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    Upgrading M17x R4 CPU?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Jeremy Hicks, Apr 13, 2015.

  1. Jeremy Hicks

    Jeremy Hicks Newbie

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    Hey guys, I have an M17x R4 and I was wanting to play a game I just bought with a requirement to have atleast a 3.0ghz but I only have a 2.40ghz. Is there a way I could upgrade my CPU?

    The game is Cities: Skylines and heres my computer specs

    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz ~2.40GHz
     
    Jeremy Hicks, Apr 13, 2015
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  2. MickyD1234

    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    Hi, What game? GPU will be more important in games, and you may be reading the CPU specs wrong. 3.0ghz usually refers to the older core 2 CPU's? what GPU do you have?
     
    MickyD1234, Apr 14, 2015
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  3. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    • MINIMUM:
      • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz
    Your quadcore will be fine :)
     
    Tristan, Apr 14, 2015
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    MogRules Notebook Deity

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    Any CPU that laptop should have come with should be more then adequate for Cities.
     
    MogRules, Apr 16, 2015
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