The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
← Previous pageNext page →

    Successful MXM GPU Upgraded Laptops

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sicily428, May 21, 2017.

  1. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    I think that means designed/made by Eurocom but I'm not sure. They should be compatible with p370em
     
    sicily428, Jul 13, 2017
    #51
    ChanceJackson likes this.
  2. ChanceJackson

    ChanceJackson Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    39
    Messages:
    562
    Likes Received:
    231
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I assume that is going to mean that it won't fit the proper mxm 3b spec and instead have different length and/or width
     
    ChanceJackson, Jul 13, 2017
    #52
  3. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    I don't think so
     
    sicily428, Jul 13, 2017
    #53
    ChanceJackson likes this.
  4. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

    Reputations:
    1,084
    Messages:
    2,771
    Likes Received:
    1,020
    Trophy Points:
    181
    I’m still waiting to find a good price for a m18x R2 to test these GTX 980s.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Jul 25, 2017
    #54
  5. bloodhawk

    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

    Reputations:
    2,967
    Messages:
    5,851
    Likes Received:
    8,565
    Trophy Points:
    681
    There is one in the FS Section right now.
     
    bloodhawk, Jul 25, 2017
    #55
    Rengsey R. H. Jr. likes this.
  6. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

    Reputations:
    1,084
    Messages:
    2,771
    Likes Received:
    1,020
    Trophy Points:
    181

    Yeah, I saw that. I’m trying to get just the barebone with a cpu. I message the seller to see if he will go that route for me. Hopefully he do and I can start on this project. I already have an idea for the cooling for the gtx 980s.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Jul 25, 2017
    #56
  7. ssj92

    ssj92 Neutron Star

    Reputations:
    2,446
    Messages:
    4,446
    Likes Received:
    5,690
    Trophy Points:
    581
    But they are non standard mxm cards right? You plan on dremeling some of the material?
     
    ssj92, Jul 26, 2017
    #57
  8. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

    Reputations:
    1,084
    Messages:
    2,771
    Likes Received:
    1,020
    Trophy Points:
    181
    They are pretty close in size when I stacked them on top of each other. I’ll take some pictures when I get home later this evening so you can see.

    Also The MSI GTX 980s comes with a detachable VRAM HS.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Jul 26, 2017
    #58
  9. bennyg

    bennyg Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,567
    Messages:
    2,370
    Likes Received:
    2,375
    Trophy Points:
    181
    Took a couple of days, a dozen disassemblys and direct to chip vbios flashes, even more driver installations and restarts but I FINALLY got my 1070s working properly with the internal display (eDP 120hz 1080p, same as the 3D model of P370EM) and it's now like a proper laptop.
     
    bennyg, Jul 26, 2017
    #59
    Fromont, alexhawker, Tornator and 2 others like this.
  10. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    wow, that's a great work!
     
    sicily428, Jul 26, 2017
    #60
  11. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    thegh0sts, Jul 27, 2017
    #61
    sicily428 likes this.
  12. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Jul 27, 2017
    #62
  13. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    the worst thing is when you give them an answer and they don't do anything.
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 27, 2017
    #63
    sicily428 likes this.
  14. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    thegh0sts, Jul 27, 2017
    #64
    bennyg and sicily428 like this.
  15. dzpliu

    dzpliu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    346
    Trophy Points:
    76
    MSI 1060 is 100% working in P7XXZM. ( only EDP models)
    MSI 1070 is also 100% working in P7XXDM ( M2 removed and capacitors changed to flat type)
     
    dzpliu, Jul 29, 2017
    #65
    ChanceJackson likes this.
  16. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    More preferable If the M.2 could be shifted on a riser or something.

    Sent from my SM-T560NU using Tapatalk
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 29, 2017
    #66
    dzpliu likes this.
  17. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    do you have some links about those upgrades? :)
     
    sicily428, Jul 29, 2017
    #67
  18. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    if an M.2 riser board could be created that moves the socket to the other end and overlaps the 1070's tab. it would mean the stick would be held with clips instead of a screw at the end.
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 29, 2017
    #68
    hmscott likes this.
  19. dzpliu

    dzpliu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    346
    Trophy Points:
    76
    dzpliu, Jul 29, 2017
    #69
    sicily428 likes this.
  20. InOrderToSignIn

    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    221
    Likes Received:
    94
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Can the clevo p751zm take anything other than a 980m?

    I noticed the p750zm was upgradeable to the 1070, but I imagine there are differences between the models. Does anyone know?

    Thanks
     
    InOrderToSignIn, Aug 18, 2017
    #70
  21. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    Eurocom is getting standard mxm 1070s and 1080s developed so hold your horses on an upgrade.

    Sent from my SM-T560NU using Tapatalk
     
    thegh0sts, Aug 18, 2017
    #71
    ChanceJackson, InOrderToSignIn and sicily428 like this.
  22. InOrderToSignIn

    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    21
    Messages:
    221
    Likes Received:
    94
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Waoh seriously? Any idea on a time frame? Like early 2018 or something?

    I think eurocom just became my favorite company.
     
    InOrderToSignIn, Aug 18, 2017
    #72
  23. Falkentyne

    Falkentyne Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    8,396
    Messages:
    5,992
    Likes Received:
    8,633
    Trophy Points:
    681
    Eh? Which such a 1080 "mxm 3.0b" format card be able to be used in a MSI GT73VR? Would you lose Gsync?
     
    Falkentyne, Aug 18, 2017
    #73
  24. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    949
    Messages:
    7,700
    Likes Received:
    2,819
    Trophy Points:
    331
    That depends on the device ID I would think.

    Sent from my SM-T560NU using Tapatalk
     
    thegh0sts, Aug 18, 2017
    #74
  25. Saltsi

    Saltsi Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    59
    Likes Received:
    60
    Trophy Points:
    26
    I can confirm that MSI mxm gtx 1060 6gb works fine on Clevo P870DM-G, need to mod the heatsink a bit (more info on P870DM owner's lounge)
     
    Saltsi, Aug 19, 2017
    #75
    TBoneSan, Mr. Fox, ChanceJackson and 2 others like this.
  26. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    thanks for sharing :)
     
    sicily428, Aug 19, 2017
    #76
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  27. rlk

    rlk Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    146
    Messages:
    607
    Likes Received:
    316
    Trophy Points:
    76
    Has anyone perchance managed to install an AMD W7170M in a Lenovo P70, or does the BIOS lock out unsupported cards altogether?
     
    rlk, Aug 24, 2017
    #77
  28. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Aug 24, 2017
    #78
  29. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    some news from Eurocom :)
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...a-precision-m7710.804833/page-3#post-10590681

    did you test clevo p750dm2?

    thanks for these infos :)
    I know that MSI 16L13 uses also a MSI gtx1060 mxm 3.0b. Does P5000 work with tornado f5 ?

    wow! those P2000/P3000 for tornado f5 are awesome :)
    what about that p3000 for a p750dm?

    wow! these news are great! :D

     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2017
    sicily428, Aug 26, 2017
    #79
  30. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Aug 27, 2017
    #80
  31. rockman1216

    rockman1216 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    76
    Likes Received:
    12
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Does anyone now of any successful Pascal Upgrades(Gaming cards) ie. GTX 1060 or GTX 1070 on the HP Elitebook 8770w

    I know GTX 980m's work on the Elitebook, but not sure about anything else

    @sicily428
     
    Last edited: Sep 4, 2017
    rockman1216, Sep 4, 2017
    #81
  32. Falkentyne

    Falkentyne Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    8,396
    Messages:
    5,992
    Likes Received:
    8,633
    Trophy Points:
    681
    @sicily428
    What is the exact name and shape/form factor of the GTX 1070 that is used in the MSI GT73VR, and why is it differently aligned than the GTX 1080 used in the exact same system? Why is the heatsink and VRM's slightly offset, which require a different heatsink? Is this "MXM 3.0" format for the Gt73VR GTX 1080, vs MXM 3.0b for the GTX 1070? Because I have never seen a GTX 1080 using the exact same aligned chip and VRMs' as the GTX 1070. The GTX 1080 also requires an auxiliary power connector. I think this should be made very clear in a concise and easy to follow explanation and showing exactly what is available, mainly due to the cost involved. No one wants to throw $1,000 on a GPU that won't fit their current heatsink and VRMsink....
     
    Falkentyne, Sep 4, 2017
    #82
  33. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Do you know if there is optimus? lvds or edp panel?

    I only know this thread about a msi gtx1070 and a 8770w
    https://forum.51nb.com/thread-1756843-1-1.html

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    sicily428, Sep 5, 2017
    #83
    rockman1216 and ChanceJackson like this.
  34. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    you are totally right! I will post something about that in the next days :)
     
    sicily428, Sep 5, 2017
    #84
    Falkentyne likes this.
  35. iieeann

    iieeann Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    308
    Messages:
    516
    Likes Received:
    53
    Trophy Points:
    41
    P5000 for M6700 is not repeatable even by the author himself, that is a very rare ES card and the author has sold it off and now jumping because there is no other card that can make this miracle (so far). Other ES cards did not work.

    P5000 for M6800 is the similar case. No retailed card will work.

    Apply to P3000 & P4000
     
    iieeann, Sep 14, 2017
    #85
    sicily428 likes this.
  36. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Eurocom is testing clevo DM series with a mxm 3.0b p2000 and p3000. it could be compatible also with old dell precision


     
    Last edited: Sep 15, 2017
    sicily428, Sep 15, 2017
    #86
  37. iieeann

    iieeann Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    308
    Messages:
    516
    Likes Received:
    53
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Retailed P5000 can work in Alienware with ES vbios. BSOD if using original vbios but the error message is different from M6x00.
    Clevo has better compatibility compared to precision, it is not surprise if it work. I was told Quadro card does not support G-Sync on Clevo too.
     
    iieeann, Sep 15, 2017
    #87
  38. dzpliu

    dzpliu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    346
    Trophy Points:
    76
    i remember P5000M worked on P770DM, but couldn't find the picture anymore.
    I think it was a QS card
     
    dzpliu, Sep 15, 2017
    #88
    sicily428 likes this.
  39. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Wow! Do you have a link for that upgrade?
     
    sicily428, Sep 15, 2017
    #89
  40. dzpliu

    dzpliu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    346
    Trophy Points:
    76
    Link ( 16L1 with P5000M, edited BIOS)
    Link ( P775DM with P5000M)
    Couldnt find the P770DM one anymore
     
    Last edited: Sep 15, 2017
    dzpliu, Sep 15, 2017
    #90
    sicily428 likes this.
  41. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Thanks :)
     
    sicily428, Sep 15, 2017
    #91
  42. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Sep 16, 2017
    #92
  43. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2017
    sicily428, Sep 16, 2017
    #93
  44. dzpliu

    dzpliu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    346
    Trophy Points:
    76
    It should be P870DM1, CPU only offers 6700K and chipset is Z170.
    Doesnt support Clevo Pascal cards as well.
     
    dzpliu, Sep 16, 2017
    #94
  45. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    you are right! Thanks :)

    edit
    I fixed that post
     
    sicily428, Sep 16, 2017
    #95
  46. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Sep 16, 2017
    #96
    hmscott likes this.
  47. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    Eurocom Tornado F5w with p3000
    [​IMG]
     
    sicily428, Sep 19, 2017
    #97
    hmscott likes this.
  48. sicily428

    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

    Reputations:
    816
    Messages:
    3,610
    Likes Received:
    1,988
    Trophy Points:
    231
    sicily428, Sep 19, 2017
    #98
  49. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    3,447
    Messages:
    9,069
    Likes Received:
    6,376
    Trophy Points:
    681
    First page says P70/P71 thinkpad, I know it has mxm, but can it accept another mxm card outside Lenovo?

    Especially since there's the model with X-rite color calibrator built into the palmrest.

    @bloodhawk @Eurocom Support
     
    Mobius 1, Sep 20, 2017
    #99
  50. bloodhawk

    bloodhawk Derailer of threads.

    Reputations:
    2,967
    Messages:
    5,851
    Likes Received:
    8,565
    Trophy Points:
    681
    From what I have read in the past.. it's need a BIOS mod with a modified whitelist .
     
    bloodhawk, Sep 20, 2017
    #100
← Previous pageNext page →