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    gts 250m in gx630? or 4650

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Devcon7, Aug 12, 2010.

  1. Devcon7

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    Hi
    I was wondering if a gts 250m or a ati 4650 would work in the msi gx630? thanks
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did the 250m ever come in the mxm2.1 flavor?
    I thought it was just mxm3.0.

    The 4650 has a really good chance of working, might not even need a heatsink mod.
     
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    Oh i just realized that lol. heres the spec's of the 4650. i dont know if he means mxm 3.0 or type 3. Memory type: DDR3
    PCI-E 2.0 x16, MXM-III A type
    Core speed/Shader speed: 550 MHz
    Memory Speed: 800 MHz
    DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, OpenGL 2.0, Powerplay, DisplayPort (2560x1600)/HDMI (1920x1080) w/ 7.1 AC3 Audio
    55 nm technology
     
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    Looks like he means mxm3.0 because he said "A type".

    If your heatsink is similar to the GX620, you could try using a GT627 heatsink and an MXM2.1 type III card like a 9800m GS or GTS 160m or if you want to take a risk try a 3700m or 3600m (the 3600m from HP is cheap on ebay, like $100).
    Or you could try an ATI 3870 or 4850.

    There are a lot of options but it's hard to say for sure if some will work or not.
    If you can buy a card from a place that lets you return it, that might be the way to go just in case it doesn't work.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 13, 2010
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    hw much is the power brick in gx620? If its same as gt725 or something then a heatsink mod with a powerful notebook cooler will fit a HD 4850.
     
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    where could i find a gt725 heatsink? thanks
     
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    also how well does the nvidia fx play games?
     
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    moral hazard, Aug 13, 2010
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