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    7970M for p370Em, compatible with p170EM too?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by MasterInTheUniverse, Dec 27, 2013.

  1. MasterInTheUniverse

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    MasterInTheUniverse, Dec 27, 2013
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    In the listing they show for the 170em the 370em is listed too, so they suggest they are but tell them and they can insure it has the right vbios.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 27, 2013
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    I thought Alienware-cards werent compatible with any Clevos?
     
    Mr Najsman, Dec 27, 2013
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    They are clevo cards. They work in alienware too iirc.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 27, 2013
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    I had 2 cards from clevo, both radeons 7970m older and newer revision(difference in stock voltage 1.05v vs 1.0v) and none of them look like the one from ad. Power section looks quite different, capacitors are above then in dell radeon 7970m becouse of 2x bigger amount of capacitors which are twisted and stacked one on other so you can't see any white marks like numbers of letters on them. unfortunately I am not able to make a direct comparison of the two cards from Clevo and dell. This picture shows the places which i'm talking about.
    Sorry for my mistakes in writing. Its hard for me to write a explain in good form.

    What i had done already and what i can tell you is that clevo cards will work with dell vbios.
     
    kothletino, Jan 1, 2014
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    Can you sell me one of that? xD
     
    MasterInTheUniverse, Jan 2, 2014
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    Msi radeon 7970m looks similar to the one from dell. I have marked the power section. picture
     
    kothletino, Jan 2, 2014
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    have you got one 7970M available for selling? xD
     
    MasterInTheUniverse, Jan 2, 2014
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    Unfortunately, I no longer have cards for sale.
     
    kothletino, Jan 2, 2014
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    :( I am so sad :p
     
    MasterInTheUniverse, Jan 4, 2014
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    MSI did come to the game later with the 7970M and the questionable GX series :/
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 4, 2014
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