Johndill Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Hi, I'm looking at buying an M17 (2018-2019) with i7 8750H & RTX 2070 but in my research I've found the M17 apparently never had an official 144hz option? only 60hz. Has anyone upgraded their M17 to 144hz? I can see plenty of 17" 144hz panels available on ebay but confirming one has been done would make me feel better before purchasing. 🙂 Alienware M18x R2: i7-3740QM | RX 480 4GB Alienware M17x R4: i7-3720QM | GTX 1060 6GB | 120Hz Alienware Aurora R5: i7-6700K | GTX 1080 SLI | 64GB RAM Alienware X51 R2: i7-4790 | ASUS GTX 1070 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etern4l Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I have an m15 R1 144Hz so that’s encouraging, given that it was supposed to be the same mobo. 1 "We're rushing towards a cliff, but the closer we get, the more scenic the views are." -- Max Tegmark AI: Major Emerging Existential Threat To Humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndill Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, Etern4l said: I have an m15 R1 144Hz so that’s encouraging, given that it was supposed to be the same mobo. That is true, they do share the same board so board wise is good to go. I've read info on the 17 R4 where the same upgrade was done but he had to swap a 40pin (board side) to 30pin (panel side) stock display cable with the 60hz panel, to a 40pin to 40pin cable for the 144hz panel, but can't find if that is the case yet. Alienware M18x R2: i7-3740QM | RX 480 4GB Alienware M17x R4: i7-3720QM | GTX 1060 6GB | 120Hz Alienware Aurora R5: i7-6700K | GTX 1080 SLI | 64GB RAM Alienware X51 R2: i7-4790 | ASUS GTX 1070 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etern4l Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Johndill said: That is true, they do share the same board so board wise is good to go. I've read info on the 17 R4 where the same upgrade was done but he had to swap a 40pin (board side) to 30pin (panel side) stock display cable with the 60hz panel, to a 40pin to 40pin cable for the 144hz panel, but can't find if that is the case yet. Didn't realise a different cable was involved. Reasonable to assume you would need that too then. Maybe you can find out what the original panel was and check the connector type in the archive section. "We're rushing towards a cliff, but the closer we get, the more scenic the views are." -- Max Tegmark AI: Major Emerging Existential Threat To Humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndill Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I have found the original cable installed with the 60hz panel is 30pin & the cable provided with the 4K panels is a 40pin cable P/N: 0MHTJN 1 Alienware M18x R2: i7-3740QM | RX 480 4GB Alienware M17x R4: i7-3720QM | GTX 1060 6GB | 120Hz Alienware Aurora R5: i7-6700K | GTX 1080 SLI | 64GB RAM Alienware X51 R2: i7-4790 | ASUS GTX 1070 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndill Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Purchased the M17 last weekend for $900 AUD. 🙂 The 60hz screen it came with is (in my opinion) completely unusable in games. It has a 25ms response time according to panelook & is sooo blurry with gaming movement it's un-playable. 🤮 I'm surprised it was even accepted as a gaming laptop panel. I've searched panelook & found the LG "LP173WFG-SPD2" which is 5ms response time, 144hz & 40pin so needs the cable P/N: 0MHTJN. It's the only panel with the connector on the correct side & panel screw mounts, all other panels are slim models for the M17 R2 & up which have the connector on the wrong side & no screw mounts. Alienware M18x R2: i7-3740QM | RX 480 4GB Alienware M17x R4: i7-3720QM | GTX 1060 6GB | 120Hz Alienware Aurora R5: i7-6700K | GTX 1080 SLI | 64GB RAM Alienware X51 R2: i7-4790 | ASUS GTX 1070 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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