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    Can the M17X and Alienware 17 not take 2 GPUs?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    So I was fixing a friend's M17X R4 and noticed he only had 1 GPU, does that mean that the 17 inch Alienwares both the M17X and the Alienware 17 only take 1 GPU and not 2 in SLI?
     
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    Yep, the M17x R1 and R2 can take two gpu but for the other it's just one.
     
    toto29620, Oct 31, 2014
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    When the technician came to my place to replace his GPU on his M17X R4 I only saw one slot for the GPU, where is the other?
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 31, 2014
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    The r4 has one. The r1 and r2 has 2.
     
    jimbo312, Oct 31, 2014
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    ohh ok! very strange, I thought that an R4 would have better feature than the older models
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 31, 2014
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    The M18x was the replacement for the M17x R1 and R2. The M17x R3 and R4 replaced the M15x
     
    Raidriar, Oct 31, 2014
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    thanks for the clarification! rep added
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 31, 2014
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    m17x r3 is not a dual vga socket???
     
    lechonman, Nov 1, 2014
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    No, only one mxm slot.

    double gpu 17" : M17X R1 , M17x R2
    single gpu 17" : M17X R3 , M17X R4 , Alienware 17 ( or R5 if you prefer )
     
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    Newer does not necessarily mean better.
     
    TR2N, Nov 1, 2014
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