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    Upgrading my video card? Help?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by joshanator, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. joshanator

    joshanator Notebook Consultant

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    hey there i know how to take it apart and i am computer savoy but i need to know if this..
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM - Asus | eBay

    Will fit in my g71gx i have a gtx260m thats very overclocked and the cpu is too but i want to future proof my self some more.. I mean worse case scenario i will happily buy a new lappy but i just want to see if this could be a nice alternative besides its only 250.
    Its a asus card so it will probably fit.
     
    joshanator, Aug 12, 2011
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  2. hereticangel

    hereticangel Notebook Consultant

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    nope its mxm3 card, wont work in the mxm2 slot.

    g51,g60,g71,g72 is all limited to a gtx 260m
     
    hereticangel, Aug 12, 2011
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    Almost true, a regular MXM 2.1 card won't work either because it's not an MXM 2 slot, but a reversed MXM 2 slot... the only card that works is the Asus 260m from the G71.

    Look at the card and you should see why... :
    G71GX.JPG
     
    svl7, Aug 12, 2011
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  4. joshanator

    joshanator Notebook Consultant

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    Oh god lol yeah i see why
     
    joshanator, Aug 12, 2011
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