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March 30, 2013 12:43:33 AM

Hi folks
I have to say I am a bit green with gam8ng on PC's. I made the switch to Pc gaming in december 2012 and still finding my way around things.
I own a alienware m17x r4 with i7 3630qm, 16gb ram and Hd7970m.
While performnace on a lot of games is good it struggles to achieve high FPS with the bells and whistles cranked up.

I was wondering if it is possible to swap the Gpu for the gtx 690 or possibly the titan. Is this doable? Is it recommended?

Thanks guys

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March 30, 2013 12:54:24 AM

im guessing that you own a laptop? since the GPU is a 7970m.

unfortunately you cant really change the gpu on a laptop. and gtx 690 - titan are for desktop pc's, you cant put one in a laptop
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March 30, 2013 1:10:46 AM

Thanks chromic
So from this i gather this is as good as laptop gaming can get?
There isnt a better gpu?
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March 30, 2013 1:18:23 AM

the most you can switch to assuming its that model with higher choices is the alienware version of the gtx 680m 2gb, which will barely give you an fps bonus.
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March 30, 2013 1:24:40 AM

Cigloman said:
Thanks chromic
So from this i gather this is as good as laptop gaming can get?
There isnt a better gpu?


shy of buying a laptop with crossfire or sli yes that is as good a laptop as you can get for gaming.
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March 30, 2013 1:34:40 AM

Geeee, I think ill have to move to desktop sooner than I thought, I am quiet happy with gaming on this laptop however would love to see battlefield or skyrim running on a ultra hd screen with a decent fps.
Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

Lastly is the jump in performance between this laptop and the higher end desktops really huge or just noticebale enough?
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March 30, 2013 1:35:15 AM

if you want a gaming pc, i suggest a desktop. you can build a 1000$ gaming pc that no laptop can match
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March 30, 2013 1:36:52 AM

Cigloman said:
Geeee, I think ill have to move to desktop sooner than I thought, I am quiet happy with gaming on this laptop however would love to see battlefield or skyrim running on a ultra hd screen with a decent fps.
Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

Lastly is the jump in performance between this laptop and the higher end desktops really huge or just noticebale enough?


its huge in IMO....with a high end desk top you can get performance that is 2 and 3 fold better on the gpu front (at least)
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March 30, 2013 1:40:24 AM

Wow, I now feel like a donkey for shelling $2500 for this laptop, I gues the fact that it is mobile is appealing however I know I will want more very soon.
Chromic
Whay do you suggest I should go for for if I were to build a PC for $2000.
Thanks guys
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March 30, 2013 1:53:23 AM

i would go with 3770k (quad core unlocked) or 3930k
(hexacore unlocked) build.....ssd, sli. i can spec a rig if you like and are willing to build yourself.
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March 30, 2013 2:47:47 AM

That would be great atomic war, much appreciated, I can probably sell my laptop and then build a desktop. I want to run ultra hd graphics and thinking maybe the gtx690?
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March 30, 2013 3:15:34 AM

Thanks atomic, I will most certainly consider this.
So will this run crysis 3 on a 2560x1440 , ultra settings with a good fps?
Sorry, still a bit of a noob as far as Pc is concerned.
Would a titan instead of the 2x670 be better for games compatibility?
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March 30, 2013 3:19:53 AM

@1440 it may not max out with MSAA 8x AF 16x but the very high (the highest for crysis 3)should be ok...just some lower filters....but the same would be true with gtx 680s or a single 690. titan is a better and more expensive solution...if you wanted to add another down the road i would go titan...otherwise the overclcoked gtx 670's will peform on par with gtx 680's at stock....which will beat a single titan card.

sli is not needed in all games but the ones that do support it usually need it to play at max settings.
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March 30, 2013 3:22:42 AM

note i went with 2 ssd's for space/ speed of program loads....one would be ok too if you don't want to raid 0 them. i find more space/speed is better so you can load some games on them (instant level loads save crysis 3 which is a big game).


some solution love would be greatly appreciated....been skunked all night lol ;) 
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March 30, 2013 3:28:29 AM

Thanks atomic much appreciated, off to selling the laptop, and building a desktop, exciting times ahead.
Cheers
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March 30, 2013 3:29:51 AM

happy to help...
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