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    M15x and 280m?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by stargtsi, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. stargtsi

    stargtsi Notebook Guru

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    anyone planing on adding the 280m in there new m15x like sleey0 did? Also i would like to know if anyone think heat would be a longterm problem with the upgrade? I plan on ordering a 280m from rjtech shortly after i recieve my m15x
     
    stargtsi, Oct 15, 2009
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    electrosoft Perpetualist Matrixist

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    Is the heatsink for the 240 compatible with the 280? The 260 and 280 are basically identical physically, but what about the 240?

    (Assuming you went with a 240)
     
    electrosoft, Oct 15, 2009
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  3. stargtsi

    stargtsi Notebook Guru

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    that's a good question i would like to know also.... i ordered the 260 in mine its only a 250$ price difference. I want to have my 260 as a backup in case i need to use my warranty back to dell for whatever reason. Maybe Sleey0 can chime in on thermals even though he only had it in for a short period of time before sending his m15x back.
     
    stargtsi, Oct 15, 2009
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  4. Uroboros

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    That would be pretty sweet but I've heard the actual gaming performance of a 280 is pretty similar to the card you already have. If you were going to do this and make it worth your while you could just configure with a 240 and save yourself the $350 upgrade and put that toward the 280. If the card you order is only going to be a warranty backup theres no need to get the upgrade right?
     
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  5. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    You're wasting tons of money, if you buy both a 260M and 280M. How does that strike you as a good idea?
     
    Kevin, Oct 16, 2009
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    Pommie Notebook Deity

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    If thats your plan, I would definetly get the 240M as a warranty backup. You're wasting your money going with the 260M. Unless you're worried it might not work, and then you're stuck with a lesser GPU?
     
    Pommie, Oct 16, 2009
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  7. Uroboros

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    In that case he could just send it back. If its not too late you should def cancel your order and reconfigure.
     
    Uroboros, Oct 16, 2009
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  8. ShaZadam

    ShaZadam Notebook Consultant

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    I thought about looking into getting a 280m but having the 260m right now it just doesn't seems like a good use of $300-$500

    I think i would rather upgrade from 4gb DDR3 @1066 to 8GB DDR3 @ 1333 before i upgrade to the 280m
     
    ShaZadam, Oct 16, 2009
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  9. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Someone should be the guinea pig for the 4870 in the M15x and order it from Dell when available. 260->280 not really worth it unless your specifically buying to bench it.
     
    Mandrake, Oct 16, 2009
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    yeah. i would like to see a 4870 in the m15x, or a 5870M when they are released
     
    Axman, Oct 16, 2009
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  11. Marvie100

    Marvie100 On a Mission

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    260M vx 280M Benchmark Comparisons in an M15x:
    260M
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    280M
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    Marvie100, Oct 16, 2009
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