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    Asus GV75VW GPU upgrade?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by StormJumper, Oct 10, 2015.

  1. StormJumper

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    I bought a used GV75VW with a 660 bad GPU can I upgrade it to 670 gpu or not?
     
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    To an Asus 670 from the exact G75 model with it perhaps, you may need to flash the system bios to that model too as I THINK the vbios is integrated into the system bios.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 12, 2015
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    If that is the case where would I look to find the 670 bios that would work? I heard that as well it was vbios that is what prevents GPU switches.
     
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    It would be the system bios for that model in that case. It's integrated into that if not on the card.
     
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    So if I putting in a GTX 670M not the MX then just updating the bios should be ok? Finding a 660M was harder then it looks on eBay.
     
    StormJumper, Oct 14, 2015
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    All three of the cards you listed - 660m, 670M and 670MX all use different cores and would all need a bios that supports them.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 15, 2015
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    I thought the MX version was for the 8.1 Windows version as I looked and didn't see a 670MX but a 670M and 660M version only. So I doubt one can get a 670MX - I found sites showing the heat sinks differences but heard 670M and 660M would work without a BIOS MOD but for the MX requires BIOS MOD to work.
     
    StormJumper, Oct 16, 2015
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