So what MXM is the 8800M GTX using?

I've been searching around the forum for 2 days now and still have yet to find a definitive answer to this question... Is there even a definitive answer yet?

 

called alienware and they said mxmII...not sure if thats the truth or the reps don't know any better...

 

I read in another thread that Alienware had told him/her it would be MXMII.

 

I heard it was MXM4?

 

Funny how it's not even mentioned in the NVidia site.

 

III and/or HE

 

See what I mean? So far we've seen II, III and HE in this thread alone... Guess we don't know for sure yet eh...

 

It would be nice to know to see if 9750 users can upgrade

 

It will definitely be compatible with MXM-III and MXM-IV (and presumable HE as well) slots. That does not necessarily preclude an MXM-II version from being released, but I'd say it definitely won't be the -GTX, and the chances are extremely slim that you'll ever see an 8800m in the MXM-II form factor. There's still a chance of something compatible with MXM-II like an Arima Special version, but it's a very small chance indeed.

 

Yeap, however, if it is not MXM-II, then it would be very interesting as Alienware manage to get MXM-III into their new 15.4" notebook. I would love to see how's the internal look.

 

Well, Alienware has sold an MXM-III 15.4" in the past, so it's not that suprising. However, my guess is that this is a 17" chassis with a 15.4" LCD, it really would make much more sense.

 

^I agree with that. The notebook itself looks to big and heavy for just a 15.4" notebook.

 

Weeks have passed, any news?

 

The 8800GTX in the D901C was/is reported to be MXMIV. Not sure on the M571RU.

 

question is how compatible are those cards and todays notebooks, as i understod just because GPU card fits in MXM slot does not mean it will work. You need some bios update and stuff like that, or am i wrong???

 

It's future compatible, but not backwards compatible. For some current notebooks, the motherboard won't support the 8800M-GTX because of changes nVidia made to the MXM standard specs.

 

IIRC Anandtech did a preview of the 8800m gpu's and stated that they were MXM-3 which would be great becasue i'm holding out for something to fit in my Asus J84J

 

http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/

best person to ask here would be ICE-TEA. he specialises in MXM cards.

i changed my gpu to an x1900 from an x1800. worked well...but even with that...it still required work. ive reverted back to the x1800 because i don't really need the x1900 that much...and besides..i kinda got it for free.

as far as iam aware...it all requires work..and it depends on what notebook you have now. for example...i dunno if it will work with you SILVR6, mainly the way itll fit (not the interface) and most importantly..cooling....

if youre heatsink and cooling does not fit the new GPU. itll cause havoc.

even if you're gonna wait it out for something that fits you're notebook is pure luck. MXM might be the easiest way to change the GPU of a notebook..but in reality....its still hard.

 

Well, if its gonna work on old notebooks like my (which i doubt) then it would be an extreme update possbility, i would pay for upgrade from my X1800 to the 8800m
I hope someone will test this possibility and ICE-TEA will start selling them

 

Have you guys followed the news? There is no current motherboard that can take the 8800M GTX. Not even Clevo`s so called MXM IV slots can handle it.
A new mobo is required,so upgrading to the 880M GTX is out of the question for anyone.
Oh and BTW, the 8800M GTX is capped at 45 W, just as the 7950GTX (MXM IV)

 

The Clevo M570Ru can handle it, just with sleep/hibernation issues I thought?

And the Go7950GTX was MXM-III, not -IV.

 

pity. id have thought as much. i guess manufacturers leave us with no real options...just buy buy buy. latest hardware...MUST BUY...don't upgrade...there's no possibility for that...nooooo we can launch space shuttles but not make upgradable notebook gpu's...just buy a whole new notebook.

shame really....

 

Sorry, odin243, your wrong mate. The D900C, D901C, M570RU all of them contain MXM-IV slots. The 7950GTX cards for these notebooks are MXM-IV format.

Table list

And from here.

In which he tried to take a 7950GTX card from a D901C and put it into a M570RU. They are MXM-IV.

The Word on Type IV

 

MXM types are forwards compatible. The Go7950GTX is featured in plenty of MXM-III notebooks. Since it's an MXM-III card, that means it can also be manufactured in larger formfactors, such as IV or HE. That does not mean that the Go7950GTX is a type IV card, it's not.

 

I never said that the Go7950GTX card was a Type I, II, III, HE or IV. I said that the 7950GTX cards in the D901C, D900C, M570RU were Type IV. Which they are.

Your the one that stated that the 7950GTX's were Type III not IV. I just showed that they are type IV, at least in those 3 notebooks.

 

Ahh, then I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying that the 8800M-GTX and the Go7950GTX were both capped at 45W because they were Type IV, which isn't the case.

 

Exactly, you know I hate the forums sometimes just because of misunderstandings like these. Where a point isn't made clear and it takes 15 posts to straighten it out. I'm sorry man, I need to learn to make myself clearer.