HP dv6560 graphics upgrade

I have a small question. I have been reading threads based on switchable graphics and I was thinking if it is possible to HP dv6560.
What I want to do is change the GPU of this particular model.
I'm right now using a nVidia 8400M GS on it and I want to upgrade it to nVidia 8600M GS.
Is this possible to do? Because the nVidia 8400M GS is having a lot of issues.
I am also going to replace the fan on my HP dv6560.
Any problem if I do this?

 

Switchable graphics is a different concept compared to what you may be thinking. It is a manual/dynamic switching of integrated Intel and dedicated ATI/AMD graphics solutions on one system, and is only available in recent models (meaning, not in the dv6500 series). What you are referring to is physically upgrading the GPU from one to another.

My answer to this is that it might actually be possible but only in this situation. What you will have to do is install a dv9500t or dv9700t motherboard which has the 8600M GS graphics chip. The system IDs between the dv6500t/dv6700t and dv9500t/dv9700t are the same, so there might not be a big problem in terms of compatibility. However, check the service and maintenance guides for both these models just to make sure that the motherboard can physically fit within the smaller dv6500 form factor.

 

^Thanks for the advice justinkw1.

The problem with my laptop is that, cause of the GPU my computer crashes all the time. The rest is all fine. But if I replace it with the same model, I will have the same problem in the future right?
Is there any better solution to this? Should I just get a good cooling pad?

 

IIRC, the 86 has the same issue anyway, you'd just be kicking the can down the road.

There's no real good solution to this.

 

The DV6560 graphics chip will be soldered into the mainboard which makes it essentially impossible to remove it to begin with.

I would install a copper shim between the GPU chip and the heatpipe that runs above it. This will allow the GPU to make good contact with the heatpipe. Also, you might want to change the thermal pad on the GPU as well as replace / blow out the dust from the old fan. Be sure to buy some decent quality thermal grease / paste to repaste the GPU and CPU while you're in there and have the heatsink off. Finally, be sure to update the drivers for your particular unit from the NVidia website. The cooling system on those notebooks were horrendous to say the least.