The Official MSI GT60/70 970m/980m Upgrade Thread

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/support/GT60-2OC#down-firmware

EC should be winflash

BIOS is download the BIOS and update inside of the CMOS

 

If you go to aliexpress.com and search for gtx980m and gtx1060m you can see which card is MSI GT70 compatible. One thing I can add was that I went for the card for Clevo, without G-sync. Have not seen any documented heatsinkmod for the 1060 but think it must be a similar mod depending on placement of parts on the card. I have at least seen one user in this thread with the 1060 together with GT70 so it must be doable.

 

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1199&SUBSYS_11061462

is my ID's

 

any luck sir?

 

Thanks for following up, @3dguy, but no, I haven't attempted it yet.Terribly afraid of bricking it and my only fallback is an old Lenovo Thinkpad, which I don't want to use.

 

Any progress in the upgrade?

 

Waiting on @woodzstack i need his card we are both in canada

 

Updated the BIOS and super happy with it, thanks very much, @3dguy.

 

He must be hand delivering it to you if it's taking this long lol

 

Hey all,

Im using custom gaming laptop which uses MSI GT680 case and I do believe MSI bios too. I was using 970m and but it burnt and I want to replace it with 980m.My problem is I had no knowlegde about all of thoose bios/vbios compatibility and my mind is a big mess right now. I have ordered card from Aliexpress because there is saying its working with MSI GT60 and here is the link;

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...905.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3da24c4dEcPPg0

As you see card's vbios is 84.04.35.00.05.Shouldnt it be plug and play? I was thinking 970m and 980m cards has same stuff and it must work with nothing install or flash.

Laptop's Bios : E16F4IF8.517
Bios Date : 12/01/2014

Should I cancel my order or I really dont know what to do? Any help please?