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    Envy 15 - upgrading the GPU?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jcomey, Mar 6, 2010.

  1. jcomey

    jcomey Notebook Evangelist

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    I was considering going to the 5870 down the road. Is that possible, or is the GPU like the Dell SXPS 16, where the GPU is soldered to the board?
     
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    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    Nope Not possible, its soldered onto the board otherwise i would have considered it
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Mar 6, 2010
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  3. jcomey

    jcomey Notebook Evangelist

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    Figured, though I thought I'd ask anyway.

    Danke.
     
    jcomey, Mar 6, 2010
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    staticx57 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The 5870 would run too hot in such a small laptop.
     
    staticx57, Mar 6, 2010
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  5. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Actually it is not really soldiered. It doesn't look like it is totally a part of the motherboard based on pictures of people opening them. Instead it looks like it is placed on top of the Motherboard in a very weird way. I know that it is not MXM compliant but it doesn't look soldered either...

    I don't mind not having the 5870, but it would be nice having a GDDR5 5850 though...

    However if the Envy's chassis still remains the same for the possibly Gen 3 down the road, you CAN just get (for some money of course) the Gen 3 system board with what ever better GPU by then and swap it with the current one.
     
    Star Forge, Mar 6, 2010
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