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    Question about upgrading M17x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dark11b, May 29, 2010.

  1. dark11b

    dark11b Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got a R1 with gtx 260m and i want to upgrade it to the ati 4870 cause i saw that it dsnt support the 5870's ... my question is if the 4870 use the same fan or heatsink as the gtx 260 ... or i'll have to buy new ones?
     
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    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Where are you buying them from? If it's Dell, they come with HS's, AFAIK. Same fans.
    On a side note, there might be a way for 5870's to work as well. You should check the latest BIOS .txt file.
     
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