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post #101 of 542
10/25/09 at 1:53am
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
So you still getting the ATI cards even tho they maybe slower than the 280's ?
QX9300 @ 2.8Ghz and Stock GPU CrossFireX

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Originally Posted by Rengsey R. H. Jr. View Post
Hey Praetorian77, we have the same specs m17x except for the GPU. Here is my Vantage score with everything stock and CPU multi to 10.5

QX9300 @ 2.8Ghz and Stock GPU SLI

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Originally Posted by Praetorian77 View Post
Hey folks- sorry it took a bit. Had to go get my pizza out of the oven. 4:30 AM over here in Germany and lots of benching to do....need food.
So here it is. Will run them a few more times to see if they stay consistent.

EDIT- Hmmnn, for some reason my CPU is low....but the GPU score has been pretty much consistent the last two runs. Always hovers right around 10.2k. Hope this helps!
EDIT EDIT- Also, these were done with stock drivers and speeds. Just fyi.
CrossfireX http://img38.imageshack.us/i/stockd.jpg/
Nvidia SLI http://img42.imageshack.us/i/comparisonbench.jpg/
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post #102 of 542
10/25/09 at 7:21am
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Originally Posted by Rengsey H. View Post
WOuld anyone want me to post the 4870's(GDDR3 ) Benchmark? lol
Absolutely. Use this and you can make it official within NBF database.

http://www.notebookforums.com/my-benchmarks.html

cheers ...
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post #103 of 542
10/25/09 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
So you still getting the ATI cards even tho they maybe slower than the 280's ?
Dell has a great return policy.
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post #104 of 542
10/25/09 at 12:01pm
very disappointing as GDDR5 was the whole backbone behind the strange mem layout ATI used. To drop to GDDR3 to obviously cut power consumption is rather silly considering the power and position behind the 4870 x2. Knowing all this the GTX 280 is now an overall better choice thanks to Nvidia's driver support and PhysX
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post #105 of 542
10/25/09 at 9:10pm
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Don't forget the 4870 is newer technology.
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post #106 of 542
10/26/09 at 12:40am
Search and tried all the tools out there to OC, and no luck. What other methos or route to gettin' the 4870's OC'ed?
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post #107 of 542
10/26/09 at 6:15am
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You tried all the tools in the original post?

Which operating system are you using?
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post #108 of 542
10/26/09 at 1:31pm
I have received email confirmation from someone inside Dell's Gaming Engineering department that the memory used in the 4870s IS GDDR3.

That's not good.
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post #109 of 542
10/26/09 at 1:40pm
Are the gddr5's available to purchase?
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post #110 of 542
10/26/09 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by meatpimp View Post
I have received email confirmation from someone inside Dell's Gaming Engineering department that the memory used in the 4870s IS GDDR3.

That's not good.
No shocker there. Mass false advertising, big mess up on Dell's end... not good at all...
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post #111 of 542
10/26/09 at 2:50pm
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I canceled my order today. Dell decided my order was worth delaying I guess. I ordered on 9/26 and was told it wasn't coming until November.
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post #112 of 542
10/26/09 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
I canceled my order today. Dell decided my order was worth delaying I guess. I ordered on 9/26 and was told it wasn't coming until November.
you should of waited. i got mine in today an it's awesome. i had to wait 2 months but it was worth it.
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post #113 of 542
10/26/09 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
I canceled my order today. Dell decided my order was worth delaying I guess. I ordered on 9/26 and was told it wasn't coming until November.
I don't blame you bro, if this wasn't a replacement, i would have cancelled two weeks ago and buy the one from Sam's Club, as I understand it, they have those already in their Wharehouse.

Black Friday will come soon enough and I am sure you'll get a smoking deal...

Are you gonna go with the 280s or ATI?
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post #114 of 542
10/26/09 at 4:05pm
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I already owned the 280s so I'd get the 4870s.
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post #115 of 542
10/26/09 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by moonstone65 View Post
you should of waited. i got mine in today an it's awesome. i had to wait 2 months but it was worth it.
For my first one I only had to wait 2 weeks. Others are reporting they were getting them in 1-2 weeks. Plus there is a new rumor that there will be a second supplier of the LCDs. So hopefully we can choose not to get the Samsung screens.
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post #116 of 542
10/26/09 at 6:41pm
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
For my first one I only had to wait 2 weeks. Others are reporting they were getting them in 1-2 weeks. Plus there is a new rumor that there will be a second supplier of the LCDs. So hopefully we can choose not to get the Samsung screens.
Whats wrong with the Samsung screens?
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post #117 of 542
10/26/09 at 7:46pm
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It's similar to the Samsung screen that came with the M1730. Do you know if you had a Samsung with your old system?
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post #118 of 542
10/26/09 at 9:50pm
I wish these things had the RGB LED option
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post #119 of 542
10/27/09 at 2:21am
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
It's similar to the Samsung screen that came with the M1730. Do you know if you had a Samsung with your old system?
No idea bro...
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post #120 of 542
10/27/09 at 8:40am
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I canceled my order today. Dell decided my order was worth delaying I guess. I ordered on 9/26 and was told it wasn't coming until November.

So you interested in selling your 256 GB SSD Drive by chance ?
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