Area 51 M5790 ordered ... Area-51® m5790 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB Operating System (Office software not ...

drewgpiper · 02-21-2007, 07:41 PM

[1] Area-51® m5790

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic
Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD - Saucer Silver
Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 100GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/ Software
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1800
Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Mouse: Razer Copperhead™ High Precision Gaming Mouse - Tempest Blue
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE!
Free Alienware® T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black

got all this for a little over 2 grand, do you think it will run company of hereos battlefield series and call of duty 2 ok with 1 gig of ram for a while, or should i buy some sticks from new egg asap and throw them in there?
also.. this is my first laptop, how hard is it to upgrade hardware on these machines? graphic cards, hard drive etc.... as easy as taking the bottom off and popping new in?

any information would be appreciated.

Thanks
Drew

P.S i ordered the computer for 2303 day after the price dropped i called them up and they credited me all of the price drop, so i upgraded to 100 gig hd instead of the 80 and still saved 78 bux, they told me they would honor price drops untill the system ships, after that they would nt refund anything.

Another thing, i have read numerous times at how bad alienware support is, i would just like the say they have always been curtious to me and helped me fully, yes once or twice their technition didnt know the answer, but if hes like me, i have to be there with the computer to do anything, its a hard job give them a break. As long as im curtious to them and dont get impatient they do the same back, i will complain that some of them dont know how to speak fluent english, which gets on my nerves a little but its still acceptable.

drewgpiper · 02-22-2007, 09:17 AM

anyone?

FetusCakeMix · 02-22-2007, 11:22 AM

I'm not really sure. You could probably play it with the settings at medium, but I dunno about maxing them out.

I've also had some pretty good luck with tech support so far. I've gotten answers to all my questions and everything.

AW-Isaac · 02-23-2007, 08:07 PM

that setup should be fine for most games i dont play company of heroes and i havent try it on an m5790 so im note sure how it will run, COD2 will run at full settings as for BF series anything prior BF2 will run at full settings fine, BF 2142 will also run at full settings but you need to let the card "warm up" once you enter the game for about 30secs to get smoth FPS

Brixton Gunner · 03-28-2007, 04:34 PM

I'm not an expert by all means, but I've been looking around, and have got some responses here, and I think 2GB of RAM would definitely be beneficial. Probably worth ordering off of newegg or some other site. The 2 512's could probably be sold off of eBay, and you might even come close to breaking even. Just my two cents.

boomheadshot45 · 03-28-2007, 04:50 PM

Yeah 2 GB of RAM is a must if you wanna play games at max settings. Just get the 1 GB and order another 1 GB stick off of www.newegg.com

5750FTW · 03-28-2007, 05:06 PM

you can't just buy another 1GB stick off on newegg because the m5790 only supports two slots and he already has 2 512's because Alienware doesn't offer 1 1GB so he's gonna have to buy a 2Gb set which sucks but it's definitely worth it. But as mentioned earlier, definitely sell the 2 512 on eBay if you can, it'll help you get some if not all your money back

Brixton Gunner · 03-28-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5750FTW

you can't just buy another 1GB stick off on newegg because the m5790 only supports two slots and he already has 2 512's because Alienware doesn't offer 1 1GB so he's gonna have to buy a 2Gb set which sucks but it's definitely worth it. But as mentioned earlier, definitely sell the 2 512 on eBay if you can, it'll help you get some if not all your money back

Well, technically you could order it and have a 1GB and a 512'er in at the same time, but if you're gonna upgrade, just shell out the cash, it's honestly not THAT expensive, from the research I've done.

5750FTW · 03-29-2007, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brixton Gunner

Well, technically you could order it and have a 1GB and a 512'er in at the same time, but if you're gonna upgrade, just shell out the cash, it's honestly not THAT expensive, from the research I've done.

actually the m5790 supports only Dual Channel which would mean that he would need two identical RAM modules, in which a 1GB is not the same as a 512MB so that wouldn't work

GOD_OF_WAR · 03-29-2007, 06:59 PM

Yes a 1GB and a 512MB will work but just not in dual channel mode. The performance with dual channel is only 5-10% nothing major anyways at least not in laptops.

Brixton Gunner · 03-29-2007, 08:42 PM

Ah! That's good to know..

Don't mind me then..

02-21-2007, 07:41 PM	#1
drewgpiper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40 Reviews: 1 Credits: -320	Area 51 M5790 ordered [1] Area-51® m5790 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD - Saucer Silver Motherboard: Alienware® Intel® 945PM + ICH7 Chipset Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 100GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/ Software Video/Graphics Card: 256MB ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1800 Sound Card: Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem Mouse: Razer Copperhead™ High Precision Gaming Mouse - Tempest Blue Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE! Free Alienware® T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black got all this for a little over 2 grand, do you think it will run company of hereos battlefield series and call of duty 2 ok with 1 gig of ram for a while, or should i buy some sticks from new egg asap and throw them in there? also.. this is my first laptop, how hard is it to upgrade hardware on these machines? graphic cards, hard drive etc.... as easy as taking the bottom off and popping new in? any information would be appreciated. Thanks Drew P.S i ordered the computer for 2303 day after the price dropped i called them up and they credited me all of the price drop, so i upgraded to 100 gig hd instead of the 80 and still saved 78 bux, they told me they would honor price drops untill the system ships, after that they would nt refund anything. Another thing, i have read numerous times at how bad alienware support is, i would just like the say they have always been curtious to me and helped me fully, yes once or twice their technition didnt know the answer, but if hes like me, i have to be there with the computer to do anything, its a hard job give them a break. As long as im curtious to them and dont get impatient they do the same back, i will complain that some of them dont know how to speak fluent english, which gets on my nerves a little but its still acceptable.

02-23-2007, 08:07 PM	#4
AW-Isaac im free from what you are Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mothership Posts: 852 Credits: 977	that setup should be fine for most games i dont play company of heroes and i havent try it on an m5790 so im note sure how it will run, COD2 will run at full settings as for BF series anything prior BF2 will run at full settings fine, BF 2142 will also run at full settings but you need to let the card "warm up" once you enter the game for about 30secs to get smoth FPS __________________ Isaac Salas Cisco TAC Engineer EX - Alienware employee

03-28-2007, 04:50 PM	#6
boomheadshot45 Don Draper, boss. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where In-N-Out is god. Posts: 5,765 Credits: 1,449	Yeah 2 GB of RAM is a must if you wanna play games at max settings. Just get the 1 GB and order another 1 GB stick off of www.newegg.com __________________

03-29-2007, 06:59 PM	#10
GOD_OF_WAR GOD_OF_WAR_BX Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BRONX, NY Posts: 859 Credits: 478	Yes a 1GB and a 512MB will work but just not in dual channel mode. The performance with dual channel is only 5-10% nothing major anyways at least not in laptops. __________________ Asus M70Vn-C1 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53ghz 6MB cache 4GB DDR2 800mhz RAM 320GB 7200rpm 16MB cache Hard Drive (OS and apps) 500GB 5400rpm 8MB cache Hard Drive (storage) Blu-ray Combo Optical Drive 1GB DDR2 Nvidia Geforce 9650m GT Intel 5100 Wireless b/g/draft-n Mini-Card Integrated NTSC/ATSC TV Tuner 17" WUXGA+ 1920x1200 LCD Display Integrated Altec Lansing 4.1 Speaker System 1.3MP Webcam

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02-22-2007, 09:17 AM	#2
drewgpiper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40 Reviews: 1 Credits: -320	anyone?

02-22-2007, 11:22 AM	#3
FetusCakeMix Proud 5790 owner. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 223 Credits: 732	I'm not really sure. You could probably play it with the settings at medium, but I dunno about maxing them out. I've also had some pretty good luck with tech support so far. I've gotten answers to all my questions and everything.

03-28-2007, 04:34 PM	#5
Brixton Gunner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 309 Credits: -197	I'm not an expert by all means, but I've been looking around, and have got some responses here, and I think 2GB of RAM would definitely be beneficial. Probably worth ordering off of newegg or some other site. The 2 512's could probably be sold off of eBay, and you might even come close to breaking even. Just my two cents.

03-28-2007, 05:06 PM	#7
5750FTW Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In a house with people Posts: 183 Credits: -92	you can't just buy another 1GB stick off on newegg because the m5790 only supports two slots and he already has 2 512's because Alienware doesn't offer 1 1GB so he's gonna have to buy a 2Gb set which sucks but it's definitely worth it. But as mentioned earlier, definitely sell the 2 512 on eBay if you can, it'll help you get some if not all your money back

03-29-2007, 08:42 PM	#11
Brixton Gunner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 309 Credits: -197	Ah! That's good to know.. Don't mind me then..

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