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    acer 6920 video card

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kevinmuff, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. kevinmuff

    kevinmuff Newbie

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    can i change out the acer 6920 laptops video card? if so, how good of one can i put in?
     
    kevinmuff, Nov 12, 2008
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hi Kevin, and welcome to the forums.
    It depends on which model 6920 you have.
    If you have the 6920 with the Intel GMA X3100, then no. You're stuck with the integrated graphics processor.
    If you have the 6920 G with the GeForce 9500M GS, then you can upgrade in theory since it has a MXM-II slot. Unfortunately, people have had issues in trying to upgrade to the next best model, the 9600M GT. So in practice, no upgrades are possible at the moment.
     
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    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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    Its tough upgrading the Acer 6920G - I've also heard stories of graphics upgrade failure in that model.
     
    gary_hendricks, Nov 12, 2008
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    it's not worth it also I guess. better try to exchange with the 6935 if you can
     
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    yeah ive got the one with the GeForce 9500M GS, so within time it might be possible? what if i take it into best buy or something and they upgrade the video card, would it work then?
     
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    With time, work, and too much money, yeah.
    And Best Buy won't be able to help you - most manufacturers aren't advertising their systems' MXM capabilities, nor will they supply the upgrade cards.
    Your only hope is the secondary market (eBay), and even then, 9600M GTs are hard to come by.
     
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    well what im actually looking for is a gaming video card, will that one be what i need?
     
    kevinmuff, Nov 12, 2008
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The best you can do is sell your Acer and buy something like an Asus G50Vt w/ 9800M GS (15.4").
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 12, 2008
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    Kevin, why are you dissatisfied with what you have?
    The GeForce 9500M GS is a perfectly capable gamer, able to handle most modern games, albeit at reduced resolution and/or detail.

    What I'm trying to say is, stop before you do anything stupid. Please try gaming on your current card, see how it handles, and come back to us later.
    The 9500M GS has handled everything I've thrown at it and then some.
     
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    ive been playing world of warcraft, and the frame rates are horrible after the last patch, but then again, lots of people are having the framerate issues, so i dont know... ive also got another problem now, my disk drive wont read any discs any more... i made another thread about it if you can help me in there maybe?
     
    kevinmuff, Nov 13, 2008
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