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Graphics card 970M versus 970 Alienawre laptop
Hi
I'm new to PCs and not too technical so please forgive me. I just purchased an Alienware 17R2. I bough it to fun Oculus rift. By mistake I have chosen a graphics card which is 970m rather than 970. I didn't know the difference as I'm new to the world of PC. My question is, if I purchase the Alienware graphics amplifier, will this fix my problem I need to overcome?
Your kelp would be appreciated. P.s. I have 16gb of RAM too. Thanks
89fordprobee
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July 9th, 2016 09:00
well since you cant run a 970 in a mobile system like a laptop .. hense the 970(M) mobile card .. which i do ebelvie supports it... the only way to run a full size desktop card would be a amplifier but honestly i cant see why you cant run the game i ran ark survival with a 680M just fine on my M18X R2 ... much older system and that game is demanding as can be... but at that point why get an outdated card.. go for a 10 series desktop card for the amplifier and be done with it, but loose portability
Alienware-Kevin
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July 11th, 2016 10:00
Hi Craig0158,
Correct, you should be able to run your Oculus rift with an amplifier with a Nvidia GTX 970 or better.
Craig0158
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July 12th, 2016 05:00
Thank you. I have purchased this one before reading seeing your post but it seems the power connectors are not the same. This card has a 6 pin connection? www.pcworld.co.uk/.../asus-strix-geforce-gtx-970-graphics-card-10138128-pdt.html
My booster should arrive today at some point.
Craig0158
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July 12th, 2016 11:00
Thanks again Kevin. The card i bought didn't fit (too high and wrong power connections) Can i ask if could kindly send me a link of the card you mentioned that will fit please?
My apologies again, i'm new to this.
Craig