Ok well to start off I need a LOT of help. I have built 3 gaming desktops before for my brother and friends but I haven't done anything more then RAM, screen, and keyboard replacement for laptops, and that was a different laptop. My laptop has reached the point where not only am I getting some lag in games I also can not play games such as Planetside 2.
I'm currently running an Alienware M17-R1 Gaming laptop. I bought it just before dell bought out Alienware and I can not find any info about my system such as the motherboard and it's upgrading potential other then one time I found you could get up to 8gigs ram in it. If anyone out there knows where there are some archives of this information or a way to look up what I have without taking the system apart that would be greatly appreciated.
I'm currently running an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870X2 GC. and it's just not cutting it. My first challenge is finding out if the card can be upgraded(I'm guessing so since it's not integrated but am curious/nervous about price/space) and what it can be upgraded to. I'm guessing that there will be space restraints but I'm also assuming that there are cards that will fit. My second challenge would be figuring out how to get inside. Now I have seen a "Taking apart an Alienwar M17-R1X" Or something and it's just a bit different then mine and I'm not sure if the insides are the same or completely different so if anyone knows where a video or detailed guide is that would be greatly appreciated.
Another thing I would like to upgrade is my CPU but once again I do not know what my board can handle. I am currently running an Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz and it is reaching the point where it is just not cutting it at all. Once again my challenges would be 1. What can I upgrade to? 2. How do I get to it and upgrade it?
Also any tips on what to upgrade to would be excellent, but remember funds are tight right now, which is why I'm upgrading this not just getting a new system.
This is my first time really using a forum sorry if anything is done wrong or anything and thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
I'm currently running an Alienware M17-R1 Gaming laptop. I bought it just before dell bought out Alienware and I can not find any info about my system such as the motherboard and it's upgrading potential other then one time I found you could get up to 8gigs ram in it. If anyone out there knows where there are some archives of this information or a way to look up what I have without taking the system apart that would be greatly appreciated.
I'm currently running an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870X2 GC. and it's just not cutting it. My first challenge is finding out if the card can be upgraded(I'm guessing so since it's not integrated but am curious/nervous about price/space) and what it can be upgraded to. I'm guessing that there will be space restraints but I'm also assuming that there are cards that will fit. My second challenge would be figuring out how to get inside. Now I have seen a "Taking apart an Alienwar M17-R1X" Or something and it's just a bit different then mine and I'm not sure if the insides are the same or completely different so if anyone knows where a video or detailed guide is that would be greatly appreciated.
Another thing I would like to upgrade is my CPU but once again I do not know what my board can handle. I am currently running an Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz and it is reaching the point where it is just not cutting it at all. Once again my challenges would be 1. What can I upgrade to? 2. How do I get to it and upgrade it?
Also any tips on what to upgrade to would be excellent, but remember funds are tight right now, which is why I'm upgrading this not just getting a new system.
This is my first time really using a forum sorry if anything is done wrong or anything and thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
