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    What's faster SLI 260 or single 280??

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Xeneize, Sep 1, 2009.

  1. Xeneize

    Xeneize Notebook Deity

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    Just kidding hahaha....

    My real question... anyone know what chipset the M17x has?
     
    Xeneize, Sep 1, 2009
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  2. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Nvidia MCP79, a.k.a. 9400m G, a.k.a. ION.
     
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    aka the most over-worked MCP in a laptop.
     
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  4. Phinagle

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    The James Brown of chipsets.
     
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    aka the do everything chip
     
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    Jack of all trades, master of none chipset....
     
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    Has the best mobile IGP of any Intel-supporting chipset out. So it is a master of one thing.
     
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    but for some reason the clevo didnt use it ?
     
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  9. Phinagle

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    M980nu isn't using the MCP79?
     
    Phinagle, Sep 1, 2009
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  10. sleey0

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    I don't consider ANY IGP master of ANY gpu related tasks....


    Guess that's me (and why I have dual 280's :))
     
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  11. Xeneize

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    Thanks... I had read in a different post that it was an Intel Chipset, which didnt make a whole lot of sense.
     
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    Now you're just trying to cover for yourself by comparing IGPs to discrete cards.

    Apples and Oranges. ;þ
     
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  13. EviLCorsaiR

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    Heh. You do have to admit though, the 9400M is a wonderful little integrated chip, it'll play pretty much any older game out there even if not on the best graphics options. I've got several games that I play a lot that it'd do fine on :)
     
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  14. Xeneize

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    Amen to that:

    http://optimitza.cat/news/2008/10/16/nvidia-geforce-9400m-benchmarks/
     
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    It's not apples-oranges. That would be if I compared, say, a 9400 and a P8700. Then we are getting out of an element.

    I won't talk gpu's with you phin, as the one constant in the conversation is you being right and everyone else being wrong.... :rolleyes:

    Oh, and I never said that I didn't like the 9400 :)
     
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  16. EviLCorsaiR

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    If it plays Portal which is like the best single player game evarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr(etc.) then what more do you want from it :p
     
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    Then what was the point in your M17 w/cf 3870's? :p

    You could have bought some $400 notebook and been happy....
     
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  18. EviLCorsaiR

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    1. I was half joking. Portal is the best single player game evarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr but that doesn't mean it's the only game I play :p I'm pretty sure that if you played your favourite single player game endlessly you'd get bored pretty quick.

    2. I play multiplayer games too ;)
     
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    I'm glad you noticed. It's because I only comment on subjects I know something about and only make definitive statements when I'm sure I can support them. ;þ


    When a 280m does things like controlling the system's FSB, handling communication between the CPU and all the other components of a laptop....and can be housed in a 10-12" ultra-thin laptop (or even under a 15" laptop) that'll run it for more than 2.5 hours on a battery then comparing an IGP to a discrete GPU will be about Apples and Apples.
     
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    Anywho, just because the 9400 does other things besides processing graphical data does not mean it isn't a GPU, right?

    And back to my other comment, I agree - when the 280M does indeed do everything the 9400 does then, yes, the 280M will be the jack of all trades and master of (at least) one! lol
     
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    It's because the MCP79 is an integrated chipset and a GPU that makes it different than a 280m which is just a discrete GPU....and it's also because of that that the MCP79 is also the best IGP option around.
     
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    Sure, I will also agree with that (MCP79 is the best IGP around). No argument there.
     
    sleey0, Sep 1, 2009
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    Please stay on-topic in this thread and do not participate in arguments. Thank you.
     
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  24. sleey0

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    Sorry, chaz :(

    I should know better.....
     
    sleey0, Sep 1, 2009
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    how does SLI 260 compare to SLI 280 in performance? i have just ordered my M17x days ago, and i ordered SL280, but now after digging deeper, the folks are saying it's actually no difference.. ouch, i just bit the marketing bullet.
     
    unbrandedbutter, Sep 2, 2009
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  26. Xeneize

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    Results show 10%-15%, 20% at best
     
    Xeneize, Sep 2, 2009
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