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    GPU upgrade on Acer 5520G and disassemble

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pantzini, Jun 29, 2009.

  1. pantzini

    pantzini Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I own an Acer 5520G laptop whose Nvidia 8400M video card fried some time ago (symptoms: hardware acceleration makes the display just a storm of flashing pixels; disabling it, I can use the system with some scattered red/green pixels around).

    Anyway I'm happy with the laptop as a whole, and its warranty expired, so I bought an Nvidia 9600M to upgrade (I checked and the MXM type is compatible).

    I was wondering, due to the particular design of the heat pipes connecting to the fan, can I replace the video card without touching the CPU, so that I don't have to clean/apply the thermal paste on it? I'd just need to remove the GPU assembly...

    Just wanted to check for suggestions before taking the laptop apart :D

    Thanks!

    See photos here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=225653
     
    pantzini, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    I am not sure if you can swap out the GPU on this model. Most likely it is being soldered to the motherboard.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 29, 2009
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  3. tavara

    tavara Notebook Consultant

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    MXM type is compatible! ;)
     
    tavara, Jun 29, 2009
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  4. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    I wouldn't know, but I do know that the 9600M GT has some issues with the 5x20G series of notebooks. (The 9600M G S, however, works fine)
    Best of luck with the upgrade!
     
    TehSuigi, Jun 29, 2009
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