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    Increase gaming performance on my M17xR3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nodin79, Aug 7, 2013.

  1. nodin79

    nodin79 Newbie

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    I need a little assistance here or advise I guess.
    I am trying to see what my options are with possible upgrades to my Alienware.
    i7- 2670QM
    AMD Radeon HD 6870M
    4Gigs of RAM
    500 HDD

    Should I add a SSD or more RAM? Is there anyway that I can overclock my CPU or GPU?
    Any comments or advise would be greatly appreciated thanks.
     
    nodin79, Aug 7, 2013
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  2. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    well if you want better windows boot times and faster program launching speeds, I would get an SSD. If you want better gaming performance, I would get a newer, more powerful video card. Just my 10 cents. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, Aug 7, 2013
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  3. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

    Alienware-Luis_Pardo Guest

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    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Aug 7, 2013
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  4. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    Also of course you could even try the 680m.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Aug 7, 2013
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