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    Graphics cards for Area-51 m15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by rrtek, Dec 29, 2012.

  1. rrtek

    rrtek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    My fx 3600m has started to do strange things (i.e. reboots, artifacts) so I'd like to know which graphics card I can install.

    What would you install?

    Thanks.
     
    rrtek, Dec 29, 2012
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    protivakid Notebook Evangelist

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    3870 1GB <- Common
    4850 1GB <- Not common
    4870 1GB <-Hard to find, may even only exist as a reference, card but better

    Make sure they are mxm 2.1
     
    protivakid, Jan 2, 2013
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    Would the heatsink work for these cards?
     
    rrtek, Jan 5, 2013
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    You may need to buy the ati version heatsink
     
    protivakid, Jan 6, 2013
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