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    Can i upgrade an G53J Series?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by tiduzzo, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. tiduzzo

    tiduzzo Newbie

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    Hi guys, some months ago i bought a G53JW but i want already upgrade it...
    Is it possible?

    At this moment, there's a Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M, could i change it for something better? If yes, what choose i got?
    And one more thing, my motherboard got a SS USB, i'm pretty noob about... But that's a USB 3.0 or a lower versionn? If it's just a lower version, can i upgrade it to a USB 3.0?

    Thanks for the reply!
     
    tiduzzo, Sep 15, 2011
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    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    You cannot upgrade the 460M or at least attempts have been made to and failed. Ie the 470M.

    You have USB 3* 2.0 and 1* USB 3.0 if I remember correctly and they are soldered onto the board.

    Your upgrade options are that of the CPU upto a 2920XM, RAM or an SSD/HDD.
     
    Yiddo, Sep 15, 2011
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    hereticangel Notebook Consultant

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    Yup. First gen 920xm. Not the sandy bridge ones.
     
    FlyingFalcon, Sep 15, 2011
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  5. tiduzzo

    tiduzzo Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply, i got two more question...
    I've done a research about that cpu and i got a problem.
    In the details of this product: New Intel Mobile Core i7-920XM Extreme 8M Turbo 3.2GHz | eBay the vendor advise the buyer that cpu is only for "55W TDP" and not "45W". What does it means? And what cpu adaptor i got?

    And can i upgrade my HD? if yes, what should i search?
     
    tiduzzo, Sep 25, 2011
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    You have 55TDP (Thermal Design Power) So you can use the XM model.
     
    Yiddo, Sep 25, 2011
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