Current specs (plus I've switched to SSD):
I'm looking to eventually go to the 920XM processor and M6000 video card as almost everyone has done. Also will go up to 16Gb of RAM as I do quite a bit of 3D modeling.
My budget doesn't allow for all to be done at the same time, so which would be the best to start off with?
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I'd say the video card. The 920xm is very power hungry so you may also want to consider upgrading the power adapter to a 210W or 240W adapter with the XM, especially if you plan on overclocking it. The M6000 is more or less plug and play and will be a nice upgrade from the 5850M, and is not very power hungry so the stock 150W adapter will be fine.
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I agree. Since you have an SSD already, I would upgrade the GPU. I went the CPU route from an i5 and I didn't notice much of a difference to be honest. It is fun having a CPU that can overclock, though.
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Which should I upgrade first?
Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by harmfuladam, Oct 31, 2016.