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    Ordered Ma Beast!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JellyBeans, Aug 2, 2008.

  1. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    Dell Xps M1730 :cool:

    Quick Run Down:

    2.4 GHTZ Cpu
    2x 8700s Gt with 512mb deicated vid ram
    4gs O duel channel ram @ 667 mhtz
    bluetooth 2.0 built in
    wirless n intel
    250gb 7200 rpm sata drive
    vista home prem
    sound blaster audigy with software
    wuxga ultrabright led lit screen
    saphire blue
    Total $2358 CAD

    Plus all the lights and whistles and the logitech game panel. :D

    The arrrival date is the 18th but I have heard of people getting there comps in a 1 week advance before the actual date. is this true (BTW I can not use questions marks because this peice of trash using these stupid french symbol É for some reason instead of a question mark)
     
    JellyBeans, Aug 2, 2008
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Woah! Nice! and congrat's to yah! ;) :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 2, 2008
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  3. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    Looks good!! :)
     
    CeeNote, Aug 2, 2008
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  4. psygn

    psygn Notebook Evangelist

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    Haha, nice specs!

    As for me, I chose beauty over beast.
     
    psygn, Aug 2, 2008
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  5. Hahutzy

    Hahutzy Notebook Deity

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    Doesn't 1 8800GTX perform better than 8700 GT in Sli?
     
    Hahutzy, Aug 2, 2008
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  6. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    You ordered me?
    (see user title)
     
    Thomas, Aug 2, 2008
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  7. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Very nice, and for a decent price too! Enjoy! :D
     
    shoelace_510, Aug 2, 2008
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  8. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks guys! Btw u cannot get a single 8800 gtx btw these are the revised versions of the 8700 gt's and they come with 526 mb of men each insteadof 256 so it might be better than an 8800 gtx. BTW I will do a full review when I get it. :D
     
    JellyBeans, Aug 2, 2008
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  9. Cin'

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    Ha! Looking forward to the review! And pics?? ;) :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 3, 2008
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  10. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    picreview :)
     
    JellyBeans, Aug 3, 2008
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  11. Airport-Disco

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    Aw lucky you. :D Lol, I haven't used a sli notebook ever before.
     
    Airport-Disco, Aug 3, 2008
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  12. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    SLi might be better than 1 8800 but for sure it won't beat 8800 GTX SLi...

    Also, SLi of the 8700 really only gives 10-20% performance increase... :( Not to burst your bubble I'm just saying. >.< lol
     
    shoelace_510, Aug 3, 2008
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  13. NAS Ghost

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    Unless the bus width was increased to 256bits or more per physical gpu, that extra vram will do nothing.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 3, 2008
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  14. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 8700m was revised?
     
    BatBoy, Aug 3, 2008
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  15. Hahutzy

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    Nah RAM does nothing, pretty sure my first statement stands strong, not to blow your bubbles or anything.. Just saying...
     
    Hahutzy, Aug 3, 2008
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  16. NAS Ghost

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    Its not necessarily that ram does nothing, rather that the 8700 has more ram than it can actually use.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 3, 2008
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