Alienware 17 and M17x

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1. Alienware 17 R1 980m Upgrade - Which variant to buy? 1 2

   By mattalienware, September 28   

   • alienware 17 r1
   • m17x r5
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     • alienware 17 r1
     • m17x r5
     • 17 r1
     • ranger
     • gtx 980m
     • 980m
     • gpu upgrade
   • 29 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • Eban
   • 23 hours ago

2. ADLINK RTX 3000 MXM suddenly died? 1 2

   By Hussain Alhadher, September 23   

   • m17x r4
   • 28 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • Hussain Alhadher
   • Yesterday at 08:45 AM

3. M17xR3 Ultimate BIOS! 2026 Edition! 1 2

   By ssj92, May 23   

   • m17x
   • 46 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • sliderfra
   • October 4

4. M17x R2 Massive CPU cooling upgrade

   By StripeySnake, March 13, 2022
   • 4 replies
   • 4.5k views
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   • DylSki
   • September 27

5. Discussion about Alienware Core 2 Duo/Quad era - Aera-51 m17X, M17 and M17X - CPU/GPU/display upgrade option

   By TheQuentincc, June 9, 2022   

   • m17x r1
   • qx9300
   • (and 9 more)

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     • m17x r1
     • qx9300
     • gpu upgrade
     • mxm
     • nvidia
     • gtx
     • rtx
     • amd
     • ati
     • intel
     • display upgrade
   • 13 replies
   • 5.8k views
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   • ssj92
   • August 20

6. Alienware M17X R2 - Parts + Upgrades

   By DylSki, August 16   

   • m17xr2
   • 0 replies
   • 376 views
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   • DylSki
   • August 16

7. M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade

   By Hussain Alhadher, May 6   

   • mxm
   • m17x r4
   • 10 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • Hussain Alhadher
   • August 11

8. What's the max gpu for an M17x r1?

   By commanderf, July 18   

   • gpu upgrade
   • 2 replies
   • 468 views
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   • commanderf
   • July 29

9. late 2013 Alienware 17 r1 bios blind flash

   By hamhatch, February 10   

   • alienware 17
   • bios
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     • alienware 17
     • bios
     • bios problem
   • 6 replies
   • 1.8k views
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   • Eban
   • July 2

10. GTX 980M MSI MS-1W0J1 VBIOS on AW17x R1 120hz screen

    By ImnacxyZ, July 2   

    • gtx 980m msi ms-1w0j1 vbios on aw17x r1 120hz screen
    • 0 replies
    • 375 views
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    • ImnacxyZ
    • July 2

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

    By Ollie87, January 4   

    • rtx 5000
    • temperatures
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      • temperatures
      • alienware m17xr4
    • 66 replies
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    • AtomSnakes343
    • June 26

12. M17X R3 - 1080p panel upgrade on a budget.

    By DylSki, June 24   

    • m17xr3
    • 0 replies
    • 600 views
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    • DylSki
    • June 24

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

    By DylSki, June 21   

    • m17xr3
    • 20 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • ssj92
    • June 23

14. Alienware 17 R1 Restoration and Upgrade

    By AtomSnakes343, June 22   

    • alienware 17
    • alienware m17xr5
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      • alienware 17
      • alienware m17xr5
      • ranger
      • haswell
      • gpu upgrade
      • rtx mxm
      • rtx 5000
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • AtomSnakes343
    • June 22

15. M17xR3 Parts List

    By ssj92, June 22   

    • m17xr3
    • 0 replies
    • 556 views
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    • ssj92
    • June 22

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

    By benten1000, June 17   

    • m17x r1
    • alienware
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      • m17x r1
      • alienware
      • fan control
    • 1 reply
    • 479 views
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    • ssj92
    • June 18

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

    By ssj92, May 19   

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

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

    By ssj92, April 14, 2025   

    • m17xr3
    • dx12
    • 20 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • SuperMG
    • May 18

19. M17xR4 Owners: I need your ACPI Dump

    By ssj92, May 14   

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

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

    By Durabat, March 25   

    • m17x r4
    • 3d
    • 17 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • Durabat
    • May 14

21. 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
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    • Eban
    • April 27

22. Alienware m17x r2 GPU upgrade path

    By Busta Bloodnut, March 31   

    • m17xr2
    • alienware
    • 1 reply
    • 946 views
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    • 652mod
    • April 27

23. BIOS Chip location

    By ssj92, April 5   

    • m17x
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ssj92
    • April 8

24. 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
    • 10.2k views
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    • GamzMaka
    • March 27

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

    By JJ90, February 6   

    • graphics card
    • gpu
    • (and 2 more)

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      • graphics card
      • gpu
      • m17xr4
      • alienware
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • ssj92
    • March 24