ROG G20 Overhaul

[Urzu_7]

So I just got a G20 and I decided to replace the stock 760 with a 980, add an SSD and upgrade the HDD. The GPU was tricky but I managed however, it looks like adding the SSD and replacing the HDD is near impossible. And tips?

[mattfugatt_89]

Hay guys, I've just bought the evga gtx960 reference card to fit in my ROG G20AJ which already comes with the 230w power supply but I'm guessing I now need the 180w power supply, can someone please tell me what power supply I now need to get and where I can buy one from? Oh and would you suggest I buy the original Asus PSU or just buy a decent after market one. 😄

[Urzu_7]

Fixed the issue with the pictures, they should all be viewable now.

[abvolt]

looks fun awesome project good luck dude..

[Urzu_7]

Well I think I found what's securing the HDD but I'm gonna call it a night, tomorrow I'll get some tools I think I need and I'll finish it. Once the new HDD is in the GTX 980 should be a piece of cake.
I'll keep everyone here updated.

[stevox85]

I've been looking for the power adapter online and unfortunately have not had much luck, I'm going to go into a local electronics store and see what they can come up with.
would you be able to provide a link to where you purchased the gtx980 you will be using?
I think ill let my HDD and other components as is, just need to boost those graphics! 😄

[stevox85]

I reckon ive found it on E-bay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Delta-230W-AC-Adapter-ASUS-ROG-G750JZ-17FH-ADP-230EB-T-Gaming-Laptop...

[Urzu_7]

stevox85 wrote:
I reckon ive found it on E-bay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Delta-230W-AC-Adapter-ASUS-ROG-G750JZ-17FH-ADP-230EB-T-Gaming-Laptop...

Yeah! That's the one:)

[Urzu_7]

So I have a huge edit to the SSD side of this overhaul. I realized this morning that the little metal plate that I was pointing to in the picture was actually upside down but when I tried flipping it over I realize that there was no way I could get it to fit. So this is where I'm at now I had to take the SSD back out, remove the CPU heatsink as originally planned which allowed me to access the DVD drive tray and after removing the tray I was able to slide in the SSD easily.

[Urzu_7]

Final pic before I close her up.

[Urzu_7]

:') everything's back together, so beautiful...