    1 421-0360 Avatar1
    1 421-0381 RSS Feeds,AW
    1 421-0389 Window Style, DFT
    1 421-0398 Power Plan, BAL
    1 421-0399 Time Zone, CENTRAL
    1 421-0405 Automatic Updates ON
    1 421-0726 ALIENFX BLUE
    1 421-1360 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
    1 421-1400 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    1 421-1724 Soft Contracts,Dell In Home,Alienware
    1 430-0628 Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
    1 430-3558 Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO
    1 468-4639 1GB Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M - SLI Enabled (NB10E-GT1)
    1 468-4647 $50 Dell Promo Gift Card - Arrives in 6-8 wks, carries a 90 Day Exp. Dell.com/giftcard
     
    commizzar, Dec 28, 2009
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  2. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    I'd definitely call that a suitable substitute...its a rather nice UPGRADE. At least in the GPU department.
     
    Lanaya, Dec 28, 2009
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  3. commizzar

    commizzar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am concerned about the CPU and Hard Drive.......
     
    commizzar, Dec 28, 2009
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  4. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    One could argue that you should get an extreme processor like you had for OC'ing. Regardless what you get it will be a nice upgrade.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 28, 2009
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  5. commizzar

    commizzar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm on the line with Dell right now they are upgrading the HD's and CPU to what I don't know yet.....
     
    commizzar, Dec 28, 2009
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  6. LPTP-LVR

    LPTP-LVR Notebook Deity

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    even better :D good goin'
     
    LPTP-LVR, Dec 28, 2009
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  7. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    As the others have said the current CPU and hard drive is rather weak and you should push for more. However, the 260Ms in SLi will perform significantly better than the 8700Ms that you used to have.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 28, 2009
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  8. commizzar

    commizzar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell is saying now that it will be delayed but they are upgrading both items.
     
    commizzar, Dec 28, 2009
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  9. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    then yes i do agree :)
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 28, 2009
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  10. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    When Dell replaced my SSD they told me it was backordered and it would take 2 months. :eek:

    It was at my door the next day. :D
     
    Mandrake, Dec 29, 2009
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  11. Wraithbane

    Wraithbane Notebook Geek

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    Yes. You got hooked up.
     
    Wraithbane, Dec 29, 2009
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  12. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Dec 29, 2009
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