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    m11x r3 upgrade advice

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by roxxzorttm, Oct 13, 2011.

  1. roxxzorttm

    roxxzorttm Newbie

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    Hi, i am thinking of buying a r3 from the outlet but the only have the i3 =( would it be possible to purchase an i7 and swap it over without much hassle? also are the gpu and cpu joined as i do get that impression


    Thanks
     
    roxxzorttm, Oct 13, 2011
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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    The gpu and cpu are soldered to the board, so what you buy from the start is what your stuck with.
     
    ejohnson, Oct 13, 2011
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  3. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    hmm, there is ONE thing you might be able to do, in about a year or so r3 Motherboards will be hitting Ebay (r2's are there now) if you can wait you can get one there
     
    deadboy90, Oct 13, 2011
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  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Or just wait till the r3 with a i7 comes to the outlet and buy that?
     
    ejohnson, Oct 13, 2011
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    roxxzorttm Newbie

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    Thanks for the advice
     
    roxxzorttm, Oct 13, 2011
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  6. Xaser04

    Xaser04 Notebook Consultant

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    Assuming you are from the UK:

    Logon to Dell Special Offers, Cheapest Deals, E-Value Codes and Discount Coupons | dmXdimension and navigate to M11x deals (Laptops > Alienware M11x).

    Select the middle i5 model listed at £799 and take a note (copy to clipboard) of the 15% coupon.

    Add the laptop to your basket on the dell website (following the link on dmxdimension) and apply the coupon copied above.

    Presto a i5 based (i5 2467um 1.6-2.3) M11x R3 (with 6GB memory, 1GB GT540m, 500GB HD, Killer NIC etc) for £679.

    The outlet model would be a little over £500 with VAT added to the extra spend is certainly worth it (the SB based i3 is totally pointless as it doesn't have any OC ability and also doesn't have turbo boost).
     
    Xaser04, Oct 14, 2011
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