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    gtx 280m vs 9800gtx questions

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by usmc1488, Sep 9, 2010.

  1. usmc1488

    usmc1488 Notebook Evangelist

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    Gents, have an AREA 51 M17x that I love and still enjoy when the time permits. The system has 9800m gt in SLI and still plays current graphic pigs like Need for speedshift, resident evil 5 and Crysis warhead with out issue on their highest settings. BUT I imagine that soon that will not be so.

    Im looking into up grading the master card to the gtx 280m but I understand that the Gen-2 M17x was having issues with the card. What was the problems, were they solved? Should I just go to a 9800 gtx in SLI instead of one gtx 280?

    I know that if go the 280 route that Ill only be able to utilize one 280 but I should be able to utilize 9800 gtx in SLI correct?
     
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    The GTX 280m, scores about the same as 2 9800m GTX's in 3dmark06. But, one GTX 280m uses 1/2 the power of two 9800m GTX's.

    280m GTX=75 watt. 9800m GTX SLI=150 watt.
     
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    The gtx 280m was tried in the original m17x a while back and it didnt work.
     
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    Really, well thats interesting to hear, because there are some guys runing that card in the M15x R1. Do you have the link to the thread?
     
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