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    Upgrade video card for XPS m1730

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ibmt41, Jul 4, 2009.

  1. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys!

    I have a xps m1730 that is equiped with geforce 9800 sli already. I want to know that in case that I want to upgrade the video card, what card I can put in for this laptop.
    Thanks!

    The configuration is
    Intel T8300
    4gb of ram
     
    ibmt41, Jul 4, 2009
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the only cards available to you are:

    8700M GT
    8800M GTX
    9800M GT
    9800M GTX

    That is all... :(
     
    BatBoy, Jul 4, 2009
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  3. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    you have the best cards your laptop support already. sorry, no upgrades.
     
    tianxia, Jul 4, 2009
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  4. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    No, the highest for the M1730 is the 9800M GTX SLI - which is NOT worth upgrading to unless if money isn't in your vocabulary. :p The 9800M GTX SLI won't yield much performance for the amount you pay if you plan to upgrade to it.

    Your 9800M GT SLI is already a good card to begin with. Stick with it, this also goes to anyone else with 8800M GTXes.
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Jul 4, 2009
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  5. Sh1ntu

    Sh1ntu Notebook Guru

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    How good are the M1730's 9800 GT sli? Might recommend it to a friend.
     
    Sh1ntu, Jul 4, 2009
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  6. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If your friend has the 8700M GT SLI then yes, the 9800M GT SLI would be a worthwhile upgrade (if he can locate the card - they are hard to find - there aren't any on eBay at the moment).

    If your friend has the 8800M GTX SLI, then don't bother. There really isn't a difference.
     
    BatBoy, Jul 4, 2009
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  7. Sh1ntu

    Sh1ntu Notebook Guru

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    aren't there two 9800 GT inside the m1730? o_O
     
    Sh1ntu, Jul 4, 2009
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  8. Eambo

    Eambo Notebook Evangelist

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    There's actually one one card technically, if it has SLI then it's two "cards" in one board, if it doesn't have SLI then it's one card on one board.
     
    Eambo, Jul 4, 2009
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  9. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    so how long do you guys think my XPS m1730 will stand base one the game industry is going so fast like this? And what brand name of laptop should I stick with if I want to upgrade?
    Thanks
     
    ibmt41, Jul 4, 2009
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  10. Tuwa

    Tuwa Notebook Consultant

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    M1730 will still last for some time, i wouldn't be overly scared... But if you want the best of the best that is available right now, then Alienware or Clevo would be for you.
     
    Tuwa, Jul 4, 2009
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    I purchased an xps m1730 with the sli 8700m gt. I called Dell and asked about upgrading to the 8800m gtx sli. They told me to do that they would have to swap out the entire motherboard because the cards are integrated. But I've watched videos on youtube showing people upgrading the 8700m gt to the 8800m gtx on the xps m1730 and what I was seeing was the video cards were it's own module that you could pull out. Is this correct or am I going to have to get a whole new mobo to upgrade?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yklqhb7PRXY Here is the video I watched.
     
    Ceno, Sep 19, 2009
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  12. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    The cards are INTEGRATED?! They told you that? That is a load of BS. LOL I have said this on the forums here about couple of threads back, I have changed a guy's 2 year old M1730 from a -and pathetic- single 8700M GT to dual 9800M GTs. The cards are removable. ALL M1730s are armed with removable -and proprietary- GPUs designed by Dell. Ignore that rep who told you that crap.

    Buy the card from ebay. - It's cheaper or you can ask Dell for it... Change it yourself.. Anyway My point is. It is NOT integrated or "soldered to the motherboard". They don't know a dime about what an M1730 is, and most alarmingly, I don't know how they get their job as a tech support.
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Sep 19, 2009
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