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    Help on deciding upgrade !

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SchneebalL, Apr 9, 2011.

  1. SchneebalL

    SchneebalL Notebook Consultant

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    Hi Guys ,

    Been reading this forum for a while and decided to join as i need some help on what i should upgrade first . and as all you guys here have some great knowledge on the m17x i thought i would ask here.

    ok i want to upgrade my CPU to the 920x and also add a 2nd 5870m to my machine , as you all know parts arent cheap to just purchase bothat the same time , so what do you think i should do first ?

    i7 920x plus a swap for my i7 740qm laptop monkey wants a extra £125 on top

    5870m plus left side cooling fan Dell wants £320

    thoughts....

    thanks guys in advance
     
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    The 5870 should be done first. I have i7 740qm and dual CF 5870. My cpu has never been a bottleneck and the crossfire is amazing!

    Edit: you will need a 240w adapter and a crossfire cable too!
     
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    SchneebalL Notebook Consultant

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    Hi

    thanks for replying , yes i have 240watt well says i do in the bios lol !

    yeah dell will fit card , fan and cable for £320

    so you not think its worth upgrading CPU ??

    thanks
     
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    Simplified , you mentioned you have same CPU as me , have you overclocked it ? with that bio mod ?
     
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    If you are not a benchmarker, I do not think it is worth it for the time being.
    In all games I have tested so far, it is my gpus that set the limit, not the cpu.
    The cpu is in general under used.

    Edit: Everything in my system is stock, no overclocks.
     
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    ok thanks for replying , i will just go with the 740 for a while then . should make the wife happy lol

    thanks m8
     
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    Cheers mate! I am glad I could help :D
     
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