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    m17x R1 echange for a R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by calibrah, Mar 28, 2011.

  1. calibrah

    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    I wish I could. Through dells trade up program i would only get 209 dollars for my $1800 system thats 1.5 years old. pooh
     
    calibrah, Mar 28, 2011
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    You can sell it for a lot more than that. Or you can upgrade it,it's a capable system.
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 28, 2011
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    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    Is the cpu upgradeable to an i7?
     
    calibrah, Mar 28, 2011
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    No it's not. Your motherboard uses a socket P (478) and the max you can go is a QX9300 which is a beast of CPU combined with throttlestop.
    The m17x R2 uses a different motherboard.
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 28, 2011
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    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    Ah yes thats what i thought. I build desktops. I guess i'll look for a place to buy a QX9300. they must be getting somewhat rare since they are not in production anymore. My laptop needs a quad core badly for bfbc2.
     
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    The qx is too pricey. one day i might snag a q9000 for my lappy
     
    calibrah, Mar 28, 2011
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    Depends how you find it. Or you can get a ES/QS 9200/9400 some guys here got some good numbers out of them too. . .
    And the Q9000 is not a extreme CPU but can be OCed to stable 2400Mhz but i doubt it'll do wonders compared to what you currently have.
    scook9 here on the forum has one Q9000 for sale if you want one.
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 28, 2011
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    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    I'll be playing bfbc2 and bf3 when it comes out and starcraft 2. Both of which take advantage of multi core. hmm that is very interesting
     
    calibrah, Mar 28, 2011
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    Conduct personal transactions via PM please. Thanks.
     
    BatBoy, Mar 28, 2011
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