[MSI GT683/MS-16F2] Any GFX upgrade ?

[Meaker]

I do indeed have a 5870 heatsink, just I might want to go that route myself

To me it looks like the 570M heatsink is likely the most universal, just be aware that it wont cool all the VRMs, which would worry me.

As for the SSDs, the higher capacity drives should have identical read speads and higher write speeds (more chips).

However I know the highest capacity can sometimes be a touch slower than the one below (same chips, but slightly slower double density ones). Should not be that much, maybe check you are in SATA III mode?

[long2905]

now that you mention it i checked intel RST and it said that out of the pair, one use SATA III 6Gbps while the other one is in SATA II 3Gbps. Do you have any idea on how to get it back to 6Gbps? (i put them in the 2 HDD slots available, the seagate drive I used an optical caddy)

[xault]

I do indeed have a 5870 heatsink, just I might want to go that route myself

To me it looks like the 570M heatsink is likely the most universal, just be aware that it wont cool all the VRMs, which would worry me.

Now that I've seen the underside of the 6990m AW heatsink...I wonder if using thermal tape would help on the VRMs that aren't getting contact with the heatsink...

[Meaker]

Would put them in contact with the PCB which should be able to get rid of it. I don't think there is anything around there, obviously make sure there is nothing on or right next to it.

[long2905]

hmm when i got the card I will take shot and upload them here for you guys to compare and share expert opinions first. Havent done any actual modding before just pull out and repaste and modify vbios a bit

[bar-code]

Well my project has come to an end with the 580m in gt683r.

Since MSI has bricked my 683r barebone with there stupid currupted bios they are now sending me a replacement MSI GT780DXR i7 Barebone with a 570m, i will settle with this.

thanks anyway all for your replys

[long2905]

well that sucks man but im glad they replaced it with a GT780DXR. Do you have to pay any extra for it?

[bar-code]

well that sucks man but im glad they replaced it with a GT780DXR. Do you have to pay any extra for it?

Nope! trust me, i freaked out badly!! They want the old one back tho!! Which is fair enough

[xault]

That definitely sucks man =/. Maybe sometime in the future you will consider trying the 580m in the gt780! Assuming you weren't put off by this bad BIOS occurance. I'm interested to see if a 580m would work without any BIOS modifications.

[bar-code]

That definitely sucks man =/. Maybe sometime in the future you will consider trying the 580m in the gt780! Assuming you weren't put off by this bad BIOS occurance. I'm interested to see if a 580m would work without any BIOS modifications.

If i still have the cards when this gt780 arrives, i will try it for sure!! since it should be a straight out replace and fit cooler should work too.