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    buying 8700M GT now upgrade to 8800M later?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bbos, Jul 3, 2007.

  1. bbos

    bbos Notebook Geek

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    I need a gaming desktop replacement by end of July so the fastest GPU the market has to offer is the 8700M GT. I heard a lot of people say that 8800M will be released later on so would it be possible to upgrade the 128 bit 8700M to the hopefully 256bit 8800M once its released?
     
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Sticky...you will almost certainly not be able to upgrade the GPU. However, there are some notebooks that will allow for this kind of upgrade and I'd start asking which ones (seriously, there are a few choices) can do that.

    There's hope, especially since you haven't purchased yet!
     
    Greg, Jul 3, 2007
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  3. bbos

    bbos Notebook Geek

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    so what are some of the notebooks that allow upgrades?
     
    bbos, Jul 3, 2007
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    ffkol Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    ASUS C90S. You can upgrade most of its parts like a desktop, including the GPU.
     
    ffkol, Jul 3, 2007
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  5. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    If you look in to the sticky on top of the gaming section like night mentioned you should see this thread which talks about the few exceptions.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=86864

    If you are looking at a 17in notebook that allows GPU upgrades look for the Clevo 570ru or Clevo d900c

    As for 15.4 in the only notebook that has a chance for upgradeable graphics is the Asus c90s.
     
    Kdawgca, Jul 3, 2007
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  6. bbos

    bbos Notebook Geek

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    the Clevo d900c does this include the sager 9260 with a Go7950 and upgrade it to a 8800 later on?
     
    bbos, Jul 3, 2007
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    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Yes, Sager 9260, Pro-Star 9191 etc are all D901C's

    Everyone likes to say D900C but in reality there haven't been any D900C's seen. No blue laptops! No Smurfmachines!
     
    Wu Jen, Jul 3, 2007
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  8. Iron_Cross

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    Keep the MXM type in mind too. The C90S has MXM-II so I doubt you'd ever get a 8800 ( maybe an 8700, but doubtful). The D901Cs have MXM-IV I believe, so those will almost definitely have an 8700/8800 available at some point.
     
    Iron_Cross, Jul 3, 2007
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    At the risk of sounding like an idiot, where would one acquire an 8800 once they became available for the d901c? I understand that you can upgrade, but where you buy them eludes me.


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    Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)

    Dual Nvidia 8700M GT MXM IV 512mb DDR3

    2gb DDR2 800mhz RAM (1x2048)

    17" WUXGA (1920x1200)

    Windows Vista
     
    fatewhispers, Nov 19, 2007
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  10. jbannick

    jbannick Notebook Consultant

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    I dunno what the dell 1520 is for mxm etc etc but I do know that the graphics card is removable and could possibly be upgraded
     
    jbannick, Nov 19, 2007
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    i talked to alienware and they said 8800m will be mxmII, however, some manufactures will probably be able to alter it to fit in their notebooks like clevo or c90 (which is probably the most upgradeable notebook for 15in)
     
    ShinAkuma135, Nov 19, 2007
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    /bump.....
     
    bassamnz, Nov 27, 2007
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    does it possible on M571RU ?
     
    emreowski, Nov 27, 2007
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    all great and well. My IFL90 will certainly be able to handle a 8800m replacing my 8600m, but thing is.. WHERE DO YOU BUY ONE!?!?!
    I asked my laptop supplier, but they had no idea either.. and contacted their supplier.. so I'm waiting for answers.. any tips here?? I NEED ONE <3
     
    SailCat, Dec 7, 2007
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