I have an Alienware M17x-R2 with an HD5870 Mobility video card.
I was curious about upgrading the video card to breathe some new life into the machine for gaming.
I see some obvious paths:
1) Install and Crossfire a second HD5870
2) Replace the HD5870 with a great single card
3) Replace the HD5870 with two nicer cards, in Crossfire
What are your thoughts?
Ze other component specs:
RNRK1 1 ASSEMBLY..., BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP)..., NOTEBOOK..., BLACK..., ANW, M17X10
8WK6F 1 Keyboard, Alienware, 101, ENG-US, Personal Computer
WRD6T 1 KIT..., DOCUMENTATION..., ANW, M17X10, ENGLAND/ENGLISH..., D/B
P560G 1 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., WIRELESS..., BLUETOOTH..., 370, FOXCONN..., 5DB, NO BIOS...
W075J 1 Battery, Primary, 85WHR, 9C Lithium, Dynapack InternationalTechnology Corp
F836R 1 Pad, Mouse, Alienware, M17X
J408P 1 Adapter, Alternating Current, 150W, Delta - Ac Adapt, 3P, World Wide, M09
H754T 1 ASSEMBLY..., BRACKET..., VIDEO GRAPHICS ADAPTER..., HEATSINK..., M17X
Y19R3 1 HARD DRIVE..., 250GB, P11, 7.2K, 2.5, WD-MX320
PTP65 1 Processor, I5-520M, 2.4, 3MB, Arrandale, 35W, K0
F073F 2 Dual In-Line Memory Module, 2GB1333MHZ, 256X64, 8K, 200
C8245 1 Card, Graphics, Hard Drive, 5870, Parker, Mid-Life Kicker
K2490 1 Cord, Power, 110V, 6F, AlternatingCurrent, 3W, PROPOSITION 65..., United States
U519K 1 Liquid Crystal Display, 17WXGA+2CCFL, Anti Glare, Samsung
9JPNY 1 ASSEMBLY..., BRACKET..., HDD, FOAMKIT, M17X
KVCX1 1 Card, Wireless, Half Mini-Card, DW1520
M5F6V 1 Dvd+/-Rw, 8X, Serial Ata, SLOT, Plds
DW6RN 1 Kit, Software, W7HP64, Multi-Language, Alienware
I was curious about upgrading the video card to breathe some new life into the machine for gaming.
I see some obvious paths:
1) Install and Crossfire a second HD5870
2) Replace the HD5870 with a great single card
3) Replace the HD5870 with two nicer cards, in Crossfire
What are your thoughts?
Ze other component specs:
RNRK1 1 ASSEMBLY..., BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP)..., NOTEBOOK..., BLACK..., ANW, M17X10
8WK6F 1 Keyboard, Alienware, 101, ENG-US, Personal Computer
WRD6T 1 KIT..., DOCUMENTATION..., ANW, M17X10, ENGLAND/ENGLISH..., D/B
P560G 1 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., WIRELESS..., BLUETOOTH..., 370, FOXCONN..., 5DB, NO BIOS...
W075J 1 Battery, Primary, 85WHR, 9C Lithium, Dynapack InternationalTechnology Corp
F836R 1 Pad, Mouse, Alienware, M17X
J408P 1 Adapter, Alternating Current, 150W, Delta - Ac Adapt, 3P, World Wide, M09
H754T 1 ASSEMBLY..., BRACKET..., VIDEO GRAPHICS ADAPTER..., HEATSINK..., M17X
Y19R3 1 HARD DRIVE..., 250GB, P11, 7.2K, 2.5, WD-MX320
PTP65 1 Processor, I5-520M, 2.4, 3MB, Arrandale, 35W, K0
F073F 2 Dual In-Line Memory Module, 2GB1333MHZ, 256X64, 8K, 200
C8245 1 Card, Graphics, Hard Drive, 5870, Parker, Mid-Life Kicker
K2490 1 Cord, Power, 110V, 6F, AlternatingCurrent, 3W, PROPOSITION 65..., United States
U519K 1 Liquid Crystal Display, 17WXGA+2CCFL, Anti Glare, Samsung
9JPNY 1 ASSEMBLY..., BRACKET..., HDD, FOAMKIT, M17X
KVCX1 1 Card, Wireless, Half Mini-Card, DW1520
M5F6V 1 Dvd+/-Rw, 8X, Serial Ata, SLOT, Plds
DW6RN 1 Kit, Software, W7HP64, Multi-Language, Alienware