No video upgrade for m9750? ... So I just called alienware and they said there was no video upgrade available for my m9750. I have the 2x 8700gt's in it right n ...

cornymccoy · 10-21-2009, 11:59 AM

So I just called alienware and they said there was no video upgrade available for my m9750. I have the 2x 8700gt's in it right now with 4gigs of ram and a ssd and it seems my video cards are bottle necking me in games a bit. Are there really no upgrades for the video? or is there somthing I can do to improve the performance?

All I play is WoW and when raid fights get going crazy my fps drops a LOT like below 10frames

TheLaptopXpert · 11-14-2009, 11:01 AM

I repair these alot.. The Video Card(s) Itself Isn't Your Issue.. That Machine Needs Better Cooling.. Yes it has 2 Fans, 2 Heatsinks.. But the thermal controller doesn't spin the fan fast enough nor at the correct times.. And even when it does, the heat is so widespread throughout the laptop that the whole mainboard/Ram/Hard Drive Runs Hot..
Fact Is.. Laptops Aren't Gaming Machines..
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littlefrankus · 11-14-2009, 09:57 PM

There is never going to be an upgrade for the m9750 for GPU... there are better laptops now available like the M17x that is way better. The m9750 is old technology

10-21-2009, 11:59 AM	#1
cornymccoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7 Credits: 253	No video upgrade for m9750? So I just called alienware and they said there was no video upgrade available for my m9750. I have the 2x 8700gt's in it right now with 4gigs of ram and a ssd and it seems my video cards are bottle necking me in games a bit. Are there really no upgrades for the video? or is there somthing I can do to improve the performance? All I play is WoW and when raid fights get going crazy my fps drops a LOT like below 10frames

11-14-2009, 11:01 AM	#2
TheLaptopXpert The Laptop Xpert Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: West Seneca, NY Posts: 1 Credits: 220	I repair these alot.. The Video Card(s) Itself Isn't Your Issue.. That Machine Needs Better Cooling.. Yes it has 2 Fans, 2 Heatsinks.. But the thermal controller doesn't spin the fan fast enough nor at the correct times.. And even when it does, the heat is so widespread throughout the laptop that the whole mainboard/Ram/Hard Drive Runs Hot.. Fact Is.. Laptops Aren't Gaming Machines.. *** Last edited by qhn; 11-15-2009 at 04:00 AM. Reason: rem biz link

11-14-2009, 09:57 PM	#3
littlefrankus I just probed you! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,305 Credits: 10,716	There is never going to be an upgrade for the m9750 for GPU... there are better laptops now available like the M17x that is way better. The m9750 is old technology __________________ m9750: 2.0 Intel Core2 Duo/Tv Tuner/Windows XP MCE/1440 x 900 LCD/2GB Dual Channel DDR2/512MB 7950 GTX/ 3 Year Warranty ordered m9750 on MAY 26 Phase 2: 5/26/07 Phase 5: 6/28/07 Phase 6: 6/29/07 Phase 8: 7/03/07 Phase 9: 7/03/07 Landed 7/06/07 3dmark06:6147 3dmark 05: 9492 3dmark03 : 21019

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