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    Where to purchase Notebook GPUs?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ackack47, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. ackack47

    ackack47 Notebook Geek

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    So my buddy got a $900 ASUS G73JH rbbx05 refurbished and it came with a defective 5870, hardcore artifacting and GSOD. No driver/bios would fix it. He can't return it because were in Afghanistan right now and we have no out-going shipping from our small base. So I decided to see if I can just order a new MXM 3.0 card from somewhere, a new/used 5870m or 460m would be fine. Anyone know where I can find these notebook gpus to purchase online? Or would any MXM 3.0 card work, really I'm just trying to get it working enought to play games. Don't want to spend more than $300 on another GPU to get this laptop to work.
     
    ackack47, Oct 27, 2010
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  2. unnamed01

    unnamed01 Notebook Deity

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    I believe most people find them on eBay.
     
    unnamed01, Oct 27, 2010
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    TearTaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Well if you could buy those two cards, I'm fairly sure they would cost over $300. Furthermore, I think Asus uses a proprietary mxm slot therefore any card wouldn't work.
     
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  4. ackack47

    ackack47 Notebook Geek

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    the few i find on ebay are >_ $390 though, just not worth it.
     
    ackack47, Oct 27, 2010
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  5. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    You'd need to order directly from Asus.
     
    Kevin, Oct 27, 2010
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    GapItLykAMaori Notebook Evangelist

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    RJtech sells 5870m's for $350, non-refundable. However as TareTaker has mentioned asus do not use ref cards and use a unique type of mxm special to their model. However $350 for a card that performs just under a 5770 is not worth it anyways.
     
    GapItLykAMaori, Oct 28, 2010
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    It's also the second fastest mobile card...While the HD5770 hasn't been the "hawt stuff" performer for quite a while (arguably, never), the HD5870m has been, and still is.
     
    jeremyshaw, Oct 28, 2010
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    kutthoat5150 Notebook Geek

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    Jeez that $350 sounds like a steal considering the 2 year old 8800m gtx is still around $750 when mine died and I was trying to find one from Sager, Ebay and the NBR marketplace is definitely the way to go for a new laptop GPU
     
    kutthoat5150, Oct 28, 2010
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  9. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Marecki_clf, Oct 28, 2010
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  10. DaneGRClose

    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    Don't use MXM upgrade, they sell MXM standard slot cards. Asus uses a card that is a reverse MXM slot to keep people from being able to source the cards anywhere but an Asus computer or directly from them. If you do buy one make 100% certain it is an Asus card.
     
    DaneGRClose, Oct 28, 2010
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  11. Ruckus

    Ruckus Notebook Deity

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    Again, as said in the other thread you created.

    You have to order from Asus ONLY unless you can somehow find a Asus HD5870M on Ebay, which I highly doubt. And currently the only way is to RMA since Asus is not selling the HD5870M on their eStore. Any HD5870M you order from RJTech, Ebay, MXM Upgrade or any other source other than Asus will not work, will not even fit...

    Asus Parts does not have them, but can check back later, but highly doubt that situation will change. Maybe can find them and may have it in stock, but I highly doubt that as Asus seems to be always short in stock of them.
    http://www.asusparts.eu/index.php?cPath=67674_73347_158847_158848

    Yes it is. That's how much performance mobile GPU cost. They are not cheap and 2x more than their desktop variant. If you want something similar in performance from Nvidia mobile, again, multiple that by 2X again...
     
    Ruckus, Oct 28, 2010
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  12. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    You're absolutely correct, the only thing that will fix it is a VBios

    Did you guys do this?
     
    rschauby, Oct 29, 2010
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