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    Potential m18x buyer. Need advice

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by GTO_PAO11, May 19, 2012.

  1. GTO_PAO11

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    I am about to buy this M18x unit. These are the specs:

    I7 3610QM
    Dual 7970m CF
    BluRay player
    8gb Ram
    Intel wifi

    In the future after 2 years, if I upgrade my dual video cards, will this bottleneck my CPU?

    Also, should I downgrade my RAM to 6 gb and upgrade my wireless to killer N or just downgrade the RAM without upgrading my wifi?

    This is for future proof gaming.
     
    GTO_PAO11, May 19, 2012
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    katalin_2003, May 19, 2012
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