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    GPU upgrade for Alienware 18

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Alex Soon, May 17, 2017.

  1. Alex Soon

    Alex Soon Newbie

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    I own a Alienware 18 with GTX 880 SLI, 16GB ram.

    is it possible for me to upgrade to GTX1080?


    thanks.
     
    Alex Soon, May 17, 2017
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  2. imest

    imest Notebook Consultant

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    No, the Alienware 18 (October 2013) Model only supports up to GTX 980m and SLI GTX 980m from the Nvidia brand.


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    imest, May 17, 2017
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