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    ASUS C90 8600 3d card swappable to ASUS A8JS?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by chezpuff, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. chezpuff

    chezpuff Newbie

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    Hey everyone! I know that swapping cards between laptops seldom works. Dell models are swappable though between the 9400 and M1710.

    I'm wondering theirs a bunch of 8000 series cards coming out. My A8Js is a great fast laptop but what would really help future proof it would be an ability to swap the 7700 out for a newer 8600GT card. Ive seen the C90's interface and while i doubt it will work it looks to be the same interface as the A8Js the MXM standard.

    it seems like it would fit, i have an oppurtunity to grab a C90's videocard for cheap from a busted up system. I think i might try it.
     
    chezpuff, Sep 19, 2007
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  2. noiren

    noiren Notebook Guru

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    yeah well which version of MXM? there's several of them, higher versions provide more power for faster cards.
     
    noiren, Sep 19, 2007
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The A8jm is not MXM. The only ASUS notebooks that are confirmed to be MXM are the C90s and Z84s.
     
    coriolis, Sep 19, 2007
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    Jep. Just like the V1S, the A8 is some kind of reverse MXM. You could try the V1S card in your A8Js but it is not sure that it would work.
     
    maati, Sep 19, 2007
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  5. chezpuff

    chezpuff Newbie

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    any possibility of getting the c90s? it looks like the same conector as the 7600/7700s
     
    chezpuff, Sep 19, 2007
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    The V1S has the same card as the C90S, someone opened theres up on laptopvideo2go.com
     
    RangerXML, Sep 19, 2007
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    Khanfhat (not sure about spelling) tried to put a C90's 8600gt card on the z84jp slot but his laptop wouldnt even boot like that.
     
    Cancer777, Sep 19, 2007
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    Yup wasn't recognized by the bios
     
    JCMS, Sep 19, 2007
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  9. chezpuff

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    damn, i would love ASUS forever if they released some new version of the A8 series with an 8000 series card, hopefully an 8600GT.


    Or even just released the card and charged maybe $300 for it, i would buy it but i highly doubt they'll do that
     
    chezpuff, Sep 20, 2007
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    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Same type of slot but the size is little bit different, I tried it already, won't fit.
    Also C90S's GPU face up and V1S's GPU face down.
    The heatsink for C90S is on the top of the card and V1S is on the bottom of the card, so if you put the C90S's GPU on V1S the GPU will have no heatsink to cover it.
     
    GenTechPC, Sep 20, 2007
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