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m17xr3 upgrade gpu

Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kevsqn, Apr 30, 2014.

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Hi.
can anybody help me?
im playing dota 2. and i dont have the smoothest game play. what might be causing this?
i also play CS:GO and its really not smooth like there would be lag
is this because of my gpu or?
im planning on upgrading my gpu
what would you recommend to upgrade to that wont affect the system badly
(price range : $300 and below)

also do i have to update anything? like the bios,driver and all?
also i have the windows update and it says this

and then if i try to update, the screen brightness goes so bright.i cant adjust it
then i have to reinstall the amd in the display adapter so i cant adjust the screen brightness again

here are my specs

kevsqn, Apr 30, 2014

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Are you sure you are running the game with the AMD card and not the Intel integrated?

Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 30, 2014

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now that i cleaned the inside fan.
it seems to be better now.
there were alot of dust

kevsqn, Apr 30, 2014

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