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    Swapping GPUs in a G Series G50V-A2

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Brah, Dec 12, 2009.

  1. Brah

    Brah Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    Someone on the notebook review forums is interested in buying a spare GPU I have for his recently purchased laptop.

    The card I have is a GTX 260m (MXM III 3.0b) that was pulled from my Alienware M17x.

    I know it's probably a long shot but I was just wondering the card was even remotely compatible to his laptop. :rolleyes:
     
    Brah, Dec 12, 2009
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  2. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Wrong shape.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Dec 13, 2009
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    $immond$ Notebook Consultant

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    It might be if his laptop supports MX 3.0, but from what I heard from other threads there may be some compatibility issues. Id suggest trial and error. If it doesn't work the first time you might need a BIOS update, if that fails the chances are the card was never intended to work.
     
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  4. SoundOf1HandClapping

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    No, it'll be the wrong shape. Asus uses GPUs with a proprietary format. It won't even physically fit.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Dec 13, 2009
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  5. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Although the ASUS G series have removable GPU's they are not equipped with the normal MXM design many other manufacturers provide. ASUS uses their own inverted MXM design which means that you can only upgrade to another ASUS GPU of the same connection type.
     
    Cheeseman, Dec 13, 2009
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  6. thalanix

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    and even if you did get a hold of a g51/71 gtx260m, it would bake itself in the g50v case.
     
    thalanix, Dec 13, 2009
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    Probably not, or not as bad as we'd think. The innards of a G51 are almost the exact same of a G50.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Dec 13, 2009
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  8. thalanix

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    the fan definitely runs a good 30-40% slower than the G51J.
     
    thalanix, Dec 13, 2009
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    maybe put it up forsale in the marketplace?
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Dec 13, 2009
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