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    M17X R3 Upgrade path

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by BigDgamer, Aug 1, 2015.

  1. BigDgamer

    BigDgamer Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    after a very long time of not owning a gaming laptop Ive just found a good deal for an M17X R3 and bought it. it has an i7 2820m, 6970m, 16gb of ram, 2 x 500gb HDDs and a BDROM.

    my question is, what is the upgrade path for this laptop? Ive been out of the loop for a while so Im not that familiar with mobile components.

    I want to have the same performance as my main desktop (as per signature) on the go as im hardly at home these days.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    BigDgamer, Aug 1, 2015
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  2. djdblaster

    djdblaster Notebook Enthusiast

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    I believe other members couldn't get the 9xxM series to work in R3. As for CPU, you can go with SB XM series. Throw an SSD inside and you're good to go. What about the screen?
     
    djdblaster, Aug 1, 2015
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