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Inspiron 1520 Graphics upgrade

Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sipha, Jan 2, 2008.

Sipha Notebook Enthusiast

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Is it possible on an Inspiron 1520 supplied with the X3100 integrated graphics to upgrade to a dedicated 8400/8600m GPU which are options available from dell ?

I.e do they have the same motherboard as the ones released with the dedicated Graphics cards ? with the 'Dell Slot' like this: http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1520/en/sm/graphics.htm#wp1179900

Also I take it an Inspiron 1520 supplied with a Pentium Dual core T2330 would take a Core 2 Duo CPU aslong as its a Socket P right ?

Thanks all

Sipha, Jan 2, 2008

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sly m1530 owner!!!

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it is possible in theory but i think it would be too much of a hassle. dont know about the cpu

sly, Jan 2, 2008

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no u cant upgrade from integrated to dedicated usually on laptops...i dont belive the integrated laptop have pci-e

A Led Rock, Jan 2, 2008

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It's not possible, you can't upgrade the GPU. Period.

Dreamer, Jan 2, 2008

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