Dell 7710 gpu upgrade

7720 systems with MXM 3.0a cards (M1200, M2200) will likely need the heatsink assembly replaced if moving to a MXM 3.0b card. If you already have a MXM 3.0b card (Quadro 3000-series and up) you should be fine.

Pretty sure 7720 was the only generation where they offered MXM 3.0a cards in the 17" system...

 

Ah. I didn't know. That's kinda stupid if I say so myself. In theory, the 7710 cooling system should work for the 7720 and if you wanted, I have an extra mxm3.0b graphics card you could use. Dm me if you want it (i think it is a quadro k4100m)

 

Update: I got the 1070 and I can confirm by looking at the chip that it is in fact a 1070. And it looks exactly like the one in the ebay pic. Dont believe me? See below.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/474785829579915274/518154868846755840/20181130_145351.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/474785829579915274/518154869304197153/20181130_145504.jpg

I am running the last benchmark on my machine now. Once that is dont I will be letting the system cool before changing the card out.

 

So the video card is installed. No modifications were needed. However, the gpu isnt driving the screen. And I'm confused. I can get into the bios, but I dont get a splash screen and the computer seems to freeze when trying to use it... any ideas?

Update: after fiddling with the bios and not turning off switchable graphics I am In the os

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/474785829579915274/518183597224624139/20181130_165602.jpg

 

Did you uninstall the driver before installation?

You might have to mod the INF of the nvidia driver as well as I dont think the 7710 came with a 1070.

 

i am trying this but it keeps failing. i have added the id to all three windows 10 sections and it doesnt get past installing windows driver
it keeps failing. I also found this thread that is related: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/clevo-870dm-g-and-msi-gtx-1070.806987/page-2

but nvflash isnt working either. im not sure what i am doing wrong, as i dont know the section for this gpu and the inf guide win10adesktop while everything else is like section012 and stuff like that

 

Update! the driver mod is successful thanks to the section id from THIS THREAD: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/successful-alienware-18-msi-gtx-1070-mxm.818900/

the section id i used is 018 which installed the graphics drivers correctly. i am now running benchmarks on the gpu

 

Sorry I dont know about the details of inf modding but I am glad that was your issue as that can be easily resolved as you have figured out lol

 

well i am hitting a power limit issue as i am only getting 22 fps and i was getting 45 in furmark. i am not sure how to proceed from here

 

Are you certain its power limit? Not heat or loss of fan?

What AC adapter came with your 7710?