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    M17x R3 Firepro M6000 /HD7870M confirmed working

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by _Drake_, Dec 11, 2015.

  1. _Drake_

    _Drake_ Notebook Consultant

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    And I can confirm I works fine in the M17x r3, had a 7970m in that machine and sold it, but the next day the 7970m died! so I took it back from the buyer and swapped the m6000 in it. Gonna play with it for a while before I sell the r3 again,

    Stock score is 3dmark11 is 3500 points with a 2670qm cpu. It's not as fast as the 7970m but still not bad.

    Did a 'small' overclock, 1000 core/1300mem instead of 800/1000
    4299 points!
    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10654350

    Tried an even higher overclock but it crashed, interestingly the stock voltage is identical to the 7970m and the core overclocks just like a 7970m (unstable at anything higher than around 1000 mhz). So just like the 7970m an overvolt would be required to go higher.

    You can grab these cards on Ebay/Aliexpress for about 80-100 bucks which is damn good value considering the performance. Faster, cooler and more reliable than a GTX580M for example.
     
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    Troublemaker89 Newbie

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    Do you know if it will work in an r2? My 5780m just fried and I need something to get me up and running for the time being until I get a 7970m
     
    Troublemaker89, Mar 2, 2016
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  3. deadsmiley

    deadsmiley Notebook Deity

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    Thanks for this info. I bought one for my M15x so I will have something to tinker with. The GTX 260M just isn't going to do much for me. :)
     
    deadsmiley, Apr 9, 2016
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    teksavvy1 Notebook Geek

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    do you need any vBios mod to use this M6000, is it from Precision notebook or any M6000 card will work?
     
    teksavvy1, Apr 23, 2016
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    I'm expecting to get a M6000 later today, and a friend has the M17x R2, i'll ask him if i can check if it's compatibile :)
     
    maxslo, Apr 26, 2016
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    Thanks, I'd really appreciate that.
     
    Troublemaker89, Apr 26, 2016
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    Troublemaker89 Newbie

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    @maxslo Have you had a chance to test that out yet? I'm going crazy seeing my R2 collecting dust lol
     
    Troublemaker89, Apr 30, 2016
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    Sorry not yet, i was buys with other work, i'll ask the friend how soon can he bring his R2 over :)...
     
    maxslo, Apr 30, 2016
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    Any luck testing that out yet? I just received my refund from my eBay purchase of an m6000 that was never shipped out
     
    Troublemaker89, May 25, 2016
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    No, still not, he changed his mind and won't be upgrading the GPU :/...
    I have a M17x R2 zombie that only need new motherboard and another m17x R2 Coming in from a trade, i will test the M6000 in it and if you want you can have it :)... it's second to last one that i have on me :D
     
    maxslo, May 26, 2016
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    kosti, May 26, 2016
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    I really appreciate it. I really hope it's compatible because I can't afford much else at the moment. How much are you selling it for?
     
    Troublemaker89, May 26, 2016
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    I have a link to my sale thread in the signature, go and check it out ;)
     
    maxslo, May 27, 2016
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