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    Graphics amplifier

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Ben7078, Apr 8, 2018.

  1. Ben7078

    Ben7078 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi people,
    Have have an Alienware 15 r3 with a i7 6700hq and was wondering if it’s even worth buying a graphics card to use in my amplifier
    I want to get a 1070ti for it but don’t know if my cpu will let it down and don’t know anyone with a graphics card to borrow to do some testing to see if it’s worth it
    Any info will be appreciated
     
    Ben7078, Apr 8, 2018
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  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Depends what your current GPU is. If you have a model with the 1070GTX it will barely improve.

    If you have a 1060 it is quite an improvement but I still would wait for the next gen Nvidia gpu's.
     
    rinneh, Apr 8, 2018
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  3. Wormwood

    Wormwood Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a 13 R3 with a 6700HQ even with a 1080Ti in the Graphics Amplifier there haven't been a ton of bottlenecking issues.
     
    Wormwood, Apr 8, 2018
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