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    want to replace my Graphic Card in m17x R4

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SroieS, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. SroieS

    SroieS Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello,
    i want to replace my graphic card in my m17x R4
    my current card is GTX 675m

    so i wanted to know if i can upgrade it and if yes what i can buy instead

    thanks in advance
     
    SroieS, Nov 3, 2013
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  2. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    GTX 680m is the official option you can go to. It will be plug and play.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Nov 3, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You can also run the latest cards but you may run into issues such as loosing HDMI audio.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Nov 3, 2013
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    SroieS Notebook Enthusiast

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    There is a big difference between the 675 and the 680 or i will hardly notice a difference?
     
    SroieS, Nov 4, 2013
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    There will be a big noticeable difference. An even bigger difference going to 780m :D
     
    widezu69, Nov 4, 2013
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    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    Hi, It's quite a big jump, the 680 is also the new core technology - Kepler. The 675m is actually a 580m rebadged :(

    A lot depends on what games you play and your perception of 'smoothness'. I am still happy with my 675m but do have to drop a couple of settings down in some games that I would not need to do with a 680m. From what I see from other posters a 20% to 50% FPS gain is the norm and almost all games can be played maxed out.

    HTH
     
    MickyD1234, Nov 4, 2013
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    +1 to this, it will definitely be an improvement.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 4, 2013
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    Ehhh but remember the 780m will not be plug and play, and you will lose certain features and will have to do driver mods to have it work effectively.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Nov 4, 2013
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