Looking for Complete upgrade guide for G73jh(BestBuyversion)

hello guys

I searched the web for guides on how to successfully upgrade my Asus G73 graphics
card, now im just aiming for the amd 6970muh 2gb card. i need a full comprehensive guide for doing this. (most trusted). also if u like plz recommend what memory module brand n combination and ssd brand that would work nicely with upgraded gpu.

I would be greatly in your debt for this knowledge.
Thankyou far in advance

 

I'd take a look through this thread:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...um/641007-g73jh-6970m-upgrade-infomation.html

There are also threads talking about 7970m and 680m's as well:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/657920-ati-hd-7970m-asus-g73jh.html

As far as SSD, any decent drive will work well, but remember the G73's are SATA2, not SATA3... they'll work with SATA3 drives of course, but it will only run at SATA 2 speeds, so no point buying the fastest drives for a premium price.

For disassembly tips:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...475907-asus-g73-series-disassembly-guide.html

Good luck!

 

^^^^ As above, but I would only buy sata III SSD. When you decide to dump the G73 you will have a fast reliable drive for your next machine.
There are a plethora of SSD threads in this forum such as http://forum.notebookreview.com/sol...storage/692951-choosing-budget-ssd-drive.html
The consensus here is INTEL, Samsung, or Crucial

 

Plus the SATA III drives are likely to be faster with small files which are not limited by the bus.

 

Thank you very much on the response, do you believe it possible at all that @tila( that may be spelled wrong) has a detailed guide on wat he did? if so how would u recommend me to go about that? would really appreciate it if i got my hands on that the link u posted showed his work but not enough as to where im comfortable enough to proceed?

p.s. thanks for the info on the ssd and the g73 sata2 speed.

 

You could try a PM but otherwise you would have to figure it out for yourself since this mod is not all that common.

 

I've considered the same thing, but I have decided not to and suggest you don't as well. This mod gets pretty pricey(especially with the 7970) and requires some custom modding. I suggest you sell your laptop for ~$600 and use that money to just buy a new Clevo or MSI laptop. You can upgrade your vga all u want, but you will still end up limited by your cpu. The worth of your laptop(600ish)+6970(300ish)+new power cord(IDK how much they are but i assume $50+) and you're around $1000. For 1 or $200 more you'll get a better performing laptop with a better cpu that you won't have to frankenstein mod together.

just my $.02

 

Worth considering in this case I agree.