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    Looking To upgrade graphics card.......

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by DracetLopez, Dec 16, 2008.

  1. DracetLopez

    DracetLopez Newbie

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    Hi my name is Dracet. I have an Acer ASPIRE 5735-4624. It's a widescreen, I don't know if that matters(15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LCD), It has:
    *Intel Pentium dual-core processor T3200
    *2GB DDR2
    *Mobile Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 4500M


    I'm wondering what are some good options to upgrade to. I've seen a couple of card but I'm not too sure which is compatiable and what not. I'll list some of the ones I've seen in the next post. Plz let me know if there is any more info needed.

    The cards I've seen:
    *ATI (Radeon) 9200 SE AGP Graphics Accelorator
    *ATI RADEON 9550 256MB AGP VIDEO CARD
    *ATI Radeon 9700 AGP 128MB Graphics Card
    *ATI Radeon 9800 Pro - 128MB DDR - AGP
    *NVIDIA GEOFORCE 6200 LE
    *PNY Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT
    *Geforce Graphics Card 7600 GT
    *Geforce 6200 512MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Card

    Please help.
     
    DracetLopez, Dec 16, 2008
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  2. paten

    paten Notebook Consultant

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    You will not be able to update your graphics on your laptop. Any Acer laptop with Mobile Intel Graphics has an integrated graphics card so you will not have the connector on your motherboard to upgrade with.
     
    paten, Dec 16, 2008
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  3. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    As paten said, 100% not upgradable. You need to have an MXM type slot to be able to upgrade your gpu. Intels are integrated which means they ca't be upgraded.
     
    Full-English, Dec 16, 2008
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    yes. sadly, you cannot upgrade your GPU.
     
    whizzo, Dec 16, 2008
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  5. DracetLopez

    DracetLopez Newbie

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    wwhhhhaaaattttt??? thats messed up. Is anything on it upgradable to allow games to run smoother? My dad wanted to get me something as a gift that does that, and he asked me what would help. So any idea what might help?
     
    DracetLopez, Dec 16, 2008
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    DracetLopez Newbie

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    So I guess I'm asking is anything on my Acer upgradable gaming wise?
     
    DracetLopez, Dec 16, 2008
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    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    Upgrading the CPU will eventually improve the performance in games BUT IT WILL BE VERY SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT(like 4-8fps) AND ONLY ON SOME GAMES, definitely not worth it. You have an integrated card which is not upgradable and not meant for gaming. Pretty much nothing you can do here except get a new laptop with a good dedicated GPU..
     
    ATG, Dec 16, 2008
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  8. paten

    paten Notebook Consultant

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    You can upgrade the Memory and maybe the CPU. That's pretty much it.
     
    paten, Dec 16, 2008
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