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    Alienware 17x R2 Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by LanceAvion, Mar 8, 2015.

  1. LanceAvion

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    Hey guys my brother has an old 17x R2 he wanted to upgrade. What are the best GPUs and CPU he can install, from Intel and AMD?


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    LanceAvion, Mar 8, 2015
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    CPu : 920xm / 940xm same cpu just more stock Mhz ... on an xm cpu
    Gpu : Gtx 680m single gpu / 7970m single and crossfire
     
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    Thanks for the response.


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    LanceAvion, Mar 9, 2015
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