79carboy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 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 Choose3rd 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 ChooseWindows 8, 64-bit, EnglishMemory4Help Me Choose6GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHzChipsetMobile Intel® 7 Series Express Chipset (HM77)Video CardHelp Me ChooseAMD Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GBDisplayHelp Me Choose15.6" Full High Definition (1080p) LED DisplayAudio and SpeakersWaves MaxxAudio 4.0 studio-quality sound suite + Skullcandy Speakers (2x 2W)Hard Drive Help Me ChooseUp to 1000GB5 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)Optical Drive8x DVD+/-RW (standard)Blu-ray Disc™ combo (reads Blu-ray Disc™ & writes to CD/DVD) (optional)Power6-cell 48WHr Li-Ion Battery90W AC Power Adapter (standard)CameraNative HD 1.0 MP webcam with digital microphoneWirelessWi-Fi Bluetooth Options: Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 + BT 4.0Wired communicationsIntegrated ethernet 10/100/1000Ports, Slots & ChassisColor, Material & Finish:Anodized Aluminum in Stealth Black with precision-etched honeycomb design.Keyboard:Standard full size, optional backlit keyboardExternally Accessible(3) USB 3.0 + (1) USB 3.0 PowerShareRJ45 EthernetHDMI™ v1.4aVGAHeadphone jackMicrophone jackKensington Security LockAC Power InMulti-media Card ReaderDigital (SD) Memory Card Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) with UHS 50MB/SecMemory 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 onlyDimensions & 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Sorry about the help me choose stuff; I got every thing maxed out, with i7 processorThanks in advance for helpful answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueyman Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Everything maxed out ? Nice ! I would love to do so, what are your FPS ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Just got it, haven't used it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris k Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) > 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. Edited June 27, 2013 by chris k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Thanks for the advice, anything better than what I have right now is good. I am actually typing from it right now, and I can confirm that it is AMAZING! It works perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueyman Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 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 ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris k Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) 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. Edited June 28, 2013 by chris k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntr09 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) 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 Edited June 28, 2013 by Ntr09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Just thought the battery life for me isn't really that important. On the laptop, I get up to 10 hours using intel graphics, and 7 hours using The AMD Radeon 2gb graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 No idea when haswell-extreme series (4900 series), but I believe it's going to not be Socket 2011. Haswell-E will be a form of Socket 2011 but the pin configuration will be different. It will not be interchangeable with current Socket 2011 CPUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Haswell-E will be a form of Socket 2011 but the pin configuration will be different. It will not be interchangeable with current Socket 2011 CPUs.Interresting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Interresting This is because Haswell-E will have DDR4 RAM (as opposed to DDR3) and have a new chipset called X99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79carboy Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Here are some pictures from the new machine! http://79carboyscenery.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=14918222 Edited June 28, 2013 by 79carboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 They look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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