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    Help on upgrading Sager NP8760 GPU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by lime324, Dec 28, 2011.

  1. lime324

    lime324 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I've been looking around this forum and found that NP8760 can be upgraded to GTX 470m, my current GPU is 280m so I contacted my Sager reseller to ask for upgrading, but he replies that my MoBo doesn't support GTX 470m

    I'm confuse, can somebody help me out on more thorough explanation, why other NP8760 owner can upgrade to 470m while I can't??
     
    lime324, Dec 28, 2011
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    oiram21 Notebook Guru

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    if you have the version without usb3.0, you can´t upgrade to 460m/470m. You need the newer one to upgrade. The one with (only) usb2.0, max gpu is GTX285 or 5870m.
     
    oiram21, Dec 29, 2011
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    lime324 Notebook Enthusiast

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    oiram21 thanks for your answer, my sager reseller didn't explain this
    guess I'm stuck with this old GPU then :(
     
    lime324, Dec 29, 2011
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    Lukeman Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got an older w870cu/np8760 (no SATA3). Originally came with a gtx280m & 720qm, but I successfully installed the gtx 470m (installed it earlier today). Drivers recognized and idle temps looking good (40s). I'll stress test it but so far it looks alright. I did have to modify the metal cage (cut the back fence off as the 470m was about 1/4" too long for the cage). I don't have thermal tape on the bottom memory chips on the card, but that shouldn't be problem as the thermal tape just shields the memory from the hot heatsink, right?
     
    Lukeman, Dec 30, 2011
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