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    M17xR3 upgrade (need help)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Neaxa, Jan 25, 2015.

  1. Neaxa

    Neaxa Newbie

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    Hi

    I have a M17X R3 and I want to upgrade to be able to run games a lot better.

    My specs:

    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00 GHz 2.0GHz
    4 GB RAM Hard Drive
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M


    I saw that the minimum I should get is the GTX 560 and a 8 GB RAM Hard Drive
    Is that enough or should I get something better?

    I need all the advices I can get :)
     
    Neaxa, Jan 25, 2015
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You want to get

    1. Intel core i7-2920XM/2960XM
    2. Get an extra 8GB RAM
    3. For GPU, get the GTX680M or if you can find a GTX780M for less, get that...
     
    TomJGX, Jan 26, 2015
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  3. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    I would recommend going with the GTX 780M for the GPU and the i7 2960 for the CPU.
    More RAM wouldn't hurt either.
    Also get an SSD hdd - you will never go back if you do so! :p

    Cheers. :vbthumbsup:
     
    reborn2003, Feb 7, 2015
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The 560M is the same chip so that would be a waste of money, as above the 780M would be a MASSIVE increase in performance (4-5x)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 7, 2015
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  5. saladin

    saladin Notebook Enthusiast

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    get more rams, and a SSD, possible a 780m card.
     
    saladin, Feb 7, 2015
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Even a 128gb as a boot drive with one or two most used apps would help a lot too I agree.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 8, 2015
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