Alienware m18x or m17x r4?

Metalface Mark · 2 Aug 2012 at 08:12

Meaker said:
I'm running on the stock drivers, but that is with 8xAA, 16xAF and extreme tesselation.

That would explain it, what do you get with the ocuk settings (normal tesselation, 4x AA, no AF?)

Got shipping notification for my outlet model this morning

Metalface Mark · 2 Aug 2012 at 08:13

opstrat said:
Quick question if anyone is still up. Does the laptop come with a windows cd or is it a partition on hard drive. Reason I ask is I got a spammy 830 ssd to go into it as a boot drive and wonders how I'm going to put windows on it.

Just clone it across, thats what I plan on doing (and did before with my old 17x's).

Ive got an old 500gb hybrid drive to stick in mine

CEUOTC · 2 Aug 2012 at 08:50

opstrat said:
Yeah thought about that. What about the software that is bundled with the laptop. Like Alienware program's. Are they on disk?

If it is from the outlet it will prob come with no disks with drivers, however l would strongly suggest using Alien Re-spawn when prompted, just have a 16gb USB stick handy, and remember when you have to do a recovery use the USB 2.0 socket.

The AW come bloat ware free.

Your AW will come with a service sticker on the bottom, use this on the website to get all correct drivers.

If you need more info lots here Forum: Alienware.

Regards.

C.

fish · 2 Aug 2012 at 14:21

anyone get the r4 7970 in their basket and dont want it?

TNA · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:22

I never saw a R4 with a 7970m today. Only the the 660 GTX one.

fish · 2 Aug 2012 at 18:04

Two of them both 6gb with 1080p screens 930 inc

Edit:

Came on at 2:16

roughavoc · 2 Aug 2012 at 19:06

There was a 7970M was in the outlet for £930 for around 1 minute

fish · 2 Aug 2012 at 19:09

I know just missed it

Edit: got one!

bagaante · 2 Aug 2012 at 19:53

fish said:
I know just missed it

Edit: got one!

congrats,how much and when did it come on? im on the look out still

(preferably with a blu ray player)

fish · 2 Aug 2012 at 20:11

952 all in including delivery 775 in the store.
came on literally as i posted about 19:44

i have been hammering F5 for a while to get one. Just after a complete desktop replacement rather than having 2 computers.

Edit:

I almost bought the 18r2 with 2*7970 for 1332 earlier but just could not justify the price.

CEUOTC · 2 Aug 2012 at 20:44

fish said:
952 all in including delivery 775 in the store.
came on literally as i posted about 19:44

i have been hammering F5 for a while to get one. Just after a complete desktop replacement rather than having 2 computers.

Edit:

I almost bought the 18r2 with 2*7970 for 1332 earlier but just could not justify the price.

Aye seen that and thought "oh l could just cancel my Vertex III" then went na, by that time l would be gone

Will stick with the Vertex III

Regards.

C.

TNA · 2 Aug 2012 at 22:37

fish said:
952 all in including delivery 775 in the store.
came on literally as i posted about 19:44

i have been hammering F5 for a while to get one. Just after a complete desktop replacement rather than having 2 computers.

Edit:

I almost bought the 18r2 with 2*7970 for 1332 earlier but just could not justify the price.

I picked that one up :eek:

Came to £1,126.33 Inc Delivery as I will be reclaiming VAT

I thought what the hell, you get the bigger screen in the M18r2, extra 4GB RAM (12GB total) and the best part... CrossFire 7970M. Can't go wrong at that price

fish · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:41

Will be a beast of a machine mate, congrats

jubei · 3 Aug 2012 at 00:22

TNA said:
I picked that one up

Came to £1,126.33 Inc Delivery as I will be reclaiming VAT

I thought what the hell, you get the bigger screen in the M18r2, extra 4GB RAM (12GB total) and the best part... CrossFire 7970M. Can't go wrong at that price

How exactly does reclaiming vat work? My stepdad is self employed and has to pay his VAT. Could i get him to claim back on a laptop or is it more involved?

MINUS12 · 3 Aug 2012 at 00:56

Seen a Alienware m17xR4 with a 7970 earlier going for about 870 + vat :eek:

Do I have to make a recovery disk or do I just use the provided windows disk?

MINUS12 · 3 Aug 2012 at 00:57

Fish go for m17x r4 it's awesome and still massive

Meaker · 3 Aug 2012 at 01:13

Repasted and replaced copper ramsinks on the contact plate with copper ones lol:

What can I say, mobile graphics cards at 1.05ghz get hot.

MINUS12 · 3 Aug 2012 at 05:17

TNA thats an amazing machine for the price :eek:

fish · 3 Aug 2012 at 05:25

MINUS12 said:
Fish go for m17x r4 it's awesome and still massive

Have done mate arrives on 10th of august

Edit

you can see them quite often with a 3610qm and 7970 for 775 + vat

TNA · 3 Aug 2012 at 08:26

jubei said:
How exactly does reclaiming vat work? My stepdad is self employed and has to pay his VAT. Could i get him to claim back on a laptop or is it more involved?

I am probably not the best person to ask as I know little about these things. But I am thinking if he has accountant he should ask him if he is eligable or not. Sorry for not being very helpful there

MINUS12 said:
TNA thats an amazing machine for the price

Thanks dude. Really looking forward to it coming.