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Acer 4520G upgraded from 8400M G to 8600M GS


reiluke

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guys,

last month i bought an 8600GT for asus c90, too bad did not work for my laptop, I cant flash it because black out, no post no boot, i did not give up, i found a chinese forum where they upgraded their 4520G to 8600GT/GS and 2400XT.

through google translator, i registered and translated their postings, found 1 member that sells cards, i asked him via pm if i can buy from him, he said no problem but he only offered me 8600GS because GT temperature is too high for 4520G, he said they already burned 3 GT cards.

march 13, i paid for the shipping and card via western union, last week march 19 card arrived.

here are some pics and proof that our 4520G can take 8600GS/GT and possible 9600 n the future

all transactions were done via google translator (thanks google)

heres the card package with box, card, thermal paste, and china logo pin as gift (very nice guys)

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close up of the card, the same as my 8600GT from c90, except the asus c90 8600Gt came with a heatsink

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instead of using the stock heatsink, i removed the heatsink for the c90 8600gt card and used that one, i think it cools the card better than our stock heatsink

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card fit perfectly

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everest information

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4520G laptop is not MXM TYPE I but TYPE II

its the cheapest mxm laptop that you can get, found 400$ ebay auctions, very upgradeable as long as we can get mxm cards with acer bios.

:) :) :P

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:) Well done! What are the temps like now?

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Upgrading MXM is a difficult process. Its not hard to plug in the card, its more difficult to get a card as far as they are not available as the normal desktop cards. Nice post, interessting to read.

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temp 59 max 82

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windows xp

clocked 670/1340/450

169.04

overall im happy, cheaper and upgrading is fun

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Can you please post the chinese forum's URL? When the 9650m GT/GS comes out I would like to survey that forum and see if there's the possibility of switching out 8600m gt in my 5920g for a 9650m, and if there is, I hope they have it in stock.

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chine forum seller sells at taobao, no ebay, he said he can get 9600M though next couple of months, i dont know about 9650 but he could probably get it
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Way to go!!!

Great Job..

F%@# ACER support!

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chine forum seller sells at taobao, no ebay, he said he can get 9600M though next couple of months, i dont know about 9650 but he could probably get it

Please pm me with contact info for the seller. I really NEED to upgrade too. You didn't need to flash VBIOS, right?

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regioster and ill pm u, i dont want to post his info on public

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