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    Replacing 5943g's HD5850 to another gfx

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by creatorzz, Jan 9, 2011.

  1. creatorzz

    creatorzz Notebook Guru

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    Hey All,

    just a thought, is there anyway which i can remove this gfx?

    Ive found the disassembly guide. Not sure if its able to be replaced or not.

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    creatorzz, Jan 9, 2011
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  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Please be advised that sharing Acer service manuals is against the forum rules.
    As for removing the GPU, you can't; the 5943G is among the newer Acers without the MXM card and slot.
    Besides, it's a Radeon HD 5850! That's plenty fast.
     
    TehSuigi, Jan 10, 2011
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    creatorzz Notebook Guru

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    ahh.. my apologies....!!

    hd5850 is quick but its a gddr3 hence its performance is 20% below the gddr5..

    oh well :( overclock ftw :D
     
    creatorzz, Jan 10, 2011
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