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    Replacing 870m with maxwell 9xx?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by KillWonder, May 31, 2014.

  1. KillWonder

    KillWonder Notebook Evangelist

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    Would it be a possibility that a socketed 870m inside a Clevo can be replaced in future with a maxwell 9xxx series card?
     
    KillWonder, May 31, 2014
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    MSGalileo Notebook Enthusiast

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    If the BIOS support the card it should be ok.
     
    MSGalileo, May 31, 2014
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  3. Ashen-Shugar

    Ashen-Shugar Notebook Evangelist

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    And to add on to this, Clevos have a huge following for modified bios mods.

    So likely at some point in time, there should be a bios flavor allowing the card configuration you want (as long as the hardware supports it).

    There's also plenty of people who dabble, that if you ask nicely they likely will help you out with a bios mod.

    And no, I've never done a bios mod :)
     
    Ashen-Shugar, May 31, 2014
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Just be aware than the recent history is not good.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 31, 2014
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  5. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    I'm sure if we paid Prema an hourly wage that could be fixed quickly. :p
     
    n=1, May 31, 2014
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    Prema and Marecki_clf like this.
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    b0b1man Notebook Deity

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    ...one of the reasons I jumped ship and went over to MSI...for now.
    The current chassis offered by clevo are below my expectations (low-quality gray paint on the W series and edgy pointless designs on the performance series).

    Hopefully they will see the light and offer sensible designs with rounded corners and business-looking front-ends. This is their trump card in a world full of badly designed funny-looking "gaming" laptops. But right now, they just copy Asus and Alienware to disgusting lengths.

    BIOS-wise, its a tragedy as well.
     
    b0b1man, Jun 1, 2014
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