MXM Video Cards

[russ18uk]

MSI models are silly easy. One panel and there is your CPU, memory, HDDs and graphics. Other side under the keyboard is mem and wifi slot just above it.

Aye, I imagine they're made that way because they also come bare bones?

[Meaker]

Yes, the retail and barebones are the same basic design.

The new 16F3 barebone will have ivy bridge support and comes with a GTX670M as standard.

[OrionCheung]

Is there a website that sells a bunch of these? I find some sites that sell 1 or 2 but that is it.

I found a cheap laptop I may get, and then just upgrade it.

which card you trying to get tho? 680M?

[red_dog007]

All the laptops that I am looking at have a Radeon 6650. If possible, I'd really just like to plop in a card with 16 ROPs.

Though maybe if I can find a A8 Llano with a dedicated card for CFX. Though everything I am finding is i3 or i5 which is cool too.

[Meaker]

Those machines wont have MXM slots, only higher end ones will, they start with 6970 and 560m.

[red_dog007]

But their still dedicated.

Are they embedded on the motherboards?

There are a whole variety of MXM sizes.

[Meaker]

MXM-A has largely been abandoned (due to the extra height it adds). They will be dedicated chips soldered onto the board. The MSI barebones or a second hand machine is the cheapest way to get an MXM notebook.