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    Graphics card upgrade in 5920

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by great aspirations, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. great aspirations

    great aspirations Newbie

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    I'm due to take delivery of a 5920 which it seems has the x3100 graphics card. This will be integrated so I'm wondering if there may be a free mxm port into which i can put a ge8600GT. (since most 5920 s seem to have a ge8xxx)

    Is the only way of knowing to open the notebook up? Any advice in this regard would be much appreciated especially because I'm new to laptopping. :confused: :confused:
     
    great aspirations, Feb 23, 2008
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  2. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    bigspin, Feb 23, 2008
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  3. tvone2

    tvone2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I dought it...
    from the pics I have seen...
    just an empty spot where slot would be...
    check it out..
     
    tvone2, Feb 23, 2008
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  4. Shamtu

    Shamtu Notebook Geek

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    There is no way to upgrade 8600m GT to Aspire 5920G with X3100 due to fact that 5920G (PM965) has support for pcix x16 and 5920 is (GM965) with X3100.
     
    Shamtu, Feb 23, 2008
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    DolphinAMD Notebook Enthusiast

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    yea, i was disappointed when I opened up my 5920 "i" only to find a desoldered pci-e x16 slot where the 8600 would be on the 5920 g models.
     
    DolphinAMD, Mar 14, 2008
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