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    Anybody selling GPU?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by disasta121, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. disasta121

    disasta121 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is anybody selling a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in perfect condition? I have been having a hard time finding one on ebay, and I made the mistake of getting mine with the 5730m, which seems to perform quite poorly.
     
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    svl7 has one I think. You could also go for the 6970/6990m. If you are seriously money short, I have a 260m GTX for $120 :D
     
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    Yeah, I still have mine. Had a couple of interested people recently, but nobody seems to really want it... the last guy said he'd buy it but I haven't heard from him for a couple of days, so just PM if you're interested, first comes, first serves.
     
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  4. disasta121

    disasta121 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't believe i can PM yet. What is your email?
     
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    disasta121 Notebook Enthusiast

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    How would you say the 260m compares to the 5850m?
     
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    The 260m aint great compared to the 5850. No DX11, limited overclockability therefore limited performance.
     
    widezu69, Aug 8, 2011
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    its not a fair comparison. the 260m is a generation older than the 5850m.
    a fair comparison would be the 460m.
     
    xeroxide, Aug 8, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    ^^ By this xeroxide means 460m vs 5850 not 460m vs 260m.
     
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    disasta121 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anybody show me a picture of what the Dell 260m for the m15x looks like?
     
    disasta121, Aug 8, 2011
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  10. razor16190

    razor16190 Notebook Geek

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    It should look exactly like these:

    Front:
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    Back:
    [​IMG]
     
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    Well I bidded on this one here, but it looks slightly different. Will this one work?
    NVIDIA GeForce 460M GTX | eBay
     
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    it might. The card needs to be MXM 3.0b compliant though. Seller didn't put down and specific info...I would ask.
    EDIT: I can see the MXM logo on the card so I think you should be good. Still I would ask one of the gurus here before doing anything.
     
    kyussmanchu, Aug 9, 2011
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  13. razor16190

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    If it's a dell subvendor card, it should work perfectly. Otherwise you'll face fan probs etc.
     
    razor16190, Aug 9, 2011
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    wow .. 200 bucks .. good luck!
     
    noelho, Aug 10, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    There won't be fan problems on the other vendor 460m. The fan problem only lies with the 6970m. I've owned the Clevo 460m, no fan problems.
     
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    With that being said, then you're good to go :D
     
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    I won the 460m, but i was wondering if anybody could let me know how I should thermal paste it, etc...
     
    disasta121, Aug 11, 2011
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    Thanks! Besides using an antistatic mat, what is another safe surface to place my old gpu?
     
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    I used bubble wrap to store spare GPUs in the past, seems to have no effect on the cards. But just to be safe, use an antistatic mat.
     
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    Well for me (I have no antistatic mat) I usually ground myself by firmly gripping a metal radiator and not wearing really furry or wooly clothes. I'd avoid nylon too. I do things on a wooden surface, I've been ok and have only destroyed one card which had nothing to do with static electrity, just plain absentmindedness. Just avoid wrapping something up in a cloth or anything material. Plastic should be ok.
     
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  22. disasta121

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    Okay, and do you think it's necessary to use a antistatic wristband?
     
    disasta121, Aug 11, 2011
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