Drahcir89

Alright guys. So I aquire a new gpu and after installing it I booted up and everything mostly seemed to be running ok. The system didn't initially recognize the card but furmark saw it as a gtx 970m. I was about to try installing some drivers when the computer shutdown. It now seems to be bricked. Will not turn on with batter or plugged in with the new or old card. Now what? Is the internal power supply dead? Should I just return this card and be done with it? Edit: Ok big sigh of relief, I think the power problem was something to do with my wallsocket, no idea. I got everything running and everything seems to be good not. The card is now recognized. I will update with how the new card performs heat wise with the modded heatsink.

Wow thanks! That's the best instructions I've come across yet.

Hi bloet can you clarify about the smaller copper pad on the older heatsink vs the new one. Is the idea to put thermalpads where you marked in yellow? Or do you just paste it like normal and just go with the partial coverage? So to sum i guess where do you put the thermal pads and does the smaller plate pose any problem temp wise?

Yea Ive had the same thoughts about the heat problem. I know the red part you dremel but I'm not totally sure about the yellow marks either. We need to clarify that. I know i keep hearing it's possible but that's the best pic I've seen too. I also wonder how hard it would be to find the proper heating and if it would fit in the chassis.

Hey sbi85 I saw in the other threads that you were doing the same thing. I've heard from a few people now that if you make the mod to the 570 heatsink that it should work. I asked a few of the ebay sellers as well and they all seem to think it should be fine. I'd say if you have the card just give it a go and watch the temps closely. Id be very curious to hear how it works for you.

Yea same here, thanks again for the troubleshooting. Itll take a few weeks before I can get a new card but I'll update on the results when it happens.

ok so repasted both the cpu and gpu and the temps seem much better now. CPU burner will max out around 75c or so. System restarts are still happening though when I run the gpu test. I had a reset when the highest temp was around 60c. What I have been doing is using MSI afterburner to Underclock (I know that sounds horrible) my gpu to the lowest settings and that seems to make the computer at least usable for light duty tasks. So I am now back to where I began and am thinking my gtx 570 is malfunctioning somehow. Guess only other thing to try at this point is the attempt the upgrade to a new gpu. - - - Updated - - -

Thanks soo much for your help Guys. I'm going to stop by the shop and get some paste tonight and start with that.

Ok I tried a few things and managed to take some pics. I went back and used Furmark gpu/cpu tester for some more accurate results. What happens generally is pushing the cpu seems to run ok, and pushing the GPU works at first then eventually the system shuts off. After the first shutdown subsequent restarts happen very easily sometimes even before the login screen. After letting it sit for a while I can get things working normally under light loads. 1 screenshot shows all the temps as soon as I restarted and the other 2 show cpu/gpu testing. I tried the tests with just the battery and it seemed to be ok but I wonder if it is a thermal shutdown it may not be able to push as hard on just the battery. The lights I have on the front are a bit different I have BT,Wifi, battery charging, sleep, and HDD status lights. Battery light is on when plugged in with bat in and off when bat is out. Everything just goes black when it shuts down like a complete power loss and fans don't seem to spool up on restart. All the temps except the THRM seem to be ok but THRM looks like it is always very high. Physically touching all parts of the casing nothing seems abnormally hot. And thats about as much as I can seem to figure out. Im pretty stumped

Ok it's interesting that you mentioned a possible power problem. I had initially thought that could be the problem and went to a computer shop and used there power supply and is did the same thing. Thst being said yesterday I tried running some games and i played all day before it shut off. Then once it shuts off it continues to do it for a while. When it first started i stressed the cou and gpu independently and the gpu test would shut the system off. Now some times the gpu test will run no problem and it seems fine then after a while the shutdowns start again. Should I just order a new power brick to rule that out? Could the problem lie in the internal power supply somehow? Thanks again

Hi guys, pretty new here. I have a MSI GT780DXR MS1761 with specs i7 2670qm GTX570m 16gb ram. A little while ago my 570 failed sorta. It seems to work ok until you stress the gpu then the system shuts off. I independently stress tested the CPU and GPU and only the graphics test will shut down the computer. After some reading around i'm pretty sure its the GPU and have been looking into upgrading to a GTX 970m. So far as I can figure this seems possible but I am not totally sure if it is worth the 600$ to do it. I think its still a pretty solid machine and should still be able to play all the latest games (not maxed) What is your guys opinion? Second question, it seems like I probably need to get the latest bios for the gpu upgrade to go smoothly but for the life of me I cant seem to find anything newer than this MSI Global or know if its the right bios. Current version is E1761MS V3.0E 10/19/2011

cany anyone confirm that the heatsink from the ms 1761 with gtx570m will work with a 970m? Is there any modification required and if so can you point me in the direction of how the mod is done? Thanks

Hey SBI85 im in the same situation. MSI gt780 with ms-1761, i7 2670qm with the dying gtx570m. Have you had luck with the upgrade to a 970?