Alienware M18x system specs - Page 3

scotteee · 19th August 2012, 1:01 PM

Cheers for the info guys, I'll give the 7970's a go, i'm used to dealing with alot of different gfx cards and drivers etc and more than used to crossfire issues, i'll battle my way through it, if it becomes to much a pain i'll ditch and go the 680m's

SmolderinCorpse · 20th August 2012, 2:16 AM

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Originally Posted by scotteee

Cheers for the info guys, I'll give the 7970's a go, i'm used to dealing with alot of different gfx cards and drivers etc and more than used to crossfire issues, i'll battle my way through it, if it becomes to much a pain i'll ditch and go the 680m's

Will you be using any professional programs? Like AutoCAD? 3D related programs? Or all out gaming?

If just gaming, go 680

If gaming and professional work, go 7970

scotteee · 20th August 2012, 5:04 PM

ended up with the 7970's can always switch em out later if i feel the need, but should be fine

Anyone on ocau running 2 x 7970m's in crossfire on any laptop? just keen to get some first hand impressions, i've run crossfire 7970's on desktop but guessing it'll be somewhat different

scotteee · 29th August 2012, 9:24 PM

Hey guys,

It arrived today, think it was 10 days from ordering to taking delivery, which i was pretty impressed with

Anyway few iphone pics, then i'm going to put a bit of a review with results later, mainly pointed towards it 3d performance

BrickTop · 3rd September 2012, 5:10 PM

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Originally Posted by scotteee

Hey guys,

It arrived today, think it was 10 days from ordering to taking delivery, which i was pretty impressed with

Anyway few iphone pics, then i'm going to put a bit of a review with results later, mainly pointed towards it 3d performance

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Nice one mate.

Can you tell me if you get crackling on the headphone jack when you have no sound playing please?

scotteee · 3rd September 2012, 8:05 PM

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Nice one mate.

Can you tell me if you get crackling on the headphone jack when you have no sound playing please?

Hey Mate,

Ill check it out later 2nite mate, what soundcard is in yours?

BrickTop · 3rd September 2012, 8:59 PM

It's the Creative Recon 3Di - The sound chip in the R1 was better IMO - at least it was grounded properly.

Speakers are fine, I've just got some crackling through the headphone jacks, especially during disk access as it seems to be at its worst when opening apps.

How are the 7970's fairing? Would be nice to do a bit of a comparison with the 680's

scotteee · 3rd September 2012, 9:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BrickTop

It's the Creative Recon 3Di - The sound chip in the R1 was better IMO - at least it was grounded properly.

Speakers are fine, I've just got some crackling through the headphone jacks, especially during disk access as it seems to be at its worst when opening apps.

How are the 7970's fairing? Would be nice to do a bit of a comparison with the 680's

Hey Mate,

Yer the 7970's chew through everything i've thrown at it so far, i'll be throwing some 680's in it later this month, so it'll be interesting to see the comparo

ItsDanK · 4th September 2012, 12:16 PM

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Hey Mate,

Yer the 7970's chew through everything i've thrown at it so far, i'll be throwing some 680's in it later this month, so it'll be interesting to see the comparo

Hey Scotteee,

I've got a laptop of similar size, you might want to check here http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Search.ht...geCode=EN&q=17 if you intend on taking that thing anywhere (they name the bags pretty well too haha).

http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Laptop-Ba...=SKY002-B00170
This is my personal one and it fits the G75 which I think is slightly wider than the Alienware by memory.

2SHY · 4th September 2012, 1:41 PM

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Hey Scotteee,

I've got a laptop of similar size, you might want to check here http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Search.ht...geCode=EN&q=17 if you intend on taking that thing anywhere (they name the bags pretty well too haha).

http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Laptop-Ba...=SKY002-B00170
This is my personal one and it fits the G75 which I think is slightly wider than the Alienware by memory.

Doubt you will ever more a Gaming Laptop outside the house. My M17xR3 lives at home.

ItsDanK · 4th September 2012, 2:40 PM

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Doubt you will ever more a Gaming Laptop outside the house. My M17xR3 lives at home.

It depends really, I use mine for work and gaming and it travels a lot besides being the wrong side of 4kg.

scotteee · 4th September 2012, 4:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ItsDanK

Hey Scotteee,

I've got a laptop of similar size, you might want to check here http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Search.ht...geCode=EN&q=17 if you intend on taking that thing anywhere (they name the bags pretty well too haha).

http://www.crumpler.com/AU/Laptop-Ba...=SKY002-B00170
This is my personal one and it fits the G75 which I think is slightly wider than the Alienware by memory.

Hey Dan,

Cheers for the link, defently in need of some sort of bag for taking this puppy to lans etc.

Been organising a totally new setup in the house last week or so, got test bench setup + reconfig'd desktop PC + testing new M18x, very busy boy!!

Also need to find a stand for this laptop

mate just got an ROG lappy last week, lasted 3 days until he dropped it off his car roof! hahaha, not sure if it's covered on warranty

BrickTop · 4th September 2012, 5:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scotteee

Hey Dan,

Cheers for the link, defently in need of some sort of bag for taking this puppy to lans etc.

Been organising a totally new setup in the house last week or so, got test bench setup + reconfig'd desktop PC + testing new M18x, very busy boy!!

Also need to find a stand for this laptop

mate just got an ROG lappy last week, lasted 3 days until he dropped it off his car roof! hahaha, not sure if it's covered on warranty

Coolermaster NotePal U3 fits perfectly. With or without the fans as they don't do a thing for temps.

ItsDanK · 4th September 2012, 5:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scotteee

Hey Dan,

Cheers for the link, defently in need of some sort of bag for taking this puppy to lans etc.

Been organising a totally new setup in the house last week or so, got test bench setup + reconfig'd desktop PC + testing new M18x, very busy boy!!

Also need to find a stand for this laptop

mate just got an ROG lappy last week, lasted 3 days until he dropped it off his car roof! hahaha, not sure if it's covered on warranty

Be sure to check the dimensions before purchasing, the crumpler bags are pretty good quality

Physical damage is probably not under the warranty terms but your mate should probably contact the SC anyhow to see what they can do

choppa · 10th September 2012, 4:28 PM

I have been taking my M17x (6.4kg) with me to site (FIFO for last 18 months) and it's been great. Got rid of my desktop early last year (was a 720XPS upgraded to the hilt) but the M17x has acted as a good desktop replacement. Am looking to upgrade myself later this year or early next year but am torn between wanting something lighter (like an Ultrabook) but at the same time wanting the power of a laptop with quad/hex-core/32GB ram/2x480gb SSD/sli gfx. The former would be good for the things I usually do, but the latter would be great when I need to do engineering work (usually modelling in Navisworks / AutoCAD / Solidworks and also simulations in Simulink / Matlab).

It's happened three times now in the past year that I've been forced to check in my laptop as checked luggage due to the lappy + PSU + bag being > 7kg

19th August 2012, 1:01 PM	#31
scotteee Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,214	Cheers for the info guys, I'll give the 7970's a go, i'm used to dealing with alot of different gfx cards and drivers etc and more than used to crossfire issues, i'll battle my way through it, if it becomes to much a pain i'll ditch and go the 680m's __________________ - 3930k @ 4.8ghz - Corsair H100 Watercooling - Enermax Platimax 1500w PSU - Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaw Z 2400mhz - 2 x Gigabyte GTX 690s in SLI - CoolerMaster HAF X Case - Corsair Force 3 240gb SSD - Dell 30" 3008WFP Monitor - Windows 7 64bit - Logitech G9+G19+G35 - Asus Xonar Essense STX - Beyer DT440's HWBOT OCAU "Azyouare"

20th August 2012, 5:04 PM	#33
scotteee Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,214	ended up with the 7970's can always switch em out later if i feel the need, but should be fine Anyone on ocau running 2 x 7970m's in crossfire on any laptop? just keen to get some first hand impressions, i've run crossfire 7970's on desktop but guessing it'll be somewhat different __________________ - 3930k @ 4.8ghz - Corsair H100 Watercooling - Enermax Platimax 1500w PSU - Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaw Z 2400mhz - 2 x Gigabyte GTX 690s in SLI - CoolerMaster HAF X Case - Corsair Force 3 240gb SSD - Dell 30" 3008WFP Monitor - Windows 7 64bit - Logitech G9+G19+G35 - Asus Xonar Essense STX - Beyer DT440's HWBOT OCAU "Azyouare"

29th August 2012, 9:24 PM	#34
scotteee Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,214	Hey guys, It arrived today, think it was 10 days from ordering to taking delivery, which i was pretty impressed with Anyway few iphone pics, then i'm going to put a bit of a review with results later, mainly pointed towards it 3d performance __________________ - 3930k @ 4.8ghz - Corsair H100 Watercooling - Enermax Platimax 1500w PSU - Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaw Z 2400mhz - 2 x Gigabyte GTX 690s in SLI - CoolerMaster HAF X Case - Corsair Force 3 240gb SSD - Dell 30" 3008WFP Monitor - Windows 7 64bit - Logitech G9+G19+G35 - Asus Xonar Essense STX - Beyer DT440's HWBOT OCAU "Azyouare"

3rd September 2012, 8:59 PM	#37
BrickTop Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Adelaide 5089 Posts: 497	It's the Creative Recon 3Di - The sound chip in the R1 was better IMO - at least it was grounded properly. Speakers are fine, I've just got some crackling through the headphone jacks, especially during disk access as it seems to be at its worst when opening apps. How are the 7970's fairing? Would be nice to do a bit of a comparison with the 680's __________________ Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

10th September 2012, 4:28 PM	#45
choppa Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Asia-Pacific Posts: 2,098	I have been taking my M17x (6.4kg) with me to site (FIFO for last 18 months) and it's been great. Got rid of my desktop early last year (was a 720XPS upgraded to the hilt) but the M17x has acted as a good desktop replacement. Am looking to upgrade myself later this year or early next year but am torn between wanting something lighter (like an Ultrabook) but at the same time wanting the power of a laptop with quad/hex-core/32GB ram/2x480gb SSD/sli gfx. The former would be good for the things I usually do, but the latter would be great when I need to do engineering work (usually modelling in Navisworks / AutoCAD / Solidworks and also simulations in Simulink / Matlab). It's happened three times now in the past year that I've been forced to check in my laptop as checked luggage due to the lappy + PSU + bag being > 7kg