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    What can I upgrade in the MSI GX660R

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Atmosphir, Mar 5, 2011.

  1. Atmosphir

    Atmosphir Newbie

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    HeyGuys, :D
    Im new to this forum
    and wanna know what i can upgrade in the MSI GX660R-i5647LW7P :D

    which is the best cpu i upgrade into it the i7 940?
    how much ram?
    which hdds?
    Can i upgrade the gfx in the future?

    And PLS can you pn me a tutorial for me how i can upgrade the processor to an i7 and where i can buy a processor from germany?

    Thx for answers

    Greetz Philipp :p
     
    Atmosphir, Mar 5, 2011
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    940XM is the fastest first gen mobile i7. I woulnd't go for it unless your doing something very CPU intense.

    8GB's 1333MHz DDR3

    Any 2.5" 9.5mm HDD or SSD will work. The fastest HDD is the Seagate Momentus XT. It has a 4GB SSD with up to a 500GB disk.

    As for the graphics card: http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/515383-gx660-5870m-upgradeable.html

    You can probably find someone selling the CPU on eBay who will ship to Germany. Make sure you get an OEM CPU and not an ES or QS.

    Here are few guide's for upgrading processors:
    How to apply thermal grease on laptop processor >> Inside my laptop

    How to Replace the Laptop CPU

    How to Install a New Processor - wikiHow
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    What Joker said, although you can can actually hit 12GB of RAM.

    However, your computer will only be able to control that RAM if you have an i7. If you have an i5 8GB is your max.

    For HDDS, a fast SSD plus a high-capcity HDD are very viable combos. You get speed for your OS and programs, plus lots of foomr for storage.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Mar 6, 2011
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Oh yeah, forgot to mention, you need Windows 7 64 bit to utilize more than 4GB's of memory.
     
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  5. Atmosphir

    Atmosphir Newbie

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    okay thank you but the fan... on xotic pc you can upgrade the fan up to an ic diamond.... but there is only the i7 version which is too expensive for me...
    and its amerika... so another question when i have my msi i5 can i upgrade the fan in future.. or does the standard fan do enough cooling....and can i play latest games like crYsis 2 bulletstorm so on with i5 4gb ram and 5870 or i have to buy an i7 740qm... because this processor is not so expensive and its or i need the 940 pls reply and make a tutorial for Processor upgrade and fan upgrade

    Thanx

    EDIT///: I see that the i7 940xm costs TOOO MUCH for that price i can get a second gx660r so i will go with the 740qm how can i install it into the gx660r pls make a tut for this and the fan thanx
     
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I posted a tutorial above in my first post. When you replace the processor, you need to replace the thermal paste on the processor. If you don't think you're fully capable of replacing the processor, just buy the part, and pay a local computer shop to install it.

    And, if your a gamer, I'd get the i7 620m or i5 560m or 580m, much better for games IMO.
     
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    Okay thanx
     
    Atmosphir, Mar 6, 2011
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    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    A quad i7 with turboboost, especially if he's looking at the extreme models with unlocked multipliers, will outperform a dual core in virtually all scenarios. Even the 740qm should do it.
     
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    Thanks and what's with the fan
     
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    How many games a 4-8 threaded? Those are the only games that benefit from a quad. The OP stated the i7 extreme processors cost to much.


    You don't need a new fan, just replace the thermal paste with the processor.
     
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  11. Atmosphir

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    Oay thanks whre can i get thermal pastes? :D

    EDIT// :Do i need a new charger when i upgrade to an i7 740qm
     
    Atmosphir, Mar 7, 2011
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