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    P177SM GPU Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by righN, Jun 6, 2020.

  1. righN

    righN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, so right now I have a Multcom Kunshan P177SM (Clevo P177SM) with following specs :

    i7-4700MQ
    2x4GB
    GTX 780M
    256GB SSD + 1TB HDD

    And it's not a terrible laptop at least for me, but I would like to have a bit more, stable FPS in games like The Crew 2, Rise of The Tomb Raider, DiRT Rally 2.0 and one of the main bottlenecks if I'm not wrong is the GPU.

    So, I'm kind off thinking about upgrading it to GTX 970M or if finances allow, GTX 980M. But I was wondering, if there's something I should know before doing it or is it as easy as just getting the old GPU out, installing a new one, reinstalling drivers and i'll be good to go? As I really can't find any proper info online.
     
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    A 1060 would be a good option.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 6, 2020
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    righN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Maybe, but it's way overbudget for me.
     
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    What's your budget? You never know, you might be able to snag a used card for something in your range if you're contemplating a 980m
     
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    It's a nice card for being well performing while running cooler than the others. Plus it's a more modern arch so should have longer life.
     
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    righN Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm thinking of selling my GTX 780M, which seems to go for around 130-150 pounds on eBay and then adding about 50-80 pounds of my own money.
     
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