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    Is It Worth Spedning $5000 On A M17x 3d

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sincronex, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. Sincronex

    Sincronex Notebook Enthusiast

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    okay its just there is a $1100 difference.... and if your saying upgrade everything after the warranty....
    also is it hard to upgrade the video card??/
     
    Sincronex, Nov 2, 2011
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  2. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    it doesn't look like it, if u ask me in a week i could tell u after i put my 6990m in :D
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 2, 2011
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  3. Sincronex

    Sincronex Notebook Enthusiast

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    okay so what was your set up when you first purchased??
    whats the 6990? why not the 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M??
    also how do i get in contact with the shurleyfu lady?? is it ebay.com.au or just ebay.com??
     
    Sincronex, Nov 2, 2011
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  4. bigtonyman

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    6990 is cheaper and a bit less powerfull then the 580m. my original has a gtx 460m but i want more power :D idk about shurly or anything sorry :(
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 2, 2011
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  5. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    shirleyFu: here is a link to her. Look at her store

    New Intel Core i7-2820QM Mobile Processor 3.4Ghz 45W | eBay

    I went with the 6990m because it has the best price performance
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 2, 2011
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