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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by linekhat, Sep 30, 2013.

  1. linekhat

    linekhat Notebook Guru

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    ok so i want to update my laptop
    i have a msi gx740
    i want an 7970 or 8970 and an new adaptor to handel the power
    ok wher i can buy one of the gpu?
    and are they good for my laptop ?
    i have 5870 now and cor i 7 740qm


    sry my english is to bad :)
     
    linekhat, Sep 30, 2013
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  2. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    I just looked up some information on the laptop that you have listed and I can't seem to find anything on the type of GPU interface that it uses. Does it use an MXM video card or is the GPU a surface-mount chip that's on the laptop's motherboard itself? As for other upgrades, provided you haven't done this already, I would max out the RAM, most likely 8GB maximum in the case of your computer, and perhaps get a newer processor as well. If your computer does use an MXM video card, then I think the best thing you could get would be an AMD Radeon HD 7970 as I think the 8970 is only available as a surface-mount option. However, while your computer is starting to get a bit old now, it should still be able to pack quite a punch as those specs were able to handle just about anything when the computer was initially released.

    Also, your English isn't as bad as some of the teenagers that live here in the US.
     
    Yotsuba, Oct 3, 2013
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