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    Acer 8942G HD5650 upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by drdream, Nov 27, 2011.

  1. drdream

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    Hi everybody!

    I was wondering if you could help me with my question regarding a GPU upgrade for my Acer 8942G 18,4" (HD5650).

    More precisely I wanted to know if it is possible to install a MXM 3.0B card in it (like the GTX 260M, GTX460M, HD5870).

    I thing that the current HD5650 is a MXM 3.0A card, but does that mean that the slot is also MXM 3.0A? When I bought the notebook I saw there were also versions with an ATI Radeon HD5850 (MXM 3.0B is guess..).

    I looked at the manual and there seems to be enough place for a MXM 3.0B card. The problem is the power consumption.. To I have MXM 3.0A or 3.0B?

    Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
     
    drdream, Nov 27, 2011
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    cdoublejj Notebook Deity

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    cdoublejj, Nov 27, 2011
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