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    Ge-Force Go 7950 GTX spec

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by TheSlenderLoris, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. TheSlenderLoris

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    Hi all, thanks for a wonderfully informative forum I am a serial lurker here and this site has helped me out on more occasions than I can remember
    I was wondering if anybody has any information or links to information regarding the above card, specifically the MXM type.
    I have a faulty one in my M9750-M9700i-R1 which I would like to replace (Yes I have tried the baking method ;) to no avail ) possibly with something better/ more reliable if such a thing exists.
    Apologies if this is a bit of a noob question but I have been searching all afternoon and I am turning up all sorts of conflicting information and the few remaining hairs on my head are becoming lonelier by the second.
    Thanks in advance
    Dan
     
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    kevmanw4301 Notebook Deity

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    Best choice, Mobility Radeon 3870. If you want to be risky, I managed to get a 3700M to work in there as well, but, it died after about 2 months. Not sure if it was the card or what.
     
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    Thanks, I will keep an eye out for one.
    Just had a quick google and they seem to be in short supply, if there is anybody on here with a reasonably priced one that is looking for a new loving home feel free to drop me a line
     
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    Hi again,
    Attacking this from a slightly different angle, if I were to replace my toasted 7950GTX with a 7900GS - a) Would it work? b) If it did what sort of difference would I notice?
    I have been looking at the relative specs and I appreciate that the GTX is a superior beast in many different ways but I am not particularly into waving benchmark numbers around at people (You can probably guess by the age of the hardware I am using ;)) I just like a playing a bit of lunchtime MW2 at work.
    Any advice would be gratefully received
    Thanks
     
    TheSlenderLoris, Jul 19, 2011
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