Eurocom sells GTX 780m upgrade kits for Older Alienware laptops

[jorlanm]

They confirmed its compatible with previous gen Alienware M17x and M18x...But they only sell upgrade kits not just bare GPU Card...here is the e-mail I got...basically I asked if yhey have GTX 780m for older Alienware laptops...

Hi * Yes - - we are selling a complete VGA Upgrade Kit for this The kit includes the VGA card, thermal paste, thermal pads and the x-bracket ( supporter ) $890 USD + SHIPPING *

Regards *

Garry *

Garry Smith*| Account Manager | Eurocom Corporation | 1.877.EUROCOM |*613.224.6122x*7969 |*613.656.7969*(direct) |Fax :*613.224.2511|*www.eurocom.com

 

[sway]

That's a lot of money!!!

tappin from the N e x u s 4

 

[jorlanm]

Well it is a kit...I would thing just the GPU cost like $700...Heck the GTX 680m still cost that much

 

[Commy1]

Well.. I guess if you're upgrading from an old enough GPU and are really really attached to one of the AW laptop chassis I guess it could be worth it. The price is relatively close to the cost of a desktop GPU, plus the mobile form factor, it roughs out.

 

[jorlanm]

You can still have an old M17x that can do SLI...might be worth it...These days CPU don't really matter much for games...

 

[jorlanm]

Heres a youtube video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5xqAwg_o8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

They have a lot of discussions about compatibilities of MxM cards...basically its better if you start of with a 100w GPU card. So your heatsink is good to go...if you have a 65w GPU then some modifications has to be done
With the heatsink