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    M17X R3 6990m upgrade to R9 m290x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Burekdober, Aug 2, 2015.

  1. Burekdober

    Burekdober Notebook Guru

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    will the gpu r9 290m work in my r3 model as I cant seem to get anyone to sell 780m, so I'll just go with radeon. And do I need a new x-bracket and heatsink?

    Thank you!
     
    Burekdober, Aug 2, 2015
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    no, should carry over and work just fine.
     
    Raidriar, Aug 2, 2015
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    Hi, I was considering the same upgrade, did it work out for you, is it compatible with windows 10 and crimson.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    zorrotheimpaler, Jan 16, 2016
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    I didnt buy r9 then, rather wait for 780m. And I broke my x bracket so Im wondering which one do I need to fit both radeon and nvidia (until i manage to buy 780m)? Thank you
     
    Burekdober, Jan 18, 2016
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    I know this is an old topic, however I can not get the r9 m290x to work in my m17x r3. I install it and get 8 beeps. Reinstalled original card and it works fine. Card is from an Alienware. Any help would be appreciated. Am running A12 Bios. It is not unlocked and I do have PEG enabled. Thanks
     
    Irimi, Dec 10, 2016
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    Needs the Clevo P570WM 8970M non-enduro vBIOS to POST in the M17x r3/ m18x r1
     
    Raidriar, Dec 10, 2016
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    Thank you. I was actually thinking this was plug and play from what I had read. Is it very difficult to flash the card?
     
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    Irimi, Dec 10, 2016
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    Not hard, just set video mode to SG, plug in card, make DOS bootable USB, boot into it with F12 menu, run ATIflash to flash the rom to the GPU. very easy.
     
    Raidriar, Dec 10, 2016
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