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    Best places to buy latest gen mobile gpu's

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012.

  1. Zer0 C00l

    Zer0 C00l Notebook Consultant

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    Where do you guys go to get the best prices on latest generation mobile gpu's?

    They seem notoriously hard to find.
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012
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    ForeverZen Notebook Deity

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    Really? Pretty much every electronics store has them on the shelves. Hp, exotic, Lenovo, Samsung, Asus etc all have IB & Kepler ready for order. I've had my new dv6 for a month.
     
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    xizzu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Doubt that electronic stores have mobile gpus for sale, never seen one, maybe you got them mixed up with the desktop cards?
     
    xizzu, Jun 13, 2012
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  4. Zer0 C00l

    Zer0 C00l Notebook Consultant

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    lol stores do not have mobile gpu's just sitting on the shelf....
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012
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    Newegg has had some first and second generation i5 and i7 mobile chips in the past but the selection is usually quite small.

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    alaskajoel, Jun 13, 2012
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  6. Zer0 C00l

    Zer0 C00l Notebook Consultant

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    What? I'm not talking about CPU's.... -sigh- was my question that hard and complex to understand?
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    You could always ask the various retailers (Gentech, Xotic, etcetera). They might be able to sell you one, but no promises. Then there's always eBay and the NBR selling area.

    There's this one reseller that primarily sold Clevos (or at least I always heard about people buying Clevos from them) that sold GPUs separately, but I can't remember their name.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 13, 2012
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  8. Zer0 C00l

    Zer0 C00l Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know where the best prices for them are?
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012
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    Eurocom/upgradeyourlaptop and RJTech have a good number of them.
     
    5482741, Jun 13, 2012
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  10. Zer0 C00l

    Zer0 C00l Notebook Consultant

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    ok ty

    10 char
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 13, 2012
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  11. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    i thought you can buy them from dell?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 13, 2012
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  12. jaug1337

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    You can... I think OP is confused XD
     
    jaug1337, Jun 13, 2012
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  13. jlyons264

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    dell charges an arm, leg, and a kidney. The OP wanted to know where to get them at a good price.
     
    jlyons264, Jun 13, 2012
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  14. Zer0 C00l

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    Exactly, I'm looking for the best bang for my dollar.

    I can buy the cards at the cheapest place and just buy the heatsinks from dell
     
    Zer0 C00l, Jun 14, 2012
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  15. Lnd27

    Lnd27 Notebook Evangelist

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    ouch. can you help me plz too, how parts from dell can be bought?
    thanks
     
    Lnd27, Jun 14, 2012
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