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    Does Inspiron 6400 Dell Have Intgrtd MotherBoard?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Roflcopter1221, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. Roflcopter1221

    Roflcopter1221 Newbie

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    Hey guys i was just wondeirng if anyone knew if the Dell inspiron 6400 (about 2 years old) had an integrated motherboard. The reason i ask is I want to upgrade my graphics card b/c the stock one is a pos. I have 2 Gigs of ram and 2x 1.66mhz procressors so the grpahics card is the only thing really holding me back, thanks in advance

    D.M.
     
    Roflcopter1221, Nov 12, 2008
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  2. gary_hendricks

    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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    The Dell Inspiron 6400 has an Intel Media Accelerator 950 Graphics built into the motherboard. So if you want to upgrade the card, I'm not sure how u can do it.
     
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    mr_bots Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have the GMA950, the only way to upgrade would be to replace the motherboard. With a dedicated GPU, you're still limited between the geforce 7300, radeon x1300, or radeon x1400 that were available in the E1505/6400. None of these cards are powerful by modern standards and probably not worth the price to upgrade. I'd recommend looking at a new pc if your current one isn't meeting your needs.
     
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