[quote]So I got Macfixit email quoting this from this thread:[br]
Gunnar Forsgren wrote:
Apple has declared these machines end of life so the days of class action suits is done with. But the best solution I found is sending the laptop in to guys who replace the GPU chip on the motherboard with a revised design new one. End of problem as long as overheating issues can be kept in check.
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WHAT GPU chip has a revised design, please? Last time I got mine replaced, I got this one:[br]
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AMD Radeon HD 6770M:
Chipset Model: AMD Radeon HD 6770M
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x8
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x6740
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-C0170L-573
Automatic Graphics Switching: Supported
gMux Version: 1.9.24
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.573[br]
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And a year later I’m starting to see flaky behavior again.
Where, oh, where is the source for a reliabl fix or replacement? Detailed answer please, as I foresee sending my late 2011 17” hi-res off to someone fairly soon, again.