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    Gx660 Proyect Update

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by InnoXx, Mar 23, 2019.

  1. InnoXx

    InnoXx Newbie

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    Hello guys, I dont know if i need to be presented. Altough been a long time user i never needed to login until now.
    I also have an original gx660 with 5870m and 460m with 8gb of ram,and can indeed confirm gtx 980m with moded heatsink from an gt70, Works on this laptop. Thanks to Svet from Msi that helped with modded bios and vbios.

    The thing is that I have bought also an 920xm cpu but its been a pain. Its not plug and play for me.
    The thing just dont wont to post. Laptop starts, cpu fan spins to turbo mode, but black screen is the only i get.

    The original 460m that i have if reinstalled, boots up perfectly, but no luck with the 920xm.

    I have swapped rams, change modules, clear cmos and reset the bios manually to defaults. I cant, make it to boot. I have a also bought an 180w Psu.


    Please if someone can give me an advice or some pointers it will be much appreciated.

    Is theres something im missing? Or perhaps its a dead cpu? Thats my luck.

    Im ready to make a mega post here with details and mods that i did, to help everyone in the same situation, but im stuck with a non working 920xm, As of today what only works is the gtx980 with the original 460m.

    Well hope someone can throw a spot of light here, im tented to make a refund, and buy something less extravagant, like an 740qm or even the 840qm i dont know.

    Cheers guys
     
    InnoXx, Mar 23, 2019
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    InnoXx Newbie

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    Could it be, yes, but i talked to the seller and he did gave me a refund. So i dont know. I have another one on route, so lets see... I will make an update as soon i have it for someone else Who might be wanting to do the same.

    Enviado desde mi Mi A2 Lite mediante Tapatalk
     
    InnoXx, Mar 31, 2019
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    I never had issues with my 920xm back when I upgraded. It posted just fine. I don't recommend going with the other options for CPUs because they are quite slower in comparison. Thanks to the unlocked capability of the 920xm, you can really bump performance up. The rest of the CPU offerings were locked to what... 1.7ghz quad core? Depending on the games, I saw massive gains going from 740MQ to 920xm.

    Then again I also tweaked the CPU and ran it at 3ghz. It was hot, but it worked fine :)
     
    ryzeki, Apr 3, 2019
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    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    If the price is right I don't mine going with the upgrade but there are some risks involved purchasing an used processor because you don't know if your machine can really handle it or not.
    1. BIOS
    2. H/W design (possibly different PCB)?
    3. Authenticity of processor
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 4, 2019
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