Busta Bloodnut Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago Just completed my Alienware collection with this m17x r2 and was wondering a good GPU upgrade path? It doesn't have to be the best/highest upgrade, but anything thats way better than the shitty AMD ATI SLI cards that this machine came with? I seen that the the GTX 780 is the best official Dell upgrade, but anything beyond that for an unlocked bios? I have a spare 980 sitting around not being used, but i read that that card has issues with the machines display. I tried researching for good cards, but there doesn't seem to be any clear answers and this machine seems to be a pain in the ass when it comes to GPU lol. How are 880's with this machine? My rigs: (I collect laptops like Boomers collect muscle cars, though I'm VERY selective) My Alienware Armada: Alienware m18x r2 (Primary): Intel Core i7-3940xm•Nvidia Quadro P5000m•NVME Samsung 990 Pro 2TB•Samsung 840 EVO mSata 1TB• 32gb 1600mhz Alienware m18x r2 (Secondary): Intel Core i7-3940xm•Nvidia Quadro P4000m•NVME Samsung 990 Pro 1TB•Samsung mSata 1TB•32gb 1600mhz Alienware m18x r2 (W.I.P. and yeah I know I got a problem, but it was mad cheap lol): Intel Core i7-3720qm•Dual AMD Radeon 7970•No SSD/HDD•No Ram Alienware m17x r4: Intel Core i7-3630qm (3940xm coming soon!)•Nvidia GeForce GTX 980m•Samsung 870 EVO 500gb•32gb 1600mhz Alienware m15x: Intel Core i7-940xm•Nvidia GeForce GTX 980m•Samsung 870 EVO 500gb•16gb 1600mhz Alienware m14x r2: Intel Core i7-3610qm (3940xm Coming soon also!)•Nvidia GeForce GT 650m•Samsung 870 EVO 500gb•16gb 1600mhz Alienware m11x r3: Intel Core i7-2617m•Nvidia GeForce GT 540m•Samsung 870 EVO 500gb•16gb 1600mhz *Only getting the latest/best revision of each model from this generation with the exception of the m17x r2 (coming soon hopefully) which is different enough from the r4 for me to want* My Non Alienware Fleet: Acer Aspire 7741gz | HP G71 | HP G72 | HP Pavilion G7 | HP Probook 450 G1 | Dell Latitude E5530 | Dell Latitude 3540 | Dell Studio 1749 | Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 | Fujitsu Lifebook Ah530 | Toshiba Satellite P755 *I maxed out every rig on here as best as I can lol* Works in progress: Lenovo G50-80 | HP Envy DV7-7000 Series | HP 15 BA Series | Dell Latitude E6420 | HP Probook 4530s | My 3rd Alienware m18x r2
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