*M15X + 6970* Anyone thinking of trying when they come out?

Why bother when that's what they're going to do right now? We're going to have a definitive answer as to whether or not it will work.

 

Sorry doesn't work guys. Inap and I just tried :/

 

That really BITES!

 

hahaha he was joking 6970 + M15x = charlie sheen

rep to my boy rogue, who is crazy enough to let me touch and take apart his lappy.

6970 is go to go guys, no modding or anything and temps seems good.
time to go sell your kidneys guys!!

 

Wow it work. Man that is great. Can't belive it didn't work in the M17x r2 but with our M15x. The fan is find inap?

 

inap

I am sure that many M15x owners could not be more thankful for your effort!. Kudos to Rogue-OP as well!

Next question: Where can I purchase AMD HD 6970 which is bundled with Dell warranty, just to be on the safe side?

inap, it would be great if you can produce a PDF file detailing how you install the card inside M15x and test its stability.

 

Any photos of the swap?

Where can I pickup a 6970m today?

 

Two had sold in the past couple day in NBR. I was about to bite it but afraid the transplant didn't work out. Man should had just brought it.

 

+Rep +Rep +Rep. Temps? Power draw? Great job guys.

Stock clocks? O/c with Trixx?

 

rogue has some pictures, i really didn't have to much time to test it. but fans ran and temps were go, though i only had time for a single vantage run. max temp were 83 for the vantage run, could be better since it was a rush job.

 

Hey Johnnyflash how you get a 5850m with DDR3? I thought it suppose to be DDR5.

 

This better not be an April fools joke...

If it isn't, it's wild!

There are DDR3 5850's out there, but mine's GDDR5.

 

Oh I just saw in your sig you put DDR3.

 

System memory. 8GB on a video card would be impressive though!

 

good work guys, but unfortunately I have to sell my baby

 

Oh haha man my sight is suck tonight.

 

DAMN! Awesome news. I just sold my M15x to my buddy, so he'll be happy to hear this. I gave it to him for $1100, and now for a few hundred bucks more, his system will be just as powerful as my R3 for almost $1k less. The M15x just became the bang for buck champ, if you're willing to go used.

 

Ok I'm new to the forum can anyone tell me where to buy this card? I would love to do this to my new m15x that I haven't recieved in the mail yet before I deploy to the Afgan.

 

Not the best date for such an announcement, hahaha.

Thanks for trying!! Hope the card from mxm-upgrade will work too, I'm going to check it out.

+rep to rogue and you

 

OUCH ! i just talked to dell - Sweden and the 6970m card costs $920 !

Do you guys have any ideas how i can get this card cheaper? Do you think the mxm-upgrade card has the same problem as clevo 5870m where sound over DP/HDMi would not be available?

I use my laptop alot with my home cinema and need both picture and sound over DP/HDMi.

Hope to hear some great ideas about my little "dilemma".

 

MrValle
Do you mean that we can buy HD 6970M direct from Dell? Isn't it restricted to the owners of M17x-R3? Can M15x users purchase this card from Dell, so that it is protected with Dell warranty?

 

Ouch... I'm going to get the mxm-upgrade card and I can let you know whether it works or not. By the way, you can have 5.1 output via the three stereo jacks (2x headphone and 1x microphone) works great, so that would be a solution too.

 

Depends on whether you can persuade the rep to sell you the card... According to my experience you may have a hard time doing so, they usually want the service tag of your machine and then they say the can't sell you a card that's not sold with your system... and even if they would do so the warranty would be voided... that's what they're going to tell you probably.

 

If Clevo hasn't fixed the powerplay issues, that's a non-option for me.

 

Can you explain this to me? Don't know what you mean...

 

The Clevo 5870's had powerplay disabled, meaning it always ran at 3D clocks. I haven't seen evidence that it's working on the 6970's yet.

 

This sucks... well, I'll see how it goes.

 

Thanks for confirming my doubt. Probably, I just wait if there is any Dell HD 6970m on sale with Dell warranty.

Other method is to request the owners of M17x-R3 to purchase additional HD 6970m direct from Dell. Then, they can sell the cards with Dell warranty to any M15x owners who are interested. Hopefully, it would work.

 

Yeah i called in to dell with my M15x service tag and told them directly what i wanted. He then looked up the 6970 and asked some questions if it works with a M17x 6970 in an M15x and i told him that the graphics cards are identical to the 15 and 17 system. I told him that i know what im doing.

He sounded wery interested himself and was able to sell me a card.. But at that price im not ready to buy one.

 

What was the price?

 

Ugh, those 3 jacks would never deliver the quality sound that Hdmi delivers. Also where would i connect those 3 cables on my receiver. Im not using a crappy computer sound system

I also dont think you can get HD master sound via those 3.

Im really excited to hear if you can get video and sound via hdmi from the mxm-upgrade 6970 card. You´ll be my hero if you could test that for me.

 

the price from Dell Sweden was $920.

 

Yikes! That's stiff for sure. I think I'm going to try Dell Canada, then have my Dad ship it to me from there.

 

If that is the case, presumably Dell will not dispatch on-site technician to install HD 6970m in our M15x, right? I know, anyone with the knowledge similar to inap's, can easily install the card inside M15x.

For a novice user like me, it is a bit of the journey into unknown, even though I myself have read inap's guides. Coupled with the fact that my warranty may be voided for installing officially unsupported video card, I fear damaging my laptop to the point it is not protected by the warranty.

 

No they will not help you with installing the card. Im not even sure they will give you any warranty on the card itself.. But i ordered an 5850m from dell and that card is under warranty so im not totaly sure about this..

Anyways installing the 6970m is no problem at all.

 

Im wery interested in hearing from you all who call dell on what price they give you on the card.

 

Well, as svl7 pointed out, HD 5850m is officially supported by M15x. That is why Dell provides a warranty for that card you purchased from Dell.

HD 6970m is not officially supported by M15x. Even though Dell is obliged to provide warranty for the card bought from Dell, Dell can refuse to provide the warranty, on the basis that it is not officially supported by M15x.

 

Damn I cannot wait until I get my hands on one of these.

 

Someone gotta knock on Dell and tell them you want more money, test and get the cards sold for M15x.

Btw, you are the guru Inap and also Rogue . Man, I love this machine.

Now only if we can somehow upgrade the processor xD

 

Dude, where have you been? The processor is easily upgradeable (as long as you stick to 1st gen i7)

 

^
I think what Indiran meant is that we all are craving for the enthusiast version of Sandy Bridge processor to be installed in our M15x. Of course, it is just a wishful thinking.

 

Hope this is not an april fools joke. If not 6970 will be ordered most likely next week.

 

Yeah. If this turns out to be true, and as easy to install as the other cards I will get one at some point.

Just hope it wont void warranty, since paying for 3 years+accidental damage would be such a waste if its gonna be voided anyway

 

its true guys, the dell part does work. guess it was a bad day to post such things, hehehe

only thing i had to do was swap the mounting plates on the card.

 

Why is it a bad day to announced?

 

april fools day, hahahah

 

oh hahaha I guess I'm the only one that don't even know if I get trick or not.

 

Where did you get a dell card Inap, and what did they say about warranty and stuff (assuming you did buy it from dell).

Being a noob, I just need to ask what a mounting plate is?

 

He got a M17x R3 and meet up with a member on here to do the swap. The mounting plate is the metal x thing on the back of your graphic card where the four screw from the heatsink go into just pop that out and put it onto your new card.

 

^ beat me.

And no this isn't a joke, I'll hopefully be able to upload pics of the swap later.