SXPS 16 with ATI 5000 series?

Dunno where I read it, but apparently the next graphics update to the SXPS 16 series would be to replace the ATI 4670 with an ATI 5730 chip? Anyone else have information on this? If it's true, Dell better provide adequate power through AC and GDDR5 memory, although I heard it was still GDDR3 and 128-bit

Sidenote, anyone else willing to sacrifice their ODD bay for an extra fan + cooling and an extra GPU or HDD slot? Personally, I'd love to throw out the ODD and have dual GPUs along with 2-3 fans, or maybe a mini PCIe slot for replaceable graphics.

 

I heard it has a flux capacitor.

It's all rumors right now. I think we'll see a Studio XPS 13 revision before another Studio XPS 16.

 

I saw the 5730 as a upgrade (and for free) in the Dell Canada website not long ago. I have a gut feel that it'd be a GDDR3 rather the GDDR5 for the 5730.

 

Dell should ditch dvd rom and the cell battery and replaced them with additional custom battery like macbook.They should also ditch the vga port too.

 

Some people like still use vga you know. VGA will always be there.

 

you can convert HDMI to VGA. Some people should upgrade their monitors before spending $2000 on a laptop IMO.

Let VGA die!

 

The dell i5 sxps 16 at Best Buy is still using the 4670. I know best buy normally carries stripped models, but going to a 5670 would be more of a side-grade cost wise I'd imagine.

 

mmm I'm getting my motherboard replaced....I should demand a better GPU if its out there [for my compensation] lol

 

5730 not 5670

 

Really, when was this?

 

It was up there for a day or so about a week ago and it was pulled rather quickly any reps that you ask about it report it as a site error.

 

The plans are for the 1647 to have a Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (Madison core, which only supports GDDR3) and 1645 will have Mobility Radeon HD 5770 (Madison-XT core supporting GDDR5). This is according to the Dell website error and also reading the BIOS changelog for the 1645. The Madison-XT is the only one that supports GDDR5 and only the 1645 is getting it.

 

My laptop might become "damaged" and require a replacement system. I want GDDR5.

 

Lol that's how I got my i7, but mine was actually bricked TWICE. Hopefully Dell releases a bad BIOS again and bricks my current laptop so I can get the 5770.

 

LMAO I don't hope that...but yeah I'd like some upgrades.

 

hey bro when do u think its getting it iam thinking of buying studio XPS 16.....is it good to wait for another month...?reply

 

hey wen will the gpu be launched...........should i wait ?or go forword and buy it?

 

Dell might upgrade xps 16 just to compete with HP envy 15, since HP envy isnt a gaming unit, M15x cannot really compete with it... ANd HP envy just upgraded their 1gb ati cards from 4830 to ati 5830.... SO maybe dell is smart enough and will do the same.

But as said before we are likely to see a revision of xps 13 first, if you look now on dell's US home site, the xps 13 option is gone for a good few days, maybe a week. Im guessing they are selling everything they can and will introduce a new model, that most likely will carry i3, and i5 processors, hopefully an ati gpu as well!

 

Just for the record, the SXPS 1340 is actually still available on Dell’s website, through the „small and medium business” section.

Besides that I must agree the SXPS 1340 is due to a possible refresh, therefore I doubt there’d be a GPU upgrade for the SXPS 1645/1647 in the next 2-3 months – rememeber, they have throtteling issues to deal with, globaly.

It’s OK if one can wait 2-2,5 months to see how things develop/updates come to the 16” series, my vote the next newbie would be the core i CPUs for the SXPS 1340.

 

You really think its going to be 2-3 months still? The Studio 17 and XPS 1645 just got a bios update for a 'new video card'. Been checking their site like a madman everyday since Arrandale launch the i5 + 5000 series is IMHO the perfect laptop. If only the Envy was available in Canada for less then arm and leg like it is in US I'd already have it. Dell needs to get on this fast.

 

Does the new BIOS mean that the XPS16 GPU is socketed and replaceable later on, like in my 1520?

 

Switchable graphics support would also be very welcome with any potential 5000 series upgrade. That would place it above the envy 15 in my estimation, since so many oem's have just chosen to neglect this feature so far on their arrandale platforms

 

I constantly read on these forums how people got their laptops replaced for another better model. I have a plethora of problems with my 5 month old 1640. What does it take to get a replacement?

 

1 224-7380 Studio XPS 16 Notebook $0.00
1 310-0173 Airborne Documentation, System Exchanges,Factory Install $0.00
1 311-9977 6GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1640 $200
1 312-0811 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS 1640 $0.00
1 313-7056 BluRay Combo Drive $150
1 313-8545 High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound $0.00
1 313-9383 Dell Wireless 5620 mobile broadband built-in mini-card, Verizon $125
1 317-2825 Intel CoreTM i5 540M processor (2C/4T, 2.53-3.06 GHz, 3M L3) $965
1 320-1308 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 - 1GB $0.00
1 320-8335 Premium FHD WLED Display, Obsidian Black, 2.0 MP Webcam $250

its real

 

Where do u see this? Europe? just checked US and Canada and no such vid card yet

 

Ive just come off chat with Dell uk online sales and he told me he will chase up this card but hopefully no longer than a week max and we can have it

Hope he's not messing

 

What is the difference between the 5770 card and 5830 card in perfomance?

 

This is what the tech offered me as s system exchange

 

Could you ask what graphic card they offer if you want the 1645 i7 instead?

 

This is both tempting and disappointing

 

he said it would be the sane

 

Mkelliny, do you know when your replacement laptop with the 5730 is expected to ship?

I've seen posts on here from January where people have ordered the 5730 (or maybe some other 5000 series model...I can't remember), but their order was later changed to 4670. I think it was due to a supply shortage at that time though.

 

No mine is still in production

 

I know they are offering the new 5470 for the studio 1555. Hopefully the XPS will get a new refresh soon.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/note.../pd.aspx?refid=laptop-studio-1555&s=dhs&cs=19

 

Have you looked at page 3 yet?

 

omg, I'm pretty excited to know what they have in store for the SXPS 1645. I just upgraded my HDD to an SSD: to an Intel 160GB G2 SSD, all thats left is to get a video card upgrade from Dell. Im going to pay for it if possible to replace my motherboard.

 

The main problem for me 1645 can't have RGBLED anymore. Except 1647 with i5

 

RGBLED isn't limited to just i5's. You can get it with an i7 620m.

 

The i7 processors he is talking about are the quad cores. The 620M is the same chip layout as the i5's just with a higher clock speed and turbo speeds which is probably why they gave it "i7".

 

I know what he meant, but the point remains the same, the 620m is an i7 and it can be configured with an RGBLED. He said only i5s, the 620m isn't an i5. Oh and the 620m has more cache. Thats another reason why it's an i7.

 

I guess we shouldn't differentiate between the i#'s but by the codenames of the series.

 

The codenames don't really help either because even within those families, each part differs in TDP, clocks and cache, which is why Intel was able to use Arrandale/Clarkdale across all of its segments, Core i3/i5/i7.

It doesn't make any sense, the original i7 brandings were great and then the i3/i5 totally messed everything up as far as marketing and labeling. You have i7 and i5 lynnfields, i7 and i5 arrandale/clarkdales, but only i7 bloomfields and i7 Gulftowns. It was much easier to follow before Westmere came out :/

 

^^^
and back to the 5 series GPUs, has anyone else talked to, or been on chat with, Dell reps that are confirming the new GPUs?

Sounds like we've got one in Mkelliny's replacement system, and MadeiraG reporting a conversation with a tech that promised "a week max"

Anything else yet?

 

I think it's gonna be cool to be one of the first if not the first to get this GPU

will post benchmarks compared to the 4670 when I get it!

 

I'm also getting this GPU in my new replacement but with an i5 540m. Did your agent give you an ETA on how long exactly it would take to build your machine? I'm still waiting on my order number but I can see that a system exchange has been set in the system.

 

Maaaaaan....You're getting one too? I wonder how I can call back and ask for this..haha, my replacement is already in production..(doubt it though, its had that status all week)

hey Mkelliny, did you accept the 540 cause of the 5000 series or are you getting a 620m?

(also you'd be the first to get it on a xps 16 series, its already offered in dell's other models )

 

The offer for the board wasn't actually on the table, I sort of demanded that the next exchange have the new board thanks to all the problems my brand new factory built 1647 came with. I'm waiting for the order number to be sent to me so I can check the system specs, if it's not there I'll be calling back and lets just say Dell would rather not deal with an angry EGM92. HP learned their lesson and if Dell has to I'll go as far as it needs to be taken to get what I want, which really, isn't much.

 

I feel like you've been through he** and back with yours. Heck, we all have. I was happy with my replacement until I heard ya'll are getting 5000 series GPUs, thats for me. Im supposed to talk to my guy tomorrow. I'll see what I can do..

 

I've done a couple of quick searches but I couldn't find a lot to benchmark the 5730 against the 4670.

Any ideas? nice links?

 

Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.

anyway, I found this review of an Asus laptop which has some benchmarks. It's in German so the link below is the Google translation.

http://translate.google.com/transla...s/laptop-review-asus-x64ja-jx088v-nkmo-1114/2

Looks like the difference is minimal if there is any at all....of course Dell XPS 1645 is running a Intel i7 core but I'm not sure how much difference that makes.