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    What to do? SLI 260m GTX or 280m GTX?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Prodigy-man, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. Prodigy-man

    Prodigy-man Notebook Geek

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    So just got off the phone with Dell rep, I got my M17x ordered.
    2.4 (eBayed QX9300), 260m GTX SLI, 4GB, 1 TB (2x 500 7200 Raid0)

    Can't wait to have it delivered :D

    My Dell rep guy told me I can still make chages to the order in the next few days so my question is, what is a real performance difference between the 260 and 280s in SLI? I looked around in performance thread but didn't find definite answer. Is it really worth 370 CAD upgrade or should I wait till something better comes out like 300mGTXes?
     
    Prodigy-man, Jun 24, 2009
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  2. bifnewman

    bifnewman Notebook Evangelist

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    wait for the GTX 300M's and sli them... do not buy the 280's it will be a waste unless you dont want to upgrade... the 260's in sli are in between the 9800m gtx sli and the gtx 280m sli... all 3 of them are very good... so settle for 260's for now and wait for 300's... this is also what i will be doing so you wont be alone...
     
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  3. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    I second that :D

    But i will wait for 4870 :x
     
    BIGX333, Jun 24, 2009
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  4. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    I think it's too early to decide for any of them. To be on the safe side go with the cheapest option and when people start proving which is better and why, it will be easier to make a decision.
     
    Mandrake, Jun 24, 2009
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  5. Prodigy-man

    Prodigy-man Notebook Geek

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    Btw if you upgrade VCs with Alienware/Dell, do they just give you a price for a brand new product and you just keep the old VCs to dust?

    Why am I asking is I might downgrade then to just 1 260m GTX then...
     
    Prodigy-man, Jun 24, 2009
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  6. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    yes...they offer no trade in allowance... :)
     
    ryujin, Jun 24, 2009
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  7. PanzerVIZeke

    PanzerVIZeke Notebook Consultant

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    I think your GTX 260s are fine.As bifnewman said, the 260s are between the 9800M GTX and 280.This means either way you are getting kick-butt performance.I believe you have to send it to dell/alienware in order upgrade the GPU.
     
    PanzerVIZeke, Jun 24, 2009
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  8. bifnewman

    bifnewman Notebook Evangelist

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    or if you want 280's you could order from rjtech or sager notebooks... not sure about xotic... dont worry about compatibility both the dell alienware m17x and the clevo m980nu have and use mxm 3.0b
     
    bifnewman, Jun 24, 2009
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