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    M17x Specs what do you think!?!?!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by AlianvsAzeus, Nov 1, 2009.

  1. AlianvsAzeus

    AlianvsAzeus Notebook Enthusiast

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    These are my specs =


    SYSTEM COLOR Space Black – Anodized Aluminum

    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

    SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 30-Day Free Trial

    WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service
    after Remote Diagnosis

    LCD PANEL 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p)

    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz – 2 x 2048MB

    HARD DRIVE 320GB - 2x 160GB 7,200RPM - RAID 0

    VIDEO CARD Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled

    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)


    Will this thing with these specs run games like aion wow counter strike source cod 4 far cry 2 borderlands and others all on max settings perfectly or close to it? If im spending 3grand it better ^^

    And do u think this is a okay setup? would u consider this a dope laptop? :D
     
    AlianvsAzeus, Nov 1, 2009
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  2. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    all of them but far cry 2 for sure.

    fc2 might be around 35-40 fps on max

    which is def playable but not perfect
     
    Logitech456, Nov 2, 2009
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  3. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    Odd, i'd class 35-40 on max beyond playable, its 20's you want to be afraid of.
     
    catacylsm, Nov 2, 2009
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  4. nickbarbs

    nickbarbs Notebook Deity

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    My M1730 handled far cry 2 pretty good so I think this machine will do just fine.

    Can overclock the T9600 too.
     
    nickbarbs, Nov 2, 2009
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  5. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    yah it will handle FC2 just fine. Just on max u might get a little lag here and there.
     
    Logitech456, Nov 2, 2009
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  6. b0oMeR

    b0oMeR Notebook Consultant

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    I have almost the same specs and I run FC2 at around 40-45 fps.

    It is very playable and there seems to be no lag at all so no worries there.
     
    b0oMeR, Nov 2, 2009
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  7. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    what settings are you running it at? ( list all of them please)
     
    Logitech456, Nov 2, 2009
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  8. SA Spurs1

    SA Spurs1 Notebook Consultant

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    I like your choices
     
    SA Spurs1, Nov 3, 2009
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  9. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    my settings below at 3.187ghz
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    dondadah88, Nov 3, 2009
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  10. menengroth

    menengroth Notebook Consultant

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    i have a very similar setup man and 'tis awesome


    but for CSS, you're going to have to disable SLI because it makes the game VERY jerky and unplayable, and screws up the flashbang effects. but dont worry, 1 260M is more than enough to run CSS

    might also need to overclock the T9600, as you may know, CSS is very cpu dependant and doesn't support multi-core, so the higher the clock speed, the better the performance

    got mine running at 3ghz atm

    hf =D
     
    menengroth, Nov 3, 2009
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