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    clevo p150sm gtx860m 4GB (Kepler version). Upgrade possibilities?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nbsuername, Dec 3, 2014.

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    nbsuername Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I have a question about possible upgrade from 860m Kepler to newer cards (9xxm series, Maxwell). It's is possible to upgrade? And if yes i need to have specific BIOS version (which one)?
    Thank you.
     
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    onick Notebook Consultant

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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You should be able to upgrade to the 870M/880M definetly and I think an upgrade to 970/980M is possible.. I'm not too sure if you'll need a new heatsink though as I guess the heatsink for 860M will be for a 75W card and not a 100W card like the 970/980M are but upgrades are definetly possible.. I would stay away from the 870M/880M as they're obsolete and the 880M is a furnace.. 970M/980M are massive upgrades over both so chose whichever one is in your budget...
     
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