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    Upgrading my m15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by worldbefree, Mar 4, 2009.

  1. worldbefree

    worldbefree Newbie

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    Well its been about a year of very happy m15x use as my primary computer after years of swearing id never have a laptop, but its time to upgrade it i feel
    Which is odd as i have never upgraded laptop but i looked on alienwares site and it seems pretty managable

    I currently have xp -> Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80GHz -> 2 gigs of ram -> and a NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT

    Does anyone have any advice on what to upgrade too ?
    Many thanks
     
    worldbefree, Mar 4, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    CPU: up to X9000 w/ 2.8GHZ. the smart choice would be T9300 w/ 2.5GHZ or T9400 w/ 2.6GHZ to make sure it doesn't overheat.

    GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9800M-GT or ATi HD3870, both with 512MB. the Nvidia card is the better choice here.

    RAM: up to 8GB, the smart choice would be 4GB and a 64bit OS.
     
    whizzo, Mar 4, 2009
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  3. N1kkon

    N1kkon Notebook Consultant

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    yeah i wanna upgrade to 8 gigs and a 64 bit soon. Its just so expensive 0.0
     
    N1kkon, Mar 4, 2009
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  4. otaku

    otaku Notebook Deity

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    I have a similar machine (well twice the ram, vista and a 2.5ghz cpu) I have had mine close to a year now. I don't plan on upgrading the GPU ever-I'll just buy a new machine (2 more years maybe more) but I do want windows 7 in 64 bit. Think I'm good on ram for a few years also
     
    otaku, Mar 4, 2009
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  5. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    Besides the Extreme CPU's such as the X7900 and X9000 both running @ 2.8Ghz, what is the fastest CPU that the m15x can be upgraded with ??? I am guessing the T9500 @ 2.6GHz ??


    I know it uses the PM965 chipset but will the BIOS recognize and work with any of the new 1066Mhz FSB processors ?? Thanks for any info. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Mar 4, 2009
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  6. HAK Devil

    HAK Devil Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I would personally save some money and upgrade to the t9300 which is the best bang for buck CPU and use the savings to get yourself that 9800m gt
     
    HAK Devil, Mar 5, 2009
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