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    M18X R1 single GTX880M upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by macdaddy8000, Dec 17, 2015.

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    macdaddy8000 Notebook Consultant

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    My Radeon 6990m has died, so i have ordered an GTX 880M and an Primary NV100 heatsink and are planning to install it with a single card. I upgraded my M17X R3 with GTX 780M earlier this year, and was wondering if its the same installation procedure? Shall i Disable Integrated graphic and High Definition Audio when i install i the M18X R1 like i did on my M17X R3?
     
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    Just flash it with A05 unlocked and you're good to go. No need to enable intel graphics, just plug and play and modded Nvidia drivers.
     
    Tulius, Dec 17, 2015
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    Sweet :)
     
    macdaddy8000, Dec 17, 2015
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    BTW, should i just use the same thermal pad layout as on my GTX 780 M, with Fujipoly 0,5 mm 14MKW on all relevant places?
     
    macdaddy8000, Dec 18, 2015
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