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Upgrading a Soldered Laptop GPU
People keep saying "laptop GPUs can't be upgraded", which is true from a customer point of view. But technically those soldered laptop GPUs can be upgraded, with the proper tools and skills. Sure, it is super hard to learn, but as shown in this video, it is NOT impossible.
In this video I want to concentrate on inter-generational upgrade. Specifically I want to show that it is possible to upgrade from a RTX 3070 laptop GPU to a RTX 3080 Laptop GPU. Even an upgrade from the RTX 3060 Laptop GPU to a RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU is possible, because Nvidias Ampere generation (RTX 3000) uses the same footprint on all laptop models from the 3060 up.
On Ada Lovelace (RTX 4000) it is not as easy unfortunately. You can upgrade from a 4060 to a 4070 Laptop GPU. And from a 4080 to a 4090 Laptop GPU. Nvidia uses two different footprints on the mid and high-end.
(Turing, aka. RTX 2000 is upgradable from the 2060 to 2080 Super Laptop GPU as well, analogue to Ampere).
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Timestamps
00:00 - GPU upgrade process (video montage)
07:41 - Fixing the issues
09:15 - Results (FPS performance comparison)
10:18 - Problems in Detail
12:45 - Not mentioned Steps (straps, resistance checks)
14:36 - Is it worth it?
16:51 - Outro
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More power for your GPU | vBIOS crossflash | RTX 30 and 40
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I have been away since more than a year now, but I have not been inactive. My baby son starts to sleep more steady, so I got some spare time for my hobbies again. So yes, more content is coming ;) This video is about crossflashing another laptop's vBIOS to enable higher TGPs on your laptop's GPU. This works for RTX 30 and 40 series laptop and desktop GPUs. Laptop RTX 20 series owners can crossf...
GPU Repair #1 - Gainward RTX 2070 SUPER Phantom GS
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I was looking for some nice GPUs for an upcoming laptop eGPU video. But they are not for free. So, what's the best way to save some bucks? Correct: buy defective ones and repair them myself. I did repair some GPUs off camera before, but nothing too serious and just some cheaper ones like the GTX 1060 and GTX 1070. So this GPU repair video and possible following ones might not be perfect, and I ...
Heatsink Soldering & First Run - DIY Laptop Water Cooling - Part 2
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Now after finishing my previous project "Laptop Modding Adventure" it's time for a new laptop with a new project! This time I want to explore the possibilities and benefits of water cooling in a laptop. There are a hand full of commercial water cooled laptops out there. But what about all the laptops which didn't come out with water cooling support originally? How big the temperature drop will ...
Project Introduction - DIY Laptop Water Cooling - Part 1
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Now after finishing my previous project "Laptop Modding Adventure" it's time for a new laptop with a new project! This time I want to explore the possibilities and benefits of water cooling in a laptop. There are a hand full of commercial water cooled laptops out there. But what about all the laptops which didn't come out with water cooling support originally? How big the temperature drop will ...
Let's remove liquid metal residues! - Liquid Metal Revisited - Part 2/2
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After nearly one year it's time to review the performance and temperatures of my modding laptop, which got a custom nickel plated heatsink together with liquid metal installed since 9th of September 2021. One year later it ruened out that the liquid metal by Thermal Grizzly "dried out" anyway, just like on bare copper. Still ask myself why. But nevertheless, in today's video it's all about clea...
Did my nickel plating hold up? - Liquid Metal Revisited - Part 1/2
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After nearly one year it's time to review the performance and temperatures of my modding laptop, which got a custom nickel plated heatsink together with liquid metal installed since 9th of September 2021. One year later it ruened out that the liquid metal by Thermal Grizzly dried out anyway, just like on bare copper. But how? I have nickel plated the heatsink to prevent that, but it didn't help...
500 subscriber special - my office, tools & projects
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I want to thank you all for reaching 500 subscribers and for this special milestone I've prepared a video to give you some more insights ... In this video I'll show you my "office" room with my equipment, talk a bit bout the XMG APEX 15 MAX (E22), also known as Clevo NH5xVx. The Laptop Modding Adventure's XMG APEX 15 (E20) is presented again, too. Additionally I will talk about BIOS modding, th...
Nickel Plating & Liquid Metal - Laptop Modding Adventure - Part 5
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Laptop Modding Adventure: Part 5 This one is all about nickel plating and liquid metal application in my modding laptop. I will talk a little about all the steps I've made to make the application and use safe and get the best results possible. Finally I will show you some plots including GPU and CPU temperatures, GPU clockspeed and FPS. The goal of this series is: An RTX 2070 mobile with more t...
Shunt Mod - Laptop Modding Adventure - Part 4
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Laptop Modding Adventure: Part 4 This one is all about shunt modding! I will talk a little about the silicon quality and how shunt mods work. Finally I will show you how I shunt modded this laptop and what it meant to the performance and temperatures. The goal of this series still is: An RTX 2070 mobile with 125W and 140W TGP with a ton of documentation and (i hope interesting) data plots. Hope...
Heatsink Modifications - Laptop Modding Adventure - Part 3
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Laptop Modding Adventure: Part 3 This one is all about improving the VRM temperatures to pave the way for the upcoming shunt mod and the increased temperatures the VRMs will face. This part includes the design and soldering the VRM coldplate to create a modified heatsink. Ultimately the heatsink will be nickel plated in part 5 to use it with liquid metal without the typical liquid-metal-copper-...
VRM I2C Communication - Laptop Modding Adventure - Part 2
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Laptop Modding Adventure: Part 2 This one is all about soldering some wires to the I2C Bus on the laptop's mainboard, connecting an Elmor EVC and read some data. And there are some investigative plots of course ;) The goal of this series still is: An RTX 2070 mobile with 125W and 140W TGP with a ton of documentation and (i hope interesting) data plots. Hope you enjoy me burning some money ;) Le...
Introduction - Laptop Modding Adventure - Part 1
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Laptop Modding Adventure: Part 1 This one is all about the introduction of the project. I talk about RTX 30 series power draw increases and ask myself how the RTX 2070 mobile would perform with the very same higher power targets. Additionally I explain some things about VRMs in higher end laptops and evaluate what I might need to change to make it happen... an RTX 2070 mobile with 125W and 140W...
Mobile GPU Overclocking & Tuning - An Investigation & Introduction to MSI Afterburner - Part 2
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Mobile GPU Overclocking & Tuning (2 of 2) Description: This video is about tuning mobile NVidia GPUs inside a notebook using MSI Afterburner. I present different tuning methods and show & discuss some statistics using data recorded with Afterburner, RTSS and HWInfo. Additionally there is a little guide how to achieve stable overclocks in MSI Afterburner in the second video. Support: If you cons...
Mobile GPU Overclocking & Tuning - An Investigation & Introduction to MSI Afterburner - Part 1
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Mobile GPU Overclocking & Tuning (1 of 2) Description: This video is about tuning mobile NVidia GPUs inside a notebook using MSI Afterburner. I present different tuning methods and show & discuss some statistics using data recorded with Afterburner, RTSS and HWInfo. Additionally there is a little guide how to achieve stable overclocks in MSI Afterburner in the second video. Support: If you cons...
RTX 2070 Mobile (Max-P) - Cyberpunk 2077 - Laptop Performance - XMG Apex 15 / Clevo NH57AF1
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RTX 2070 Mobile (Max-P) - Cyberpunk 2077 - Laptop Performance - XMG Apex 15 / Clevo NH57AF1
XMG Apex 15 - CPU options tested - up to 16 cores in a laptop!
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XMG Apex 15 - CPU options tested - up to 16 cores in a laptop!
XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - Memory Overclocking - Part 2
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XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - Memory Overclocking - Part 2
XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - Memory Overclocking - Part 1
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XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - Memory Overclocking - Part 1
XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - CPU Undervolting & Overclocking
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XMG Apex 15 - Tuning - CPU Undervolting & Overclocking
XMG Apex 15 Laptop Early Review (Ryzen 3700X, RTX 2070 Refresh)
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XMG Apex 15 Laptop Early Review (Ryzen 3700X, RTX 2070 Refresh)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @EtoYouMadeThis
    @EtoYouMadeThis 9 годин тому

    Can you do a 4090 with with ALOT of VRAM?

  • @nathan1507
    @nathan1507 12 годин тому

    This must've been what alchemists felt like they were doing.

  • @tfisthatguy
    @tfisthatguy 14 годин тому

    maybe one day i ll get there couse now im stuck with fixing pc mobos :) hey btw are u from Poland ?

  • @Roqjquwaosjbw
    @Roqjquwaosjbw День тому

    Amazing job! You think is possible upgrade a 2070 super in the razer blade advance to a 3070?

  • @grgspunk
    @grgspunk День тому

    Holy shit, a GPU/VRAM transplant surgery on a laptop motherboard? Awesome job.

  • @RoxusRemo
    @RoxusRemo День тому

    This music just makes the whole thing even more awesome, great skills

  • @Johnsona63188
    @Johnsona63188 День тому

    Katastrophe dein Englisch

  • @reform-vfx
    @reform-vfx День тому

    im confused which vbios to use. can i use the non mobile version to flash the mobile version?

    • @TechModLab
      @TechModLab День тому

      No. You can use the vBioses with the same device ID, only

  • @yanasitta
    @yanasitta День тому

    what a hardware chad. Thank you for the example!

  • @michaelkane2883
    @michaelkane2883 2 дні тому

    Have you tried flux paste? I have better luck with reballing chips in the past.

  • @5.56x45mm-cartridge
    @5.56x45mm-cartridge 2 дні тому

    i succesfully removed my broken laptop's CPU, GPU and chipset in less than 30 minutes, with just a heat gun and tweezers. took inspiration from this video. have a sub!

  • @kinho093
    @kinho093 2 дні тому

    Soldering VRAM seems way easier and safer. Replace the core is another level. Congrats, you're a master.

  • @shouryashukla5817
    @shouryashukla5817 2 дні тому

    My 1050ti is dead, currently I don't have a voltmeter, but if I shall have one and after all the tests it showed vram is dead, then I'm just putting it in the oven xD, or reflow it with the hot air gun, same with the main chip, it's incredibly difficult to resolder the vram or reball the gpu. Your skills are really incredible, hats off to you.

  • @BlackCatRedScarf
    @BlackCatRedScarf 2 дні тому

    I wish I could upgrade the GPU on my laptop. It is a Maibenben Heimai 7 (Clevo stuff) with Intel i5 9400 (LGA1151) and GTX 1650. I know there was a RTX 2060 variant of it.

  • @johnlennon7005
    @johnlennon7005 3 дні тому

    Would it be possible to upgrade vram on a Rog DUO 16 2023 to 24GB or more (from 16)?

  • @TheMandinotan
    @TheMandinotan 3 дні тому

    Can the laptop handle the cooling?

  • @subindovideo5243
    @subindovideo5243 3 дні тому

    Th real rakit pc

  • @Ian_Christensen
    @Ian_Christensen 3 дні тому

    Don't try this at home kids...

  • @ChinchillaBONK
    @ChinchillaBONK 3 дні тому

    Can 3080 ti on desktop be upgraded to24gn VRAM?

  • @ChinchillaBONK
    @ChinchillaBONK 3 дні тому

    Is it possible to use 2gb VRAM chips instead for a whooping 24gb? Edit : Oh sorry you already did that. Forgot it's a mobile one and not standard 3080 ti GPU with 12gb VRAM

  • @mr.gamerchannel2970
    @mr.gamerchannel2970 3 дні тому

    Does Nvidia send you job application?

  • @TheStrayHALOMAN
    @TheStrayHALOMAN 4 дні тому

    I have a soldered CPU in my original xbox that is 1.4ghz from the originals 233mhz.

  • @Polerx_real
    @Polerx_real 4 дні тому

    where the hell do you get a mobile gpu!?

  • @rimenahi
    @rimenahi 4 дні тому

    Nobody's doing that

  • @lockinhinddanger934
    @lockinhinddanger934 4 дні тому

    indeed but there's also a couple other things to consider, cooling, the package (need that extra vram.) and finally the solderball layout as if its not correct you simply cant do it, like you can try to put a 4080 mobile in a 2060 laptop but you might not have any success in it. you also technically can add ram and a better cpu this way, or even storage, some are easier than others but again you MUST have the correct layout for what you want.

  • @VegasRoManiacReviews
    @VegasRoManiacReviews 4 дні тому

    Yo you are nuts .. 🥜🥜🥜

  • @N54God666
    @N54God666 4 дні тому

    Apparently you never found the 170gkm

  • @commlan8617
    @commlan8617 4 дні тому

    My absolute respect for this upgrade, especially the expansion of the VRam with correct encoding. It is highly risky but I bet it is a good feeling after finishing it and have it working. I hope it will last long and will not die after some higher loads with more heat.

  • @JasperFoxo
    @JasperFoxo 4 дні тому

    how much did it cost you in comparison to just buying the upgraded model?

  • @foxyridergaming9198
    @foxyridergaming9198 4 дні тому

    Can u make a weird content to make old netbook laptop get upgrade soldered gpu and processor

  • @tibornyari3232
    @tibornyari3232 4 дні тому

    Hi! What BGA soldering station do you use?

  • @MasterAct2009
    @MasterAct2009 4 дні тому

    Richtig gut

  • @여정훈-y7k
    @여정훈-y7k 4 дні тому

    Good ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

  • @wastelander89
    @wastelander89 5 днів тому

    Awesome video. I can't imagine how stressful it was to do this . I would love to see u upgrade a console like that. Is it possible to add more ram to a console? For the APU to take advantage of more ram like 32 gb instead of 16. Your video was very impressive. Thank you very much for showing this 👍💯

  • @aliSaeed-m9r
    @aliSaeed-m9r 5 днів тому

    super cool

  • @rikyo2
    @rikyo2 5 днів тому

    That is German engenering

  • @williamq6435
    @williamq6435 5 днів тому

    Hi , what is the heating machine you use? I'm learning reballing and I'd like a preheater, but jumping the gun and getting the best tool available works for me. Thanks!

  • @PapaTrife
    @PapaTrife 5 днів тому

    next time please lower the music it suxks

  • @arghjain1949
    @arghjain1949 5 днів тому

    TRICKING STONE INTO THINKING, DEFINITVE EDITION

  • @syedtahmid1115
    @syedtahmid1115 5 днів тому

    let's see a.i do fucking this. fck jensen huang and his A.I fetish. Humans are unbeatable

  • @LetmeAlo
    @LetmeAlo 5 днів тому

    with laptop is these? does these have a desktop soket out of the box or you modded it?

  • @thetheochannel_
    @thetheochannel_ 5 днів тому

    And what if you put the chip you removed and put it on a real gpu?

  • @Work_Data_PV
    @Work_Data_PV 5 днів тому

    Do you have a repair shop? or just youtube content creator? damaged a laptop which i just got for 2K and would like someone very experienced to repair it.

  • @SomeDadGaming
    @SomeDadGaming 5 днів тому

    💪😎💯

  • @J-B44
    @J-B44 6 днів тому

    Very skillful amazing job

  • @oazywtf
    @oazywtf 6 днів тому

    Never mind that looks like a pain in the ass

  • @oazywtf
    @oazywtf 6 днів тому

    Wait so you can upgrade your laptop gpu what about cpu

  • @10TonneSkeleton
    @10TonneSkeleton 6 днів тому

    I have an old laptop hp625 and want replace its graphics (amd radeon 4200) with desktop gt1030 by connecting pci-e pins to those on the gpu. Is it possible and if it is, where can i find information how to do so?

  • @TheChudoviste
    @TheChudoviste 6 днів тому

    Bravo.Not that I would try this in any time of my life,but I realy like the video,and thank you for trying to teach people something useful.

  • @10death
    @10death 6 днів тому

    safe to say u r in the 0.001%. i would never have done this not in a million years.