G75 is MXM!! or is it?

I saw this on google of the G75 with 2 heat pipeson attached to a daughter board..

could this be an MXM module?

 

Nope:



Sorry.

 

Asus has it's own interpretation of MXM.
The connector seems MXM like it's predecessors and compatibility isn't guaranteed.

IDK, how this own layout could be cheaper than building of the MXM form factor.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...og-g55-g75-april-gtx-670m-32.html#post8453039

 

Yes it does in fact use an MXM connector:



But I don't think a normal MXM B card would fit, it would be too tall.

Of course, this doesn't stop you from upgrading to any card Asus puts out with the g75 and g55, if you can find them.

 

Hahaha, unbelievable. Look at this abomination...

Even if it is an MXM connector, the system BIOS probably misses all the MXM structures which are required for actual MXM compatibility. There's not a single Asus G series system which has the software part of MXM implemented.

The PCB is much less complex. Less layers distinctly reduce designing and manufacturing costs.

 

According to .Netroller3d...

AMD/ATI cards rarely need an MXM structure. Perhaps why the 6970m works in the g73, but no Nvidia cards do unless I'm mistaken.

 

@niffcreature
thanks for the picture,
g75 mobo looks like an g73 mobo , most of parts are same.
but there could be bad problems when upgrading this laptop , because this doesn't have a screw to hold normal mxm cards, so I dont think its possible to upgrade .

 

Haha, your talking to someone who regularly tests MXM cards plugged into the slot at a 45 degree angle.

That wont be what prevents an upgrade when all is said and done.

 

Let's have a look of the standard MXM GTX 670M

picture is from this link: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M GDDR5 MXM 3.0 Graphics Card (N13E-GS1-LP-A1)

 

Actually gtx 570 is gtx 670.

will it work at 45 degree angle?

 

Yes. Dell, Clevo, MSI aren't afraid by this. It looks like Asus is proud of such special things. lol
The design of the "stock" cards looks all similar. Do you think that they all design it from scratch every time?

svl said stg. similar too.
I'm sure a 7970m would work in the G73JH too. ^^
But have no time (and money) for such things now. :|

 

Wow, ASUS really found a way to screw those who might wanna upgrade. I know the G73 wasn't exactly easy to upgrade, having to take apart the entire laptop and mod a few things, but at least it accepts regular MXM cards. With the G75 it appears they went with am MXM connection, but they intentionally changed the shape of the card and designed the laptop with so little space that a regular MXM GPU would not fit. I'm sure some people will still have some hope to upgrade, but at this point it looks highly unconventional to even try.

 

That's why I am having second thoughts of getting an asus laptop next time I buy one. I dont want any hassle's when it comes to upgrading the gpu. The worst asus did with their G series is the G74sx which they embedded the GPU with the motherboard. so if your GPU fries out and your warranty expires then bye bye g74sx.

So for me a clevo/sager laptop would be my next upgrade and a good investment. Alienware are way too expensive and dies out unexpectedly according to some people though.

 

Yes MXM cards do work at an angle, but you may bend the heatsink doing so.

 

thats why I wont get an asus again with the blast furnace nvdia cards, and if mac goes back to nvida(heard rumors) I might not buy one of those either, I am sick of replaceing laptops simply because the video card burns out.