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August 16th, 2020 07:00
M17x R1, CPU, GPU upgrades?
Hi everyone,
I would like to upgrade my Alienware M17x R1. Could you please drop a list of all components that would fit it? In particular CPU and GPU.
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Posted August 16th, 2020 15:00
I'm not sure that those GPU's will work in the M17x R1. I've never heard anyone getting those cards to work. I believe the 580M should be possible but people usually go for AMD cards (like the 5870) in these older models.
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Posted August 16th, 2020 15:00
Alienware Elimy said:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9600
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9800
Core 2 Quad
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q9000
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q9100
Core 2 Extreme
Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme Processor QX9300
and the gpus are either:
GTX 780M or 880M with 980M if you want.
just update the bios to its latest version and thats it unless you have the 120hz screen option.
*NOTE: I am NOT a Dell employee, But I am a Community Rockstar*Quick Tip: If your laptop has voltage / charging issues, try shutting it down, unplugging power from laptop, hold power button down for 30 seconds to do a full reset!
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Posted August 16th, 2020 16:00
Oh, i was reading on the notebook review site that a guy did that.
but then someone else suggested the 5870 or something like that.
*NOTE: I am NOT a Dell employee, But I am a Community Rockstar*Quick Tip: If your laptop has voltage / charging issues, try shutting it down, unplugging power from laptop, hold power button down for 30 seconds to do a full reset!
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Posted August 16th, 2020 09:00
CPU discussion:
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Recommended-CPU-upgrade-for-M17x-R1/td-p/5587047
and some GPU discussion here
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/M17x-r1-upgrade-components/td-p/5608673