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post #1 of 6
8/30/11 at 5:11pm
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These are the two laptops i have narrowed it down to. I just need help choosing which one will have a better gaming performance.

 

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Or this one

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200296

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post #2 of 6
8/31/11 at 2:55am
I'd take the AW, simply because the AW m17x has been a proven beast compared to the new m18

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post #3 of 6
8/31/11 at 10:15am
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I like the m17x but my main concern is the graphics card. Would a Radeon 6990 be more powerful than 2 gtx 460s in sli?

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post #4 of 6
8/31/11 at 11:21am
Yes, seems to have slight edge on that 460M Sli.
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post #5 of 6
8/31/11 at 11:49am
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Yeah i know the 6990 is better than the gtx 580 but i wasnt sure if it was more powerful than a gtx 460 sli.

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post #6 of 6
9/1/11 at 10:48am
The difference isn't so big, 3 - 16% in published 3DMark benchmarks.
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