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    T60 using Nvidia 570M? (w/dock)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by intelbuddy, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. intelbuddy

    intelbuddy Newbie

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    Hi. I want to do some gaming on my T60, and I see that Lenovo offers an Advanced Dock station with a PCI-express (full-size) slot. Back when they released this, they qualified a couple of old ATI cards. I would like to be able to use the new Nvidia 570M card; does anyone know if this is likely to work? I called Lenovo, they have no idea.
     
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  2. admlam

    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    It's my understanding that the PCI-express slot on the Advanced Docking station is only half-height. Moreover, you'll also have to deal with the x1 PCIe bandwidth and power limitations.

    A half height nVidia 6600 should work, as seen in this review. But as you can see, the performance is rather limited.

    However, I remember reading in the Thinkpad Forums that a desktop x1600 didn't work.

    You'll need to do more research.
     
    admlam, Sep 21, 2007
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