G50V-A2 Graphic Card Upgrade 9700gt --> 9800gs

I was reading about the new G50VT that use the 9800m gt card.
Is there any way to upgrade the pt700 of the g50v to the new 9800?

thanks!

 

ah you too I see.

Join the very-pissed-off-at-asus club. Not only can we not overclock our GPUs, Asus does us over royally by releasing the G50Vt a scant two months after the G50V AND make it cheaper.

If you would be so kind as to call Asus and check with them that'd be a nice place to start (i'm not in the US)

 

I am not in the USA as well and I am pretty pissed off as well...
Offering an upgrade at least would be the minimum they could do!!

 

Ah, I can understand your frustration but, nothing to do, this is the world of information technology... the next, better thing is always just around the corner, and when you buy it gets outdated quicker than the milk in the fridge.

Still, ASUS should have perhaps delayed the Vt a little bit, to avoid this backlash from the buyers of the original product.

 

Yeah unfortunately you can't do anything. Like I said before, the original G50V owners got a nice big middle finger from Asus lol

It was way too early to release the G50Vt, and what's worse is that the GPU change is pretty drastic...they went from a mid range card to a near top of the line mobile GPU.

 

That was certainly quick, but I was looking to get an M50, so I guess it's N50 now....guess I wudda be pissed at that too....that's exactly why I buy price for performance instead of top line...it's easier to swallow

 

so the M50 is no more?

 

Bah... Last time I ever buy anything asus again.

At least where I am, I can potentially hope to sell the G50V off for more than I paid for it in the US. Then go buy a cheaper dv5t or dell's new line of Studio XPS laptops WHICH WILL PERFORM A LOT BETTER.

 

It's still on sites for sale, but I can't see why I'd get one over the N50

 

The only consolation I have with buying a G50V-A1 (American version) when it came out is that I bought it hen the exchange rate was in my favour. Now to try and get one wold cost upwards of ~$3000AU. BTW, buying the Australian version costs ~$3500AU. Makes me feel content paying only ~$2100AU .

 

meh, im not angry at all

Im very happy with my A1, even if it only has the 9700 =D

I got it 3 hrs before the reseller i bought it from upped the price by 200$ XD hehe

 

I concur. Basically the same thing with the Singapore version (and now our dollar is much stronger than yours )

 

lol, i bought mine AUD2399, maybe i still can sell it at that price..

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAAH Nice one!


so there is really no way to change the internal graphic card???

 

Unless it uses the MXM technology, I dont think you can upgrade the graphics.

 

and even then, we can't be sure if BIOS supports it, or even if ASUS would support it. ( We have ASUS c90s with mxm2 and we never got good upgrades )

But, realistically speaking, its all about economics. The ultimate goal of laptop makers is to " force " you to buy whole units again. This is also the reason why they dumped the c90 program.

So to the OP, most probably ASUS would not care to give upgrades to the consumer because it would be less profitable for them.

 

I imagine customer loyalty would be another major factor for a big company like that and I can say for sure they've lost this customer's loyalty.

I heck as sure ain't buying anything Asus again after this debacle.

 

That 9800 is only a GS, it is better than the 9700GT but not by nearly as much as you make it sound.

I am doubting the 9800GS is overclocking ether.

Id probably be a tad more upset if I even gamed anymore. I have not started up a game in over 2 months. Photoshop and Firefox are about it lol.

 

tried to do these upgrades before on other models. Even when the size and form are the same they never work.

 

Well I called them and finally got a Tech who knows what he is talking about. He told me they are unable to sell me 8800GS card and said they are not compatible. Which I think is total BS since MOBO and everything else is the same, both MXM slots... even the heatpipes...

I am pretty upset that we even can't OC the 9700m GT. And if VC Bios resides on the mobo how hard is it to flush it with VX model one?

 

I would think the 9700GT to 9800GS upgrade would be possible but will be a PITA and rely on someone taking both machines apart to compare them first.

IF both the laptops use the same boards and CPU's (in effect its just the gpu card that is different) then it should be possible to flash to the new laptop BIOS by forcing it (cannot use the standard flash for the first one) and then swapping the card over. I know the G71V card is in a slot so as long as the heatpipes and mountings all line up it should be do-able.

Saying all this though, I don't want to be the first to try it.

 

who is going to be the first one to try?

 

Its not so much as being willing to try it, its how do you get the card? I cant find anyone who would sell the card...

I returned the notebook already but when I had it was thinking but not one place gave me a price or availability.

 

It may not be so simple... for instance, the thermal envelope of the notebook may not support that 8800GS (I don't know that this is the case, I'm just giving an example). Additionally, are you sure the heatsink layout is exactly the same?

Maybe ASUS eStore, in a while if not just yet?

 

Asus was first one I checked with, they told me they cant just sell the card to me... I even tried to tell them I had another notebook that had that card but I broke it and wanted to pay full price, lol (of course this was not true) but didnt know what else to try...

 

Does the 9800M GS even exist?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_m_series.html

It can't be anything better than a 9700M GTS if it wants to stay within its thermal evelope.

 

It does exist. 9800M GS, codename is NB9E-GT is 256-bit, 64 shaders, 530/1325/800 and 65nm process. Unknown thermal envelope but considering the 9800M GTS is just a higher clocked version (600/1500/800) is at 75W and 9700M GTS is also 256-bit but 48 shaders at 530/1325/800 is at 60W. 9700M GT is 128-bit, 32 shaders, 625/1550/800 and has a 45W TDP. There is a big TDP dif...

 

I'm going to assume then the G50Vt-A1 has a poorer battery life than the already poor G50V battery life.

Heh; so it's a lower clocked 9800M GTS. I was going to say it was like the 8 series GPUs.

8800M GS IS 8700M GT!!!!!!!