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    Clevo p170hm, broken hd6970m need help to replace it.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Spiderprogram, Oct 4, 2016.

  1. Spiderprogram

    Spiderprogram Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to replace my broken hd6970m.

    1) Is it true that these cards are unreliable? My first card broke down after only 1 month.
    So is it safe to say that replacing with an other hd6970m is not a good thing to do?

    2) I want to replace it but I am very dissapointed that my card allready broke after only 4 years. (especially because I hardly used it for gaming.)
    So I am looking at a second hand card. And since the reliability of the amd card is questionable, I would
    rather want to go with a gtx card. But are they more reliable?

    I have an interesting offer on a gtx580m on ebay. The problem is that I read everywhere that dell card don't work in clevo laptops. A lot of people on ebay write that they are.
    The person responded to my email where I asked him about compatiblity and this was his answer.
    "Dell card's work in Clevo but only if the driver nvidia is modificated."
    I suppose he meant bios. But is this true?

    Can I use this card in my clevo p170hm. And is it wise to buy a second hand card?

    http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/2222624...badf2e70b6c&bu=43916195034&cp=1&sojTags=bu=bu

    Charlie.
     
    Spiderprogram, Oct 4, 2016
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