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    OCZ 840 / AW M17 Upgradeability

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by morrison84, Dec 17, 2008.

  1. morrison84

    morrison84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been contemplating buying a notebook for a while now and I'm leaning towards the OCZ over the Alienware. I know, I know, notebooks are not ideal for swapping hardware components and you're lucky if you can. However, is the CPU easily upgradeable from say a T9400 to a quad core? Also, would you be able to knock the 3870's in crossfire up to 4870's when they roll out next year?

    Is the GPU question just speculation because we really don't know anything about this mobile GPU yet?
     
    morrison84, Dec 17, 2008
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    BigHops323 Notebook Deity

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    As for the GPU upgrade it is unknown, it all depends on the socket type of the 4870's and if it is accepted in the bios. The CPU can be upgraded to the QX9300 which is a 2.53GHz quad core.
     
    BigHops323, Dec 17, 2008
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    besides the gpu .. most of the notebook components are upgradeable usually .. in this case you can upgrade the ram, harddisk and yes its possible to upgrade from a T9600 to a quad core .. but gpu im not really sure about
     
    nerever_kuhn, Dec 17, 2008
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    This Laptop being a DIY (do it yourself notebook) gives you a ability of swapping almost any component you want and it is extremely easy. Almost everything can be accessed by unscrewing the bottom panel.

    The following Link is to the OCZ site. you can see a list of compatible hardware and a vid on how easy it is to upgrade.
     
    zlaker, Dec 17, 2008
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    sammanzhi Notebook Guru

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    The OCZ and the Alienware M17 is essentially the same notebook, so ideally the upgradeability should be the same. Just throwing that out there...
     
    sammanzhi, Dec 17, 2008
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  6. morrison84

    morrison84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    so the 48xx series is unknown at this point..
     
    morrison84, Dec 17, 2008
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    zlaker Notebook Consultant

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    Yes its unknown.

    Also consider Overclocking voids alienware warranty.. if you're going to OC you might want to consider another option.
     
    zlaker, Dec 17, 2008
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    48xx upgradeability has pretty much been verified by a couple of sources. Just use the search button.
     
    ichime, Dec 17, 2008
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    4k series will work. Hell, OCZ supports it in their driver section already :p
     
    E-wrecked, Dec 17, 2008
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  10. morrison84

    morrison84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    not bad...


    good feeling knowing i could snag one of those notebooks and swap the cards later

    thanks
     
    morrison84, Dec 17, 2008
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  11. zfactor

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    though you may not want to know what those cards will cost later.....
     
    zfactor, Dec 17, 2008
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  12. Clevor

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    Would a 9800M GT/X run on this board? I thought I read somewhere it was being tested. What about in SLI? Why did OCZ go the ATI route? Heat? I heard the reason Asus never put a GTX (GT only) in their top-end notebook was the heat issue.

    I realize the 3870 Crossfires would generally outperform a single 9800 GTX and the Nvidia GPUs are real expensive, but I am just curious.
     
    Clevor, Dec 17, 2008
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  13. zfactor

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    imo yes it will most likely work but i have not tested it or have not seen anyone but im betting they will work
     
    zfactor, Dec 17, 2008
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