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    AMD 7970m available for buy

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by flingin, Apr 20, 2012.

  1. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Which 2 pads?

    The VRAM pad is 1mm placed on both sides, I highlighted it with a green box. :p
     
    GeoCake, Apr 28, 2012
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  2. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Yupp Geo, I think padding the red area on the right of your picture is what killed my 7970m, I think it causes the card to bend a little, which is dangerous.. I realized it after the card died, and tried the same thing, remove the pad there but didn't work anymore :)

    Also Geo, please for the love of God, don't screw heatsink too much, seriously that transistor causes a bend on the card, and when you inspect it, it is kinda serious..
     
    maxheap, Apr 28, 2012
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  3. long2905

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    Sorry for the late response, just finished dinner. So yeah looking at the heatsink picture, down below the horizontal VRAM space. There are 3 pieces of thermal pads there, the middle one raised up. I meant the others 2 next to it.
     
    long2905, Apr 29, 2012
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  4. GeoCake

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    Hmm, need to correct a bit. The middle bit is 1.5mm, and the ones to the left/right of it are 1mm.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 29, 2012
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  5. long2905

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    So basically the 5 gray conductors/transistors are left unpadded right? (I know, please bear with me :p)! And the rest just pad them up to reach the same heights and/or touch the heatsink.
     
    long2905, Apr 29, 2012
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    wooo my first pay of McDonalls 700 Dolars :) 300 for need and the rest for the CARD :)
     
    hanser, Apr 29, 2012
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  7. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Correct. The 4 that are parallel to each other are covered by the 1mm pad you put on the heatsink. The 5th one you do not cover.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/658084-amd-7970m-available-buy-95.html#post8478747

    Updated with the pad you put in the middle of the GPU, purple means 1.5mm of pad.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 29, 2012
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  8. wonderpookie

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    Gosh, that looks like an awful lot of pad work. How long did it take you to figure and fiddle all that out? :confused:

    Surely it would've been easier to just get the 7970 heatsink? :D

    >>> or is that just being lazy? :p
     
    wonderpookie, Apr 29, 2012
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  9. Tropicalfire

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    guys how can you buy a 7970m? Where did you guys get it?
     
    Tropicalfire, Apr 29, 2012
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  10. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    Ebay seller ''upgradeyourlaptop'' will test 7970m next week, on m15, both m17x's and m18x.
    I will post update when they respond.
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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  11. wonderpookie

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    Most people I believe are in the process of pre-ordering Clevo 7970Ms through Eurocom's ebay store "upgradeyourlaptop".

    The 7970Ms aren't listed, so send upgradeyourlaptop a message and enquire through there.

    EDIT@- damn you flingin! /shakesfist
     
    wonderpookie, Apr 29, 2012
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  12. SkittlesXD

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    All the above have been tested and work... by this community.
     
    SkittlesXD, Apr 29, 2012
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  13. wtferrell

    wtferrell Notebook Evangelist

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    Not necessarily. This community thus far are all using Dell cards, instead of the Clevo that upgradeyourlaptop is selling. However, they told me in an email a week ago that they'd already tested them with Alienware systems, and they were working. Not sure why they're now saying that they're testing them this week?
     
    wtferrell, Apr 29, 2012
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    Our community tested DELL's 7970m. UPGRADEYOURLAPTOP is selling Clevo's 7970m.
     
    Heihachi88, Apr 29, 2012
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    SlickDude80, Apr 29, 2012
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    All of the cards we've seen tested so far are Dell QS versions of the 7970M. No one here has a Eurocom/Clevo 7970M yet, and no test results for that card have been reported. They should be more or less similar, but differences exist and we need actual results before drawing any conclusions.

    Edit: Obviously way late to this issue. :eek:
     
    The Revelator, Apr 29, 2012
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  17. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    Better late than never though right? :p

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 using tapatalk 2
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 29, 2012
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  18. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    OK, so give me a link to thread where they tested 7970m in M17x R2...
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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  19. SlickDude80

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    you would be the first
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 29, 2012
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  20. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    Slick.... ohhh,, i AM SOOO exCiTed :)

    Will post a separate guide if i will be THE first :)

    Mhuahahah :cool:
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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  21. qohelet

    qohelet Senior Member

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    When will dell oem 7970m be available?
     
    qohelet, Apr 29, 2012
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  22. wtferrell

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    Wooo.

    Mine is in my town, ready for delivery.
     
    wtferrell, Apr 29, 2012
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  23. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    wha ? 7970m ???
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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  24. long2905

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    Congrats mate! Keep us posted ;). USPS doesnt work on Sunday so I will have to wait for tmr :(.
     
    long2905, Apr 29, 2012
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  25. wtferrell

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    Ah, but mine is coming via USPS too.. It's made it 381 miles today, from it's starting point to my town. You may be in luck too. Tracked it this weekend at all?

    Sorry flingin, yeah, the 7970m. Will update as soon as its here.
     
    wtferrell, Apr 29, 2012
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  26. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    and you have it frommmm.... dell right :cool:
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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    Available now with a new R4. :)


    [​IMG]
     
    The Revelator, Apr 29, 2012
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  28. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    THIS IS JUST SICK !!!

    200$ upgrade for 7970m from 660m.

    In the Uk we must pay 230GBP so 374.441 USD LOL - money stolen during a DAY
     
    flingin, Apr 29, 2012
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  29. SlickDude80

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    awesome! :)

    If the 7970's work in a R2, i might consider getting one really cheap and installing 2 ;)
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 29, 2012
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  30. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    ^^ seriously crossed my mind a couple times since the past 2 days, why not get a cheap r2, install cfx 7970m and max like the next 3 years of gaming...
     
    maxheap, Apr 29, 2012
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    well...it will last you a year lol...cause when the 8900's or whatever is out, you'll want those too lol
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 29, 2012
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  32. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    damn hardware greed! :D
     
    maxheap, Apr 29, 2012
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  33. Heihachi88

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    Flingin, can you make a picture on how does look your RGB screen?
     
    Heihachi88, Apr 30, 2012
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  34. katalin_2003

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    I doubt you'll see a difference if you're going to view it on a lower quality screen.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 30, 2012
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    Where's you get that sexy cool wallpaper?!?!?!?! :D
     
    wonderpookie, Apr 30, 2012
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  39. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    I will have an insane benchmark run in a min, keep a look out on the benchmark thread... :eek:
     
    GeoCake, Apr 30, 2012
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  40. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Oh you tease Geo. You tease!
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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  41. letmeknov

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    Sorry guys, maybe a little bit out of topic, but I want to know is there any possibility to get a notebook with AMD mobile card (as example 7970m) and screen with 120Hz refresh rate support? As I know Alienware and Clevo will mount 120Hz panel only if you go with NVIDIA card because of 3D Vision. But I really don't care about 3D stuff, all I want is 120Hz screen working with AMD card. If it's possible I would go with 7970m instead of waiting for 680m.
     
    letmeknov, Apr 30, 2012
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  42. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    The simple truth is no it is not possible. It goes like this:

    120Hz screen = iGPU off (must)
    iGPU =/= 120Hz screen (not compatible)
    AMD = iGPU (must)
    120Hz + nvidia = iGPU off

    Therefore:
    AMD =/= 120Hz screen.
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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  43. letmeknov

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    This sounds frustrating to me, but anyways thank you for explanation. :) Seems that I have to wait for 680m.
     
    letmeknov, Apr 30, 2012
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  44. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    the beauty of mathematics :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 30, 2012
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  45. Supranium

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    More like logic. :d
     
    Supranium, Apr 30, 2012
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  46. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    That's me. I tick all the boxes. 140+ IQ, Asian and no friends :D
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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  47. Heihachi88

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    u're asian ? o_O
     
    Heihachi88, Apr 30, 2012
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  48. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    logic is a subject of mathematics...

    I knew it! btw +140 IQ, I mean, seriously??? :eek: about no friends argument.. WHO ARE WE BRO!!!
     
    maxheap, Apr 30, 2012
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  49. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Hahaha ok sure we're friends bro. I was also being sarcastic :D
     
    widezu69, Apr 30, 2012
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  50. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    I hope about the 140 part man, otherwise go be an Einstein don't waste your time here in NBR!! :D
     
    maxheap, Apr 30, 2012
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