He's looking for a replacement, but we're both unsure of really where to start.

He had an Alienware m17x r3. (like this one http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/alienware-m17x-r3-review/
The card in it was an AMD Radeon HD 6990.

Looking for either a minor upgrade, or even the same card, but I wasn't able to find them on Newegg. I may have been looking through it all incorrectly but all we could both find were Desktop cards as opposed to one for his laptop.

This post was edited by RockTheBox on Feb 8 2015 11:02pm

You want the bad news or the bad news?


/e Either Dell, or try your luck on d-bay.

This post was edited by Ghot on Feb 8 2015 11:01pm

is that a laptop?

The bad news would be preferable to the bad news, if you get my drift.



Why yes, yes it is.

What's your budget cuz GPUs for mobile gonna cost you at least 300$ minimum

See my edit...and the cheap option will be just get a new laptop.

He's got a decent paying job at the moment, and tax check is coming but I don't think he'd pay any more than 500 or so.


That's mildly depressing

This post was edited by RockTheBox on Feb 8 2015 11:03pm

Call dell support and ask for sparepart prices, state your service tag, and they'll come up with a price.


but as ghot says, investing in a new one might be the smartest thing to do!

Just drop $500 on a new decent card, it's easily replaceable in that unit and will cost less than buying a new decent laptop.

I see the same 6990m for $195 on 3bay.

This post was edited by WWI on Feb 9 2015 05:37am

Don't forget the M. Its a 6990m not a 6990. Huge difference

As WWI said, he can either drop $200 on 3bay or look for a compatible card for that slot and get an upgrade.