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    Probably a stupid question...9800m GT to 260m GTX

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Guernica, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. Guernica

    Guernica Newbie

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    I currently have a Sager NP9262 with a (possibly) fried Nvidia 9800m GT inside. After contacting Sager, they recommended upgrading to the 260m GTX.

    I have ordered the card, which looks like this:
    http://i56.tinypic.com/29o0ac2.jpg

    but noticed that it is missing the silver sheets pictured here:
    AnandTech - Gallery - Sager NP9262 - Dissected - 12 Photos

    what are these sheets called and how are they applied? I am assuming they are heat sinks? Do they need to be ordered through Sager or are they available online?

    Sorry if this seems like a really stupid question, I've never done this before.
     
    Guernica, Sep 12, 2011
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  2. J.P.@XoticPC

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    Looks like a "heat shield." They show up on the Clevo D901C disassembly guide as well.

    I don't believe they are available online, or at least not that I've seen.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Sep 12, 2011
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  3. Guernica

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    Thanks, any idea if that means I would need them on the new card as well?
     
    Guernica, Sep 12, 2011
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  4. J.P.@XoticPC

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    Probably. I would suggest contacting the seller to see if they have any spares left over just in case. :)
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Sep 12, 2011
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    that one called "thermal pad"......just search it on ebay will find a lot
     
    DGDXGDG, Sep 12, 2011
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    You need MXM 2.1 version one

    Not MXM 3.0 one as your picture shows.

    Notice the connector of MXM 2.1 III-HE crads.

    [​IMG]

    Besides, I can't believe those guys form sager would be so ignorant that gave you incompatible one. You should contact them again. Maybe wrong pictures they provided.
     

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  8. J.P.@XoticPC

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    ^ Very nice catch! I didn't even notice that. Shame on me.

    Funny, I've always called them heat shields :D But I stand corrected, thermal pads are the name. Thanks for the info guys.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Sep 13, 2011
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    The silver bits are not thermal pads. They are basically heat shields, but are not necessary. What IS necessary is thermal pads on the RAM chips (as pictured on the top 4 ram chips of the first card in the anandtech photo - blue colour) and thermal paste on the GPU core
     
    theriko, Sep 13, 2011
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    You could peel off the heat shield from your fried 9800M GT and try to place it on the 260M GTX. I wouldn't use anything else.

    Sager has given you a 260M GTX card that has not been sold officially with D901C. It was only offered with M570TU/ETU and M860TU/ETU, hence the missing heat shield.
     
    mmarchid, Sep 14, 2011
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    so then this card plug and play with no bios update or anything else sorry i am looking at a similar replacement and just trying to make sure
     
    angelice1987, Jul 22, 2013
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  12. MrDJ

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    when my 9800gt died it was replaced by supplier within 10 minutes and no bios was changed and its still going strong so these two cards are compatible.

    the 260gtx are hard to come by now and are quite pricey if you can find one.
    good luck
     
    MrDJ, Jul 22, 2013
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    well ive found a few on ebay that are 2.1 that were for alienware platform so im hoping to come buy one of those and since mine is a sager np9262 clevo d901c it should work for me to thanks for your help
     
    angelice1987, Jul 22, 2013
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  14. MrDJ

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    caution as ive heard aw/dell cards dont always work on clevo's

    ask one of our experts. send Meaker a pm before you buy.
     
    MrDJ, Jul 23, 2013
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    ...or jaybee. he loves that question. :D

    Sent from my PI39100 using Board Express
     
    mattcheau, Jul 23, 2013
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  16. MrDJ

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    ohh yeh, i forgot jaybee :D
     
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    They are still not totally immune from the cracking issue though :/
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 23, 2013
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