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    Sager NP8150 graphics card question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daniela.choen, Apr 1, 2014.

  1. daniela.choen

    daniela.choen Newbie

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    I have a sager np8150 with a dying 6990m in it right now. I found a couple 6970m's on ebay for $200 and was wondering if it would be interchangeable with the 6990m? Thanks
     
    daniela.choen, Apr 1, 2014
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  2. TriBeard

    TriBeard Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm pretty sure that would work fine, though someone with one of those machines could probably tell you with more certainty. Sager's are generally pretty good about GPU support, but the general rule is still that if it was an option on the laptop at some point to buy from the factory, it won't cause an issue, and I believe that was an option at one point or another.
     
    TriBeard, Apr 1, 2014
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    It should 100% work if it is a Clevo card. You might need to jump through hoops of it is an Alienware card (Alienware vBios).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 1, 2014
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Why not spend a bit more and get a 7970M? That will be much better hopeless less likely to die :D
     
    TomJGX, Apr 3, 2014
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  5. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Don't 7970M's have a high failure rate as well? It seems like there's a new 7970M obituary every week on this forum.
     
    octiceps, Apr 3, 2014
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    imglidinhere Notebook Deity

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    From what I can see, 7970Ms are just as durable and capable as 680Ms. I've NEVER heard of a 7970M dying before. They're considerably more capable than any of the 6000 series GPUs and monstrously better than the GTX 500 GPUs too.
     
    imglidinhere, Apr 8, 2014
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