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    MSI GT740 1727 upgrade video to Nvidia GTX 260M - is it possible ?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by saintsam, May 25, 2012.

  1. saintsam

    saintsam Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there, I have MSI GT740 and I want to upgrade video card to Nvidia GTX 260M - is it possible, the slot MXM 3.0 are the same, but what about the voltages ? With temperature and heatsink I can handle. Thank you in advance.
     
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Yes. Voltages, hmm, more like amperage. Check your power adapter, should be at least 6 amps to support this card.

    You know, you could also spend 4 times that much and buy a 7970m, its likely to work, or 3x on a 6970m which will run super hot. Really I recommend the 5870m which is about the same price as gtx 260m but a good bit faster.
    Dell Alienware M17x R2 AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870M Laptop Video Card 731MJ | eBay

    Might still run pretty hot, you could also try a gtx 470m:
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alienware-M...975?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item519f233647
    That would be awesome.

    BTW I have a 6 amp power adapter if you need one.
     
    niffcreature, May 25, 2012
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