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    ok now i've been given a new m17x r2 replacement from my r1

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by bigguyhawaii, Mar 11, 2010.

  1. bigguyhawaii

    bigguyhawaii Notebook Enthusiast

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    my "old" (2 months lol) had 3 video cards. now does the r2 with the 4870x2 have 3 video cards?? i only see the 4870x2 cards?
     
    bigguyhawaii, Mar 11, 2010
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    Barrok Notebook Evangelist

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    just 2.
    10 char
     
    Barrok, Mar 11, 2010
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    Ikuto Notebook Deity

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    M17xR2 Doesn't have integrated Graphics. Only the two GPU's
     
    Ikuto, Mar 11, 2010
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    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    It DOES have a 3rd card if you have a 520/540/620 CPU. The quads (720/820/920) don't have the integrated card. But even if you do have the CPU with it, you can't utilise it in M17X-R2 due to the fact the PM55 mobo doesn't support it.
    Bottom line - Forget it.
     
    Aikimox, Mar 11, 2010
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    i wasn't trying to use it, i never used it when i had it but i was just wondering. there seemed to be a big shift after just buying my r1 in december. man the world is moving too fast lol. my old r1 had the m280 sli and the new one has the 4870x2 and its about a 25 fps difference in bad company 2. not sure if its the gpu card or the cpu. also my windows ratings on my 6gb 1333 ram went from 6.4 (2.8g dual core) to 7.4 under the i7 720 cpu.

    aloha and mahalo for the quick replies.......
     
    bigguyhawaii, Mar 11, 2010
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    25 fps more with R2 or with R1?
     
    Barrok, Mar 11, 2010
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    yes i played bc2 with my r1 (2.8, m280sli, 6gb 1333 ram no overclocking) and was getting high 40s fps. the new r2 (i7 720, 4870x2, 6gb ram no overclocking - because i don't know how lol) i'm getting high 70s fps. both gpu were set at performance and the game settings were customed using the setting.ini file. i swapped out the harddrive from the r1 to the r2 so except for updating the drivers for i7 everything else was the same.
     
    bigguyhawaii, Mar 11, 2010
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    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    sounds like BF2BC2 requires a quad core, just like BF1943 for PC (same engine?)
     
    Zero989, Mar 11, 2010
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