ninjaneer

Anyone know of any way to add a display port to a laptop short of soldering? I am looking for a sata or msata adapter or something. Perhaps even take out the ODD and have an adapter there. I have a gtx980m in an MSI gt780dx and I want to be able to utilize all of its powers Any ideas?

Andrze, so what 17.3 4k screen so you recommend? Let's do this thing

Nooooooooo*takes breath*oooooooooo

So I have just recently upgraded to a gtx980m in my gt780dx but now I would like to replace the stock screen with a 4k screen. Should I stick to msi replacement screens or is there a screen out there that will work? Thanks guys

GREAT SUCCESS!!!! Check it out now!Gt780dx with throttle stop and lessons learned...Throttle stop how to use general http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/the-throttlestop-guide.531329/Attached pictures are my settings. EIST must be on, disable BDPROCHOT(this allows the system to under clock the processor if the GPU is too hot and vice versa)Also, make sure when you set your multiplier that you are sure that the system is designed to handle it (I am playing it safe here) so go into the "TRL" and use the max Turbo Ratio Limit you feel comfortable with if you want to use Turbo Boost.I disabled all C state also, I am no expert here so I am open to feedback.Also, I have two dell power supply's(240W) that gave me some heartache. With Kill-A-Watt, the dell PSU would tap out at 180W, just flat line. I switched back to stock PSU and guess what.... peak Power I saw being used was 209W... wtf lol... so long story short, the system became very unstable with the Dell PSUs and would shutoff during Firestrike benchmark but as soon as I went back to the stock PSU, Benchmark and games are no problems.Let me know if anyone has any corrections/ updates/feedback.Lastly, I tested with Intel Speed Step enabled and disabled in BIOS, no change seen after using throttle stop .

RESURRECTION!! Hey guys. Wanted to put my experience with GTX980m on a gt780dx. TDP on GTX570m(Stock video card) is 75w TDP on GTX980m is 125w TDP on i7-2670qm is 45w Power supply is 180w, some of you are doing the math already. Temps are good, 70c gpu, lower on cpu. Cpu stress tests show everything is good on the processor cooling and stays at max stock clock speeds but as soon as I start a gpu test, cpu clocks drop to 797mhz(within 30 sec). I have duplicated this on the 180w stock power supply and a 240w Dell power supply.All power saving is off, speed step disable,EIST disabled, power cord is plugged inTested with turbo fan on and offi7-2670qmSamsung 850evo 500gb ssd,Seagate 750hdd 32gb ram,Stock everything else i hit power throttling when running 3dmark causing the cpu to drop to 800mhz and FPS to just dump to about 14. See the attached picture. I have the same problem with the dell 240w adapter. I have a Kill-a-Watt coming in 2 days and I will give an update on the power draw of the system. The GTX970m is only 100w and may be the option i have to drop down to if I cannot get this to work.