Alienware offering me a replacement system. Are the specs worth it?

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After way too many breakdowns I've been offered a replacement laptop for my Alienware. I would really appreciate some advice is this is worth it.

My original specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (8 CPUs),
Memory: 4gb RAM
500gb SATA HD(7200 RPM)
Dual NVIDIA 580M graphics card (SLI)
Killer Wireless-N 1103 Network Adapter


New Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4800MQ Processor (2.70GHz, 6M Cache
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz
80 GB mSATA SSD Caching Drive
1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics with 4GB total (2x 2GB) GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI(R) Enabled
Intel 7260 802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 AC WiFi +Bluetooth 4.0


So the processor is a clear upgrade, along with the RAM. The HD is a slower 5400 RPM as opposed to a 7200RPM but I believe the mSATA SSD will remedy that. The network card is better. My concern is the graphics card.

Nvidia 580M SLI vs Nvidia 860M SLI. In all the benchmarks I looked at it appears the 860m SLI pulls ahead a fair amount. The 580m SLI however has double the memory bus and rendering output.

This laptop is primarily for gaming.

Appreciate the advice, thanks!
 
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cabudinen
DO it, the new system is by far better than the one that you have now. You are even getting a nice SSD, you can store your games there and the will load super fast, better CPU and a better GPU as well.
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DO it, the new system is by far better than the one that you have now. You are even getting a nice SSD, you can store your games there and the will load super fast, better CPU and a better GPU as well.
 
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Getting a little screwed money wise since those 580s would have cost a fortune when you bought it. A pair of 860m isn't equivalent in terms of money. But if they are the Maxwell 860m then your battery life, not that that matters much, will be better.

You can always just replace the hard drive and/or 80GB cache drive with a larger solid state. (I actually prefer the 5400rpm drives because of that, seems like less of waste when I turn them into external drives with an enclosure)
 
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Appreciate the replies they were both great. I ended up accepting the replacement. I know it's not the same in today's dollar but performance wise it does pull ahead a bit. I chose to accept the system in hopes of concluding this whole ordeal.
 
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