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    about to pull the trigger

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by BrianDigital, Feb 19, 2009.

  1. BrianDigital

    BrianDigital Notebook Geek

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    ok so Im about to place this order, I am trying to keep the monthly price down so ;

    512MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz
    1 gb of ram ( of course I'll upgrade myself)
    1 gb of turbo cache
    250 gb hard drive

    so how would that do?
     
    BrianDigital, Feb 19, 2009
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    What are you using the laptop for?
     
    ahl395, Feb 19, 2009
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  3. Jakamo5

    Jakamo5 Tetra Vaal

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    how set are you on the turbo cache? i honestly don't think it's worth the price considering you're going to up the ram yourself
     
    Jakamo5, Feb 19, 2009
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  4. BrianDigital

    BrianDigital Notebook Geek

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    well I;ll be using it for alot of school work: paper , multisim and ofther things. gaming as well.

    That processor speed is still acceptable right
     
    BrianDigital, Feb 19, 2009
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  5. RaYYaN

    RaYYaN Back on NBR :D

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    Processor is fine, BUT if you are gaming on it
    I suggest you choose a gaming video card, like a 9800M GT
    Not too sure how good the quattro is but its not meant for gaming IIRC

    Hope this helps
     
    RaYYaN, Feb 19, 2009
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  6. BrianDigital

    BrianDigital Notebook Geek

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    thanku, he-he so the cheaper card will be better. nice
     
    BrianDigital, Feb 19, 2009
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  7. Evaders99

    Evaders99 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, you're probably not going to use any of the features of the Quadro unless you're doing CAD
     
    Evaders99, Feb 19, 2009
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  8. otaku

    otaku Notebook Deity

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    yeah I believe your first choice-the most expensive card is actually for running CAD and such. CPU choice is excellent (I have it to!) turbo cache really doesn't seem to be a big deal but if you want it why not I certainly don't mind having it
     
    otaku, Feb 19, 2009
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  9. KegLeg73

    KegLeg73 Company Representative

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    What is this turbo memory I keep hearing about. What does it do? Can you put it in any computer?
     
    KegLeg73, Feb 19, 2009
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  10. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    9800 gt is way better then the quadro
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 19, 2009
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