spamator12 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 It is possible to upgrade graphic card in any clevo laptop that has MXM slot? As I understand it should looks like upgrading graphic in a PC - it does not matter what CPU/bios/board you have, if you have PCIE slot you can put inside newest graphic card and it will work (maybe not in a full speed mode, but it will work). Are there some whitelists/bioses/CPU restriction in clevo laptops? I understand that heatsinks should also be changed when adding a new GPU, but EVERY MXM slot GPU will work? Does clevo laptops have CPU nests (CPU is not soldered/glued)? Desktop CPU are welcome but mobile are also accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equinox Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Depends. I know my clevo doesn't support anything beyond a GTX 980 because it would require a firmware update as well as a hardware wiring modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktape Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Exchanging video cards in the slotted systems is usually hampered by BIOS support primarily. Secondarily, there may be power differences in the slot, with wiring changes,and I believe the slot key will change in relation to these differences. As you go up in the GPU levels, the power draw changes, and there are additional power cables to connect, using different connectors. There are compatibility possibilities, but don't expect it to be straightforward. On the systems with desktop CPU's, they do have sockets you can drop different CPU's into. I haven't seen a socket-ed mobile processor in a while though, so I'm not sure how prevalent that is these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equinox Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I know for my P870DM-G Clevo, I COULD put a MSI 1070 MXM in it, but I would have to dremel the surrounding case frame brackets to get it to physically fit. And I would need a custom VRAM Bios update to support it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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