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    MSI 780DX Upgrade to 7970m or 680m or 690x

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Nick11, Apr 26, 2012.

  1. Nick11

    Nick11 Notebook Consultant

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    Folks, I recently bought a MSI 780dx with a 570m knowing full well what was coming down the pipe as far new graphics card etc. However when I looked at the price i was paying for my MSI "1400 + 400 dollar SSD", I decided to go for it.

    Now my overclocked 570m plays all my games on Ultra so I am in rush to upgrade it, but I did want to inquire to see if it is possible to upgrade to the next gen AMD or Nvidia 3d cards? Also how difficult is the work to do on your own, I have built my own desktops before but are by no means a hardware guru.


    Please let me know what you guys think......
     
    Nick11, Apr 26, 2012
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  2. homank76

    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    Hardware it self will be easy to do, just need to make sure you have the correct parts, as the heat sinks may be different.

    Software could be an issue; you might need to have a new BIOS for them to work correctly.
     
    homank76, Apr 26, 2012
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