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M17x R3 Upgradeing to GTX 580M from GTX 460M Question

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So I noticed that the GTX580M Has been available for sometime now and i called dell yesterday to see how much a upgrade would cost.They told me there wasnt any available upgrades for my notebook.I could barley understand the lady but thats what i gathered.So is this true? If not...Where can i buy one and is it as easy as remove the old in with the new? Thanks in advance for any help.
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There is a possibility of GPU upgrade with your model, but we all need a confirmation somewhere from some guinea pigs (ie one of the pioneers winknudge.gif )

From what I saw "online" shops (China origin) these cards run around $1400 - not something someone wants to buy just to try out laugh4.gif

cheers ...
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I'm in the same boat. I want the new video card the 580m to replace my 460m. When i call i get the run around one said  that cannot be done another said around 1800.00 to have it done. I honestly thought that with the alienware anything can be upgraded. its frustraiting. for you pay so much to have all the upgrades but at the time only three or four months earilier 460m was the only one available. then the 580m. Wish i could do it myself without voiding the warrenty!

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yeah same thing happened to me,they said something like 1600$ and then they said there wasnt one available..so i guess upgrading the gpu is next to impossibly if you try going through dell
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