How to buy MXM graphics cards?

ShadySocks · June 4, 2017

My laptop's graphics card isn't keeping up with newer games, however the CPU can. How can I buy a MXM graphics card?

Also, if the laptop had a 680M version (100W TDP) can it handle 100W?

My Laptop:

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/gt70-0nd.html#hero-overview

The Sloth · June 4, 2017

what's your specs?

79 Potatoes · June 4, 2017

eBay

m157 · June 4, 2017

There is no official way to purchase MXM cards, so ebay is mostly your only way.

NumLock21 · June 4, 2017

I've been looking at MXM cards like 17 years ago. During that time Asus made a laptop call the whitebook, which is basically a barebone laptop, all you need to do is add a cpu, gpu, ram, and HDD. The cpu, ram, hdd are easy to find because they use standard desktop and laptop parts. GPU on the other hand weren't, they were MXM modules. There are 3 types of MXM modules and each type are compatible or incompatible with the type of MXM slot that's in the laptop.The only place I saw it, was some shady site, where it looks like it's operated at their grandma's basement. Now 17 years have passed, you would think MXM should be easy to buy or lots of manufactures carry them. Nope it's was just like that back then, it's still the same now, as well as the future.

sicily428 · June 5, 2017

14 hours ago, ShadySocks said:

My laptop's graphics card isn't keeping up with newer games, however the CPU can. How can I buy a MXM graphics card?

Also, if the laptop had a 680M version (100W TDP) can it handle 100W?

My Laptop:

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/gt70-0nd.html#hero-overview

here a list of MXM Gpu Resellers

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/mxm-gpu-resellers-in-the-world.804197/

here some infos about Successful MXM Gpu upgraded laptops

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/successful-mxm-gpu-upgraded-laptops.805136/

msi gt70 are succcesful upgraded with gtx970m and gtx1060