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    7970M in Alienware M17x R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by MacBryan, Nov 20, 2013.

  1. MacBryan

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    Hi,


    I´ve read a lot of upgrading the gpu to an ATI 7970M in the M17 R2.
    Today I bought a card (Dell Alienware M17X R4 M18X R2 MXM 3.0 AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB 0747M2 747M2) (I think the GPU is taken from a M17x R3 or M18xR2).
    But everything is realy confusing :confused: :D... Some people talk about white screens and blackscreens, defect RGB screens and so on...
    Is it just plug and play or I need to flash a Clevo vBios or the newest Dell bios?



    Bryan
     
    MacBryan, Nov 20, 2013
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 21, 2013
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