DylSki

All parts working! The trackpad on the new palmrest assembly is miles better in responsiveness too which is ace. going to get drivers working, do some testing and install windows 10 LTSC.

Got all the parts today, the 970M worked a treat. Just installing the 940XM and 16gb ram now 👍🏼

that's not too bad considering it was a much newer card than the M15X supported "officially" Regarding the Dell 970M card I purchased, The only thing I'll need is a modded driver? No need for a Vbios change?

Awesome, what are your temps like with a 980 out of curiosity? I ended up buying a new old stock GTX 970M for £37 and a I7 940XM for £20 going to see how the 970M performs for the time being and then get a 980M and throw this 970 into my grey M15X I also have.

hey, I ended up buying a new old stock GTX 970M for £37 and a I7 940XM for £20 going to see how the 970M performs for the time being and then get a 980M and throw this 970 into my grey M15X I also have. 🤟🏼

Hi all, was recommended to make a post here. Apparently there might be some old members from NBR which used to discuss about these machines many years ago? I’m looking to hear from those who have installed a GTX 970 or 980 into one of these fine M15X rigs in the past. If so what was the process of getting everything working nicely? From doing some research apparently you need to do a copper shim mod, installation of a modded gpu driver alongside a vbios mod to stop the card drawing too much power? I think it’s around 80 - 90 watts the card should be pulling once setup to help with longevity. I will also be installing some upgraded fans which provide better CFM (used oem dell fans which should be a drop in upgrade into the original fan enclosure) this is mainly to help with thermals even if it’s a couple degrees. I plan on installing a i7 940XM and will also be doing some overclocking. I do have a genuine dell 240w charger to help with these upgrades which I plan on purchasing in a couple days. Any help regarding the gpus / or unmentioned mods & upgrades would be very much appreciated! Thank you 👍🏼