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    Question about MXM A video cards

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by waam, May 6, 2012.

  1. waam

    waam Newbie

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    I'm looking for a decently priced AMD Radeon HD 6650M 1 GB Dedicated MXM A card for my Gateway NV75S23u, but I'm not having any luck.


    My questions are:

    1. Besides Ebay and the Buy/Sell forum, are there any reputable vendors that have a decent inventory selection?

    2. Would I be able to use any Radeon based MXM A card in that notebook? Not looking for anything ridiculous, just wanting an upgrade over the APU's graphics.
     
    waam, May 6, 2012
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  2. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    I guess this is your only option if you are looking for this GPU.
     
    triturbo, May 6, 2012
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I saw a 6770M from china for £100 on ebay.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 6, 2012
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  4. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    If your motherboard looks like this:
    [​IMG]
    But with an MXM slot, you can upgrade to a MXM 3.0 type B card.
    You could even try a 7970m. :) Its likely to work.

    Edit: Sorry, but I think you have a motherboard more like this:
    [​IMG]

    Which does not have an MXM slot. It looks like the ports match up:
    [​IMG] (thats an NV75S02u)
     
    niffcreature, May 6, 2012
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  5. waam

    waam Newbie

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    Ah, I'll know for sure when I receive my Notebook tomorrow. Just figured it had a MXM A slot because Gateway sells some of the NV75's with a dedicated card.

    Also, how many posts do you need before you can post in the Sell/Trade forum?
     
    waam, May 6, 2012
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  6. robbert-h

    robbert-h Notebook Consultant

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    robbert-h, May 8, 2012
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