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Alright, so ive had this Alienware M17 Laptop for a while, and i figured it was about time to get a second GPU...

I have found one here

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Alienware-M17-R [...] 414a1d45e6

I have tried asking the seller, but he doesnt seem to want to respond...

Heres my question... If i were to buy this second GPU for my laptop, would it be "prewired" with power supply and other wires i may not know about. I know it get inserted into a special pci type slot but is there any way to know whether or not it is somewhat preset to equip with a second GPU?

Thanks for the help in advance :)

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I don't really have the answer to any of your questions, but I do have a question for you: Does the laptop even have the extra heat pipe and die to go on the GPU?

I don't see why alienware would add something extra like that if they didnt have to

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Reply to HibyPrime

Yeh actually i took it all part yesterday and all the cooling and connectivity hardware is sitting there :)

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