Upgrading from P150EM to P370EM Questions

Hello everyone,

I searched around but couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for. So I would ask here:

If I upgraded to a P370EM with a single GTX 680M (4GB) and transferred my GTX 680M (4GB) from the P150EM to the new one, what would I be missing exactly?

From what I'm seeing on upgrade kits, I think its the heatsink for the 2nd VGA card, but where could I buy that separately, or is it already included?


Thanks for any replies.

 

I believe it should work fine. You may want to contact your reseller for the heatsink, or search on ebay.

 

Hey there,

You'll actually need to have it flashed with a specific Vbios that allows the SLI functionality that Sager provides with the upgrade kit but not with the standalone GPU when you get a system with only a single GPU from what I've heard. It's possible to flash it on there but I haven't come across the file myself.

 

Thanks for the replies!

Might just buy the new system pre-built with SLI GTX 680M's instead if I have to go through some trouble with vBIOS (mines already custom). Was thinking of splitting off to give the P150EM to my girlfirend to save some costs (getting a GTX675MX in that case), but I might as well let her keep the whole thing.

 

If that's an issue there are bios files available but it should work, it would be more to do with system compatibility rather than crossfire support.

You need to also make sure you have the cable that connects both cards, I think that is still included in the single card setups though.