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    Will this run in my 8760W?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nskbt, Aug 31, 2018.

  1. nskbt

    nskbt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys
    Since I got myself a used 8760W and some time and cash to mod it, I wanted to start with GPU upgrade. I can get hold of a pretty cheap Aetina 970M (m3n970m-mn) and got curious, if there is any chance of running it in 8760W.
    I've only seen confirmed upgrades from 8770W (and smaller 8560 which has mxm-a unfortunately) but I'd like to run it without swapping mobo and cpu.
    Any idea whether it should work or not? Seller assumes it works only for Clevo P375SM P170EM etc.

    https://www.aetina.com/products-detail.php?i=57
     
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    Should work if you have a MXM B slot
     
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    Seller insists it only works with Clevo motherboards... Can that be even possible?
     
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    Likely, but I wouldn't know. I wouldn't buy it unless you're sure it works or can sell it/get a refund
     
    Mastermind5200, Sep 3, 2018
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    I've decided to order it anyway. I'll check it in my 8760W and if it fails, in some other barebone laptop as I've got a connection at local custom notebook-producing company
     
    nskbt, Sep 8, 2018
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    If it fails, I'll buy it off you for the right price
     
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    Well. The 8760W is gone now, sold it with profit so good, I couldn't refuse. I couldn't really test it in time with Aetina's 970M.
    However I installed it into Clevo P170SM-A and it works flawless, except for quite high GPU temperatures even though it has Hydronaut pasted on it - might be the ghetto screws I used to plant the heatsink in it's place.
     

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