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Hi all,
Since there are so many posts about this topic I thought it would be nice to have somewhat of an overview.
Let me start by saying that upgrading your Trident 3 (whatever Gen) is possible. BUT, there is a catch: it depends on what kind of motherboard and power supply you are using.
Trident 3 now comes in 7 versions:
Note: This data comes from the datasheets on the specification page within the product page. You can find them in the attachments.
Here is an overview of posts with tested upgrades:
The next question is: which Motherboards and GPU cards work with 230W without additional programs? Which work with 230W using Throttlestop and/or Afterburner? And which work only with 330W?
I have to work now so I'm posting this now, will update this later on.
Feel free to suggest an improvements!
Lion
Since there are so many posts about this topic I thought it would be nice to have somewhat of an overview.
Let me start by saying that upgrading your Trident 3 (whatever Gen) is possible. BUT, there is a catch: it depends on what kind of motherboard and power supply you are using.
Trident 3 now comes in 7 versions:
Versions | Chipset | PCB versions | BIOS version(s) | Power | Product page |
7th Gen | H110 | 1.0/2.1 | 520/A20 | 230W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3 |
7th Gen Arctic | H110 | 2.1 | A20 | 230W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3-Arctic |
8th Gen | H310 | 1.0/2.1 | 840 | 230/330W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3-8th |
8th Gen Arctic | H310 | ? | 840 | 230/330W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3-Arctic-8th |
9th Gen | H310 | ? | 950 | 230/330W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3-9th |
9th Gen Arctic | H310 | ? | 950 | 230/330W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/Trident-3-Arctic-9th |
10th Gen | H410 | ? | 800 | 230/330W | https://www.msi.com/Desktop/support/MPG-Trident-3-10th |
Here is an overview of posts with tested upgrades:
Trident Gen | What's tested? | Working? | Link |
7th Gen | I7 7700+GTX1060 3G+230w power supply. Two friends with same model but difference in PCB version (1.0 and 2.1). Version 1.0 tries upgrade 1070 GTX (NOT WORKING with 230W and 330W), version 2.1 tries 1080 GTX (WORKING with 330W) | NO/YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/316727 |
7th Gen | 1TB M.2 SSD, GTX1070 Aero 8GB OC graphics card | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/333227 |
7th Gen | i7-7700 upgraded with Nvidia RTX 2060-6GB and Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB with 230W using Throttlestop, later 330W without Throttlestop and with Afterburner. NOTE: PCB version 2.1 and BIOS A20 | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/313929 |
8th Gen | Upgraded with ASUS PHOENIX 1660 SUPER (also noted that 1660 Ti works) | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/327434 |
7th Gen | i5-7400 MSI GTX 1070 Aero using Afterburner and Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. NOTE: did not fit very good | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/298545 |
7th Gen | i7-7700 Gigabyte GTX1080 Mini ITX using Afterburner | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/298545 |
7th Gen | i7-7700 Arctic version GTX 1070 upgraded to Gigabyte RTX 2070 ITX version | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/298545 |
8th Gen | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | YES | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/298545 |
7th Gen | I7-7700+GTX1060 3G 230w power supply, upgraded to GTX1070 ITX (also tested with 330W) | NO | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/298545 |
9th Gen | i7-9700f, 16gb of ram and nvme ssd and gtx 1660 ti with a 230w PSU upgraded to 2060 mini ITX | NO | https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/334433 |
I have to work now so I'm posting this now, will update this later on.
Feel free to suggest an improvements!
Lion
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