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    will my i7 2670qm bottle neck a hd8970m?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by remoaf, Sep 14, 2015.

  1. remoaf

    remoaf Notebook Enthusiast

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    I sent my P150EM to MYsn.de service center and they came to the conclusion that I need a new GPU the can offer AMD HD8970M for 465 euro but will the CPU bottleneck it?
     
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    nope, ull be fine :) although u might want to consider a 970M instead for almost the same price ;) itll be almost double the performance of the 8970M

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    jaybee83, Sep 14, 2015
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    and pull much less power than 8970m. i wonder if the reseller wants to get rid of the old amd stock.
     
    littlecx, Sep 14, 2015
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    Lemme guess, you had a 485M/580M/675M which died? If you take the 8970M, you'll be back in this position a year later when that dies too.
     
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    I had the HD 7970 i did ask for a price for the 970m
     
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    8970M = 7970M + 50 MHz

    At the price they're asking, an aftermarket 970M is a no-brainer.
     
    octiceps, Sep 14, 2015
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    The 970m really is a very good value mobile card. With prema's system bios and a p150sm heatsink you wouod be set.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 14, 2015
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    Your processor would still be fine with a 970m I would think, so do it if isn't that different of a price.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Sep 14, 2015
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    We can provide upgrade to 965m or 970m with installation if you want ;) Let us know.

    Gesendet von meinem SM-G920F mit Tapatalk
     
    clevo-extreme, Sep 16, 2015
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