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ben you should order 2 asus g73 and pull them out of there and see if they work in the m17x. lol

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g73jha1-order-p-2731.html?gclid=CIaa1JqepJ8CFSgVagodb1L1_g ordered yesterday........i know i am a bitc*


moo already has dibbs on my old z..... he seems to buy it all from me.....

 

Has anyone tried ordering through EPP yet? I spoke to an EPP rep over chat and he claimed he couldn't configure the i7 version because it's not on the page. The Dell Home reps refuse to match the 10% EPP discount so far.

 

Not yet. Give it a day or two.

 

why not buy it outright ....is that a employee discount ur talking about..?
why not be honest man if your not an employee...why try to use the discount..i dont understand ...sorry..the time spent on trying to get that 10% is a waste of time/ per hour wages...on what your worth per hour...

 

Umm it's a student discount for 10%.

 

huh? how the heck do you calculate that? lol

 

your a student..then...

 

maybe its not worth it then....loll....lool..lol...drake you crack me up

 

Yeah dude I'm a med student. Though this EPP discount is through my undegrad college which makes it available to all alumnis. Happy?

 

me happy always dude..i never have to buy one system rave about it then buy another and rave about that also...i dont roll that way ever....
btw...fyi ..i just asked the rep and he has informed me that the epp is avail now...maybe they have u marked when you chat ...and there answer is always nope..

 

Wait, so you aren't gonna return your old system now?

 

Which old system? The M15x? As soon as I can get my return label.

 

i asked to speak to another rep and he tells me the same epp is current and up and running and is available.....

 

Ok, I guess even if you were selling it, you would want like at least $2500 or so correct?

 

hey drake

where can i buy those 5 series alone any ideas.....

 

I don't think they're available anywhere yet. Even the Asus is delayed until late February.

 

yea i was at the factory yesterday in fremont....and my buddy told me it would be a while...

 

finally got a answer they said they will release the 5 series cards in march.....and will be offering upgrades then

 

Where? I'm not seeing it on the federal EPP site yet...

 

Well, I am sure you'd agree. There's always newer computer parts in the works. So all we need to do is continue looking ahead.

 

to be honest i have never used that and dont know much about it ...i just asked since i was on the phone for you guys...i would call them and see whats up.....

 

yup ..i think so..i am thinking something way better and faster then the 5870 ....they will do something to keep in the gaming world

 

If the form factor is the same for both systems (which it seems to be) and Alienware offers an upgrade program, Then A00 and A01 M17x users should both be able to partake right?

Unless we're talking different power / adapters

 

i am asking now...

he said yup...should be fine.....i just dident like how he said ummm..yea you should be ok....

 

Thanks for the info on the 5870s ben.

 

Ok as its my thread im going to ask you guys a question

I currently have m17x qx9300 260sli sig spec's

This is being replaced with a new system have been offered m17x qx9300 4870 crossfire blueray 4gb 1333mhz to order today

or i try and hold out for a refreshed model i7 9200 4870 crossfire blueray etc
but might not get it or may have to pay price difference.

is the 4870 crossfire the solution to dpc latency or do i really hold my guns for refreshesd

I have been told i can wait for refreshed system but no garantee if the parts are available for my original system thats the one i will get

 

you betcha.....for once i can help the drake man....

and i also ordered this http://www.nushield.com/

just to make sure its protected ..in the order note's make sure that you tell them its for the m17x not the area 51m17x they get it right i have used these guys for a long time and they rock...

i have had the nvidia systems and i dident like them at all ...imo ...some love nvidia..i unfortunatly never checked the dpc issue though...but on every other system with the ati's in them ..never had the issue evern..for me i am going to recieve the refresh by the end of next week.. ..so i would be more then happy to test the too for you
but imo ...i would get what you can now.This is being replaced with a new system have been offered m17x qx9300 4870 crossfire blueray 4gb 1333mhz to order today

 

so ben, do you think its a good idea to go ahead and buy the refreshed model now and then just pay for an upgrade to the 5 series vid card in may?

 

oh yes very much so......for me ..thats exactly what i would and will do..

 

As far as i can reading through the mountain of threads and posts the only people that the a03 bios still to have problems are nvidia cards.

All people with ATI cards seem to be ok, which seems crazy being an nvidia mother board.

I beleive there is a serious increase in performance of 4870 cross fire over 260 sli

its difficult gamble im playing, hold on or take the reasonable offer i have,

i7 would be brilliant as edit and encode video and audio, also why the lattency and audiio spikes are critical and rendered current spec un usable.

can't try a03 update as system is bricked.

pulling hair out waiting for uk site to offer this been checking every 5 mins since 10am

 

if there is a for sure bet for the 5 series, then yes. however, from the looks of it the 5 series may not be a significant increase in performance over the 4 series, though, you'll receive dx11 support.

 

Ok great thanks for advice, btw how do the upgrades work. I have never had one done before, would I just have to send it back to alienware and they will charge me accordingly?

 

yea i think your right because they really haven had any issues with the ait vs the nvidia according to them ...i really want to know the the specs of the motherboard i am asking for them to send me the specs....i wonder if its the intel chipset instead of the nvidia one....

no you call them and order the parts and they send out a all masterfull tech to come and install them for you..

 

haha cool, thats even better

also they will employ GDDR5 vram

 

According to Notebookcheck the 4870s already have GDDR5 RAM...

 

True, but alienware decided not to employ Gddr5 on the 4870s in the m17x stating a predicted decreased costumer satisfaction or something, I remember it from a thread here a while ago where many were angry that their 4870s came with gddr3 when it said gddr5 on their invoices.

 

I think the problem was the 4870 with gddr5 wasn't stable so they had to go with gddr3. I don't think there were ever gddr5 cards produced.

 

Yea they are definately GDDR3. Check out GPU-Z and you'll see. That was an error between what was discussed and what actually made it to dell. Guessing dell went the most profitable and common route to avoid stability issues.

 

yup i was one of them...pissed me off for a long time .it was confirmed even email at the time ...ddr5 they said and low and behold it was ddr 3...i was upset.......according to alienware they said it would have not made too much of a differance...but i say ,,,,YEA RIGHT

yea ...but the pisser of the whole thing was on the website at the time it said ddr5..and then they changed it....

 

man i really wish i would have waited, do you know how long it will take for dell to process a refund? I should get my money back by next week correct?

 

no way try a lot longer then that.....i would say expect at least 30 days for it to be at ur door

 

Ok so, what do you suppose would be more useful, a faster processor (820QM with a single SSD or 920XM with a standard 7200RPM hard drive) or SSDs in RAID 0 (with a 720QM)? I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger...I've never really had a high performance system before.

 

Regarding the hdd... LINK

Go with whatever CPU you can afford after that.

 

Do we know what the new chipset is?

 

More than likely THIS

 

that is what i want to know...

wow ...+1 rep to drake

 

That's the one that comes in the G73.

 

well drake when ours comes in we will have to have a little benchmark comp....lol...i will order my latop a/c unit and dry ice....lol...lol..lol

 

no fair it'll warm up around here by then. No more benchmarking outside! lol

Are you going to buy a crap load of THESE? You be able to put 4 in the Asus and 2 in the M17x.