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Haha I am very new to this forum, this is my first post, but I just got through getting mine configured with the help of phobos1984. Were you able to flash the unlocked A11 BIOS? Since then have you gone into your BIOS and tried to change the Video Settings?
Potential upgrades for Alienware M17x R4?
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Hey I am new here. I have had an Alienware M17x R4 for a while and I keep deciding to upgrade it instead of buying a new laptop. Mostly because it would be prohibitively expensive to buy a new one with comparable performance, expecially the more I upgrade it. I am quite inept when it comes to a lot of the tech stuff on this website, so bear that in mind if I make myself sound like an idiot.
Currently running;
OS: Windows 10-64bit Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz, 2801 Mhz 4 Core
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M, 8GB VRAM
-353.17 Modified Driver, in PEG mode with A11 unlocked BIOS
RAM: 32GB of some Samsung RAM, not sure exactly what kind
Wireless Adapter: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7620
Storage: Two 1TB HDDs in Raid0, and one 64GB SSD (that I believe is mSATA and used to be a cache)
So what could I upgrade with what I currently have? The main thing I have thought is possibly replacing the 64GB SSD with a Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB SSD. Transfer my OS to the new SSD and just use the 2TB Raid for mass storage. Would that work? What other upgrades could I do?
Thanks.