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    ASUS U Series (U43JC-B1) Graphics Card - Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pinkston32, Jul 7, 2011.

  1. pinkston32

    pinkston32 Newbie

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    I currently have an X83vb which I bought from Best Buy a few years back. It's been great, but my mom needs a new computer and I've decided to upgrade.

    One of the benefits of the N80 platform was easy access to components, for upgrades. I upgraded the stock 9300m gs to a 9600m gs and have been very satisfied.

    While the components on the U43JC are nowhere near as easily accessed, it's doable, as shown by the post below.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-reviews-owners-lounges/496248-asus-u-series-bamboo-collection-owners-thread-u33jc-u43jc-u53jc-189.html#post7250615

    Now for my question: the Nvidia 310m isn't the best graphics card out there, lower spec than my 9600m gs by most benchmarks.
    Is the card a standard MXM-A or MXM-B for upgrade in the future? Will I be able to upgrade to any card, possibly disabling Optimus if necessary?

    Thanks!
     
    pinkston32, Jul 7, 2011
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  2. Micaiah

    Micaiah Notebook Deity

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    The 310M in the U43 is integrated to the mainboard and cannot be changed out.
     
    Micaiah, Jul 7, 2011
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  3. pinkston32

    pinkston32 Newbie

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    Ah ok thank you!
     
    pinkston32, Jul 8, 2011
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