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post #21 of 36
12/16/09 at 5:59pm
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It's a hobby. Usually recoup money when selling systems. I've sold 4 laptops and multiple hard drives and processors this year. It's a never ending cycle. Just like with the 4850s. I'll sell the 3870s to get some of the money back.
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post #22 of 36
12/21/09 at 12:08pm
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I received the 4850s on Saturday but haven't had any luck with benchmarks. Almost seems like there is not enough power when OC'ing.
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post #23 of 36
12/21/09 at 6:10pm
Need a bigger power brick?

cheers ...
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post #24 of 36
12/21/09 at 6:29pm
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I tried the one that came with the M17x but didn't help.
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post #25 of 36
12/21/09 at 6:40pm
Interesting. You have no external devices connected when you OC, correct?

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post #26 of 36
12/21/09 at 11:51pm
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No, I've even tried stripping it down further as in 1 dimm, 1 hard drive and disabling devices I don't use that I cannot remove. It's a difficult puzzle to solve because it lacks consistency.
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post #27 of 36
12/24/09 at 11:58am
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Ran some benchmarks with my T9900 and the QX9300 with my 4850s yesterday and the T9900 performed better with the new cards. I simply don't have enough "juice" to push the cards. Oh well I may just sell the system now.
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post #28 of 36
1/4/10 at 4:40pm
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4850s went belly up on me. AW sending me new cards. I think that was my hint not to push these cards in the M17.
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post #29 of 36
1/5/10 at 12:57am
think that is why they would not OC for you ???
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post #30 of 36
1/5/10 at 9:31am
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The cards OC'ed just as easily as the 4870s did. It's just when running benchmarks whenever I got to the CPU test there was a major slow down.
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post #31 of 36
1/5/10 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
4850s went belly up on me. AW sending me new cards. I think that was my hint not to push these cards in the M17.
Should probably put a warning on your posts then. Or did you reallllllllly push it hard?
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post #32 of 36
1/5/10 at 2:30pm
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No I definitely pushed the 4870s harder than the 4850s. Plus the problem didn't happen until after reinstalling the OS. It didn't happen while benchmarking so I have no real proof why it happened.
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post #33 of 36
1/5/10 at 5:05pm
oh. weird.
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post #34 of 36
9/21/10 at 2:41pm
NWGuru, awesome pictures!
I'm quite envious of your systems. I was wanting to buy a M17/9750 design before they redesigned system to the M17x. I have always been a fan of the classic skull cap design. I wish they still offered this system!
What do you think of the difference between chassis / overall appearance? likes / dislikes?
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post #35 of 36
9/25/10 at 12:58am
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I like the old skull cap also but the current systems are better built but the trade off is it is heavier. I think anyone would be happy with either. They are not flimsy like the Asus systems.
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post #36 of 36
12/22/10 at 4:27am
Decent Review comparison. I wish alienware fixed the damn problems with the stuttering issues and that beast the 4850s with the QX9300!
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