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    What does the process of switching between 680m and 7970m GPUs involve?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by compuNaN, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. compuNaN

    compuNaN Notebook Enthusiast

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    If I were to buy a laptop with one of them, and then buy the other separately, what would I have to do to the laptop other than taking the card out of it's slot and replacing it (with new paste)?

    Or is this even possible? Do I have to do something to the bios?
     
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    You will need the GPU MXM card as well as the heatsinks (GPU and vRAM). And yes, basically remove existing heatsinks, remove card, replace new card, repaste, add new heatsinks, and you're off to the races. Just make sure you uninstall the previous card drivers before removing the card.
     
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    Updating to the latest system bios from your vendor wont hurt either.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 27, 2012
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    compuNaN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright thank you. :)

    So I need different heatsinks too? I'm assuming they have to be made for the exact laptop model and GPU combo then?

    I'll update to the latest BIOS in any case too.
     
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    Losing money...
     
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    This is not about upgrading my GPU or anything like that, so I'm not concerned. :)
     
    compuNaN, Jul 27, 2012
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