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    GPU for MSI GX70 (MS-176k)

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by badmyn, Sep 17, 2014.

  1. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everybody,
    a couple of months ago I bought a MSI Gx70 without the video card because it was boroken (from overclocking).
    so I said that now it's time to buy a video card.. and I found here on the market a dell 7970m.
    does anybody know if dell 7970m it's compatible on my laptop ?
    does someone tried any other manufacturer on msi ?

    thank you
     
    badmyn, Sep 17, 2014
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  2. JustPassing

    JustPassing Newbie

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    Not claiming to be an expert with this stuff, but afaik MSI GPU's comes directly from nvidia/AMD. If that Dell card was manufactured by nvidia/AMD then there should be no problem.

    You should do some research before making any purchase.
     
    JustPassing, Sep 17, 2014
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  3. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Check with MSI first to see if you can claim warranty service or not.
    If not, then find out the cost for non-warranty service.
    MSI VGA cards are manufactured by MSI themselves using reference design guidelines, and unlike other manufacturers that used proprietary design.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 18, 2014
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  4. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    So.. You are saying that if choose a MSI video card I have much more chances to work..
    I found a 5870m on the eBay so I may test it..
     
    badmyn, Sep 18, 2014
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  5. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Higher chance, but not a guarantee.
    You will still have compatibility issue with GPU and/or heatsink mounting.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 18, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Yes the heatsink would be different, maybe set up a deal where you can test the card with the seller and post back at your expense if it does not work?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 18, 2014
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  7. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't like to open a new thread.. Can You help me bay telling how many pins has this ribbon ? It' s crom my msi gx70 touch board..
    Thank You.

    I think it needs to Be changed, my touch buttons don't work.
     
    badmyn, Sep 19, 2014
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  8. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Someone could help me eith the ribbon cable ?
     
    badmyn, Sep 21, 2014
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  9. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Someone ?!
     
    badmyn, Sep 24, 2014
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Possibly 17 pins? Maybe, maybe not. If you want to count something, you have to be able to see it. Could you take some pictures using the macro function of your camera? Make sure the image is focused and take photos of the ends as well.
     
    namaiki, Sep 24, 2014
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  11. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    [​IMG]
    I think that there are 16 pins.
     
    badmyn, Oct 20, 2014
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  12. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    if there is anyone interested, i managed to install on my laptop a Dell 7970 video card without any problems.
    i had some small issues on win7 but on win 8.1 is everything ok.
     

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  13. Meaker@Sager

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    Yes dell cards do tend to work fairly well in MSI machines as a general rule :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 1, 2014
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  14. badmyn

    badmyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes Meaker, but 3 monts ago when I opened this topic nobody gave me this rule.. so I had to try with different products..
    Thank you anyway
     
    badmyn, Dec 2, 2014
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