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08-04-2009, 07:20 AM (This post was last modified: 08-04-2009, 07:25 AM by Darkemperor121.)
Hey, I'm buying an alienware M17 gaming laptop, and because I just bought a new TV for $800, my budget will only allow me to spend upto $1400 on this gaming laptop. I have room for an upgrade from 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 to Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3870 - CrossFireX™ Enabled! or from 2gigs of memory to 4gigs. Both of these aren't good, but which one should I upgrade. I'll be playing games such as Flight Simulator:X, Counter-strike:Source and 1.6, Diablo II, and WoW. I don't know how well Flight Simulator would run if I chose more memory or dual video cards.

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08-04-2009, 03:51 PM
dual vid cards in a laptop?!?! WTF
anyhow, get the greater video card, b/c you can always add more ram yourself later. you cant do that with a laptop video card.

and wow.. if your only going to be playing these modest games, then i think your laptop is a bit overkill
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08-04-2009, 10:55 PM
Same as above. Dual vid card. (they have them in dell xps 2) Ram is hella cheap these days :/ 12GB in a desktop pc is noice Smile
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08-04-2009, 10:58 PM
oh, i didnt know that..
wow. i guess the laptop must be massive.
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08-05-2009, 03:46 AM
Thanks for both of your inputs Smile . I might be getting this laptop instead.

Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G51VX-X1A NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8700(2.53GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M - Laptops / Notebooks

Would this be a better choice?
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08-05-2009, 04:24 PM
looks decent.
imo, 17 inches or above and you cant fit it into your backpack
(that is of course you actually carry it around with you)
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08-06-2009, 01:47 AM
I have a Dell 17" and I agree its a pain in the ass to carry and heavy. It lived on a desk anyhow so didnt matter. You can always plug a LCD + wireless keyb/mouse into the laptop if your using it at a desk.
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08-07-2009, 02:21 AM
Thanks, I'll probably be getting this laptop Smile
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08-07-2009, 05:58 AM
the asus one?
its pretty good.
esata, plenty of usb. hdmi to boot
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