stonedzombie Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Hey guys, upgrade question for ya.The 6990m in my 2011 M17x R3 has died. I'm hoping that, instead of getting a whole new rig (this thing cost me about 2100 a few years ago), I can just replace the GPU itself. I've seen it mentioned a few times, but I just wanted to double check what the best way to go about this is. It doesn't need to be top of the top, but definitely would prefer a top tier new GPU that can get me by for the next few years without breaking the bank. Also, the easier to replace with my 6990m the better (some notes say that replacing it with an Nvidia card might be considerably harder). Your input would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkkillah Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It has been a while but in case you still need an answer.I think the card you are looking for is the AMD 7970M. It is cheap it is the highest performing AMD card together with the 8970M (which has the same performance) and you stay with AMD which makes things easier. You can use the heatsink which is on the 6990M now. I upgraded from the 6990M too just make sure that your card is of "Vbios 015.021"! I got send a card with Vbios 015.022 you couldnt even flash it because the system didn't even see the card let alone run in windows. Also you need 1mm thermal pads with at least 5w/mk (higher is better but not really necassary) in case the old ones teared when you take of the 6990M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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