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Hi Inches, Hmm, interesting. I have already tried the MSI vBIOS'es (all of them, modded or stock), but I have yet to try a Clevo one. Do you have a link for a Clevo vBIOS? Oh and yea, Mokkin (the ebay seller) has already asked me to follow this tutorial on modding the .inf files, but I've already tried that, with similar unfortunate results. He seems pretty cool though, so maybe if nothing else I could exchange this card for a Clevo blue board version, as others on here seem to have more luck with getting them to work... :-/

Indeed, and it's extra bad for me right now, as I'll be needing it working for some college classes next week, and can't do much on integrated GFX. :-(

Hello Saraph. I am actually having the exact same issue you are having, with an identical laptop (GT70-0NC), upgrading from a GTX 670m to a 770m, bought from the same seller as you on ebay. I have tried 3 vBios versions (stock, and the two posted here), and multiple Nvidia drivers, both with and without modded .inf files. In my case, I'm noticing that with the 80.06.54.00.11 vBios I get a BSOD when any program attempts to access the 770m, and this is with any Nvidia driver installed. I've also noticed that before the BSOD, even when idle, CPU usage will spike to 100% for a brief moment on a random thread every half second or so, bouncing around like mad. Disabling the 770m through device manager seems to stop the CPU spikes, as well as the BSODs, but obviously isn't a great solution. There has to be a proper solution to this somewhere, as I really don't feel like returning a card that otherwise seems to be functional. Any help on this would be immensely appreciated. Thanks!

Agreed, this would be a great place to start an information pool of fans and their relative performance in different setups. I personally use two Noctua NF-P12 PWM fans on my Corsair H100i CPU closed loop cooler, and have seen decent results so far. They are indeed extremely quiet, even at full RPM, and still push a decent amount of air through the slim 240mm radiator. I am kind of wishing that I had gone with the F12 fans instead, due to their higher static pressure, but these P12 fans still work good enough and I'm pretty satisfied regardless. I use some miscellaneous Enermax fans for case intake/exhaust, and they've been doing great for me as well so far. Decent temps all around, and super quiet when need-be too! As for the differences between the Noctua P12 and F12 fans, the F12 editions will have the best performance under high pressure loads (heatsinks, rads, etc) while the P12 editions will be a better all-around performer, having both decent static pressure characteristics and good open air flow (for use as case fans).

I also have a GT70, with the 3610QM and 670M, and neither of them get too hot when gaming for me after I repasted/cleaned both of them. My temps for the CPU tend to stay under 75c when gaming, while my GPU usually stays between 73c to 82c(overclocked), depending on the game and whether I'm using vSync or not. The only other thing that I've been able to do to reduce temps further is to keep the laptop on my Thermaltake chill pad and have the thermostat turned down in the room I'm playing in. Hopefully there will be some sort of mod or kit for these laptops someday that can improve upon the cooling performance even further.

I don't have any experience with the Sager/Clevo, Lenovo, Asus, or Alienware gaming laptops, but I do have a MSI GT-70 0NC 17.3in notebook, and I have really been enjoying it. Build quality is very nice, interior component arrangement is well laid out, cooling is very good, and the performance is great for the money (3610qm + 670m). Of course, I got mine for $1000 used (several months ago), but their new prices still aren't bad, and used ones can be found for (generally) decent prices. As with all large gaming laptops though, be prepared to get a bit of a workout if you decide to haul it around regularly, as it is understandably thick and heavy. Good luck!

PSU stands for Power Supply Unit, which in this case will be used to power the external graphics card. You can buy one from many online retailers, such as Newegg, Amazon and TigerDirect, among others. Be sure to read the original post for suggestions on what power supply you'd need for the graphics card you decide to go with, and good luck!