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    Alienware m17x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Dan2015, Mar 5, 2015.

  1. Dan2015

    Dan2015 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys recently got an M17x r1 with q9000 and a gt9400m. I was wondering what is the best gpu I can put in the laptop, a lot of people are saying it's a 680m or ati 5870 but they all use different mxm slots. So what is the best gpu you can place in this baby :D
     
    Dan2015, Mar 5, 2015
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  2. panamaniacs2011

    panamaniacs2011 Notebook Evangelist

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    officialy the best gpu setup is 5870m crossfire. on the green side is gtx 285m sli. nothing confirmed beyond that
     
    panamaniacs2011, Mar 5, 2015
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    Officially 4870M CF is the best GPU (performance is on the same level as 280M SLI, but uses less power).
    285M is basically a 280M but i don't know if fans work natively (280M is officially for M17x R1, 285M was shipped with M17x R2)

    Unofficially 5870M, but be prepared for possibile trouble, the R1 motherboards are picky when it comes to 5870M cards (fans don't work)
     
    maxslo, Mar 5, 2015
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    masterlink2002 Notebook Consultant

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    I've seen one of these running a 660m had to manual run fans
     
    masterlink2002, Jul 12, 2015
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