Alex Six Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 so after a SH*TLOAD of issues with my 14x, dell has offered to give me a FULL refund plus extend a courtesy "discount" on any system of my choosing. so to all my alienware. how much more powerful is teh 6870m vs the 555m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 3dmark score of stock vs stock 1410 (nvidia 555mgt) vs 2300 (6870) huge difference.. night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 True, but assuming the r3 comes with the 1080p screen you also have 44% more pixels compared to a 900p screen... But the there's definitely more GPU power per pixel than on the M14x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The 6870 will be able to overclock stable to a score of over 2600 on 3dmark11. I got 2780 or something close on my m15x with the 5850. Its an outstanding platform. Just heavier than the m14x. Sorry to hear about all your troubles. I really am. It makes alienware look bad when they are supposed to be the premier notebook and they just can't get it right. Please keep us posted.. Remember i owe you one... I wont forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The 6870 is a great card as StevenX stated, the only thing I would recommend is if you're going to go to a rig as large as the R3 I would highly recommend getting the 6970m. The 6870 is a good performer but the price and performance differences are too much to ignore between the 6870m and 6970m. The 6990m will kill any battery life and is a little overkill so don't worry about that. Either way it's an awesome rig. Let me know if you want some comparison pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Six Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 thanks for all the replies! @ steven: i was thinking of going for the 6970m but sadly i dont have $200 that i can drop on that upgrade. i have to buy alot of books for this semester.@ SVl7: naw im sticking with the 900p screen. i have a 42" FHD plasma in my room that i can use for serious gaming, plus the lower res with the more powerful card will act sort of as a "future proofing" combo.@Dane: please post some pictures! i would love to see the size difference.another question, im sorry im sure this is better asked in the m17 forum but how good is the 6870m?how far can it OC, and can we adjust the voltage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 stock clocks (if i remember correctly) are 675 on the gpu. It can easily be overclocked to 800 and probably more like 825 or 850 but each machine is different. Example my 5850 stock clocks were 625/1000 and leaving the mem alone I could play games at 825/1000 which would score me 2700 on 3dmark11. Strong cards.. very strong cards. I love ATI to tell you the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Six Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 m17xR2Space Black 940XM8gb ram1gb 587017 inch UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED DisplayIntel 6300 Wireless-N (2x2) Half Mini-Cardtotal = $1470 (with tax and shipping)VSm17xr3Space black2630QM4Gb Ram1gb 6870900pintel 6250total = $1450 (with tax and shipping)which one should i get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 The R2 will kick the snot out of the R3 in every single way but you can forget about ANY portability or battery life. Your battery life on that R2 will literally probably be 30 minutes or less. Honestly I think the R3 is probably better suited to you if you originally bought the M14x unless you think you bought the wrong rig. The R2 is for all out power, attached to an outlet, for someone who doesn't care about portability or battery life at all. The R3 is damn good power with improved portability over the R2(notice how I said improved not good lol) and pretty damn good battery life when needed. If you're after all out power go with an R2 but don't skip on the second graphics card, a single 5870 while good chokes on a lot of games at 1200p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Six Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 thx dane! i will go with the R2. i will however skip on the 2nd 5870 and go with 2 6970's at a later date. i just feel i get much more bang for my buck with the r2, i hear the RGB screen rapes all others plus its only ~$20 more and with that i get an X edition processor that can OC to 3~3.5GHZ easy now i just need my refund and for my school to buy me my 6970's (im an epic student lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Here's some comparison pics to give ya a rough idea, keep in mind the R2 is even bigger, not by a lot but it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 The R2 will kick the snot out of the R3 in every single way but you can forget about ANY portability or battery life. Your battery life on that R2 will literally probably be 30 minutes or less. Honestly I think the R3 is probably better suited to you if you originally bought the M14x unless you think you bought the wrong rig. The R2 is for all out power, attached to an outlet, for someone who doesn't care about portability or battery life at all. The R3 is damn good power with improved portability over the R2(notice how I said improved not good lol) and pretty damn good battery life when needed. If you're after all out power go with an R2 but don't skip on the second graphics card, a single 5870 while good chokes on a lot of games at 1200p.I get about 2 hours of battery life on R2, with just doing stuff in Windows and I think about 1.5 if watching video. This is without any tweaking whatsoever however. Also I would get another 5870 in that R2, simply because its easier to get it from Dell (or 6870 CF if you can afford it of course). If you get you'll be thanking us for RGB LED. (The screen is simply fantastic and the laptop is heavy, but is otherwise just amazing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 It's an amazing laptop just not typically what most people would be after if they started with a 14x unless it was strictly a budget that prevented them from getting something bigger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Six Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 YES! i love the size of the 17x. i just got the 14x because it was new :/ and the size really let me down, im a big guy and the m14x is to me like an m11x is to most people hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.