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    The best MXM II cards for now

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Nefter, Mar 6, 2010.

  1. Nefter

    Nefter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,
    its a year since I asked for the first time . Id like to know the best MXM II cards that would fit into my Asus C90S. Is the 9650M GT DDR3 still on top? And where to get these cards?
     
    Nefter, Mar 6, 2010
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  2. classic77

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    4650 DDR3, no question.
     
    classic77, Mar 6, 2010
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  3. EchoShade

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    NO U! 4670 DDR3, but good luck finding one.
     
    EchoShade, Mar 6, 2010
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  4. Amnesiac

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    More like 4670 GDDR3. As said though, you will be very hard pressed to find one.
     
    Amnesiac, Mar 6, 2010
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  5. Nefter

    Nefter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you sure that 4670 is MXM II? What about 5650? Its successor of the 4650 so it could be MXM II too :)
    And where to get these cards? Im from Europe (Czech Republic).
     
    Nefter, Mar 6, 2010
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  6. Amnesiac

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    Ebay. But these cards are VERY hard to find.

    And we're not entirely sure about the 5650 yet, AFAIK. Interesting possibility though, if it was, I could probably put one in my A300.
     
    Amnesiac, Mar 6, 2010
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    5650 has only been released in a clevo laptop so far and it uses mxm 3.a
     
    Rorschach, Mar 6, 2010
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  8. Nefter

    Nefter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thats bad news but thanks for the info :)
     
    Nefter, Mar 6, 2010
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  9. devilcm3

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    is it MXM2.0b ? same generation with GTX260?
     
    devilcm3, Mar 6, 2010
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    If he currently has the 9650M, he might be limited by TDP regarding more powerful cards.
     
    LaptopNut, Mar 7, 2010
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  11. Nefter

    Nefter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which is better 4670 DDR3 or 4650 GDDR3? I guess it's the 4670 DDR3, right?
     
    Nefter, Mar 31, 2010
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    He said he had an Asus. Doesn't Asus use a proprietary MXM module that's reversed?
     
    ettornio, Mar 31, 2010
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    for Asus C90S , it uses MXM... and yes 4670 GDDR3 is best if u can find... evem DDR3 will be great.
     
    sean473, Mar 31, 2010
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    ettornio is correct, it'd have to be asus branded.
     
    catacylsm, Mar 31, 2010
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    not in this case... C90S uses MXM.. 100% sure... but u need an MXM card with Video BIOS on it...which is usually the case...
     
    sean473, Apr 1, 2010
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  16. catacylsm

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    Most asus books use MXM, but normally a reverse format on the pins?
     
    catacylsm, Apr 1, 2010
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    The C90S is the ONLY Asus laptop which uses a normal pin format for MXM.
     
    EchoShade, Apr 1, 2010
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    Yes Victory! :D :D :D :D :D
     
    sean473, Apr 2, 2010
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  19. Amnesiac

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    Settle down, children. :p
     
    Amnesiac, Apr 2, 2010
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  20. sean473

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    LOL again!
     
    sean473, Apr 3, 2010
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