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    Vid cards compatible with XPS

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by imperium15, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. imperium15

    imperium15 Newbie

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    Good day all,
    Today the video card in my XPS Gen 2 laptop fried for the second time since I've owned it. It had a GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in it the last couple years and now I'll have to buy another one without warranty. I'm a poor college student though, and 200 bucks is a lot of money to me. I'm wondering what other video cards will be compatible, can I downgrade to a regular 6800? Possibly go even further down the line? Performance isn't much of an issue right now.

    Thank you all very much in advance!
     
    imperium15, Sep 28, 2008
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  2. tential

    tential Notebook Consultant

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    You can't buy a video card for a Laptop. The chip is integrated into the motherboard so you are out of luck.
     
    tential, Sep 28, 2008
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  3. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Actually, no. His card is socketed, so he can replace it. Anyway, to the OP, the only options you have are the cards that were on offer when you bought the laptop. You'll have to find out the socket that your card uses. Search on ebay, and you could pick up something cheap for that socket. I am not sure, but it's probably the Dell variant of an MXM II socket..
     
    sesshomaru, Sep 28, 2008
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  4. basskiddanny

    basskiddanny Notebook Evangelist

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    Whats the XPS Gen 2?
     
    basskiddanny, Sep 28, 2008
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  5. TurboSL1

    TurboSL1 Notebook Consultant

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    This is not being mean.........but google it (I had to do the same thing)

    it's the XPS that came out b4 mine (i think) either way it's a previous version
     
    TurboSL1, Sep 28, 2008
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  6. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Waaaaay before.. It's the one of those that shared the chassis with the Inspiron 9xxx series...
     
    sesshomaru, Sep 29, 2008
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