Dell E1705(inspiron 9400).. for around $1500 with impressive 7900GS gaphics card and 2gb ram, 160gb of hdd,...
about cpu... get t7200 2ghz, because difference between 2ghz and 2.16ghz is minimal,.. and price is huge between those 2...
please ask yourself.. is it worthy to destroy warranty on card, and overclock it? because almost all games are working today, without needed overclocking,...
of course, new dell m1710s will have santa rosa with design for 7950gtx and dx10 8600 compactible and with that probably 8800 and 8900 compactible(dx10 gpus will have same designs).
well the most important thing in santa rosa xps 17'' gaming laptop will be 7950gtx and possibility of upgrade to 8800,8900gtx ,... any other thinking is not logical,..