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    m17x R2 - crossfire videocards

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by sfara, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. sfara

    sfara Notebook Guru

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    I've got a quick question about the R2 with 2 x 5870....can one change one card with the other ? Can i inverse the videocards in my R2 ? Are they the same ? I'm guessing it's just a matter of interchanging the fans i guess...
     
    sfara, Sep 22, 2011
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  2. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Yup you should be able too.

    The fans are not interchangeable though. The right is for the right and the left will only fit in the left.

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Sep 22, 2011
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  3. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Same goes for the heatsinks ;)
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 22, 2011
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  4. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    hehe yup forgot to mention that too LOL :p
    Thanks man!

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Sep 22, 2011
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  5. sfara

    sfara Notebook Guru

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    Thanks guys. It's good to know ... so if one fails i can allways use the other one and break the crossfire leaving just one card in.
     
    sfara, Sep 22, 2011
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    Pizpump Notebook Enthusiast

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    You shouldn't even have to change them. If the primary fails it should default to the slave.

    Can anyone confirm?
     
    Pizpump, Sep 22, 2011
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    sfara Notebook Guru

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    Wow...this would be cool but seems too good to be true.
     
    sfara, Sep 23, 2011
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    Nope, if the primary fails the system won't POST, same for the slave gpu.
    You'll have to switch the gpus and remove the damaged one.
     
    Iceforge, Sep 23, 2011
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  9. katalin_2003

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    This is true. No CF/SLi notebook does that as of today .

    @Sfara: what I do is swap my GPUs between them from time to time, normally everytime I repaste, so the primary one gets to 'relax' more than it used to as a primary card.

    Cheers
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 23, 2011
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