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14th April 2012, 06:17 AM #1
Area-51 m17x upgrade options
Hey guys, looking at buying an Area-51 m17x barebones system and just wondering a) what the best upgrade options were for each component, and b) where to source them from other than eBay or NBR.
CPU - List of supported models? As far as I know the best is the X9000 and the T8100 & T9300 fit, what else is there? Will a T2300 fit in there? What's the difference between SLAQG/SLAYY?
RAM - Is DDR2 PC5300 the highest supported?
GPU - It comes with a 9800m GT, should i be looking at getting another one or something else? What is the best supported GPU? Does SLI scaling work well with these or would it be a waste?
Cooling - Barebones does not come with heatsinks or fans for the CPU/GPU, does anyone have specific part numbers or something?
Battery & Charger - I'm assuming you can't get originals anymore, what specifications do i need to be looking for?
Not looking for a high-end gaming machine, i know it's outdated, i'm just picking this up as a project to work on and as a spare laptop. Just first gotta find out how much it's gonna cost me all-up first so i know if it's worthwhile or not :/Last edited by Rishwin; 14th April 2012 at 11:23 PM.

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16th April 2012, 10:11 PM #2
Re: Area-51 m17x upgrade options
Really? Nobody has so much as a list of compatible CPU's or GPU's?
I was counting on responses to decide if i was going to get it or not, so i knew if there was any sort of support or help i could get while building it. Evidently there is none, so i guess i won't get it.
[ M11x R3 | Core i5 2467M @ 2.3GHz | 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Hyper-X | 128GB Crucial M4 | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 540M ]
[ M11x R1 | Core2Duo SU7300 @ 1.7GHz | 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 | 640GB WD Blue |1GB NVIDIA GeForce 335M ]
[ G73-JH | Core i7 740QM @ 2.9GHz | 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 | 500GB WD Black + 2x 320GB WD Black | 1GB ATI 5870m ]
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17th April 2012, 12:02 PM #3
Re: Area-51 m17x upgrade options
Are you asking for help on a M17 or m17x like your title says? This forum does not cover the m17x which is perhaps why you got no responses. It covers the m15x-r1 / M17 and anything older.



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