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    M11x R2 motherboard question

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by darthmaulxr, Apr 3, 2013.

  1. darthmaulxr

    darthmaulxr Newbie

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    I'm planning to replace the motherboard on my M11x R2 and I saw a few ad that sells the MB without the VGA Card (GT 335m) with a cheaper price than the one with VGA card.
    So the question is it possible to use my old VGA card into the new MB(The one w/o VGA Card)? Because I know that the processor is soldered to the MB, but how about the VGA?
     
    darthmaulxr, Apr 3, 2013
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    nakednakedguy Notebook Guru

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    The GPU and the GPU's RAM are soldered to the board I'm afraid.
     
    nakednakedguy, Apr 3, 2013
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    vs3074 Notebook Evangelist

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    CPU, GPU, GPU ram are all soldered to the motherboard and cannot be taken out or replaced.
     
    vs3074, Apr 3, 2013
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    Dinosaur Brutus Notebook Geek

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    I was under the impression that the motherboard of the M11x came in two parts: the primary board and a daughter board. One has the GPU and attached cooling components, and the other has the CPU. I may be wrong, however.
     
    Dinosaur Brutus, Apr 4, 2013
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    You can use your old GPU, there are service shops that can replace it for you. It's like reballing a xbox 360 GPU/CPU.
    I don't know how much this would cost.
     
    nakednakedguy, Apr 5, 2013
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    It is soldered in the motherboard, it can be taken apart but it might be complicated if you don't know the process. Better take it to a repair shop.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 11, 2013
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