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    Will this work (to use Nvidia 1070/1080)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Mana82, Aug 31, 2016.

  1. Mana82

    Mana82 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mana82, Aug 31, 2016
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    Hmm,

    How would you disable the onboard GPU however, not sure about that one.
     
    Mana82, Aug 31, 2016
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    In theory those should work but only with an external display.
     
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    It may work but it will perform very badly. At 1x pcie 2.0 speeds.

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    Zenobia K'eal, Aug 31, 2016
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