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    Is this M17 still powerful?

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by shuffles, Aug 3, 2011.

  1. shuffles

    shuffles Notebook Consultant

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    I've seen an M17 for sale for around €650 with the following spec:

    CPU Intel Quad Core Q9000 2.00Hz
    RAM 4 GB
    VIDEO 1 ATI 512MB HD3870
    SCREEN WXGA 17 1440 X 900
    HARD DRIVE KINGSTON SSD 64 GB V SERIES
    2nd HARD DRIVE SAMSUNG 320 GB
    WINDOWS 7
    DVD RW AD 7590S
    UK KEYBOARD ILLUMINATED

    How would this hold up today in terms of gaming? What would it play really well and what games would not stand a chance?

    I'm interested in it purely because of the price and I also love the old style of the Alienware's. If I were to buy this, how far can I upgrade it to be a modern day beast?
     
    shuffles, Aug 3, 2011
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  2. helmeston

    helmeston Notebook Consultant

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    google your GPU ( the hd3870m) with notebookcheck and you can find the performance you will get in games, but I don't think it will be really top :p
     
    helmeston, Aug 3, 2011
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  3. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    price might be a little to high for a single gpu system with the low rez screen on the other hand the q9000 is fine
     
    granyte, Aug 3, 2011
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    Syphr Notebook Enthusiast

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    Id recommend going with dual 3870's or a single 4850. I tried to go dual 4850's and had an issue with a bad card but on MOST games, the single 4850 (1gb) out performance dual 3870's.
     
    Syphr, Aug 6, 2011
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