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    Wrong Zotac 1070

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lingenfr, Dec 26, 2020.

  1. lingenfr

    lingenfr Notebook Geek

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    I have been looking for this card for my R1 for years. I wanted the Zotac to avoid cutting into my case. I thought I had the right one, but obviously not. It looks like I could cut into HDD 1 space and use as is. I assume that is what others did for other cards. It looks like on this one I could trim off the PCB. There are no races or components there. I would probably use a mitre box and hacksaw. Has anyone done that? [​IMG]

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    Tenoroon Notebook Deity

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    I'm amusing you could cut it, but I'm not 100% sure. It seems like that model is built like the MSI card so that it would fit into the corresponding laptop. Also, how did you get your hands on that 1070?
     
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  3. lingenfr

    lingenfr Notebook Geek

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    Ebay. I've had a search set up for years.

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  4. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    Just cut the HDD area, don't trim the card pcb
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Dec 27, 2020
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    aconix and M18x-oldie like this.