7970M heatsink modification.

I would recommend the 920xm though. I did get a massive performance increase in Skyrim. In general the extra CPU power will help with the minimum fps and some stability in fps. But it's effect is small, specially if you already have a capable cpu.

But in general, the 460m should be more than enough. Very few games do take advantage of the extra cores and speed.

And yeah benchmarks do look nicely haha.

 

Okey, but it's better if i get 820qm then, because i cant OC in my bios what i know. which cpu could i compare the 820qm to and the 920xm?
EDIT: I mean which desktop cpu.

Okey, so i should first get like 8GB ram and a 7970m and then a better cpu?

 

Do I unlock the bios so I can OC my 920xm if I buy one? Because it have unlocked multipliers?

 

You can either configure the cpu in bios for the multipliers or.simply use throttlestop.and increase via software when you actually want/need to.

 

Okey, but the problem is when i go into my bios i cant find any overclock things. Or is it only because i have a 460m and not a cpu with unlocked multipliers?
How do throttlestop works? Could i overclock my 460m to 3ghz?

And where could i find a hd 7970m or a gtx680m?

 

Hey there, cards were sourced via eurocom's ebay outlet upgradeyournotebook.

We are not even sure what the 680M will be yet.

Any other questions are a bit OT and should be taken to the GX660 owners lounge or a new thread.

 

You can find 7970m at Dell, and 680m in Land of Imaginary Cards.

 

Okey, but i cant find a 7970m. I think i must wait then. Could i buy it direct from DELL?

 

If you try really hard so I hear.

 

For those of you who have been able to purchase the 7970m early, why does it cost $450 compared to having a sager built with one in it for $200?

 

So does the GT60 require a heatsink modification to install a 7970m (sorry too lazy to read through 12 pages right now) ? Thanks.

 

Yes. Some of the guys here are investing in 5870m heatsinks (I think from other MSi laptops) and grinding down some parts to get them to fit the 7970m cards.

 

Really? I thought it would have been a direct swap with the 670m.

 

Haha yeah I read through this whole forum and the modification is not a walk in the park. I suggest you read it just to see the pictures of the mods and some instructions and benchmarks.

 

the 200 bucks are just the upgrade price from the base config

cheers

 

It's on the FIRST PAGE!

 

Yes I see it! lol Guess I'll have to wait untll an exact heatsink is made because I'm not cutting through metal.

 

You would buy a different heatsink to modify of course.

 

Then I guess I have no choice but to modify. I thought there would have been a compatible heatsink for easy swapping.

 

You would have to invest in another msi heatsink (an AMD one preferably) because msi stopped using AMD cards in their laptops. Its all about nvidia now! The heatsinks are kind of rare though... you'd have to find someone willing to sell one to you or check rk computers I think?

 

This 7970M is a true beast as it can now be overvolted.

Now over a 7870 desktop (1000/1200) as I can clock it to 1030/1500 @ 1.1v !
AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-16F2 score: P6802 3DMarks

The MS 16F2 seems to cope very well with this card

Meaker, you're late

 

Yes, fashionably so

But hopefully on the way.

 

Another question about the 7970m! Will there be any sellers that will have it for a lower price? I spoke with Dell about getting the card separately but even they told me it would be way more expensive than buying a machine with the card.

 

It's more expensive buying another machine and then the card normally, but the upgrade itself is not.

Also we don't have mind reading devices so who can say what prices will be.

 

A swedish reseller who sell clevo computer could sell a 7970m for only 3200sek(420$). Is this a good price? And will the vbios be good?

 

depends on what they include with that price ^^ VAT? shipping? x bracket? heatsink? thermal pads? if all of the above then its an awesome price! if none of the above its regular to slightly cheaper than regular

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Shipping is included bracket, i don't know, i will ask. Heatsink. No. Thermal pads, i don't know, but thermalpads is not so expansive

 

sounds like a good deal then

 

filipcombat do they haave a website? I have been searching for a good 7970m reseller, but I only found dell, who sells these things for $564.99.

 

Yeah, and it is brand new! And the company is here in sweden! Btw, do the celvo vbios work to this computer?

Do you live in sweden?

 

Shoot no I don't I live in the US xD They won't do shipping or online orders? Or will it cost too much for international shipp

 

It is a Swedish company. But I can ask them if they do international shipping

 

will be very good if they can ship to Asia as well
i am interested

 

Thank you very much filip

 

It is friday and it is late, so they have stop working. They will work at monday again. So it will take a while... but i will respond when i have the answer

 

Let us know who they are

 

I would say. But some companys don't like if someone share they mail/site. Exampel if they dont do international shipping and i had said the mail and many have mail them :S But I will be back when i know some more info

 

sure, i will patiently wait till they themselves confirm about this
no need to hassle, if i can't get the 7970m, i'll keep saving the money and by the time gtx 680m is out, i won't have to take my legs and arms

 

I will write in this thread when i get a answer

Btw, when you get your 680m/7970m what do you sell your heatsink and your 670m?

 

i believe i'll use the same heatsink for gtx 680m, as it is compatible in terms of VRAM chips and other thermal pads.fyi gtx 675m is like a card swap with a little wire mods.
except if i'll get 7970m, it will be different story. i might need new heatsink. uhm about selling, it all depends. a good deal might make it
thanks again for willing to ask the seller

 

Hi, for GTX 680m it not the same heatsink take a look :


gtx670m:

 

No problem I think to modify my 570 Heatsink to fit this gpu

 

gtx 570m lacks the 2 VRAM chip thermal pad which i believe can be made up by sticking the 0.5mm or 1mm thick pads. the rest, small mods should be able to cover the missing part. if the mods will be too hard, then why not buy the original ones? . btw i just realize that the die size of gtx 680m is smaller than 670m :O

paulo, i thought u have gtx 580m heatsink

 

Both 570 and 580M msi heatsinks are exactly alike ! I thought you knew that matey

 

but i thought u did a mod with the wiring thingy to let gtx 580m absorb more watts. correct me if i am wrong

 

I put the rewire in to supply more current to the GPU.

 

No need for this mod - Throttlestop does the job fine

 

yes i mean more current and it will result more power as well. and i think physical mods is more efficient that software mods.
from what i see, gtx 670m lacks one transistor at the top right corner which make it more power consuming.

 

That's likely a dampening capacitor to reduce noise.

 

So a gtx 570m heatsink would should be modded for the 680m instead of the 670m heatsink?