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    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Fichatti, Oct 28, 2011.

  1. Fichatti

    Fichatti Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys i was just wondering a couple of things..What is the best cpu you can put in the M15x..and what is the fastest ram you can put in there as well?
     
    Fichatti, Oct 28, 2011
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  2. khetik

    khetik Notebook Deity

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    The best cpu would be the i7-940xm processor, as for the ram its the 1333mhz 8gb.
     
    khetik, Oct 28, 2011
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    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    can i run 1600？
    or 2 8g =16g？
     
    elflegolas, Oct 30, 2011
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  4. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    8 gig modules can get pretty expensive... 540 somthing for a single 8 gig 1600mhz ram card :eek: why do u need 16 gigs? 8 gigs would prob suit u fine
     
    bigtonyman, Oct 30, 2011
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  5. khetik

    khetik Notebook Deity

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    You have 2 ram slots and the maximum u have can have combined is 8gb. The processors that will work with the M15x don't officially support anything over 1333mhz, but I believe somewhere that a few people were running 1600mhz and it wasn't dropping to the lower frequency (they had a screeenshot as well).
     
    khetik, Oct 30, 2011
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    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    You're limited to 8GB of DDR3 1333 DRAM in the M15x. You can use 1600 memory, but it will be down-clocked to 1333.
     
    The Revelator, Oct 30, 2011
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    You realize there is nearly nothing that can utilize even 8 gb of ram today, and unless you have an i3 or something, a CPU upgrade wont do anything for gaming performance?
     
    niffcreature, Nov 1, 2011
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  8. bigtonyman

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    only reason i would see somebody using 8 gigs is using VMware or another such program that does OS emulations
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 1, 2011
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