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    W860CU - New graphic cards? DirectX11?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Riccardo83, Dec 23, 2009.

  1. Riccardo83

    Riccardo83 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, one general question. would it be possible to upgrade to nvidias or atis new directx11 graphic cards?
     
    Riccardo83, Dec 23, 2009
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  2. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

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    Only if they maintain the MXM 3.0b spec, then yeah.
     
    ettornio, Dec 23, 2009
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  3. Jayden2009x

    Jayden2009x Newbie

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    I'm having a hard time finding a reliable "not-shady" looking place to purchase a laptop GPU from. Does anyone know a good respectable place, preferably other than eBay?
     
    Jayden2009x, Dec 29, 2009
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  4. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    RJTech, perhaps, although I don't know if they'll ship out to Afghanistan.
     
    Judicator, Dec 29, 2009
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  5. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Even with the same MXM 3.0b slot you still need an updated BIOS and that's more political issue than technical.
     
    Aikimox, Dec 29, 2009
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    HTWingNut, Dec 30, 2009
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  7. Soviet Sunrise

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    That's the old MXM 2.1 variant.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Dec 30, 2009
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