Clevo P775DM1

Hello, I have bought a Clevo P775DM1 laptop. Well, not a laptop yet to be honest. It's all empty and I need parts for it. I know the CPU that I can use, probably going for i7 6700. But before I invest in everything I want to test it, if it's working at all. So I was planning to buy or find some old MXM card locally that fits the size, will it work? How can I know which MXM GPU is supported?

P.S. I found a used GTX 965m for cheap, will it work with this model?

 

Or you save a bit more and flash a custom bios from dsanke and go for 8th gen for it with a more powerful gpu like a 1070 for example
BIOS thread here where you can ask questions or if you have any doubt:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...clevo-laptops-rtx-cards-now-supported.825558/
And latest BIOS from dsanke:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1ZRLYpWUCwY9bsUpyEIVMrKQz7ID2JzEi
Instructions on how to flash the bios and the whole procedure are in OP (open post / first page).
As I said, I'd consider anything better than the 965 because its a bit outdated at this point so in my opinion it's a waste of money but of course, it's not my wallet on the table, just an opinion

 

Something like a 1060/1070 would partner well.

 

joluke, Meaker@Sager
Hey, first of all, thanks for the advice. I was initially thinking to put QQLT(i7 8th/9th gen engineering sample) processor with bios mod. I couldn't find any post about it, so I thought it wasn't possible, thanks and I'll definitely consider this.

Secondly, I'm wondering if all the cards that have the same MXM format (MXM 3.0 type-b as I understand) will work with the laptop? I found a 330w power supply for the laptop, will it be enough for 1060/1070 + i7 8700? Don't these GPUs require an additional power connection from the motherboard?

 

You will need a standard form factor card, a lot of the later clevo machines use a different form factor so these won't work. A single 330w should be fine for that combo. If you go 8 cores and power unlock both that and the GPU you would want the power splitter and a pair of power supplies.

Just be sure on your exact model of p775dm as it makes a difference. The later ones had the new non MXM standard shape.

 

is it possible to test the laptop power on without mxm card? Will it give any image?

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No, it needs an mxm card for output.

 

Piggybacking on this...

I've got a 775 with a bricked mxm 980m (bad temperature reporting, won't stay booted long enough to flash vbios), and I'll like to PXE boot to use the motherboard as a headless server. Is that hopeless?

 

Yeah it will just shut down.