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    ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5870 as an upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by alwayslearnin, Jan 6, 2010.

  1. alwayslearnin

    alwayslearnin Notebook Enthusiast

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    So anyone think that current Asus RoG laptops will be able to upgrade to the new GPU?
     
    alwayslearnin, Jan 6, 2010
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  2. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    I'm betting even if you could, you'd melt your laptop within minutes. there is a reason they added a second fan to the G73J. and its a bigger laptop with more room for cooling than your G51J.
     
    Lanaya, Jan 6, 2010
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  3. vista1984

    vista1984 Notebook Geek

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    probably no,,it should (looks like)be the new prototype, contrast to current G series.
     
    vista1984, Jan 6, 2010
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