wat cooling system does AW lappies use ah? 

i just recommending that way if you short of budget during that moment.

let me explain if we do it the another way.

>sacrifice CPU for 3 years warranty.
>then after a year or two (like both of us for example), already want to upgrade CPU.
>when we upgrade CPU by yourself and something bad happens, God forbid, Dell will check and clarify that our warranty had been voided.
>than we can kiss our 3 years warranty goodbye.

please correct me if i am wrong somewhere in this explanation

Mr.Doctor, I think you got the "older" model of M17x right ?

yea. i am assuming that too. but how is when CPU / GPU that we upgrade ourself causing damaged to other hardwares too? mobo for the best nightmare's example? i doubt they will cover that too since we are the cause of this damage.

btw i think we as Dell Alienware user should make some kind of request from Dell so that they will obey Alienware's policy where they will upgrade to us the latest hardwares. this already posted by someone in previous post.

Arizuka, what is your opinion regarding to this?
i think it should be no problem.

ask Dell directly for more precise information

So mr doctor, u prefer me to get the specs that i mention just now with RM 8.5k

or

the AW-R2 with
        Metallic Space Silver Base
Intel? Core? i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz,4 Cores/8 Threads,turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows? 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
3-year Premier Service with 3-year CompleteCover
17.0" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 - Beyond HD (1200p) - RGB LED
6GB (1 x 2GB + 1 x 4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
640GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive (320GBx2)
8X DVD + /-RW Drive with DVD + R double layer write capability
SLI Dual - 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870
9-cell Primary Battery
RM 8800

my SA give me the price for this spec now..
        Metallic Space Silver Base
Intel? Core?2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.8GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows? 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
3-year Premier Service with 3-year CompleteCover
17.0 " Beyond HD 1200p WUXGA (1920x1200) CCFL Display with TrueLife TM
4GB (2GBx2) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD + /-RW Drive with DVD + R double layer write capability
SLI Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
9-cell Primary Battery
RM 8230..

and the AW-R2 still asking fot the best price..

when is the exact date of R2 arrival actually?

so R1 or R2 should i go??
u guys owning a AW, thats why asking u guys for more info ..
the GTX 280 SLI can run good with T9600 onot?
seems mr doctor disagree with the i7..

i disagree because of solid reason : 99.999% of game's engine cannot support HT - the main point of getting i7.

if you want to use this monster for AutoCAD or Photoshop, i7 suit you then

my comment is always stress on gaming aspects, if you noticed
920? damnnn. hahaha. maybe topup a bit right?

so whether the R1 with T9600 satisfy with the Dual GTX280?

nahh. they will give you an extra discount due to the problem.

if not, just tell them you will never recommend Dell to others

btw azurika, you are the one that request screenshot of CODMW2 on snowy stage with Vsync ON?

195.62 is mine. is this version is problematic?