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    M17x R2 choose btw ATI Radeon or GTX Geforce

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Nicd888, Jul 19, 2017.

  1. Nicd888

    Nicd888 Newbie

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    Hi

    I need some suggestions

    I used to have a dual Ati 5870 crossfire.
    But was told it's burnt.

    So now I may need to replace it new graphic cards.

    My question is whether should I stick with ATI radeon but with higher end (or) go for GTX?

    Can anyone tell me which models in ATI or GTX will be compatible with my M17x R2 and the differences between ATI and GTX?

    Second, has anyone done an upgrade to Win10? If yes, have you ever experienced some problems?

    Need some suggestions and information to decide on which GPU to go for.
    Many thanks.
     
    Nicd888, Jul 19, 2017
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  2. Azshalasa

    Azshalasa Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, the best sli is gtx 680m, but the prices are not so good, so i would choose for cf 7970m its almost the same performance, but the price is better. You should look what kind of 7970m before buy, only clevo cards work nice. You should shearch on this forum about cf 7970m on m17xr2, you will find a lot of ingormation and step by step how to do it
     
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  3. Nicd888

    Nicd888 Newbie

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    I see, your informations and suggestions are great. Doing some research on this particular video cards is making me nut, since the budget is limited.

    Sent to repair shop and had asked technician about it. Problem is that I ll need to buy the card myself. Sigh...

    Thank you Azshalasa
     
    Nicd888, Jul 31, 2017
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