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My M15X hardware

post #1 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:04am
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Alienware Area-51m15x Grey- no skullcap
512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT
Intel® Core-- 2 Duo T7800 2.6GHz (4MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 2048MB
200GB 7200RPM (16MB Cache)

I do alot of graphic design and also gamming. If anyone is considering ordering a M15X and have any questions abuot this harware confiquration or what they should get send me an email.
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post #2 of 35
6/19/08 at 12:51pm
does it handle everything smoothly with the 8700?? i am in phase 6.. wat happens to the extra gig of ram since 32 bit only uses 3 gigs? can it handle most games wit 8700??
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post #3 of 35
6/19/08 at 1:12pm
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well it runs 4 gb or ram and its showing up .when I got my m15x the webcam wasn't conected internally so I sent it in and when i got it back it read 4gb instead of 3 so i think it might have been the service pack 1. I run really big adobe programs such as photoshop and dreamweaver so the ram really helps and I havent played many graphics demaning games I play ounter strike source and halo2 but when you recive your laptop you will have a bench mark doc and mine was able to run doom 3 at 159.2 fps. Trust me this is the best laptop you'll ever own the only thing that sucks is the battery life. It runs really smooth.
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post #4 of 35
6/19/08 at 1:20pm
ok thx a lot... this will be my first laptop... and our desktop is like a basic dell from 4 years ago... it jumped to phase 8 from when i typed phse 6 earlier
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post #5 of 35
6/19/08 at 1:28pm
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I had a dell desktop too. POS it had low ram and it could handle any adobe CS3 software so I bought an alienware. it was this or an apple. I really can't stand apple users. They think their better then everyone else because they use an apple computer. So I went with alienware.
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post #6 of 35
6/19/08 at 9:57pm
Can you run a 3dmark06 benchmark? i'm very curious on how the 8700 holds up on this guy

Just over a year ago, you could not find a 15" notebook with anything more powerful then the 7600, none offered even the 7700 (i.e. my m5550). I think the 8700 is an awsome option for those who will not go nuts for the 8800 GTX.
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post #7 of 35
6/19/08 at 10:56pm
you can get about 4 hours of battery life out of the m15x if you follow the sticky that shows how to get extra battery life out of it...
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post #8 of 35
6/19/08 at 10:57pm
i didnt think 32 bit OS could see all 4 gigs... 64 bit I know can address all 4 gigs...
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post #9 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:14pm
Yes, but they really didn't fix it... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605
More specifically:
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Originally Posted by Microsoft
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) changed how components of the user interface (UI) report memory. For example, some components of the Windows Vista SP1 UI report when there are 4 GB or more of total physical memory installed on the computer.
But...
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Originally Posted by Microsoft
The reduction in available system memory depends on the devices that are installed in the computer. However, to avoid potential driver compatibility issues, the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista limit the total available memory to 3.12 GB.
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post #10 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:17pm
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it shows the 4 gb in the welcome center
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post #11 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:19pm
the welcome center will show 4 gigs if you have that much installed but it cant use all 4 gigs since some is take up by other components...
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post #12 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:21pm
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post #13 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:36pm
yeah it just show you have 4 gigs installed...doesnt mean the laptop is using all 4 gigs
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post #14 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:38pm
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why you got to bust balls
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post #15 of 35
6/19/08 at 11:48pm
I don’t think littlefrankus is trying to bust balls I just think he is trying to alleviate confusion. By Microsoft, with Vista SP1 you can now see the actual physical memory installed in your system. But Vista 32 is only capable of using 3.12GB of memory.

I wouldn’t want someone looking for memory advice on purchasing additional memory to think over 3GB will improve their system. But it is pretty much standard to sell new systems with a 4GB configuration, just dont buy anymore.

Memory limitations are the biggest bottleneck in a 32bit operating system. You don’t see it in desktops but don’t get me started on page pool and non-page pool memory problems in the server world… Vista/XP64 would be a great OS if it was just the standard… finding x64 specific apps/drivers can make you feel like a Mac user.
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post #16 of 35
6/20/08 at 12:49am
im not confusing anyone... you cant use all 4 gigs even if you have 4 gigs installed simple as that...
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post #17 of 35
6/20/08 at 12:55am
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your getting pretty serious over this all I said was when i ordered the laptop i got the 4 gb option and yeah i know its not using all 4 gb just settle down
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post #18 of 35
6/20/08 at 1:12am
I'm still rockin' 64 MBs with Vista Ultimate!
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post #19 of 35
6/20/08 at 1:16am
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Sounds Good
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post #20 of 35
6/20/08 at 1:35am
wasnt serious about it... your reading to hard in to it.... i made a statement about using 4 gigs on the laptop nothing else....dont like people saying that im confusing people...
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