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Best GPU for Alienware m15x nowadays ?
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Bad_Kitty13
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it is very hard to upgrade a laptops graphics card it is not like desk tops, the chips are soldered to the mobo. you also have to make sure it is compatible with the mobo. you can google the make of your mobo or contact alienware to see if you can upgrade that laptop.
Thank you for putting some time to reply to this post. Ive done some research regarding the upgrade and Dell says the 7000 series would be a good fit for an upgrade 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970M Dell that is. Only side effect it will over heat. Im not totally sure yet.
Bad_Kitty13
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it also depends on the clearance of the heatsink you would need to apply to the graphics chip and they are soldered to the mother board, here is a video to what you would be getting into
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpxIaPynvlQ
also if it is compatible you also have to look at your power supply adapter as it will need to be larger and you would have to upgrade the some components on the mobo as your laptop is original rated to handle this type of card. even if you get it setup perfectly you have to worry about heat and damage to the mobo and the parts are pretty hard to find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpxIaPynvlQ
also if it is compatible you also have to look at your power supply adapter as it will need to be larger and you would have to upgrade the some components on the mobo as your laptop is original rated to handle this type of card. even if you get it setup perfectly you have to worry about heat and damage to the mobo and the parts are pretty hard to find
Unolocogringo
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Your laptop has the MXM format video card.
The highest model officially supported is GTX460m. from dell.
Unofficially you can go as high as a ATI6970. with a few mods a few other cards are useable.
A little more information is available here.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/716001-alienware-m15x-upgrade-please-help-me.html
New they are all expensive. But you can find good deals from reputable sellers on ebay.
The highest model officially supported is GTX460m. from dell.
Unofficially you can go as high as a ATI6970. with a few mods a few other cards are useable.
A little more information is available here.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m15x/716001-alienware-m15x-upgrade-please-help-me.html
New they are all expensive. But you can find good deals from reputable sellers on ebay.
Unolocogringo
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From what I could find it would overheat on the stock cooling.
The ones I did find had part of the bottom cut and an extra fan ,or on some 2 fans mounted to the bottom of the laptop for extra cooling. Otherwise it will overheat and throttle down. But that kind of takes away from the portable aspect of having a laptop.
The 6970 is a drop in replacement. Anything faster or newer would require cooling modifications.
Going from a GTX 260 to a GTX460m or ATI 6970m is a big upgrade. Both are plug in with no modifications needed.
If you want to try more it is a risk you will have to take. I can post links to mods and information if you decide you want to take the risk.
Me or Toms hardware can not be held responsible for supplying you this information if you do not do the mods correctly and fry your laptop.
The ones I did find had part of the bottom cut and an extra fan ,or on some 2 fans mounted to the bottom of the laptop for extra cooling. Otherwise it will overheat and throttle down. But that kind of takes away from the portable aspect of having a laptop.
The 6970 is a drop in replacement. Anything faster or newer would require cooling modifications.
Going from a GTX 260 to a GTX460m or ATI 6970m is a big upgrade. Both are plug in with no modifications needed.
If you want to try more it is a risk you will have to take. I can post links to mods and information if you decide you want to take the risk.
Me or Toms hardware can not be held responsible for supplying you this information if you do not do the mods correctly and fry your laptop.
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