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    8560W - future DIY gpu upgrades possible?

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by CreamyTwinky, Sep 1, 2011.

  1. CreamyTwinky

    CreamyTwinky Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am planning to buy an Elitebook 8560W with the firepro M5950 graphics card and as long as it is this graphics card, I can get the laptop for almost 1/2 price.

    Does anyone know if the graphics card can be upgraded? Does the motherboard use an MXM interface? Or is that only with Nvidia gpu's? I am hoping to upgrade to a Quadro 3000M sometime in the future.
     
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    GJM_77 Notebook Guru

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    i thikng that you can't put an 3000M in 8560w

    1/2 of the price ? sounds interesting (more inf pls)
     
    GJM_77, Sep 2, 2011
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    HP have been increasingly locking down their system bios. Typically the vbios is incorporated into the system bios requiring a modification to have 100% functionality IF the system can accept a MXM gpu upgrade. The HDX9000 folks are doing just that trying to swap their 8800GTS with a GTX280M.

    If you want upgradable GPUs then consider a DIY eGPU with a iGPU-only 8560P. Then you'll get Optimus performance. We've just had our first hacked x1 2.0 implementation with a GTS240. Some faster desktop cards are to be implemented and should give some very impressive performance. See the DIY eGPU link sig if interested.
     
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