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    When leave allieware wiith with the new gtx 970/980

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by grinna, Jan 7, 2015.

  1. grinna

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    Hello I am so looking forward to buy a alienware, but they still sell with gtx880m :(, has some forecasting the arrival of gtx970 / 980m
     
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    They will be BGA so you will not be able to upgrade for a newer gpu or better cpu in some time ... Think about it and maybe consider other brand. I think the last alienware like the m18x r2, alienware 17 and 18 will stay at a fairly high cost for quiet some time because of that. The new one might be cheaper in one or two years.
     
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    Bga? Whats that?
     
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    The CPU and GPU are now soldered the the motherboard making custom upgrades impossible...unless you want to try un-soldering them. They also axed the ram from 32gb max to 16gb max and the notebook is 20% thinner. The 18 is gone and we now have the 13,15 and 17.
     
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    So it will not be upgradable? Here in Brazil has a shop still find a m17 with 880m, then it would be to get this advantage with 880m and use a lot and when you need to update it so buy a 980m mxm, or buy one with bga and get stuck without upgrade?

    sorry for English :9
     
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    buy the 880m and have the option to upgrade to the 980m MXM!
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 7, 2015
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    Correction: You won't be able to upgrade at all.
     
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    Yea that's what i was saying, or trying to say. When you buy a rig you can buy it with medium range parts and upgrade later with high end parts from ebay. That's what i was saying by "in some time".

    Sorry, i don't speak english very well.
     
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