sincera2601 Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hello guys, just have one question about GTX 460m. I saw a gtx 460m on eBay. I ask the seller that whether will it work on my M15xR2 or not. I bought my M15x since 11 months ago from Dell with 1 year basic warranty and it is still under warranty until December 20, so I think it is M15xR2, is it my bad or am I right? He said that the card works fine in M17R3 and he think it will work OK on my m15xr2. What do you think about this, just let me know any advice of you because that seller doesn't accept the return. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 @svl7 what do you think you seem to be the most knowledge on video card upgrades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted November 17, 2011 Founder Share Posted November 17, 2011 I don't think there's a M15x-R2. There's only the one version of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widezu69 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 There are 2 versions. The m15x from before Dell and the M15x from after Dell. The 460m should work with no problems. I've had one in my M15x before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Michael Posted November 17, 2011 Founder Share Posted November 17, 2011 Oh right, i think the naming of the models is M15X for the old model and M15x for the new, that's what confused me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 As mentioned above, there's only one "M15x", and it comes with a first gen i-Series CPU, the other is called "m15x" and is from the "pre-Dell Alienware era".The 460m will work, but the Clevo version will probably have some issues with sound through DisplayPort/HDMI, for full functionality you'll need the Dell version.Also check out the 560m, it seems there have been some quite good offers for this card and it will work as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sincera2601 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks everyone. I am confused about the version, too. The problem is with the card work on M17x, when I ask Dell, they said it will be a little bit bigger than the one in m15x of Dell. Anyway, I already ordered one gtx 460m from Dell. May I return it and go with 560m? What do you guys think? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sincera2601 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 By the way, any guide for gtx 560m with M15x? or just need to plug it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg1shadow Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've read that the 560 will not fit. Could be wrong though. The biggest I've seen put in is a 470 and that is not even supported. The laptop may also not have enough power or ventilation to handle it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alienware-L_Porras Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Just to add to what everyone said, the m15x has only one version. The previous ones were called "Area-51 m15" and the m15x is the one from DELL. If this is the one that you have it will work fine on it, we do have some available as well and service to put it into the laptop if you don't feel like opening it. If you wanna go that way, let us know via e-mail [email protected] ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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