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post #861 of 961
2/19/08 at 11:48am
I believe at some point they will be offered for both the m15x and m17x.
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post #862 of 961
2/19/08 at 11:57am
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I believe at some point they will be offered for both the m15x and m17x.
It seems like the way to go to help extend battery charge time.
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post #863 of 961
2/19/08 at 12:32pm
Yes, indeed!

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3195&p=1
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post #864 of 961
2/19/08 at 1:19pm
This is too funny! AW now offers the Penryn on the m15x. Check it!
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post #865 of 961
2/19/08 at 1:30pm
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This is too funny! AW now offers the Penryn on the m15x. Check it!
I just saw that. I had a feeling that it wouldn't be too long before they offered Penryn's.
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post #866 of 961
2/19/08 at 2:13pm
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This is too funny! AW now offers the Penryn on the m15x. Check it!
That's pretty nice. Too bad for those who already jumped the gun on the merom's. This is bringing me back to the m15x!
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post #867 of 961
2/19/08 at 2:28pm
Excellent!
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post #868 of 961
2/19/08 at 5:37pm
I just called and changed my order over from the X7900 2.8 extreme 4MB cache to the new X9000 Penryn !!! 6MB cache vs. 4MB cache is always better, glad it was still in phase 4! I pretty much have the system maxed out except for the 720p 1440x900 screen. Should I of gotten the 1200p??? I hope I dont regret it. My friend thinks I wont be able to run crysis at max is this true?

-45nm-
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post #869 of 961
2/19/08 at 5:49pm
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I just called and changed my order over from the X7900 2.8 extreme 4MB cache to the new X9000 Penryn !!! 6MB cache vs. 4MB cache is always better, glad it was still in phase 4! I pretty much have the system maxed out except for the 720p 1440x900 screen. Should I of gotten the 1200p??? I hope I dont regret it. My friend thinks I wont be able to run crysis at max is this true?

-45nm-
Nice upgrade!

I am not sure about Crysis at full graphics, though. I would think it should.
See:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
They have added a Crysis test.
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post #870 of 961
2/19/08 at 6:05pm
i dont see why it shouldnt be able to play it at max
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post #871 of 961
2/19/08 at 6:24pm
I am going to order new ram next week and i kinda like the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231165

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144066

not sure which one i should get...Any sugg. would come in handy before my purchase. Also just got the western digital 250GB 2.5 portable usb hard drive...does anyone like theirs or had any problems with it and is there any thing ordinary I should do with mine. Maybe you can boot to linux???
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post #872 of 961
2/19/08 at 6:39pm
You can't play Crysis at max. Only with shadows on low that you can.
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post #873 of 961
2/19/08 at 6:48pm
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I am going to order new ram next week and i kinda like the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231165

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144066

not sure which one i should get...Any sugg. would come in handy before my purchase. Also just got the western digital 250GB 2.5 portable usb hard drive...does anyone like theirs or had any problems with it and is there any thing ordinary I should do with mine. Maybe you can boot to linux???
A little planning is needed to boot Linux from a USB portable drive. A small intro can be found here:
USB portable linux boot linky
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post #874 of 961
2/19/08 at 8:43pm
Even desktop computers with one 8800 GTX card can't run Crysis at max.
You may be able to run Crysis at medium with maybe 60 fps.
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post #875 of 961
2/20/08 at 12:15pm
I hate to keep bringing this up, but has anyone been able to utilize the supposed fix that Alienware issued to allow video AND AUDIO through the HDMI ?
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post #876 of 961
2/20/08 at 7:53pm
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I hate to keep bringing this up, but has anyone been able to utilize the supposed fix that Alienware issued to allow video AND AUDIO through the HDMI ?
I see you have been posting and getting no responses.
I am sure you read this:
http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/a...i=&p_topview=1

I checked on the Dell forums and there was a similar issue with the XPS M1530. It may not be exactly the problem, but this is supposed to be the fix for them:
http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...4023#U18864023
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post #877 of 961
2/23/08 at 11:24am
Samsung Planning on 256GB SSDs, Huge Price Drops by End of the Year

http://gizmodo.com/359882/samsung-pl...nd-of-the-year
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post #878 of 961
2/25/08 at 7:47am
This is interesting. I received a Dell Gaming Newsletter E-Mail about the Alienware m15x.

From Dell Gaming Newsletter [dell@homeandhomeoffice.dell.com]

The Area-51 m15x Laptop from Alienware: Powerful Enough to Handle Crysis

http://www.dell.com/html/global/topi...dhs/index.html

There is an Alienware section to visit Alienware. Changing ad at top of site shows Alienware m15x.
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post #879 of 961
2/26/08 at 12:03am
well it is possible to handle crysis its not like the computer just wont play it, youll just have to turn down some of its graphics, and i dont see what the big deal is from reviews ive heard crysis really isnt as great as everyone makes it to be
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post #880 of 961
2/26/08 at 1:28am
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well it is possible to handle crysis its not like the computer just wont play it, youll just have to turn down some of its graphics, and i dont see what the big deal is from reviews ive heard crysis really isnt as great as everyone makes it to be
I haven't seen it, either. Many reviewers seem to prefer to use Crysis as a benchmark for graphics performance, rather than as a game. Maximum PC, for one, thinks the game play is repetitive.

I was interested that Dell has an ad showcasing Alienware's new notebook... and gaming consoles.
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