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    G1 Need New Mobo, Possibility To Replace With A G1s?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by lamsu, Aug 20, 2009.

  1. lamsu

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    Hello All, My Beloved G1's nvidia go 7700 Crapped Out, And Im Wondering If Replacing the motherboard with a g1s. would this be viable? (i would like the performance gain by having the better nvidia chip). And What Do I Salvage from my existing dead mobo?
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You can, but the G1s uses arguably faulty 8600m GT's (solder problem). Plus, it's probably hard to find a new G1s board since it's a relatively old laptop, so you'd be stuck using a refurb or a pulled board. Finally, there's nothing to salvage from an old mobo, the mobo is one piece so there's nothing you can take off of it.
     
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    Hi Lithus, mmmm The Two mobo's are different chipset, does that mean i cant salvage the cpu? Also, Wouldnt it still be better off with a 8600 rather than 7700? or is the 7700 soldering more stable than the 8600?
     
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