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    M17x r3 with 970m 6gb

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Clarent, Nov 12, 2020.

  1. Clarent

    Clarent Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got a gift from my friend an m17x r3
    And I want to put a clevo 970m 6gb in it.
    Does anyone have the modded bios for it?
     
    Clarent, Nov 12, 2020
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  2. Maxware79

    Maxware79 Alienware died in 2014

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    From what I'm led to believe, the 880M is the highest Nvidia card that can be used in the R3. I would suggest the 780M though. The 970M used to only be marginally stronger than the 780M but this gap has widened due to driver support.
    An AMD 8970M (R9 M290x) may also be a good option due to continued driver support.
     
    Maxware79, Nov 12, 2020
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