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    MSI GX640 Memory Type

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by min2209, Feb 9, 2010.

  1. NotEnoughMinerals

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    yep....how sweet it would be to be able to stick a qm in there and have it run cool. If only all there was to worry about was buying high performance parts and letting to go to work... in a perfect world
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 20, 2010
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    Anyone knows if there will be a bouton to switch between the i5 IGP and the 5850 ?
     
    barnabe619, Mar 20, 2010
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    Don't bet on it.
     
    IKAS V, Mar 20, 2010
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  4. NotEnoughMinerals

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    They have said publicly that the option to use the IGP will not be included in GX640. I'm guessing probably because thats the selling pitch for the GE600
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 20, 2010
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    Is there a way to use the IGP "manually" (with a software)?
     
    barnabe619, Mar 21, 2010
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    Both Gx won't support IGP's ... You need to look at other notebooks if you want that feature.
     
    Dead2th3world, Mar 21, 2010
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    If MSI used the HM55 chipset it would likely be possible, though you would need to change the internal wiring so the outputs are from the IGP and not the dGPU.

    However, it's extremely unlikely that they would choose HM55 instead of PM55, since they don't want to have switchable graphics on the GX640.
     
    lackofcheese, Mar 21, 2010
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    It's HM55 for both Gx.
     
    Dead2th3world, Mar 21, 2010
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    Interesting. Still, my previous post was wrong, I'd forgotten that ATI doesn't have an equivalent to Nvidia's Optimus. Sorry, switchable graphics is a no on the GX640, then; you'd need the multiplexers and such.
     
    lackofcheese, Mar 21, 2010
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    And anyone know how much power the 5850 need in idle ?
     
    barnabe619, Mar 21, 2010
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    http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3650&p=13

    Well ATI may not have an Optimus equivalent but I think he was referring to switchable graphics more in the way that the alienwares/vaio z does it. With a button or switch to just turn an switch to the integrated.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 21, 2010
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    Yes, but without an Optimus equivalent you need additional hardware on the motherboard, which MSI clearly isn't adding.
    Also, that 5850 in the link is the desktop card, no?
     
    lackofcheese, Mar 21, 2010
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  13. NotEnoughMinerals

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    Oops wasn't paying attention, you are right. How how google fails me

    Well is the motherboard the same as the GE600?
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 21, 2010
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    There are only desktops Gpu :(
     
    barnabe619, Mar 21, 2010
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    Different mobo for Gx and Ge.
     
    Dead2th3world, Mar 22, 2010
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    then looks like you're out of luck
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Mar 22, 2010
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