Possible GPU upgrade for Precision M4600

have you actually tried this and if so does it actually work?

 

Any news on what GPU upgrades work in the M4600 (bios A16)?

How about the Premiercolor version?

 

Anyone running a NVIDIA QUADRO 5010M 4GB GDDR5 (N12-Q5-A1 DELL OEM ) in their M4600? I just ordered one for mine.

I've read the entire thread and will make sure my Bios is A16. Any advise/driver resources, etc would be very much appreciated.
If all goes well I will have a 3100M for sale. Laptop arrives this week.
Thanks in advance

Processor: Intel Core i7 Quad 2.3 GHz
Hard drive: 256GB SSD
Memory: 32MB DDR3 Memory
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Video card: NVIDIA NVS 3100M / Intel HD Graphics

 

That GPU is too large to fit in the M4600. It is a MXM 3.0b card. M4600 only fits a MXM 3.0a card.
Here's a picture of the difference: http://www.techpowerup.com/img/14-02-25/63a.jpg

 

uh oh, thanks. What is the most powerful card I can run in it?
I was hoping a GTX 780m or 880m. Anyone?

 

Scroll up to Rob's post. Options are limited. High end GeForce cards are also available only in MXM 3.0b. The only NVIDIA cards that I am aware of are the 1000 and 2000 level Quadros.

 

Indeed, from what I understand not even the K2000M / K2100M (currently the highest performing 3.0a cards) are an option. I have tried a Kepler card myself - K1100M - and the GPU chip is not high enough to make contact with the heatsink.

I suggest you upgrade to the larger M6x00 if you want a powerful card. There are many options available there.

 

Thanks again

 

I'm going to try a K2100M card. I saw earlier post were someone was unsuccessful. Anybody successfully running a K2100M?

 

Don't get your hopes up. I don't see why K2100M would be any different than K1100M.