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    M17x r2 Gtx 660m?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nmanfred, Jan 4, 2013.

  1. Nmanfred

    Nmanfred Notebook Consultant

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    I fried my secondary 4870 and a single 4870 is way to slow to play any games at my native 1200p resolution.
    I found a killer deal for a 660m for 150$
    Has anyone tried any of the kepler gpus on the m17x r2?
    Is it worth it for 150$?
    Does anyone know of any better deals for upgrades?
    I just want the most bang for my buck and also dont want to buy a card that wont work.

    Thanks in advance guys
     
    Nmanfred, Jan 4, 2013
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  2. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I know the 680ms have NO compatibility issues with the R2s. Not sure about the 660ms. You may want to search the m17x sub-forum.
     
    radji, Jan 5, 2013
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    dacco Notebook Guru

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    The 670mx works ok, so would guess the 660 will be fine. You may have to control the fans with HWiNfo because of your 940XM, I do with the kelper core of the 670 not sure if that holds true for the femi in the 660.Did have a problem with the Fn+f brightness control. but it was corrected with the 310.70 drivers. Good luck if you go ahead with the upgrade.
     
    dacco, Jan 8, 2013
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