M17X PCIE BUS AT 8X!! ... MCP79 is the chipset.

NWGuru · 11-05-2009, 02:35 PM

MCP79 is the chipset.

moonstone65 · 11-05-2009, 04:54 PM

lots of limitation on this unit. for over 3k you would think it wouldn't have any limitations.

NWGuru · 11-05-2009, 05:10 PM

It's easily in the top 3 in gaming laptops right now. Enjoy it.

moonstone65 · 11-05-2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWGuru

It's easily in the top 3 in gaming laptops right now. Enjoy it.

forsure dude

whiteashcm1 · 11-08-2009, 11:01 AM

like i said before, i have a SINGLE GTX 260 and it runs at 8x not 16x all the time, wheter it be on battery or a/c power, so the assumption of the chipset running the pcie at 16x for a single card is FALSE... ...

powerpack · 11-08-2009, 12:16 PM

I know you guys want the 16X but I don't think your cards saturate the 8X or 8X/8X? So I think real world all good?

dondadah88 · 11-08-2009, 12:41 PM

well I want to know if that is preventing the overclock on the unit.

powerpack · 11-08-2009, 12:56 PM

I do not see how PCIe could affect what is all internal to the GPU (OC, core/RAM) as PCIe is external to the GPU. I could see in theory how would effect the outcome/benefit of OC but not OC itself.

11-05-2009, 02:35 PM	#1
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	MCP79 is the chipset. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

11-05-2009, 05:10 PM	#3
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 390 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,356	It's easily in the top 3 in gaming laptops right now. Enjoy it. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

11-08-2009, 11:01 AM	#5
whiteashcm1 sharky Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 73 Credits: 373	like i said before, i have a SINGLE GTX 260 and it runs at 8x not 16x all the time, wheter it be on battery or a/c power, so the assumption of the chipset running the pcie at 16x for a single card is FALSE... ... __________________ Alienware M17X Nebula Red Single GEFORCE GTX 260m 1GIG video 128gig corsair P128 ssd DVD/RW/Blueray rom 4GIG 1333mhz mem CORE2 DUO T9600 @ 2.80 WUXGA Samsung PANEL

11-08-2009, 12:16 PM	#6
powerpack NBF Spiritual Advisor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Baby! Posts: 969 Credits: 2,626	I know you guys want the 16X but I don't think your cards saturate the 8X or 8X/8X? So I think real world all good? __________________ Asus F8VA-C1 14" WXGA+, T9400 OC'd 2.85Ghz 6MBL2, 1,200Mhz FSB, 4GB DDR2 900Mhz RAM, 320GB @5400 SATA 3.0 HDD, ATI HD3650m 1GB OC'd 805Mhz/505Mhz, VHP 32bit. Suicide runs @3Ghz, wPrime 25.381/s, 3DMark06 4,913, Ram bandwidth 6,429MB/s.

11-08-2009, 12:56 PM	#8
powerpack NBF Spiritual Advisor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Baby! Posts: 969 Credits: 2,626	I do not see how PCIe could affect what is all internal to the GPU (OC, core/RAM) as PCIe is external to the GPU. I could see in theory how would effect the outcome/benefit of OC but not OC itself. __________________ Asus F8VA-C1 14" WXGA+, T9400 OC'd 2.85Ghz 6MBL2, 1,200Mhz FSB, 4GB DDR2 900Mhz RAM, 320GB @5400 SATA 3.0 HDD, ATI HD3650m 1GB OC'd 805Mhz/505Mhz, VHP 32bit. Suicide runs @3Ghz, wPrime 25.381/s, 3DMark06 4,913, Ram bandwidth 6,429MB/s.

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11-05-2009, 04:54 PM	#2
moonstone65 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 102 Credits: 486	lots of limitation on this unit. for over 3k you would think it wouldn't have any limitations.

11-08-2009, 12:41 PM	#7
dondadah88 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 64 Credits: 334	well I want to know if that is preventing the overclock on the unit.

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