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August 23rd, 2013 03:00

Alienware M18X R2 Upgrade CPU |Intel Core i7-3630QM |

Hello I'm going to buy a used Alienware Laptop. I'm asking because the guy i'm thinking about buying it from said it's not possible to upgrade the CPU , only the GPU

Someone  also told me that some M18x R2 has fixed Processors and are not upgradable.

the specs are 

Alienware M18x R2

Spec:
Processor : 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo
Boost 2.0)

Display : 18.4" WideFHD (1920 x 1080) WLED LCD

Camera : Integrated Skype HD Certified FullHD Camera with dual digital microphones

Memory : 32GB (4x8GB)

Hard Drive : 256GB Dell Mobility Solid State Drive 6Gb/s

Optical Drive : DVD+/-RW (Read/Write)

Battery : Primary 12-cell 97W/HR LI-ION

Graphics : 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Audio : Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software

Wireless : Killer Wireless-N 1103

Operating System : Swedish Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64 BIT)

Standard Service - 1 year of Next Business Day coverage included with your PC

1 year Accidental Damage Protection

Question 1) Is it possible to upgrade the CPU in this one? 

Question 2) And are all M18x R2 SLI/CF Ready?

Question 3) What's the highest CPU & GPU upgrade you can put on this?

Question 4) Are some Processors in the M18x R2 Fixed and not upgradable? 

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August 23rd, 2013 13:00

Hi TimPonken,

In your Alienware M18x R2 laptop, you have the option to upgrade both the Processor and the GPU. Below are the answers to your questions:

Question 1) Is it possible to upgrade the CPU in this one? 

Answer: Yes, it is possible to upgrade the CPU on this computer. Dell has tested some CPU's on this computer which are compatible.

Question 2) And are all M18x R2 SLI/CF Ready?

Answer. Yes, all M18x R2 are SLI ready only that support Nvidia Graphics.

Question 3) What's the highest CPU & GPU upgrade you can put on this?

Answer : The highest upgrade possible through Dell for CPU would be Intel® Core™ i7-3940XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz) and for GPU will be NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 680M, 2GB

Question 4) Are some Processors in the M18x R2 Fixed and not upgradable? 

Answer: No. All the processors on the M18x R2 can be upgraded and are not soldered to the Motherboard.

Hope this helps.

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