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Dell Inspiron 15r SE, is it good for X-Plane


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I just got the Dell Inspiron 15r Special Edition non touch screen windows 8. Does anybody think it would be good for X-Plane compared to my Windows XP Pentium machine?

Here are the specs:

Processor Help Me Choose

3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)

3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM processor (6MB cache, up to 3.2 GHz)

Operating SystemHelp Me Choose

Windows 8, 64-bit, English

Memory4Help Me Choose

6GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz

8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz

Chipset

Mobile Intel® 7 Series Express Chipset (HM77)

Video CardHelp Me Choose

AMD Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GB

DisplayHelp Me Choose

15.6" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display

Audio and Speakers

Waves MaxxAudio 4.0 studio-quality sound suite + Skullcandy Speakers (2x 2W)

Hard Drive Help Me Choose

Up to 1000GB5 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)

Optical Drive

8x DVD+/-RW (standard)

Blu-ray Disc™ combo (reads Blu-ray Disc™ & writes to CD/DVD) (optional)

Power

6-cell 48WHr Li-Ion Battery

90W AC Power Adapter (standard)

Camera

Native HD 1.0 MP webcam with digital microphone

Wireless

Wi-Fi Bluetooth Options:

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 + BT 4.0

Wired communications

Integrated ethernet 10/100/1000

Ports, Slots & Chassis

Color, Material & Finish:

Anodized Aluminum in Stealth Black with precision-etched honeycomb design.

Keyboard:

Standard full size, optional backlit keyboard

Externally Accessible

(3) USB 3.0 + (1) USB 3.0 PowerShare

RJ45 Ethernet

HDMI™ v1.4a

VGA

Headphone jack

Microphone jack

Kensington Security Lock

AC Power In

Multi-media Card Reader

Digital (SD) Memory Card

Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)

Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) with UHS 50MB/Sec

Memory Stick (MS)

Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro)

Memory Stick XC (MSXC)

Multi Media Card (MMC)

Multi Media Card plus (MMC+) Supported in MMC compatibility mode only

Dimensions & Weight

Height: 30.3mm - 34.1mm (1.19” – 1.34”)

Width: 378 mm  (14.88”)

Depth: 252 mm  (9.92”)

Starting weight: 2.766 kg (6.098lbs)

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Everything maxed out ? Nice ! I would love to do so, what are your FPS ?

You would love to do so? Well let me tell you, moneywise, this was never been an option to me but if you use manufacturer coupons and get it down from $1,240 to $799, it is just outside of the budget, and with everything maxed out, i'll pay the extra hundred dollars

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> AMD Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GB

 

This will be your biggest limiting factor.

 

I havent seen precise videocardbenchmarks.com's benchmarks for this card yet, but here it marks "1880" in 3DMarks' benchmark.

( http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+7750M/review )

 

Notice how it's not even on the top 20 list.... and is buried amongst all the other low-to-mid range Laptop GPUs which beat it...

( http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+7750M/compare )

 

I have a 650M in my laptop; which is one of the better mobile GPUs - but it's nowhere near what it needs to be for things like HDR, etc.. it struggles on higher-density scenery - but if you keep your eye-candy tuned down, it should be somewhat accetable (and probabaly a ton better than what you're using right now - Ive seen some of your screenshots ;)...)

 

Its basically less powerful than an ATI 5770 from 2009; Or a 4870 from 2008, which wasn't that good to begin with for XP10...

 

- CK.

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Hey, really nice to hear ! You will finally enjoy the beauty of that sim " all maxed out "

 

After saving for two years, I'm about to built a new PC, with I7 3970X and GTX TITAN, on Win 7 64 Bit with 16GB 2400MHz, I hope to set everything to max in all my sims ( X-Plane, DCS, Il-2 : CoD ) and reach the high 40's

 

Please post screens ;-)

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3970 Socket 2011?

Might want to look at Haswell (socket 1150) as apparently the 4770K is beating the Sandy 3970Xtreme series clock per clock in single threaded.

However your 3970X may overclock better, so a bit of a tossup I suppose.

No idea when haswell-extreme series (4900 series), but I believe it's going to not be Socket 2011.

However, Ivy-E hasnt been released yet - so you may be not at the end-of-the-road after the IvyBridge-E series is released for X79/2011 this fall. If you can do it, sounds like a reasonable plan.

I might just do the same, assuming Apple OSX support for X79/Hackintosh.

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3970 Socket 2011?

Might want to look at Haswell (socket 1150) as apparently the 4770K is beating the Sandy 3970Xtreme series clock per clock in single threaded.

However your 3970X may overclock better, so a bit of a tossup I suppose.

No idea when haswell-extreme series (4900 series), but I believe it's going to not be Socket 2011.

However, Ivy-E hasnt been released yet - so you may be not at the end-of-the-road after the IvyBridge-E series is released for X79/2011 this fall. If you can do it, sounds like a reasonable plan.

I might just do the same, assuming Apple OSX support for X79/Hackintosh.

 

I looked at the Haswell processors, and it sounds like they are more geared towards battery life, and not as much performance

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They have plenty of performance improvements as well, but when it boils down to it the last gen is probably better for the money.

 

 

{EDIT} - Upon looking at pricing, the Haswell is only $30 more than the 3770K so it might actually be worth it, unless the mobos are more expensive.

 

-NR

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