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    17x R.3 gpu upgrade 6970 to ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Redman323, Jan 20, 2018.

  1. Redman323

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    Alienware M17x R.3 R3 non-3D
    Processor
    Intel® Core™ i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
    Video Card
    2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M
    Looking for some help/suggestion on what to upgrade to that this laptop can handle. I am comfortable installing cards and problem finding possible bios/vbios issues but I am not great at compatibility of hardware between old and newer.
    I've looked at 8970 as possible replacement but little information out there. I heard 7970 is also good but only if it is a later revision which I have no idea how to check.
    Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
     
    Redman323, Jan 20, 2018
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  2. Danishblunt

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    HD 8970M is the best bang for the buck. I'd go for that one, I think you need a mod on your heatsink tho, other than that a BIOS update would be helpful and Alienware vBios on the card is also preferbly.
     
    Danishblunt, Jan 20, 2018
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