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    can you test your second videocart 260m

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by plexter, Mar 29, 2011.

  1. plexter

    plexter Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry for my bad english is it possible to test your second videocart whitout a sli cable iam still wait for it i mean i have buy it on ebey is there a way for check it :confused:


    greetings from the netherlands plexter
     
    plexter, Mar 29, 2011
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    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    afaik nvidia cards can be swapped between them.

    So you should physically swap them since to test one by one they have to be installed on the main mxm slot.

    Some nvidia guy will chime in anyway with further details
     
    CptXabaras, Mar 29, 2011
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    I hope you didn't buy it without a SLi cable, they're pretty hard to find.
    As for testing if It works you can put it in whatever slot you want( on your laptop of course), it should show In device manager and GPU-Z .
    As for software SLi i don't know of it's possible,i've never tried on the m17x.
    I'd you want to test a game or a benchmark on it then you can swap it with the one in your primary slot, in that case you'll have. to switch heatsinks between the two cards. Also prepare some thermal paste ,as you'll need to replace it on the GPU die after you remove the heatsink.

    Cheers
     
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  4. plexter

    plexter Notebook Enthusiast

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    so you mean that the right card can be tested in de left slot if i understand it good .i have recived a email that my sli cable is on the way from kazazhstan


    lol greets plexter
     
    plexter, Mar 29, 2011
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    plexter Notebook Enthusiast

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    it works i have test it

    thanks for the advice alien users


    plexter
     
    plexter, Mar 29, 2011
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Ah, i remember, you're the guy that bought the SLi cable off eBay :D
    That's great hope all goes well.
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 29, 2011
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  7. CptXabaras

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    you are welcome :)
     
    CptXabaras, Mar 29, 2011
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