Alienware 17 and M17x

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1. Just picked up a M17X R3 for £66 - Best upgrades that can be done?

   By DylSki, 2 hours ago   

   • m17xr3
   • 1 reply
   • 14 views
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   • ssj92
   • 1 hour ago

2. M17xR3 Ultimate BIOS! 2026 Edition!

   By ssj92, May 23   

   • m17x
   • 5 replies
   • 277 views
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   • ssj92
   • 15 hours ago

3. Fan control for M17x R1 ? With GTX 670MX SLI and C2Q X9300

   By benten1000, Wednesday at 10:03 AM   

   • m17x r1
   • alienware
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     • m17x r1
     • alienware
     • fan control
   • 1 reply
   • 57 views
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   • ssj92
   • Thursday at 04:05 AM

4. AW17 R1 3D Users: Need your ACPI Dump!

   By ssj92, May 19   

   • aw17
   • 3 replies
   • 229 views
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   • Eban
   • May 22

5. DX12 on M17xR3 Finally? Fastest in the Universe! Another MXM Upgrade

   By ssj92, April 14, 2025   

   • m17xr3
   • dx12
   • 20 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • SuperMG
   • May 18

6. M17xR4 Owners: I need your ACPI Dump

   By ssj92, May 14   

   • m17x
   • 3 replies
   • 258 views
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   • Tenzzy
   • May 15

7. M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade

   By Hussain Alhadher, May 6   

   • mxm
   • m17x r4
   • 1 reply
   • 181 views
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   • ssj92
   • May 15

8. Alienware M17x R4, Struggling to get 3D Working

   By Durabat, March 25   

   • m17x r4
   • 3d
   • 17 replies
   • 895 views
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   • Durabat
   • May 14

9. Alienware 17 R1 (Ranger) struggling to get it to POST after CPU Upgrade

   By Akune, April 25   

   • cpu
   • post error
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     • cpu
     • post error
     • alienware 17
   • 3 replies
   • 437 views
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   • Eban
   • April 27

10. Alienware m17x r2 GPU upgrade path

    By Busta Bloodnut, March 31   

    • m17xr2
    • alienware
    • 1 reply
    • 324 views
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    • momo25
    • April 27

11. BIOS Chip location

    By ssj92, April 5   

    • m17x
    • 2 replies
    • 339 views
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    • ssj92
    • April 8

12. M17X r4 - gpu upgrade Quadro RTX 5000 1 2 3

    By Ollie87, January 4   

    • rtx 5000
    • temperatures
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      • rtx 5000
      • temperatures
      • alienware m17xr4
    • 65 replies
    • 4k views
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    • ssj92
    • April 1

13. Alienware 17 R1 Ranger (2013) (Haswell) BIOS Unlocked

    By Ashtrix, January 24, 2022   

    • alienware 17
    • ranger
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      • alienware 17
      • ranger
      • haswell
      • rpga
      • unlocked bios
      • bios
    • 10 replies
    • 9k views
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    • GamzMaka
    • March 27

14. Is this the incorrect 980m card for my M17xR4?

    By JJ90, February 6   

    • graphics card
    • gpu
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      • graphics card
      • gpu
      • m17xr4
      • alienware
    • 8 replies
    • 736 views
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    • ssj92
    • March 24

15. AW17 r1 Black screen

    By Tenzzy, March 15   

    • aw17
    • 6 replies
    • 488 views
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    • Tenzzy
    • March 16

16. late 2013 Alienware 17 r1 bios blind flash

    By hamhatch, February 10   

    • alienware 17
    • bios
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      • alienware 17
      • bios
      • bios problem
    • 4 replies
    • 578 views
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    • sliderfra
    • February 26

17. M17 (R2/R3/R4/Area51m R2) Keyboard(Caps/Switches) question

    By Annihilator, February 15   

    • m17
    • 3 replies
    • 387 views
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    • Annihilator
    • February 22

18. m17xr2 M17x R2 - 8970m shenanigans

    By Cryzer, December 27, 2025   

    • amd gpu
    • 2 replies
    • 502 views
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    • Maxware79
    • February 18

19. 2017 Alienware R4 TPM 2.0 with bios update?

    By Popcan, January 8   

    • tpm 2.0
    • 2 replies
    • 579 views
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    • Popcan
    • January 11

20. Alienware m17x r4 CPU heatsink

    By Busta Bloodnut, December 28, 2025   

    • alienware m17x r4
    • alienware
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      • alienware
      • m17x
    • 2 replies
    • 594 views
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    • Busta Bloodnut
    • December 29, 2025

21. M17X R4 UPGRADE - bios issue

    By Maik, October 13, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • kela-slk
    • December 23, 2025

22. Alienware M17X R4 Ultimate Upgrade, Share your experience and expertise

    By Maik, October 13, 2025   

    • m17xr4
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • panda_zzz
    • October 19, 2025

23. Alienware 17 (2014) HDMI OUT

    By xenomorph, October 11, 2025   

    • alienware 17
    • hdmi
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Maik
    • October 15, 2025

24. Rx 6600 xt Alienware 18

    By zerokool, August 29, 2025   

    • mxm
    • 5 replies
    • 987 views
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    • TruenoG7
    • October 7, 2025

25. Questions about 120hz display upgrade 1 2

    By rusvon, March 8, 2024   

    • alienware m17xr4
    • 40 replies
    • 9.5k views
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    • SuperMG
    • September 1, 2025