Hello, looked at the internets, but haven`t found decisive information. Anyone?
I have a rebranded (as Avell) Clevo W350ST, Intel HM87, i5-4200M, 8GB DDR3 and a GTX 765M.
I bought it used and committed the mistake of using it for some time without replacing the dried out thermal paste (too hot - up to 100C - while up to 75C now), which I believe that led to a problem while playing Dota 2: video will freeze randomly, sound continues, must alt-tab and process kill the game to resume playing.
My question is, can I work on the BGA soldered GTX 765M but also take the opportunity to replace it with say, a GTX 960M or 970M?
Possible issues I can think of:
-BIOS not recognizing new chip
-Motherboard not feeding enough power to chip
-New chip generating more heat/TDP than fan was designed for
(second and third ones could be addressed by taking similar TDP new chip)
Thoughts?
I have a rebranded (as Avell) Clevo W350ST, Intel HM87, i5-4200M, 8GB DDR3 and a GTX 765M.
I bought it used and committed the mistake of using it for some time without replacing the dried out thermal paste (too hot - up to 100C - while up to 75C now), which I believe that led to a problem while playing Dota 2: video will freeze randomly, sound continues, must alt-tab and process kill the game to resume playing.
My question is, can I work on the BGA soldered GTX 765M but also take the opportunity to replace it with say, a GTX 960M or 970M?
Possible issues I can think of:
-BIOS not recognizing new chip
-Motherboard not feeding enough power to chip
-New chip generating more heat/TDP than fan was designed for
(second and third ones could be addressed by taking similar TDP new chip)
Thoughts?