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ok, but what is vbios? is it video bios? how do i install it? Edit: Would it bottleneck the i7 2630QM? and here is my specs, (Alienware M17X R3) i7 2630QM going to buy AMD Radeon HD 7970m 16GB DDR3 Memory 1TB+750GB HDD 17.3" 1920x1080 120hz IPS Glass Screen No Windows

Hello, i am upgrading a dead hd 6970m in my laptop. on ebay the socket says that it is a "mxm 3b" but it also says in broken english that "the main board number must match the gpu number" but 99.9% percent sure that my motherboard has a mxm 3.0b gpu slot on it but i need to be 100% sure because...

ok, thanks!

which one would be better for performance in games like borderlands 2, payday 2 and any 2010-2014 title? its around $50-$100 more for the HD 6970m.

The most demanding games I will be playing are doom and fallout 4, other than that it's light gaming like dead island deus ex hr, fallout 3/NV payday 2 etc. I will also be rendering lots of audio and a bit of 4k video

Sounds good, but the asus has 24gb or ram while the msi has only 16. Bigger display, more SSD space, and the 980m has the same performance as a 1060. and it's 100 dollars cheaper than the msi. So idk I might get the asus,

Hello, I was wondering which one of these 2 laptops to buy, both are refurbished. One has a 17.3 inch 1080p 75hz display, 980m, 24gb ram, i7 4710hq and a 256gb SSD. Also it's an asus The other one is an msi 15.6 1080p display with a gtx 1060, i7 6700HQ, 16GB ram and 128gb SSD. I need your...

It doesn't not boot into windows, it's stuck at the screen before that. I also erased the Raid 0 so I have nothing on the drives anyway but It should still load past that screen, it was doing this even when there was windows on it too.

Im really new to tom's hardware, so I will tell you my story. i have a alienware m17x r3 but the alienware boot logo screen thing wont move, its stuck and wont load. i tried cleaning the all of the components, clearing the cmos, EVERTHING! its not moving. I left it for a few days and it was...