M17x r4 Quadro RTX 3000 upgrade

[Hussain Alhadher]

Hi 

i have an alienware m17x r4 with these specs:

cpu : i7-3720QM

gpu : GTX 765m 

ram : 8 gb

Display : 60 hz

Bios : A15 unlocked 

 

i want to upgrade the gpu to the RTX 3000 what i want to know is am i going to modify the heatsink ? And is it going to work perfectly after I install modded driver ?

 

Quadro RTX 3000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166412352810?_skw=nvidia+quadro+rtx+3000&itmmeta=01KQZKFG6VPPZGJP4XMGRVMR5X&hash=item26bef2fd2a:g:oiUAAOSwsMtlQ3z3&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8LB2JXbe%2Bh2pdWBqbR2c2DvyVdoOPO8zmz%2FIk9KWIQd%2Ffn%2Bt6vEkpbPbKcPgn7pWTkziensjxskBZXrBXU3x7FiSkOCz9srgVeWmum3E5u4XiEeGpKB3sYZ4ZIiOSminMCL4l383DtaXEkRLI3QmicXBvKLLkPvVI%2BNc%2FZcei6hR9XF8yJyyLWAf0LRTn6XwOnRQCSAqOOt8D8HuKW5antCTu5eCV%2FR20Dlpt1QTHfq59XLjsah%2Bx50zTzWdXcGsdpfXgLla%2FJuXXP8ZC35pZzp6GSDVMQwvZN0J2NffAFrsYNXmndJqX1WnuLlK6hY7YQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8qDvvO_Zw

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On 5/6/2026 at 2:36 PM, Hussain Alhadher said:

Hi 

i have an alienware m17x r4 with these specs:

cpu : i7-3720QM

gpu : GTX 765m 

ram : 8 gb

Display : 60 hz

Bios : A15 unlocked 

 

i want to upgrade the gpu to the RTX 3000 what i want to know is am i going to modify the heatsink ? And is it going to work perfectly after I install modded driver ?

 

Quadro RTX 3000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166412352810?_skw=nvidia+quadro+rtx+3000&itmmeta=01KQZKFG6VPPZGJP4XMGRVMR5X&hash=item26bef2fd2a:g:oiUAAOSwsMtlQ3z3&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8LB2JXbe%2Bh2pdWBqbR2c2DvyVdoOPO8zmz%2FIk9KWIQd%2Ffn%2Bt6vEkpbPbKcPgn7pWTkziensjxskBZXrBXU3x7FiSkOCz9srgVeWmum3E5u4XiEeGpKB3sYZ4ZIiOSminMCL4l383DtaXEkRLI3QmicXBvKLLkPvVI%2BNc%2FZcei6hR9XF8yJyyLWAf0LRTn6XwOnRQCSAqOOt8D8HuKW5antCTu5eCV%2FR20Dlpt1QTHfq59XLjsah%2Bx50zTzWdXcGsdpfXgLla%2FJuXXP8ZC35pZzp6GSDVMQwvZN0J2NffAFrsYNXmndJqX1WnuLlK6hY7YQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8qDvvO_Zw

for that specific card you should be able to use factory heatsink