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    AW has gtx 675m as upgrade for AMD 7970m?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by rusticucci, May 16, 2012.

  1. rusticucci

    rusticucci Newbie

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    Can anyone explain why AW has the 675m as a $150 upgrade from the 7970m on the m17x? I thought the 7970m was the better of the two. And xotic pc has 7970 as a $100 upgrade over the 675m for the np9150. So which is the better card?
     
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  2. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    Dell pricing. Don't bother trying to understand.
     
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  3. SkittlesXD

    SkittlesXD Notebook Consultant

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    7970M is faster, Dell 580M/675M is more expensive than Clevo 580M/675M.
     
    SkittlesXD, May 16, 2012
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    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    Dell uses higher quality ram on their 580M/675M vs Clevo. Same is true for their 7970M's. As for the pricing difference, could be based on what their supplier charges.
     
    5150Joker, May 16, 2012
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    misterhobbs Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it higher quality or just easier to overclock? Or is that what makes it higher quality?
     
    misterhobbs, May 16, 2012
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    nah, 7970m is on the price range of 6990m, I guess dell just didn't change their pricing scheme given the same cost
     
    maxheap, May 16, 2012
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    SkittlesXD Notebook Consultant

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    Hynix (Dell, used in almost all desktop GPUs as well) vs Samsung (Clevo) So higher oc on memory with Hynix ram vs Samsung.
     
    SkittlesXD, May 17, 2012
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    misterhobbs Notebook Evangelist

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    But for those of us that are either not planning on overclocking or just doing a moderate overclock is there really that much of a difference?
     
    misterhobbs, May 17, 2012
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    SkittlesXD Notebook Consultant

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    Its only a difference if your going to try to OC the memory, then Dell cards will OC memory higher. Performance at stock should be the same.
     
    SkittlesXD, May 17, 2012
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    jaug1337, May 17, 2012
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