Frame Rate would be Locked at 60 unless you turn off Vsync.

I would expect at native resolution to get close to 100fps.

You arent going to get 200fps at 1280 x 1024 on a single GPU.

Definately calling Alienware when I get home from work...I can't even break 20fps at native resolution.

Before you do I would try the Laptop video2 go latest NVIDIA drivers AFTER installing the Directx 9.0c march 2009 Redist.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/C/4/3C46A69A-CB0F-4CCA-B1E8-248D43270D5F/directx_mar2009_redist.exe

100fps is not based on MAXING all the eye candy its based on Mid to low settings.

Vista SLOWS DOWN WOW by 40 percent or more due to the OS being a Pigdog RamHog.

 Notebookcheck: Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards

Setting Resolution to 1024 x 768 and running in WINDOW'ed mode may also vastly improve frame Rates.

The current 3.20 patch seems to kick off in the background and throttle the game down to nothing as well.  Its 270 megs.

I download this by kicking off the background downloader on my machine after logging out of the game and leave it on all night to get the full patch.

 WOW Chugs on memory.   If you have XP32 or Vista 32 then you want 3 Gigs Ram.

If you have 64 bit vista you want 4 to 8 Gigs ram.

Turbo Trash Nvidia steals upwards of 768 to 1024 megs of  system Ram (EVEN When your GPU has dedicated RAM) at high resolutions.

They did some remote tests on it..the video card needs replaced....massive viedeo memory errors.

I am rather irked actually...don't they fully test system components before shipping and mitigate any problems found?  This thing hasn't worked since the day I got it (2 days ago) so I assume it came from the factory this way.  Whats up with that?

Part is on order.

Aren't these the first Alienware machines that are made outside the US (Asia I believe)?   I think that despite Dell or Alienware calling the quality control shots, I doubt that they even inspect them.

If they get enough complaints then they'll pay attention.

It's a crying shame to see Alienware's good name being dragged down by a Corporation that should know better by now, after all the fiascos with Customer Service and "near" class action law suits that ensued.

Note I had to put a space after law as the entire word is a bad word on these boards...unbelievable.

Well, I could be wrong of course.  I read elsewhere that they could be assembled in any of Dell's plants, and they are all over the place.

I guess you'll know by looking at the serial # plate when you get it.

I don't know where these are made actually.   I have always considered Alienware to be an American made product...this isn't true anymore?

It doesn't tell you where it was made?   That is very unusual to say the least.

I can't tell when I look on the bottom.

I have been on the phone with Alienware Tech support and also the onsite tech support off and on all day.

GUess what the latest drama is?  Onsite Tech folks say they are not qualified to replace the video card.  They can't help me.  Relayed this information twice to Alienware tech support and the call back remains the same; they are not qualified to work on my M17x.  They don't know when it will get fixed.

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDDING ME?