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    M15x Supported Processors

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by yogesh12, Nov 26, 2011.

  1. yogesh12

    yogesh12 Notebook Consultant

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    hi guys..

    i am proud owner of m15x..i am a pro gamer and seo manager.. i have few application that eats up all processor.. 100% usage.. so i am planning to upgrade..

    wat are processors supported in m15x? currently i have i7 740QM and 8 gigs of ram...
     
    yogesh12, Nov 26, 2011
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  2. khetik

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    The best upgrade is the i7-940xm and if you want to go 1 step lower would be the i7-920xm. Both are very good at overclocking with throttlestop. Ebay is a great place to look, shirleyfu117 is a trusted seller for cpus. happy hunting.
     
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  3. yogesh12

    yogesh12 Notebook Consultant

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    is it possible to exchange my current processor and pay extra for new processor? will all processor (mobile) work with m15x or there is special type of them...
     
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    You can't exchange your cpu, but you can always sell it here or on ebay to help cover the costs in purchasing the higher end cpu. Sandy bridge cpu's will not fit/work in an M15x. Since you have the i7-740, your upgrade options are the i7-840/920/940xm. That's in order of both price and performance. Only upgrades worth doing would be the 920xm or the 940xm as I stated earlier.
     
    khetik, Nov 26, 2011
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    I would recommend u to go for 920xm.. you can find it on ebay for a decent price and u can sell urs in NBR quite easily!
     
    saadleo, Nov 28, 2011
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    can i purchase 980 processor? something that has 12mb cache and 3.6ghz??
     
    yogesh12, Sep 18, 2012
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    Have to agree, bang for buck the 920xm is my choice. Can be OC to keep up with 940 easily.
     
    maxilick, Sep 18, 2012
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    txsizzler Notebook Geek

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    The 940xm is as high as you can go with the M15x. However, as others have mentioned, the 920xm is nearly the same thing (the 940xm being unlocked, the 920xm not, but can be unlocked using a program called Throttlestop) but costs less, and should be the one you look at closer.
     
    txsizzler, Sep 18, 2012
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    No, that would be the desktop 980X. Only 920X M and 940X M mobile are the highest supported CPUs for the M15x.
     
    LannBot, Sep 18, 2012
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    I think 920XM is the best choice
     
    Alienware_M15X, Sep 20, 2012
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    820QM work with the m15x?
    Does ES or OEM matter or will both just work?
     
    Spiderdog, Sep 20, 2012
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    940xm is the highest supported , but you can definitely save a few bucks with the 920xm and overclock it.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Sep 20, 2012
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    hey am not able to find a proper 940xm processor.. all of them are selling QS not oem and price difference is extremely huge........ can anyone suggest some? i am fron india and want to get it shipped here..
     
    yogesh12, Sep 25, 2012
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    I have been looking at the 840QM because the 920XM is too expensive for me :(
     
    Coops025, Sep 25, 2012
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    I seriously doubt you would really see any meaningful performance boost upgrading from what you have to an 840. It would likely be a waste of money. The 920 would at least give a noticeable boost, plus it can be unlocked, unlike the 840.

    Just save your money a little longer, and get that 920! ;)
     
    txsizzler, Sep 25, 2012
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