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    upgrading graphics card on Asus G60Jx

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by B.A.M, Nov 20, 2011.

  1. B.A.M

    B.A.M Newbie

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    Ive been wanting to upgrade my laptops graphics card for awhile now, and I finally took the time and opened it and saw my video card was removable ( GTS 360m). Now my question is can I upgrade my graphics card and wheres the best place to look for a new mobile card?
     
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Edit: shoulda read the tittle :eek:
     
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    That 360M is the end of the line for that G50/G51/G60 chassis. There is no compatible card to upgrade with.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Nov 20, 2011
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    dang really? its impossible? how saddening. Well I am looking to find a laptop then that will be upgradeable in the future. Any suggestions for a strong laptop?
     
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Most laptops cannot be fully upgraded except for 2 semi-niche markets: Extreme gaming laptops (Clevo, Alienware) and mobile workstations (Lenovo's W series, HP Elitebook, Dell Precision).

    Even then you have to worry about matching heatsinks, vBIOS, a whole host of compability issues.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Nov 20, 2011
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    Ari3sgr3gg0 Notebook Consultant

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    Basically any modern gaming laptop really puts the smack down on a single 360m, you can find plenty of msi laptops that use an i7, 5870m and 4gb ram in the $600-700 price range and those are much faster than what you're using. Lower the res in games and the 360m is still a good card for gaming if you don't try putting the settings too high :)
     
    Ari3sgr3gg0, Nov 21, 2011
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