A Graphics Card Upgrade?

I it posible to upgrade the graphics cards in Asus notebook, whether ensemble or built on? I was just wondering, because I had heard that the processor and many other parts are exchangable, admitedly at the cost of the warrenty.

 

I don't think so. If so, I think the resellers that are willing to customize would. I think its too deep inside the laptop, and if you do switch the GPU, you have to make sure the one you replace it with is set well with the laptop fan, and it won't overheat, etc.

 

There are systems which have dedicated graphics which have a physically replacable graphics card. However, the form factors aren't exactly interchangable at this point and therefore you'd be limited in your upgrade to perhaps whatever graphics card goes into the following upgrade to that line. Yet, there is also a problem there because when you jump chipsets, sometimes there are new restrictions on the design and therefore things go in different spots and that could cause a design change in the graphics card.

All I could say is that if your graphics card dies, it can be replaced..... and yet not in every model.

 

thanks fellows just wondering

 

well the very first one that I know about is going to be available soon.


Its the a8jm into a8js , as their gpus are compatible.

If asus sells the 7700 for $200 lets estimate, someone can upgrade it. Its not worth it by any stretch but its possible and Id like to see it.

What Im really prospecting on is buying an a8js, and asus keeping that format of gpu into nexts years a8jx lets call it, with the nvidia 8600.

If I can upgrade my a8js to an 8600 I think that will extend its life of being software compatible for years.

Im actually gambling on it in my purchase. I know I could be dead wrong but I dont want to hear it lalalalalal cant hear you ;oP
I dont even know what the 8600 will be like it might be bad but its what Im calling the dx 10 card that goes in 14 inch notebooks next year.

 

Stamar,

What you don't understand is that upgrades within a chipset are one thing - new chipsets often make for many changes within the chasiss. I've seen it on EVERY model across major chipset updates and it influences cpu placement, port placement, even gpu size and placement.

 

Oh I know it.

Ok so in the a8jx, it will be the santa rosa chipset.

Ok but theres no reason they need to change the gpu set up. They can but theres no reason to.

For instance, in the dell 9300, when it changed to the e1705 they kept the same chassis and the gpus are compatible ( this is a non mxm format)

In this case when the a8jx comes out, if they keep the same gpu there is a good chance it will be compatible. Its possible it wont be Im pretty sure i understand all the factors.

the a8jx is different than the other ones youre talking about justin becuase it is using the mxm type format. There has to be a better reason they did that than to change from 7600-7700

 

Does anyone know if it's possible to swap the graphics module from another model into an M3N? It would be nice to have a non-crappy vga adapter...

 

First, the M3n is three generations removed from the current chipset. Second, it uses integrated graphics, which means there's not even a slot for any sort of graphics card. Even if there was, it would be unlikely to even upgrade and at best you'd be upgrading to something that was available more around the time of the release....

On the up side, you have THE prototype Centrino that Intel developed with Asus as the "reference design" for what Centrino was going to be all about..... a concept in the flesh.... I hope that means something for you.