P170HM has been successfully installed Clevo GTX680M 4GB

[oni222]

i assume u plan to reuse ur 6970/6990m heatsinks right? in that case it doesnt matter which option u choose, since that only differs in the choice of the heatsink they include. i would just contact them via email or live chat and ask if they could also provide u with a sli cable so ull have the complete package right away

I plan on selling the 6970 crossfire assuming the 680m works.

[LaptopNut]

Was the GPU talked about in the OP OEM or QS?

[hackness]

Was the GPU talked about in the OP OEM or QS?

Oh my bad it seems like it's a Clevo OEM. MSI QS is Luoxia's GTX680M.

显卡蓝天正式版GeForce GTX 680M <<-- Clevo official release GeForce GTX 680M

[luoxia]

Oh my bad it seems like it's a Clevo OEM. MSI QS is Luoxia's GTX680M.

显卡蓝天正式版GeForce GTX 680M <<-- Clevo official release GeForce GTX 680M

N13E-GTX-A2 QUAL SAMPLE

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[Virale]

Read most posts, but I'm still wondering; I saw another thread of someone having trouble using the 680M on a 120Hz screen P170HM. Do 60Hz screen HM series laptops support the card without significant problems?

I'm at a loss for the 7970M's flickering when overclocking with Afterburner (only way I know of as of now) and weird compatibility in the shape of extra steps i'll need to take EVERY time I want to overclock, and then the card not returning to idle clocks. The inability of the damn GPU underclock/undervolt itself on idle when I have custom clocks applied sucks . (If I do have PowerPlay enabled, windows desktop will start artifacting!)

I'm on a P150HM (Sager NP8150) btw.

[Tonrac]

The only problem with the GTX680m in P150hm is the need of modded .inf to install driver, a Max OC of 854Mhz/2400 due to the power circuitry/PSU of the laptop ...
and a problem with hibernate mode where the laptop cannot wake up without an hard reboot.
But you still can up and down the brightness of the screen, you don't loose battery runtime ... and the card is a beast of performance

Here the modded .inf for 305.68 (whql driver for gtx660ti)
https://hotfile.com/dl/167707334/7f3..._disp.inf.html

[tron2^]

I am getting closer to putting some $ down on a 680m.
Are the faults listed above this post the only issues with this card on hm series?
I will probably go with 680m card but am waiting for prices to fall. I am just curious owners of 680m with hm series are you happy so far with this card. Looking back would you have gone with 7970m?

Tia

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[Tmets]

I was also thinking of upgrading soon, but can't see the point of 680m in the HM. The problems with the 7970m don't exist in the HM, so really you are paying a lot extra for the same performance.

[Tonrac]

Really happy with this card ... i am little disapointed for the limited oc capability on P150HM (to be compare with P150em series) but this card is really great. Support physx too , but if you don't care, i recommend that you buy 7970m.

[tron2^]

Do I have to do a blind bios flash on 7970m for it to work with HM series?
I just don't wanna buy something to see blank screen when booting up with it first time...scary thought..

Maybe a 7970m is a more economical purchase considering there are probably many with the em series and wanting to sell them to be rid of the enduro issues. In such a dilemma about which path to follow. One side of me wants to save the $$ whilst the other says pay a little more get more OC with 680m and enjoy the HM for another year or so..