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    Will 4870x2 from M17x work?

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by samwY, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. samwY

    samwY Notebook Consultant

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    Will 4870x2 from M17x work in a M17 Alienware?

    I have the OCZ Whitebook and want to know which GPU i need specifically. I do know I need MXM 2.1b, what else? thanks
     
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    The mobility 4870 from the Dell/AW M17x are MXM 3.0B and won't fit in the M17.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 9, 2012
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    Presuming you're looking to upgrade from two mobility 3870s, the only option you have is a pair of mobility 4850s that are MXM 2.1b. They were produced in a very small batch for the last M17s they sold before it was discontinued, and as such they're extremely rare and - if you can even find a pair - very expensive.
     
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    Table was selling 4870's for $100 a pop here. His 4870's would work in a M17 but he may be sold out now. I picked one up from him.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can still find the 4870 from the asus w90 (like the one I'm using) for around $200 new online.

    But good luck finding an xfire cable for them, they have a strange connector.

    Also they are only 512mb each.
     
    moral hazard, Apr 12, 2012
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    I purchased 4870x2 with mxm 2.1 from Table. It should arrive next week. Isn't the xfire cable the same from the 3870x2?
     
    samwY, Apr 13, 2012
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    The mxm 2.1 4870's that Table sells are 1GB and only $100 each. The connection on them looks the exact same to me as a 3870 but I have never had a crossfire cable to try.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What's the ram rated for on those cards he sells?

    Also have you been able to overclock your card?
    If so, what was your max OC?

    I might pick up a card from him.
     
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    Who is this illustrious "Table" everyone speaks of?
     
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    The card I bought from him would not work in my notebook because of my notebooks age and the card's vbios not supporting my model. I have heard they work great on a m17 though from other buyers.
     
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    You weren't by any chance trying to sell that card on eBay?
     
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    Nope I wasn't
     
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    Ok, because there was another 4870m on ebay recently which was being sold cheap, the guy said he tried it on an alienware m5750 and it gave him 3 beeps. So he was selling it as is for $65 which I was really tempted to get at the time.

    Anyway I'm going off track...
     
    moral hazard, Apr 15, 2012
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    $65 you should have bought on the spot!
     
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    I know, but I thought there was a chance that it was faulty and since he was selling it as is I hesitated.
     
    moral hazard, Apr 16, 2012
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    I remember there was someone else that bought one or two 4870 from Table, he was also looking for another vBIOS.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 16, 2012
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    That guy tried to get the cards to work with his m15x and couldn't
     
    samwY, Apr 17, 2012
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