![]() ![]() The kit for our unit included the MXM module or Mobile PCI Express Module, two heat pipes, screws and offsets for the GPU. The Eurocom kit comes with screws, mounts and new heat pipes to match the latest GPU you bought. It’s like a giant RAM module almost in the way it slips into the slot. The module will not gently rock up at an angle and out of the slot. Once loose, back both off using your fingers. You can use a small box wrench, crescent wrench, pair of pliers or flathead screwdriver to break them loose. Two hex-shaped nuts that also must be removed. With both heat pipes moved, you now have access to the MXM module. Here’s what the P150EM looks like with the upgraded GeForce GTX 980M mounted. Gently rocking it around a bit may also help break the seal of the thermal paste. At the same time, use common sense on how much force to use to remove it. The heatpipes may actually be stuck to the GPU from the melted thermal paste, so don’t be alarmed if it doesn’t budge. Once all seven screws are removed from the two heatpipes, you use the paper tabs on the heatpipes to pull them off gently . Heat pipes, for those who don’t know, are cooling mechanisms that wick heat away where it can be expelled by blowing cool air through it. To access the GPU, you have to remove three screws from the heat pipe on the GPU core, and another three on the heat pipe on the voltage regulators and the RAM. You’ll need a couple of small-head Philips screwdrivers to remove the heat pipe from the GPU. You probably won’t need all that RAMm but when you start turning up features in GTA V and watch it consume more and more RAM, you’re glad you’re not “stuck” with 2GB of RAM. Even better, the GeForce GTX 980M upgrade kit features an 8GB frame buffer. It’s a good part, but it’s not a GeForce GTX 980M. I won’t say the same for the GeForce GTX 675MX. Need a project? Add an MSATA drive or more RAM to the P150EM. In pure performance, the quad-core Ivy Bridge chip is just as fast as a similarly priced Haswell quad-core chip. In pure mult-threaded performance, the Core i7-4720HQ is about the same speed as the older Ivy Bridge CPU in the EuroCom P150EM. Here’s the proof you don’t need to upgrade the CPU in this old war horse below. Haswell is certainly a better CPU, but honestly, Ivy Bridge still has plenty of life in it. The chip in the P150EM is quite decent: The quad-core Ivy Bridge has a base clock speed of 2.7GHz and will Turbo Boost to 3.7GHz. If you’re concerned about battery life or do a lot of video encoding/editing, then yes, you might need the latest and greatest CPU. Much to Intel’s agitation, a lot of gamers really don’t need to stay with the fastest CPU if “all” they do is play games. The “Eurocom” P150EM is actually built by Clevo, which means the GPU upgrade for it should fit many other laptops too. With just the main hatch open though, you have full access to the GPU and CPU. If this were a full upgrade, I might ditch the hard drive for an SSD, or at least also slot in an mSATA SSD into the available slot to improve my drive access times. There’s another door that covers the 2.5-inch drive too. On the P150EM, remove four screws and slide off the bottom cover. ![]()
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