So FAR I tried getting a GTX 460M online but can't find. Managed only to find the GTX 480M which would cost USD$800 per card. If they accept trade in then I wouldn't mind giving my GTX 260M back for that and maybe selling my ATI 5870 online, provided of course the GTX 460M performs significantly better than the 5870....

The 5870 is running on the GTX 260M's heatsink. The Clevo package I didn't take.... but you could add to the surface area of the copper heatsink with added copper plates...

Yeah,... true on that. Not sure how big the GTX 480M heatsinks are as I've yet to see proper pics of that GPU. GTX 460M is a confirmed GREEN in terms of working, just acquiring the card via DELL themselves was the issue with regards to warranty and upgrade issues that DELL Malaysia don't comply with as compared to US. So will have to scout the net again to see how much it would cost but then cost over performance over 5870 would probably stop me from getting it. If GTX 470M , that would be a different story as its supposed to perform much faster than the ATI 5870.... and power consumption is the same.... ... Lets see how things develop overseas.....

Pawns as in landslide or small margin? I know the new GTX 4** Series is optimized for DX 11 but have yet to see proper benchmark for those. I think I will hit youtube and see..... I guess it will do better on games like Metro 2033 when it comes to tesselations then...... How nice if our mobos are more future proof.....

I'm beginning to lose hope on the M17x being able to take 2 480m cards. As it is, its hopeless (to me) to wait for it to come to the M15x just based on the power consumption. I think the highest M15x owners can dream and wait for is the 1.5GB DDR5 470M card which should be placed higher on the charts than the ATI 5870. If you're tech contacts at DELL Do come into poccession of a 480m card I'd like to hope they'll do some compatibility tests with the M17x....

I'd like to hope for a new Design which is better future proff as well ...and most importantly dual GTX 480m if not Dual GTX 5**M

As it is I need to reopen my whole unit again as my thermals have crept up since the initial pasting job in June when I inserted the ATI 5870. From what I remember I need not take out the keyboard to gain access to the GPU card as compared to the M17x....

Ok lar, the G73 is a pretty sweet looking notebook as well and you prolly got that much cheaper than a similarly spec'ed M15x.....

TRUE. The main thing about the paste is not to apply to much in between the copper heatsink and the GPU but just a layer to allow maximum contact at minimum thickness....I was pretty tensed when doing this and did a practice run a couple of times. Now I'll have the tedious task or purifying the heatsink as well as the delicate GPU.....

Have you looked into increasing the surface area of your copper heatsink? I'm currently looking into purchasing copper slabs (thin one) which can be added to the existing copper pipes to increase surface area and help reduce the temps a bit more......

Well I think you can search this online somewhere. Personally I never use my battery and game at the same time cos I get less than 1hr under heavy load. Of course when you turn wifi off and just run OFFICE Programs it will last 2hrs .... these are my times running on a 9cell.

Last I check, if you buy online NOT FROM DELL its about USD$400 including shipping.....Then fix it in yourself....

I'll be looking forward to the benchmarks too. Wanna compare them to 5850 and 5870 to see where it fits in......

WAH Bro you got inside news on this?

AWESOME....

Would Like to hear some reviews too
And maybe some gaming benchmarks if you're able too.....
The pics itself of this monster should be enuff to make us
Too bad here not selling....

Crumpler then you'll have to decide if you want the backpack style or sling style. There are many in the market and its best you get the ones for 17" notebooks. Personally I am using a Fossil leather sling bag for my m15x which can fit my notebook which is encased in a sleeve, the powerbrick and my AW Mouse.

GTX 260 will definetly support the game. If you run it on highest setting and you feel it doesn't hit 30fps then just overclock it a bit. I used to play Battlefield Bad Company 2 on max settings with my GTX 260M OC'ed with a cooler underneath no problems...

I've never brought my monster to Starbucks. You must have attracted lotsa stares....

But I've brought mine to a McD and yes it does attract attention especially with the Morphing Alienhead....

I've been trying to promote Alienware to my friends. So far only got 1 to purchase the M11x and he hasn't registered at this forum yet. The others don't really want to spend above RM5k for a notebook even if they were looking for a gaming one hence they are comtemplating Asus or Sager bought overseas. But I tell them about the waiting period for that and the warranty which tips in favor of AW....

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Added on November 8, 2010, 11:43 pmThis is good publicity for the game....

This post has been edited by julchin_09: Nov 8 2010, 11:43 PM

Well compared to prices me, Doc and some of the others paid for our systems same time last year,... whoa, big difference. Good thing that prices are coming down

Wait, Black Ops is turning out with Issues which apparently is nothing to do with the GPU but with the CPU.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...1570196&page=20
Initially people with dual-core were complaining they can't play but people with i7 have the issue as well.

Hey... you can be the first bro

Well this is expected considering we're running the same M17x mobo anyways...Feeling sad but thinking they might be a remake for the M17x in the horizon hopefully soon....

Oh over at NBR Forum I heard its about USD$400-/+ With shipping.....

Did you do a benchmark for before and after comparions of the fps?

Well I did

Im clueless too. And the one here is the R.A.T 7 which is wired. I've been looking for the R.A.T.9 which is wireless for many months now but everytime i go into store and say CYBORG brand they say none!.... Have to order 1 by 1 from overseas....

Sorry to hear that man~

Mine is running 5870 and I have yet to purchase it. I normally wait for the reviews and more youtube vids for demo on them.... Medal of Honor runs smoothly on the 5870 without OC'ing but I got the *cough* version instead. Been reading yesterday about the problems regarding Black Ops and I have yet to follow up on whether that has been rectified or not....

Thanks for pointing it out..

Hey Doc. Now I can put a face to your name Nice meeting you bro.... by the way you mentioned your GTX 280M SLi is running DX 11. Hows that?

I'll take that as a compliment...

So that explains it... No wonder I didn't really understand cos I remember that the 280m Is a DX 10.1 Card....