AMD 6990HD in a W520?

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AMD 6990HD in a W520?

#1 Post by WA2SI » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:40 pm

Has anybody ever heard of anyone upgrading a W520's GPU beyond the Quadro 2000M, i.e. GTX 580M or 6990HD? Is it even possible?

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Re: AMD 6990HD in a W520?

#2 Post by WA2SI » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:21 am

I assume that the answer is no. Take care, folks. Btw, my W520 is still humming along like a champ.

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Re: AMD 6990HD in a W529?

#3 Post by Q-Ball » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:47 pm

The chip is hard-soldered to the board, so you can't upgrade it.

There are some high-performance mobile GPUs that take cards, this isn't one of them; mostly due to the way the cooling system works (one heatsink is not enough for loads in excess of about 80W).
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Re: AMD 6990HD in a W520?

#4 Post by WA2SI » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:20 am

Thanks for the response Q-Ball.

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