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    Alienware M18x windows 10???? Safe for AMD GPUs????

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by lambo7, Aug 15, 2015.

  1. lambo7

    lambo7 Notebook Guru

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    hi. My son has a late 2014 M18x with m290x crossfire, we've read a few issues with installing windows 10 with lcd errors etc.
    should his laptop be ok to upgrade as its one of the last 18" ?
    Also would you do a fresh install or the easy keep all my files upgrade????
    Thanks for any help.
     
    lambo7, Aug 15, 2015
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  2. Cryzer

    Cryzer Notebook Consultant

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    Only seems to happen with Nvidia cards, so you are good.
     
    Cryzer, Aug 15, 2015
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I would still hold on.. Do you have warranty? Then risk it... otherwise, no harm in waiting... Windows 10 killed my 970M (directly/indirectly)...
     
    TomJGX, Aug 15, 2015
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  4. skindoe

    skindoe Notebook Geek

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    I have the same spec'ed AW18 as your unit along with the dual 290x's and I can confirm it works fine 100% in this configuration. Been using 10 since the day it was released. Just instal the drivers for 10 from the dell website after updating to 10 and it should be A'OK.
     
    skindoe, Aug 15, 2015
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  5. Glzmo

    Glzmo Notebook Deity

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    Also install the 3.7.1 Windows 10 drivers from AMD's website if Windows Update doesn't install them by itself. They give me quite a performance boost on Windows 10.
     
    Glzmo, Aug 17, 2015
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