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    Geforce 9600m gs for old acer 5520g

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by topgun1111, Apr 24, 2012.

  1. topgun1111

    topgun1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi I have an unused acer 5520g and I want to change its gpu I found Geforce 9600m gs and cannot find any comptability info on the net.Do you think it is compatible with acer 5520g.Please I need suggestion.Thanks for rply

    any idea?......................
     
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    robbert-h Notebook Consultant

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    It should work :) I have a 9650m Gt in my acer and it was plug and play!

    Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
     
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    topgun1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    9650m Gt is already in the comptability list but not 9600m gs.and I couldnt find any example of 9600 on acer 5520g.I want to be sure before buying it.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/396320-acer-mxm-models-cards.html
     
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    robbert-h Notebook Consultant

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    The 9600m GT works and the 9650m GT works so I am sure it will work. You can use a modded bios by Netrolller.3D which is available on the forum

    Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9000 met Tapatalk
     
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    topgun1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    it seems like a complex and dangerious business to try to change bios.I think I will buy an ati 4650 instead.thanks for reply
     
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    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    The 4650 is also not listed as compatible with the 5520G. Even worse, all known 4650s are MXM-in-shape-only cards, while 9600M GS is a true MXM card, meaning you can't resolve pontential incompatibilities with a BIOS update for a 4650.
     
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    topgun1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    .NetRolller 3D thanks for answer.I need a graphic card to be able use this notebook and I dont want to buy a useless 8m series card.they fail easily.what do you suggest me.actully it is hard to find many alternatives in my country and this is an old laptop with amd turion tl-58 1.9 ghz 3gbram 250gb hdd.4650 and 9600m gs best alternatives for me.İt doesnt worth selling this machine.I think I can still use it.İf I update bios with your modded bios can I use 9600m gs?What happens if it fails while updating bios?my current bios v1.33.I coudnt find any other worthy ati or nvidia gpu than these two.what should I do?Are there anybody who managed to use 9600m gs on acer 5520g on this forum?I didnt see anybody.

    I found this ddr3 card with good price 75 dollars . ACER DDR3 AT? HD4650 1GB 128 B?T MXM EKRAN K GittiGidiyor'da 55710293

    there are guys using 4650 512mb on their notebooks
    http://bilgi.biltek.info/ipuclari/dizustu-bilgisayarin-ekran-kartini-yukseltme_y47.html
     
    topgun1111, Apr 24, 2012
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    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    A word of warning: The first, DDR3 HD4650 is an MXM-A card. Your machine only takes MXM-I and MXM-II cards.

    The second one does look like an MXM-II card.

    Not sure about the 9600M GS, but the 9600M G T (an even better card) has been tested to work with my BIOS.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Apr 25, 2012
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    topgun1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, he was using the stock BIOS. My patch fixes his issues.

    Still, the 9600M G T is recommended.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Apr 25, 2012
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    Hey NetRolller -Thanks for all the awesome info you dispense! I read through all 200+ pages of the "MXM Models and Cards" thread, but haven't seen any conclusive info on 4650 into aspire 5520g.

    I know the 9650m gt is workable, and possibly the 240m, but the sweet spot price/performance-wise looks to be the 4650 (at least here in beijing).

    I saw a 3650 install went ok on some .cz site (not listed as compatible via the main mxm thread) After a quick search, it just looks like nobody has tried it, right?
     
    that1guythat1time, Aug 21, 2012
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