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    7805u or m17x?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by toysoldier57, Oct 28, 2009.

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    toysoldier57 Notebook Geek

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    i have a 7805u with a t9900 and i was recently offered a m17x with 6gb of ddr3 ram, sli gtx 260's, and a q9000 for $2,200 and i just wanted to know if it is worth it. will it out perform my 7805u by much?
     
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    CitizenPanda Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Graphically yes, CPU wise, the T9900 is 50% faster by clocks alone assuming only 2 cores are optimally used.
     
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    toysoldier57 Notebook Geek

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    so would i get better frames with the m17x at its max res which is 1920x1200
     
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    Yes.................
     
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    It's about $600 cheaper than from Alienware, and I'm assuming it's used. If you have the cash, and feel like upgrading, then by all means, do it
     
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    thanx for the feedback...i just thought that the cpu would be a bottleneck considering that it's only 2.0ghz
     
    toysoldier57, Oct 29, 2009
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