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    graphic card part number compatible with m15x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by malak6, Dec 3, 2014.

  1. malak6

    malak6 Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    One question this graphic card(gtx 675m) part number:N13E-GS1-A1 is compatible with m15x? My m15x have ati 5850m will be have problems to install gtx 675?

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    malak6, Dec 3, 2014
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  2. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    The GTX 675m is an older Fermi architecture card which runs hot compared to newer Kepler or Maxwell architecture cards. The card will work (if it's a dell card, otherwise you might need to flash a new vBIOS), but you'll need to tweak the driver .inf file or find a modified driver.
     
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