9800m gt gpu question

I just bought a 9800M GT for my NP5796. My Current fried one has that black pad in the first picture around the gpu while the second photo is the one I just purchased. Do I need this black pad to install on my NP5796?

 

It could help dissipate the heat, so maybe its a good idea to put it on the new card
And another thing - for how long have you had this laptop??
Its ancient and these old GPUs are frying like there's no tomorrow, lol!

 

As b0b1man stated, it may help with dissipating heat. But in either case, it won't make or break functionality altogether. BUT! You better make sure you use good thermal paste if you decide to install that without the pad (if you can remove the pad and reapply it to the replacement, it's advised that you do - though I don't know what adhesive to recommend if you do).

 

Did you clean any thermal paste off the original GPU? It looks very clean if you didnt. That could really point to it being something for heat, be sure to put some type of thermal compound on the new one.

 

I need a replacement graphics card for my D901C. Where did you pick up this extra card from?

 

Aside from going with a reseller, parts dealer, or depot, you can take a look at this.

 

Those aren't the same cards.. The first one is a Clevo the second one is for sure NOT a Clevo card.. and it looks corroded which is never good..

 

My 9800M GTX is also dying on my M571TU. So awesome to find out now that Nvidia screwed up with both the 8800 and the 9800s.

I think Jum asked this question in the owners thread, but I never saw an answer - can I replace the 9800M GTX with a Dell Alienware M17X Nvidia GTX 280M 1GB X648M? Anyone have an idea?


EDIT: Or a Quadro Fx 3700M - that I *believe* should deff work?

 

The 200 series have a very very high chance of working.
Ive gone ahead and found all the information for you.
Take a look at these links:
1.) http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...gtx-280m-owners-please-post-your-temps-2.html
2.) http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...d-some-advice-upgradeing-my-clevo-m570tu.html
3.) http://forum.notebookreview.com/gam...80-where-buy-laptop-video-cards-gtx-280m.html

I hope this helps.

 

I wouldn't recommend the Quadro 3700M, assuming it would work. Good cards, but the price hike isn't justified unless you need the firmware they use for professional 3D rendering and engineering software. And even then, I've heard the GeForce perform well with said software (but are more open to problems since the Quadros undergo more stress testing for these applications).

 

That pad is a simple plastic shim designed to stop the SMCs around the core shorting on the heatsink, it is usually not required as the core/shim tend to prevent that happening.

 

Hm, but I can find the quadro's for around $200, so not a bad deal for a 280M-like board. It's even the same sized die as the 9800M GTX, so I assume the heatsinks could handle it. I can find a DELL FG8RP - QUADRO FX3700M 1GB PRECISION M6400 GRAPHICS CARD.

Hey, that helped a bunch! As I understood it the 260M or the 280M would work;I guess I'm just not sure if the alienware X648M is MXM 2.1 compatible. Any idea?