P150SM Fitted with MSI GTX 980 (Non M)

So a few days back I asked if this would work because I was interested in what kind of performance increase I would see over the stock GTX 980M .

So I bought the card off eBay and gave it a shot knowing that cutting a small bit of plastic would be necessary and doing some work with the drivers.


Temps are ok heaven benchmark takes it to 92° after running for just over 30 min .

I removed the backplate from the GPU as it was causing issues I suspect it was the card flexing .
The heatsink can do with some filing down in places to get a even better contact to MOSFETS

One more thing to note is that the VBios has been modified to create better stability and performance and allows for future overclocking and voltage .

I tried it on another P150SM-A but some how I think the drivers needed work as both laptops have PREMA BIOS

 

You could see some cooling improvements on the core if the heatsink as a whole is not flat, nice job.

 

Before I start feeling I have some liquid metal I'll try ...and thanks

 

nothing changed yet just tried a little OC

https://www.3dmark.com/fs/16101409

 

Liquid metal is for after the contact is flush, it will not work properly otherwise.

 

There is truth to that but the core heatsink is 100% flush just the MOSFET heatsink needs a little attention

 

Is your heatsink two separate pieces?

 

Joined by a sticker yes .. but not the old p150em ****

 

The properly joined ones are more efficient generally, worth keeping in mind if you want to drop the temps further.