M17x Refresh Discussion

yep is kind of sad the people is waiting for directx 11 cards and they didn't show up yet

 

DX11? I can only name a few games off the top of my head with DX10. Are they not getting a head of themselves here?

 

Yeah the tech is always way ahead of the actual games ... The 4870s will be amazing cards for sometime to come as the adoption rate for DX11 will still take along time before it becomes standard and the developers will still need to support DX9-10/10.1 etc ... Maybe a year to a year and a half from now DX11 titles will become something of the norm because the uptake to DX11 is supposed to come faster but ill believe it when i see it ... For now it just sounds good on paper and nothing more...

 

Dell Precision M6400 had a 1900x1200 RGBLED.

 

yes and it is one sweet display

 

what about this games coming out this year ?
Bioshock 2
Mass Effect 2
StarCraft 2: Wings of Freedom
Two Worlds 2
Half-Life 2 Ep3
Race Driver Grid 2

 

Those are all primarily DX9 titles with some DX10 sprinkled on top save for GRID2 which should have full DX11 support like DIRT2 does...

 

so bioshock 2 is not going to be dx11 o well

 

Oh come on... They used to charge $900 for the M15X Core i7 920XM, now they're charging $1000 for the same processor on both M15X and M17X?
Not very nice =(

 

To be honest, even if they where fully supported, I wouldn't buy a DX11 card for 6 games. 1 of which I would only buy (HL2)

 

Dave could you comment on the black levels of the screen? My 1080p RGBLED screens have all had quite bad backlight bleed.

 

on my M6400 the RGB LED screen has been perfect.

The black levels are great, I found no leakage on mine what so ever.

So the big question is what RGB LED screen are they going to use, after all not all of them are the same

 

Is anybody familiar with what the service options are? What's the difference between the 3 year basic service, 3 year advanced service and the 3 year premium service? I can't seem to find any additional info on Dell's site.

 

That's good to hear Dave.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Dell only use Samsung RGBLEDs (1080p and 1200p)?

 

So far Samsung is the only supplier that I know of for 17.3" RGB LED so it will probably be the same display as the M6400/M6500.

 

i7-620M all the way. The i7-720QM should only get significantly faster when you're taxing more than 4 cores pretty hard by running several apps at once. If you're running WoW, Vent, and some low resource background apps the i7-620M is better.

If the M17x supports it you'll also get to keep switchable graphics with the i7-620M.

 

I'm going to get the i7 extreme processor, is that the best?

Omg I can't believe its here!

I just need to wait until 11am california time to order mine to the UK

A bit dissapointed about the gpus but who cares, at least the refresh has arrived! Anybody know if the gpu will be upgradable in the future (you can manually switch the gpus) to say, a 5870 cf?)

 

The 5870s just need to be supported/offered by Dell.

 

Not for the cost.

 

In true half-***** Dell style, the UK site lists them M17x with I7 on the front page...then promptly directs you to the C2D/Q version

 

I can't see that, where abouts is it?

 

I cant see that either as that would be great as it shows some progress

 

Just a wild stab in the dark, you didnt read 17 as in 17" laptop as i7? did you?

im trawling throught the pages cant find it

 

Question - I just received my M17x as a replacement (QX9300, 260m SLI) for my busted M1730. Anyone tell me 1) if there is an upgrade option with the Alienware line (or would the 21 day window apply to me? doubt it) - I would be happy to pay the difference in $ for the upgrade - if 2) it's really worth it to go to the i7 extreme and 4870 SLI with the LED screen.

After configuring a system with same options except as outlines above, it's about $300 more than my current configuration.

 

I'm also an M1730 upgrade... The way I see it, very minimal impact on gaming, and a big upgrade as it was from our M1730 but you can always call them back and try - ask if it's possible ..

 

You're going to have to talk with Dell for your questions since it's a replacement. I guess it depends on what you negotiated with them.

 

Just checked again, it's gone, never mind.

 

They're just teasing us. Give us some glimmer of hope, then stamp on it.

 

That quote pretty much covers my Alienware/Dell experience last year

 

Thats a nice config

 

LOL...
Audio - Logitech Z-5500 Speaker System
ExpressCard digital TV tuner
TV tuner remote control
Memory - 8GB Dual Channel DDSR3 at 1333MHZ
Operating System - Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Since you seem to have money to burn why not send me some cash on paypal =)

Enjoy your machine..

 

I'll wait for the 5870 cards to be offered

 

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easier done when you already have one.

 

Mandrake, will you be able to put dual 5870 CF cards in yourself when they're available?

 

Wow 6 grand, congrats! That's about 2x what mine just cost lol.

 

I am also assuming Dell will offer this as a crossfire option ????

 

Mine? I haven't ordered one yet.

I assume it will be an option in a couple months.

 

Lol. I meant, will it possible to put a 5870 inside an M17X when they're available? Or will there be a compatibility issue?

 

Hehe lolllll

 

well at least you're making justice to your nick.

 

hmmm...
Would you guys rather buy the Core2Quad Extreme or the i7 920XM?

 

i7 of course! That's the reason why a lot of us have been waiting for the refresh.

 

i7 - it's a real quad, not like the qx9300 which is two duals together. What's the price difference?

 

So I am guessing that the only additional equipment for next week would be the blue-ray drives.

 

It's up to Dell to add support for the cards. The bigger issue is cost because it normally costs a lot more to just buy the cards.

 

LOL, sorry, I was waiting for the ATI 5870 refresh... Too bad it didn't happen right now =/

 

I am truly suprised no new graphic cards are part of the option.

 

I been wondeing if they rushed the refresh because of the issues with the present m17x aka latency, etc

 

Does dell have a 21 day return policy in the Uk?