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Purchased EVGA SC17 980 edition, will there be an upgrade available to get to 1070?

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RandallSlaughter1
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2016/11/24 10:10:33 (permalink)
Hello,
 
I purchased the EVGA SC17 980M earlier this year and love it, but I would love to get the graphics card up to par with the new generation. Is there an upgrade kit available, or some way to swap out these graphics cards? I am not a hardware expert just FYI. 
 
Please let me know, thank you!
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    tsagoi
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    Re: Purchased EVGA SC17 980 edition, will there be an upgrade available to get to 1070? 2016/11/25 08:33:07 (permalink)
    Unfortunately I think the graphics in the SC17 isn't modular so chances of an upgrade kit are slim. I received my 980m very shortly before the 1070 announcement and asked about a step-up option, but never saw a response.
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    Re: Purchased EVGA SC17 980 edition, will there be an upgrade available to get to 1070? 2016/12/03 21:46:13 (permalink)
    Well, I must admit, that would be very disappointing if there was not an option to upgrade to the updated hardware, especially since EVGA specializes in hardware. 
     
    I am hoping that in the next month or two we will see something...
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    Re: Purchased EVGA SC17 980 edition, will there be an upgrade available to get to 1070? 2016/12/15 05:55:34 (permalink)
    That's normal for laptops and mobile graphic cards.
    Laptop gamers keep same laptop usually 2.5-3 years and than sell to customers who use for office or home or simila and can't afford new one or don't need so expensive hardware inside.
    I explain once moment when I could think about laptop is when manufacturers start to install desktop Processor and desktop graphic cards.
    But such models can't be so slim, they would be much heavier and much shorter battery life and monitor mechanical keyboard are necessary any way.
     
     
     
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    Re: Purchased EVGA SC17 980 edition, will there be an upgrade available to get to 1070? 2016/12/17 12:29:34 (permalink)
     
    ^ Yup Vlad covered it. Most laptop CPUs are soldered in place rather than having sockets - this is to save space and weight, which are primary concerns with laptop design. Same applies with GPUs in most laptops; making them able to be upgraded would mean making cases significantly bigger and heavier for reasons of both access and mounting.
     
     


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