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    AW17 mid 2013

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by JamesAW17, Jul 4, 2015.

  1. JamesAW17

    JamesAW17 Newbie

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    I was told my model has a MXM and I can upgrade my GTX 860 to a more current card

    Where can I buy that card to upgrade?
     
    JamesAW17, Jul 4, 2015
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    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Eurocom, HIDevolution, Upgrademoneky, RJ Tech, Ebay
     
    MahmoudDewy, Jul 5, 2015
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    Flaick Notebook Evangelist

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    Also make sure to have a 240w PSU if you buy a 970/980m.
     
    Flaick, Jul 5, 2015
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  4. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    and a 100w heatsink if you have a 2 pipe heatsink.

    EDIT: speak with @woodzstack and they'll hook you up with a good deal :)
     
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    The price is high for me I was offering my old card and cash
     
    JamesAW17, Jul 8, 2015
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    Ramzay Notebook Connoisseur

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    You'll have to sell your card and use some of the cash to buy the new one.

    New MXM cards are expensive. The 970M is somewhere along the lines of $600. This is one downside of having sockets and being able to upgrade your laptop. The two components you would want to upgrade (CPU/GPU) can typically cost more than half of what a new laptop would.

    You can often sell your old laptop, and with a few extra hundred dollars more than what the GPU upgrade would have cost you, you get a brand new laptop.
     
    Ramzay, Jul 9, 2015
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