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    Can Mobile Graphic Cards fit on Desktop Mainboard?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by J@CKY, Nov 9, 2009.

  1. J@CKY

    J@CKY Notebook Guru

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    I am sorry for the silly question,

    but my NP9262 mainboard potential out of order and would like to consider if i could move most parts to a build a new MATX desktop

    I've got 2x 9800M GT 512MB SLI
    I wonder if i could put them onto a matx mainboard and make them work.

    Thanks!!!
     
    J@CKY, Nov 9, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, they're different slot types and won't fit.
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 9, 2009
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  3. J@CKY

    J@CKY Notebook Guru

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    Thanks,

    Looks like my only option is to sell them online then.
    :(
     
    J@CKY, Nov 9, 2009
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  4. sean473

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    Nope too bad , looks like your gonna have to sell them or buy a new motherboard..
     
    sean473, Nov 9, 2009
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The good news for you is that any MXM cards worth putting in a desktop will sell online for enough money to buy a desktop card that will outperform them. Let's run some numbers...

    Last two 9800m GT cards (single) on Ebay sold for $270 and $275

    For that price you could buy dual 4870's for your desktop.

    That's roughly 6x the vantage score by selling mobile GPUs and using the cash to buy new desktop parts. Just an idea.
     
    neilnat, Nov 9, 2009
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  8. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    This is basically the direction I was going to take this topic. Even if you could, mobile cards cost so much more, you could pay for an entire new system just selling the cards. You WANT to sell them.
     
    Hep!, Nov 9, 2009
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  9. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Are we trying to convince the OP to sell??

    But yeah, performance-wise talking, if your GPUs are MXM they are worth selling, and getting an ATi 58xxHD GPU...
     
    Serg, Nov 9, 2009
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  10. sgogeta4

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    I think for the price-to-performance gain, it makes the most sense to sell.
     
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  11. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sell.

    But you could connect the correct pins with some wires. It's possible but not worth doing.
     
    moral hazard, Nov 9, 2009
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  12. J@CKY

    J@CKY Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for all the comments and suggestion!
    that helps a lot!!
    Cheers!
     
    J@CKY, Nov 10, 2009
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