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    newbie questions about M17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by got2bel82day, Jan 12, 2010.

  1. got2bel82day

    got2bel82day Notebook Consultant

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    1) should i get for my m17x the 256GB Solid State Drive single drive
    or the 1TB - 2x 500GB 7,200RPM - RAID 0 which one is better??

    2) will the i7 be better for gaming than Quad QX9300 2.53GHz?? or not much difference...

    3) When do you think the 5870 will be released?
    is it worth waiting till the release?
     
    got2bel82day, Jan 12, 2010
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  2. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    In terms of speed i believe the SSD will kill the conventional hdds,

    I think the qx9300 is still one of the kings of processor (plus you can overclock it with the m17x too :p)

    And 5870s may be a few months prehaps, could be earlier though!
     
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    so why does everybody want to have the i7 ??
     
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    Well i suppose to keep up with the new generation of technology if you get me, i dont think i7 runs of fsb anymore but this thing called qpi or something whatever thats about, and its new arcitechture so its really quite efficient. (Dont forget single core overclocking if the app isnt multi thread) thats a real feature right there. :)
     
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