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    M17 processor question

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by 4G63, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. 4G63

    4G63 Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys i currently have the M17 with dual 3870, 4 gig ram, and 2.26 cpu.
    I am looking to upgrade but so far the only 2 i found in my price range are the 2.0ghz quad and the 2.8ghz dual core. I play alot of games and was wondering what would be my best bet.
    Thanx for yur time and any info
     
    4G63, Nov 17, 2009
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    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    Quads have some stuttering issues on M17 so my bet would be with the 2.8 one.
     
    CooLMinE, Nov 17, 2009
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  3. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    actualy it depend what type of games you play most games will take advantage of a c2d and cfx will take adventage of faster clock

    how ever a quad might be a little more future proof since future game will take advantage of quad
    and is better for heavy multitasking
    but some people have a stutering issue with the m17 and a quad the q9000 i my self have a q9000 and don't stuter that much but the q9000 is the quad that has the less isue with the m17
     
    granyte, Nov 17, 2009
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  4. 4G63

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    thanx for the fast reply, i saw that stutering is caused by the northbridg getting too hot. I also saw that you can add heat sinks to help with the cooling. I play alot of fps (cod4, l4d2,crysis, counterstrike).
     
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  5. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    to hot maybe not but much more like overloaded i noticed the systeme that had the worst stutering where those with like 1tb raid0 qx9300 and 8gb ram
     
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    So you think I should be fine with just the 2.0 ghz quad? i currently only have one harddrive, and only 4 gig ram, my computer is never anywhere that gets hot. I am just wondering how performance would be in games. I know most games are not made for quad cores yet. Im stuck between the two and they are so close in price.
     
    4G63, Nov 17, 2009
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    how does ur system run? i see you have the quad i am looking into, and you have the newer graphics cards.
     
    4G63, Nov 17, 2009
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    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    mine work like a charm any problem related to the sutering is fixed by poping in and ou the power cord
    and happen like 1 or 2 a week
     
    granyte, Nov 17, 2009
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    If i had the money to upgrade either of those 2 ,I would go for dual because quad doesn't seems stable for me like spiking sometimes,etc.
     
    MaoMau, Nov 17, 2009
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    Ill probably go dual core, I wish I could find the core 2 duo extreme for a reasonable price, everything I find is 800+ for it.
     
    4G63, Nov 17, 2009
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