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11/5/12 at 6:30pm

Imglidinhere
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A single 7970M is better then two 670Ms in SLI.

One big GPU > two lesser GPUs. That's how it goes. >.> But no way to change it now.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
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[Logitech G35 Headset]
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
[Logitech G15]	[600w OCZ ModXStream Pro]	[APEX TX-381-C]	[Logitech G9x]
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
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[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
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post #12 of 16

11/6/12 at 5:01am

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i can send it back to be refitted

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#1 128GB kingston ssd (boot drive )#2 500GB hdd...	usb buffalo dvd write 8x / blu ray 12x	singel loop 5x water blocks 2x -rad 1x120 3x120	win 7 gamer 64bit
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11/6/12 at 5:08am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Imglidinhere

A single 7970M is better then two 670Ms in SLI.
One big GPU > two lesser GPUs. That's how it goes. >.> But no way to change it now.

however if i were to send it back for a single card i would go with the GTX 680m not the 7970 im a physics guy:thumb:

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#1 128GB kingston ssd (boot drive )#2 500GB hdd...	usb buffalo dvd write 8x / blu ray 12x	singel loop 5x water blocks 2x -rad 1x120 3x120	win 7 gamer 64bit
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11/8/12 at 4:35pm

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oh sht dude the 670's are lighting fast
play evrything ive thrown at it so far
gana try some old school crysis with
mods next so far its grate

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#1 128GB kingston ssd (boot drive )#2 500GB hdd...	usb buffalo dvd write 8x / blu ray 12x	singel loop 5x water blocks 2x -rad 1x120 3x120	win 7 gamer 64bit
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11/8/12 at 6:07pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by reath37

oh sht dude the 670's are lighting fast
play evrything ive thrown at it so far
gana try some old school crysis with
mods next so far its grate

Again, the 670Ms aren't bad, but they're nothing new. They're rebranded 570Ms. There's no difference between the two.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
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Mouse Pad
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
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11/9/12 at 2:51pm

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and

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core 2 quad Q6600 kintsfield	evga mb-780i sli	#1EVGA GTX560 ti 448	6GB OCZ GOLD 1333 800mhz
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#1 128GB kingston ssd (boot drive )#2 500GB hdd...	usb buffalo dvd write 8x / blu ray 12x	singel loop 5x water blocks 2x -rad 1x120 3x120	win 7 gamer 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
42" lcd flat 1920x1080	micro reclusa	raidMax 850w modular	moded test bench
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
rat 5	none	my jvc via digital	mcp355, luna cpu block, ek NB block, thermolake...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
core 2 quad Q6600 kintsfield	evga mb-780i sli	#1EVGA GTX560 ti 448	6GB OCZ GOLD 1333 800mhz
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#1 128GB kingston ssd (boot drive )#2 500GB hdd...	usb buffalo dvd write 8x / blu ray 12x	singel loop 5x water blocks 2x -rad 1x120 3x120	win 7 gamer 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
42" lcd flat 1920x1080	micro reclusa	raidMax 850w modular	moded test bench
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rat 5	none	my jvc via digital	mcp355, luna cpu block, ek NB block, thermolake...
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