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    Z70a Integrated + PCIe??

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by wolfstar, May 12, 2005.

  1. wolfstar

    wolfstar Notebook Guru

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    I know that the Z70a is the sonoma refresh of the M6 with the intelGM915 graphics solution, but...
    Does it has a PCIe slot so i can put a modular video card and nullified the integrated one? is that possible?
     
    wolfstar, May 12, 2005
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  2. GregM

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    I don't know - but - there will be a Z70V (dedicated card) coming soon (within a couple of months, I think).
     
    GregM, May 13, 2005
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    Actually, I had the same question as I am looking at the 70a but would like to be able to upgrade it down the road if required.

    Wondering whether to wait for the 70v.

    I use it only for coding and watching movies...

    Any dealers know the answer to this question?
     
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  4. flaxx

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    i don't think you can upgrade a model A to a model V because the model A uses a different chipset (featuring an integrated video processor) while the model V doesn't have that but instead has a seperate GPU.

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