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    Samsung Gamer 7 - Can I upgrade graphics card GTX 657M?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Archy_84, Dec 18, 2014.

  1. Archy_84

    Archy_84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    As the title states I'm looking to upgrade the graphics card on my laptop. I'm currently waiting for the MSI Titan to come out however if I can upgrade my current laptop to keep me going for another few months that would be great!

    I know upgrading laptop graphics cards is generally not possible, however if it is possible and you could give me any advice it'd be appreciated.
     
    Archy_84, Dec 18, 2014
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  2. Kent T

    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    Most likely not. Usually soldered in except for a very few gaming laptops with MXM cards.
     
    Kent T, Dec 18, 2014
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    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    Samsungs like most others use a soldered on GPU and is not replaceable, to my knowledge no thin and lights have this ability, and I think only 3 companies do it in consumer/gaming models
     
    KCETech1, Dec 18, 2014
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  4. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    The Samsung np-700g7c is mxm but the vbios is system imbedded.
     
    TANWare, Dec 19, 2014
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  5. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    So it's probably not possible due to the vBIOS...
     
    TomJGX, Dec 19, 2014
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Correct without the vbios it may not even boot.
     
    TANWare, Dec 19, 2014
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  7. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Yeah, that's Samsung for you.. I loved the laptop when I'd seen it a few years back but thank god I didn't get it..
     
    TomJGX, Dec 19, 2014
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    The 675m is still pretty good. While I don't play games it seems to do fairly well on most newer games so long as you keep the eye candy at bay. I don't think it was ever meant as a top end gaming system but at release did fetch a pretty high cost for what it was. Not as high though as a top end configured Alienware or Clevo.
     
    TANWare, Dec 19, 2014
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  9. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    If it's usual MXM, you can modify embedded vbios, replacing it with proper one for the replacement VGA, can't you? =\
     
    Starlight5, Dec 19, 2014
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    Yes but have fun. It is a chicken before the egg as with the old card and running you would have to insert the vbios to the main bios then shut down and change the card. Then with the untested main modified bios boot the system up with the new card. if you are wrong almost anywhere you have a brick that will boot with neither video card in place. Better would be to have a main bios that defaults out to the video cards bios. Then you could use any mxm card, the rub there though is I do not know if the original mxm card has an on board bios. so you could again be with an untested bios that gives you a brick.
     
    TANWare, Dec 20, 2014
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