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BDogg464

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  1. Hello all, Im new to this forum so please bear with me here. As the title says im upgrading my M17xR3 from a dead 6970m to a 780m. Have not purchased the video card yet, but will be doing so thursday. So in preparation of that, i wanted to make a post on here asking for all experience, advice, and any tricks or problems people have experienced doing this upgrade themselves. All help and advice is welcome. My current system is a M17xR3, gpu 6970m, cpu 2860qm, screen is 1920x1080. I still love my computer and it has been a solid workhorse for the past 4-5 years. I have run this 6970m overclocked to 820/1100 and actually surprised it lasted 5 years like this. I think the final nail in the coffin was upgrading to windows 10 and trying to install new drivers. I think i mistakenly tried to install the wrong drivers, trying to get the most current after new windows install. But anywho i still want to keep my computer and just upgrade the gpu. I have done a lot of research and seems the easiest upgrade would be to go to a 780m as anything higher then that tends to be very problematic. As long as it out performs the 6970 the way i had it overclocked i will be happy. So a few questions reguarding this matter Is this a major jump in performance or will i not notice to much difference? Any major problems or things to look out for in this upgrade, what not to do, what to make sure to do? What is the best thermal paste to use these days? Where can i get the thermal pads i need for the 780m? will i need custom video drivers to make this work? Where do i get them? Do i have to disable the integrated graphics for this to work? what all do i need to make this switch from the 6970m? do i need a whole new heatsink, or just the xbracket? Is the 780m safe to overclock at all, anyone done so at a stable overclock. And basically anything you think a noob should know about this before i dive in? All help, advice, experience, mess-ups, are welcome. looking to go into this with some pre-learned knowledge and hopefully it will all turn out o.k.
  2. Thanks alot!!! Just upgraded my membership on the site to download this file and it works beautifully. Good work, will keep you posted if it gives me any trouble recognizing my ssd (kingston savage 500gb) Seems like a good, helpful, knowledgeable member base here. Will be making a post, looking for good or experienced advice on upgrading my rig from a 6970m to the gtx 780m. Will be prepping and ordering parts this week! Thanks again for the good work!
  3. Got it today... "XM3C3" plug and play with the m17xr3 no problems.
  4. Have you had any trouble with the power adapter being reconized as a official dell power adapter? I had trouble with mine for the longest, and it was off and on. sometimes i would boot fine, sometimes i would boot half speed
  5. Nice! just ordered one for my m17xr3 as everyone says it is plug and play also.....
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