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Updating my laptop

Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Naturalx, Dec 26, 2011.

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Newb here again. (sorry) but amongst others i'm trying to run SWTOR on my M15x. I've got the i7 740QM with the GTX 260M, 6gb ram. I recently reformatted my PC and everything is about as old as it was when I got it. Reset to factory settings.

I think I updated my BIOS once when I first got my laptop because it wasn't running correctly it ended up getting returned and I now have this one. Just curious what things I should be updating to get better performance out of my laptop if there is anything at all?

Naturalx, Dec 26, 2011

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First option, since you are looking into gaming is the gpu upgrade to either the 6970m/6990m. Second, I'd say would be the ssd. Then the cpu upgrade to the 920xm.

GPU >> $325-450
SSD >> $200-350 (depending on size/brand)
CPU >> $250-300

But in all honesty, if you're gonna be dropping that kind of coin, you could consider waiting for ivy bridge + nvidia 6xx/amd 7xxx.

khetik, Dec 26, 2011

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I've a Dell OEM i7 940XM if you guys are interested and a GTX 460M as well..let me know if you need it in the future. Cheers

VoodooChild, Dec 27, 2011

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