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witch mxm socket does the area-51 m15x have?

post #1 of 4
8/23/10 at 2:42am
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I have a area-51 m15x laptop and the geforce 8800 gtx that was in it died
so I have to get a new gpu and need to know witch mxm socket it has
I'd like to get a HD 3870
and will the heat sink that the geforce 8800 have no it work for a HD 3870?

thanks for any help you give
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post #2 of 4
8/23/10 at 6:25am
You might want to take a look at this thread here,

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread233615.html

cheers ...
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post #3 of 4
8/23/10 at 7:57am
Better to look here: http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/m15x.html
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post #4 of 4
8/30/10 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by 3dfxvoodoo View Post
I have a area-51 m15x laptop and the geforce 8800 gtx that was in it died
so I have to get a new gpu and need to know witch mxm socket it has
I'd like to get a HD 3870
and will the heat sink that the geforce 8800 have no it work for a HD 3870?

thanks for any help you give
Hi,

the 8800gtx heatsink will not fit on the 3870. You will need to mod the heatsink a little to get it to fit.
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