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    who's planning to buy a m15x with nvidia quadre FX3600M ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by danao, Sep 2, 2008.

  1. danao

    danao Notebook Consultant

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    hi,

    Except me, who's planning to buy a m15x with nvidia quadro FX3600M or better, does anyone have already this configuration ?

    As i say there i'm worry about heat issue in long work of 3D task encoding/rendering.

    I don't want a 17', and the m15x is the ONE 15" notebook which can have X9000 CPU and Quadro video card.

    So help and advice shall be the welcome for thanks
     
    danao, Sep 2, 2008
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    t2ppp124 Notebook Consultant

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    Id go for one of the new dell precisions :) they look rather cool (and come out soon). They have the x9100's (i think) and different quadros to choose from...

    Tom
     
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  3. danao

    danao Notebook Consultant

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    DELL doesn't offer (at this time) any 15inches with Quadra FX3600 card, even no 15 inches with high CPU montevina (X9100, T9600, Quad), no in 15 inches series.
     
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    The X9000 downclocks when it is put under heavy stress (search around the threads and you will see that all of the X9000 users downclock and you cannot overclock it either so it is a waste of money. Go with the 2.6.
     
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    that has been fixed with the new bios. well except the overclocking part. that still remains disabled
     
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    Oh thanks exiled didn't know that (don't have the time to follow all the threads :( )
     
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    >.> except it's fixed because they undervolted the cpu. Still not sure what the point is of selling a x9000 and locking the bios when its sold at a premium price because its overclockable.
     
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    so, at this time nobody 's got a FX3600 in his Mx15 ?
     
    danao, Oct 19, 2008
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    Considering that the m15x and Alienware in general is primarily for gaming, where as the FX series is kind of a work/engineer (CAD) performance card, there may not be too many. If you're considering you might want to consider that. Both strong cards (8800M GTX - FX3600), just have different focuses.
     
    Ennea, Oct 19, 2008
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