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M17x is here, and oh boy.........

post #1 of 27
7/5/08 at 10:35pm
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Hello all,

I have ordered my M17x on 5-30 right before I went on vacation to Europe, and after 3 weeks it showed up at my shop. Since I just got back, I am now getting to play with it.

So, my first impression.............................. holly shit!!

I have been an owner of the m9750 for almost a year (which I am selling now, see another post on the forum), and I decided to upgrade (I know, I know, why, well, I am a computer nut).
This notebook kicks some nice butt, it has some real nice feel, the illuminated keyboard and other things are nice too.
Attached are the specs and scores from what the techs did before shipment.
I have however upgraded the RAM to 4 GB


I will take pics tomorrow and add them to the post.

As of right now, this notebook works fantastic.
Lets hope I will not have any issues with it, like my friend has while playing WOW (locking up).

Mark
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post #2 of 27
7/6/08 at 1:58pm
If it locks up its on WOW it is not your computer but WOWs system we all have issues with them.

Post pics when you can!
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post #3 of 27
7/6/08 at 4:11pm
Benchmarks please
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post #4 of 27
7/6/08 at 7:26pm
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Benchmarks please

Benchmark info is in the txt file that is attached to the original posting.
Unless there is something more you would like to see.
It has 3D Mark Score and more

Mark
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post #5 of 27
7/6/08 at 8:01pm
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I have noticed that the GPU fan is rather noisy, a lot noisier then the 9750 notebook. Wonder how they are going to get after 6 months of using them.
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post #6 of 27
7/6/08 at 8:01pm
How about some pics?
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post #7 of 27
7/6/08 at 8:11pm
10k 3dmark06 right out of the box with the 8700GT SLI'd. very nice and about what i expected. If I could just get someone with the m15x & 8700GT to run a benchie. (i just need to know!)

how about more benchmarks

Congratz btw.

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Benchmark info is in the txt file that is attached to the original posting.
Unless there is something more you would like to see.
It has 3D Mark Score and more
you dont want to know the answer to that lol.
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post #8 of 27
7/6/08 at 8:20pm
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Ok, Here are some images, one thing about black, fingerprints show up really fast.
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post #9 of 27
7/6/08 at 8:42pm
Very nice! it really does look like the m15x's big brother!

Have you had a sec to check out the GPU behavior i.e. downclocking, Powermizer enabled after reboot, etc? I’m very interested if it behaves the same as the m15x, which I’m willing to bet money on 
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post #10 of 27
7/6/08 at 9:23pm
Nice ones! Looks like it's going to be lots of fun for ya.
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post #11 of 27
7/6/08 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by marker01 View Post
Very nice! it really does look like the m15x's big brother!

Have you had a sec to check out the GPU behavior i.e. downclocking, Powermizer enabled after reboot, etc? I’m very interested if it behaves the same as the m15x, which I’m willing to bet money on 
I have not downclock it, but i will try the Powermizer enabled, will let you know.
What is happening with the m15x?

also, is there a way to have the LEDs on the keyboard dim if it is brighter outside? trying to make sure they will not die despite the 2 year warranty i have.
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post #12 of 27
7/7/08 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by keram
I have not downclock it, but i will try the Powermizer enabled, will let you know.
What is happening with the m15x?
I explained a workaround with the GPU powermizer thing here.

Basically, first if you disable powermizer from the nvidia control panel, then reboot, is powermizer automatically enabled after the reboot? I'm almost willing to bet yes

If you're interested in what’s going on, I’d load Nvidia's ntune (this is a Nvidia supported feature)
You'll see some new options within Nvidia control panel including Launch NVMonitor. This will let you view you GPU clock speeds and monitor its behavior.

If you check out that other post, you’ll see what I’m talking about


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Originally Posted by keram
also, is there a way to have the LEDs on the keyboard dim if it is brighter outside? trying to make sure they will not die despite the 2 year warranty i have.
They are LED lights so chances of them burning out is extremely minimal. At worst they would become disconnected, and changing the brightness would not affect this.
Otherwise you can open Alienware FX lighting and change the touchpad to a dimmer color.

Congratz! Seems like one awesome machine!
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post #13 of 27
7/8/08 at 10:15am
yup. that "holy shit" reaction i had when i saw the m15x for the first time.

you gonna post any pics or write a review?
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post #14 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
yup. that "holy shit" reaction i had when i saw the m15x for the first time.

you gonna post any pics or write a review?
I will take more pics, nicer ones here in the office, and the moment i have some time today I will write up a small review.

Thanx
Mark
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post #15 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:26pm
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post #16 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:41pm
i really want to know how powerful the two 8800 cards will be in one... havent seen one with the two 8800 cards in it...
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post #17 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:45pm
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i really want to know how powerful the two 8800 cards will be in one... havent seen one with the two 8800 cards in it...
Are you talking about m17xs? Or notebooks in general?
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post #18 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:55pm
the m17x....with two 8800 cards in it...
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post #19 of 27
7/8/08 at 2:57pm
gotchya
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post #20 of 27
7/9/08 at 7:07am
Steve! When are you going to get your hands on one of these M17x babies for a decent review?
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