HELP ALIENWARE M15x To run Dead Rising 3

Hi,

I just have the stock good old M15X red nebula and i never upgraded it too much just the RAM and HD Drive . Its a 260M GTX, i720q, 16GB Ram, 500GB HDD. Windows 8.1 64-bit. 150 Power supply

Could you please suggest me the best no so expensive Upgrade to Run the new games i purchase like Dead Rising 3 and upcoming The Witcher 3

I read a lot in forums and i have limited Budget (About $400 USD)

I am thinking of a CPU Upgrade to i7 920 XM (About $180)

So thats leaves me with about $220 to get an Nvidea or Ati Card?.

And what vBios files would i need for your recomendations friends...

Hope you can Help me

Thanks a lot!!!

Below I put The Game specs I need to get in order to play the Game...Hope i can get more than Minimun :hi2:

System Requirements

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit edition, Windows 8 64-bit edition
Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz (or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz) / AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00 GHz or higher
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570 / AMD Radeon 7870 or higher
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 Compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Broadband internet connection is required for Co-op play.

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit edition, Windows 8 64-bit edition
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 670 2GB / AMD Radeon 7970 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 Compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Broadband internet connection is required for Co-op play. An Xbox 360 Controller for Windows or other Xinput-compatible controller is recommended for this game.

 

For $220, you will not be able to get an nVidia card worth purchasing if you are looking for something of that spec. I would suggest you save up a bit of money and get the 7970M. The 7970M is easy to install, provided you buy the right version. It's pretty much plug and play if you buy the version designed for dell/alienware. The MSI/Clevo models you will run into issues on. You may have to flash the video cards bios to get anything to display on those versions, Overheating issues only happen when the thermal paste is not installed correctly or if there is not proper contact with the GPU die and the heatsink. Once you install the 7970M, you can install a video card bios to make it run at a lower voltage, (0.975V) which in turn will allow it to run cooler. If you have any more questions on this, let us know.

As for the CPU you can go with the 920XM to save some money. The highest you can go is the Core i7-940XM, but that will be around $400-500 on ebay versus the 920XM being around $160-250. There is only a 100-200Mhz speed difference.

Thermal paste you should stick with IC Diamond 24.

As far as a PSU is concerned, try the 210w, 240W or 330W (330W is electronically limited to 240W unless you or someone you know has soldiering skill) PSU's. Do NOT get the 230W, it is not compatible with the M15x. I would personally go with the 240W+ PSU's, especially if you plan on overclocking the CPU/GPU.(which would honestly be a waste if you buy the 920XM/7970M combo)

The 150W PSU will be fine, so long as you don't plan on overclocking the CPU/GPU. But, IF you plan on overclocking the combo, (which would be really smart if you get the 920XM/7970M combo) I would highly suggest you get a stronger PSU. 210W being minimum 240+ being recommended. This is so that your system is being supplied enough power to handle the beast!. (If there is not enough power, the system will either shut off, or "Throttle" (slow down) to compensate for the lack of power.)

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks a lot for a Great and fast reply. I just have a question. How about the GTX 770M?. I probably get one for about $350 USD and keep the Cpu for a little more time. Whit these specs can i run the Game Dead rising 3?. Thanks a lot.. Also if i install the 7970 what i need the purchase. Just the card for alienware or the X metal thing too. Can i use the X thing that have my Nvidea in the ATI card?. Thanks

 

Your CPU will hold the 770M or 7970M back. I would suggest updating the cpu first. The 770M may require you to modify the driver INF and disable onboard sound. At that point, you would have to use sound through displayport. The 7970 from dell will need a bracket and screws designed for an AMD card. If it doesn't come with one you will need one. You will also need thermal paste and thermal pads. Get IC Diamond 24 paste and Phobya thermal pads. The pads you have to place on the memory chips and mofsets.

For you to play a game with those requirements, you will need to get the 920XM chip and oc it to at least 3.2Ghz+ and you can also undervolt the 7970M to have it run cooler, so you can OC that sucker too. Your current CPU will be too slow to run most current games to it'ts potential. My 920XM can hit almost the i7-3720QM speeds..

 

Thanks a lot for great answers my friend....Do you think this is a good buy.... Alienware AMD HD Dell 7970M 2GB GDDR5 M17x R4 M18x R2 Dell P N 9XVK3 | eBay

Also I am thinking that this might work how do you think of purchasing this card to keep my Budget,,,,Do you think will work ok!!!. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251617275461#description

 

It seems like that one should do the trick. The only thing I don't like is that it has only DOA warranty.

 

Which one The Amd or Nvidia GTX?.

The problem with AMD is that the Dell part # 9XVK3 is not the one my friend gotmilk70 recomends and i didnt find if anybody could install this particular version of the card

If I buy the Nvidia GTX from the link would this work asumming it came from a Sager notebook?

Hope you can clarify this my friend or somebody else that try this GPU cards

Thanks

 

I ended Buying the GTX from this listing at $150

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M N13E GS1 LP A1 MXM 3 0 DDR5 1 5GB Laptop Videocard | eBay

Hope I did the right purchase at a good price....I keep the Budget and buy CPU 920 Upgrade, the New 240AC to power the laptop AND GPU For $380. :hi2::thumbsup:

 

My system has core i7 720QM + HD 6990M is that if you place a core i7 920qm will improve? dead rising 3 is here with 12fps, I think the processor is a problem for the game, or gets better soon buy a MSI GT70 with a gtx 870m for $ 1,200 and sell my laptop?

as was the performance of dead rising 3 upgrading?

 

The cpu does very little for most video games. It can throttle a video card but your problem is very clearly the 6990m it is a little less powerful than a 580m and that is extremely overshadowed by the 7970m/680m. You can spend around 200 dollars and get a I7 920XM and you can buy a 680m or a 8970m and they are pretty much plug and play in the m15x. I just replaced my 8970m with a 970m and if you would like I'll give you a good deal on it. But a cpu upgrade would do next to nothing for your performance you need a new graphics card.

 

Please! Run dead rising 3 and record vídeo , up to youtube with msiafterbuner in fps ative.

Upgrade to gtx 970m ,bottleneck gtx 970m, leave it slower as with the GX60 which has a amd processor..

 

I don't own the game. but my average fps on assassin's creed unity is 45 and that's at high settings. a 970m will run that game and not break a sweat. Same for my 8970m. I'm not sure if you are asking a question. Your English is pretty broken

 

my problems.... cpu limits gpu ... users gpu 60% !!!!




15fps ! in users 60% GPU!!


Please... runs games with process core i7 920xm!! Please!

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