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    Will The 8600gt,8700gt And 8800gt Be Interchangeable?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tegman, Jul 15, 2007.

  1. tegman

    tegman Notebook Enthusiast

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    like putting a 7950gtx in the 1705 will we be able to put a 8700gt in the 1720?
     
    tegman, Jul 15, 2007
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    If DELL has used a modular daughter board for 1720 and will make the 8700/8800 in the same format, yes.
    If the GPU is soldered on the mobo or the daughter boards are not compatible, no.
     
    mujtaba, Jul 15, 2007
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  3. Nedediah

    Nedediah Notebook Consultant

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    The Vostro 1500 service manual clearly show the discrete graphics module as an upgradable part. I fully expect that better graphics cards can be installed.
     
    Nedediah, Jul 15, 2007
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    i have a feeling that it will go like this in the future
    1520 = 8600M GT
    1720 = 8700M GT
    New XPS = 8800M GT

    If it doesnt then dell haver got some explianing to do! :)
     
    derviskemal, Jul 15, 2007
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  5. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Even if they are modular, I doubt putting a 8800 in a 8700/8600 slot will work.. Mainly due to the power requirements.. The 8800 will come out in a MXM III slot, while the other two will be MXM II slot cards.. 35 and 22 watts respectively.. Of course, Dell has a proprietary design for their graphics boards, but the power specifications should approximately be the same as their MXM counterparts...
     
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    djatomikbomb Notebook Guru

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    Where can you find the service manual for the dells?

    EDIT: I found it in the manual section of my Inspiron 1720 page... now to see schematics, lol :p
     
    djatomikbomb, Jul 15, 2007
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  7. IceMole

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    The 8700 is just a faster clocked 8600.
     
    IceMole, Jul 15, 2007
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  8. IceMole

    IceMole Notebook Consultant

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    The 8700 is just a faster clocked 8600.
     
    IceMole, Jul 15, 2007
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  9. hmmmmm

    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    ^yes

    you've told us that twice now


    and upgrading laptop vid cards are expensive.

    and the upgrade for the 1705 to 7950gtx isn't what a normal upgrade should be

    that upgrade required cutting parts of the notebook (and some soldering i think) and will definitely void any kind of warrenty
     
    hmmmmm, Jul 15, 2007
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  10. RogueThunder

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    Ummm, last i herd, wasnt the 8700 a mxm III not II? Im fairly certain so. Hardware wise its CORE is "just an overclocked 8600gt" but its chip is a little differently configured, preticuarly the ram, making for a sligtly larger chip-not to mention allowing for it to actualy be cooled, if i recall right 22-25w was the max despersion of MXM II, whereas MXM III goes to about 35w...

    ^.^ So, i suppose techicaly upgrading from 8700-->8800(lowest of the 8800 atleast) should... be theoreticaly plausible. Especialy since in theory theyre supposed to significnatly drop on scale wattage use.(Thanks to the nm drop) Will dell make a moduel that makes it actualy possible... good luck.
     
    RogueThunder, Jul 15, 2007
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  11. xerxes106

    xerxes106 Notebook Consultant

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    anyone have any guess as to when the 8700 is coming out, I want to order my 1720 but if it'll show up 2 weeks later and the 8700 comes out I'll be pissed.
     
    xerxes106, Jul 15, 2007
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