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    Do I need GT 555M 3GB?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by WaffleBoy, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. WaffleBoy

    WaffleBoy Notebook Deity

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    Do I need GT 555M 3GB? I will connect the the laptop to a 32' FHD 120HZ LED tv.... (I will make ULTRA on games and FHD)

    with this system:
    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache) edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz edit
    VIDEO CARD 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology edit
    HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s edit
    LCD PANEL 14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight edit
    WIRELESS CARDS Intel® Wireless-N WiFi Link 1000 a/g/n 1x2 edit
    WIRELESSHD None edit
    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive edit
    SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 22, 2011
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    revdiesel Notebook Evangelist

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    yea, but it will be ok with this system??
     
    WaffleBoy, Apr 23, 2011
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    3GB is fine. It's really whatever you think you will need. I would do a google search on video cards 1 gb mem vs 2 gb mem or something like that. Some of the other folks listed some links in other threads that show some great data as well.

    Best wishes, StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Apr 23, 2011
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