Posts by CrashPrime

the secondary 260m is a different part from the primary? does anyone know model numbers of the cable, fan, and/or secondary 260m?

Quick little update: Yep, it came in pristine condition. I've gone over it really closely and I'd be pleased with the condition if it was advertised as brand new. Holy cow is it fast. Much faster than my E1705. I was right about...

I just recieved an m17x as a replacement model from Dell, and it came equipped with a single 260m. Great card, but I was wondering, after seeing the video in the stickies from Moo, is it possible to purchase a 2nd 260m to get SLI...

It's a refurb, but I'm ok with that. My E1705 had plenty of road wear so it isn't like I sent them a pristine laptop in the first place. The only thing that would be an issue is if there was something wrong with the hardware (which can...

Uhhhhhhhh. 1 P303J Base,Notebook,Alienware,Black WXGA-AG,M17X $675.00 1 0797C Customer Kit,Documentation, Airborne $1.99 1 0Y4VG Module,Card,Registration Upgrade,W7HP,VHP,W0 $13.00 1 3TF5Y Module,Information,Wireless AW1510 ...

Thanks for the advice Merum. Dell approved a system exchange for a laptop that will feature an ATI 4650. Looks like the 4650 is slightly better than my old 7900GS in most of the games I play so I was satisfied. It was actually quite...

Quote: Originally Posted by powerpack The Studio 17 offers the 512MB HD3650m as the discrete upgrade. how does that compare to the nvidia 7900GS I had?

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p it's a Inspiron 1737 laptop I gathered that much, but I couldn't figure out what kind of video card it had (if any at all, hopefully it's not integrated).

Well my E1705 was sent in for warranty, and Dell informed me a few weeks ago I would be recieving a replacement system instead of them fixing mine. I guess they were out of stock of parts needed to fix my trusty E1705. First let me...