Yes I am expecting next year. My M15x is not even a year old till Dec. Next year should be good timing....

Od1N.

I meant the NC2000 models cost half your notepad cooler... wanted to know the edge NZXT has over that so that I can weigh in the cost increase to get yours instead of the Zalman.

Also, I'm on the ATI 10.5 Driver. I feel this is zee most stable for me. Didn't know that 5870 on CF doesn't work with SC2 as mine is loaded with a single 5870....

Based on all the problems, if it was shipped in that condition I'd demand a new unit or the engineer to come sort it out. But seems like you're capable enough to solve all the issues. Kudos.

just realised the M15x price has dropped again....

Bro. Bringing that monster of a Sager into Msian Market soon?

I wish that Alienware comes up with the M17x supporting this monster.....v

You can get a big daddy SAGER with the GTX 480M for the price we pay for our M15x or M17x I reckon...

putochip.

When you planning to get? Can you get one and then take pics and do a review for us here....

I'm not a fan of SAGER, Not because I hate the brand, but because I liKe the overall feel, look and name of Alienware which is awesome. However I also know of the existence of EUROCOM which supplies their units to Sager. The current behemoth of a monster with the GTX 480m makes me droll and even more so with a desktop like processor thrown in. But chances are I'll wait and see what ALienware has to offer in the future.

Its a small overclock only. From 625 - 790. Won't burn the CPU. I have overclocked my 5870 from 700 to 950

Certain games utilize the CPU more than others. Resident Evil 5 for example is one which utilizes the new Core i7 Procs well. And my understanding is that games like Starcraft 2 with lots of individual units also untilize the i7 more than usual.....

I would think its either that it runs on stock or a bit higher. Resident Evil 5 runs hyperthreading though...

Exactly. I think we have been talking about this before in AW Thread 3 done by findingScreemo. I remember just receiving my unit and Putochip as well as Mr. Docter were the ones clarifying all these. The problem is utilisation of hyperthreading by the games. Besides RE5, I'm not sure what other games do this.

This is interesting info. Non Utilisation of HT but the core speed is higher than stock..

I would like to know about this as well.

Sager would be a good choice for getting overseas.

But even with GTX 480M, the increase in performance is slight compared to the ATI 5870.

Actually I meant the gaming performance. Being a 2GB card, the figures show its quite a shame compared to the ATI 5870.

Source: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Game...ds.13849.0.html

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Added on September 1, 2010, 3:06 amOh and I do agree that the M15x has quite an impressive build quality compared to the previous notebooks that I've owned. Though of course I've only handled an M17x a couple of times and the MacBook Pro. But regarding the Sager notebook, I think its due to it being made mostly of plastic which is of concern....

This post has been edited by julchin_09: Sep 1 2010, 03:06 AM

Well that could factor in but being a site that compares like for like they would have even the playing field in terms of settings. Also both are DX11 cards hence I feel that more should be squeezed out of that 2GB GTX 480M. We're comparing the scores of a 2GB Card with that of a 1GB one...

Yea. It looks almost the same size, but only in real life can you see the big difference. And the M15x's screen has a wider border compared to the M17x giving the illusion that its supposed to be big when its not.... There's more space in there for other stuff if it was more efficiently placed and utilized.... But that could be reserved for cooling purposes....

Wah. Thats pretty far that you managed to OC that baby. The furthest I managed to OC my 5870 was to 950/1150. I know some going as high as 990/1190 but those guys from the notebookreview forum kinda crazy. The last time I played with those clocks I got a BSOD so I never tried it no more. Plus PC Mark Vantage didn't complete well for the 5870 running on clocks higher than the 950/1150 I set. Maybe its due to heat issues or due to the fact it was installed by myself and not factory installed which could have been more efficient (Thermal paste,pads and all)...
I heard good reviews of the 5850. I think those thinking of getting the M15x should go for this instead of the GTX 260M

Small boost got. Big one no. Personally tried and tested around 4-6fps using the GTX 260M OC. On the ATI 5870, Managed to get around the same 5Fps or higher but not to double digits in fps increase yet. But definetly made demanding games like METRO2033, CRYSIS Warhead and Battlefield BC2 on higher settings smoother for me.

BRO! I wish I could have YOUR SYSTEM!!! SWEET!!!!

Haha.. ok...understand. Nowadays everybody oso got lobang get cheap cheap. But I'm not talking about the price. I'm talking about the spces. i7 840QM/8GB Ram/ cf 5870/ Win 7 Ultimate

Which game bro? Lemme compare....

I tried METRO 2033.

Details = Very High
Resolution = 1920x1080
Antialiasing = MSAA 4X
Texture Filtering = AF 4X
DirectX 11 Settings= Tesselation ON, Advanced DOF OFF.

Still managed to get very smooth gameplay...

With the emergence of the Asus G53JW with its built in GTX 460M, Alienware better come up with some hard hitting graphics in its next M15x and M17x before I get one...... Good job with the 5850 OC. Did you run those clocks with a cooler and the air conditioning On or Off?

During battle underground but got lots of smoke and shadows @ 30+ fps. Will try surface on the same settings and get back to you on that....

Alienware better wake up soon...!

Well thats if they make it MXM 3 Slot for the M15x to fit. Then we'll worry about the power supply and the throttling.

Your 5850 behaves well. The oc's are pretty steep for the card. Will see how the 5870 handles at those clocks.....

Woot. Really smoother? Sweet..... I wonder if anything else is better. Like compatibility with the ATI 5800 Cards improved...?