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    i7 2920ES in M17X-R3?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SlimShady, May 27, 2012.

  1. SlimShady

    SlimShady ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒ&

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    Can this be done?

    And before the normal crowd of smart ***'s come along squealing about search.

    Could not find phrase 'invalid_search_query'.

    This is all that pops up in both standard and advanced search.
     
    SlimShady, May 27, 2012
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  2. SkylineLvr

    SkylineLvr Notebook Deity

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    Yes it can be done. I plan to go that route after I upgrade my GPU
     
    SkylineLvr, May 27, 2012
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  3. Arai

    Arai Notebook Evangelist

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    Referring to this: M17x

    Came up with some results on Google by searching i7 2920ES.
    Go ahead and knock yourself out.
     
    Arai, May 27, 2012
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    moral hazard, May 27, 2012
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  5. SlimShady

    SlimShady ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒ&

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    Thanks Gents.
     
    SlimShady, May 27, 2012
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  6. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    Not withstanding socket compatibility or BIOS locking (oh, Dell, why?), it should work. Just be careful when modding the BIOS.
     
    radji, May 27, 2012
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    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Yes I know a few people with 2920XM ES. I've seen 0 issues with Intel QS/ES chips, they're that good.
     
    GeoCake, May 27, 2012
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  8. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    The 2920xm works fine in the R3, except that it's a challenge for the dinky little CPU heatsink when overclocked. Once you get all 4/8 cores operating above 4GHz, heat becomes a concern for most people in the absence of auxiliary cooling. IC Diamond paste is almost a necessity if you're going to push the capabilities of the 2920xm.
     
    The Revelator, May 27, 2012
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    and just to add to this...be ready for monthly repastes if the cpu is overclocked and pushed heavily all the time
     
    SlickDude80, May 27, 2012
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