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    Just ordered Inspiron 1150 quick question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Truballa2k3, May 1, 2004.

  1. Truballa2k3

    Truballa2k3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    MY laptop comes with intel extreme graphics card, and i was wondering if that was upgradeable later on if i wanted to,because im thinking about getting a Geforce later. Other than that ship date seems far away, and the lady that did the order for me already screwed up a couple of times had to call b ack and make sure it was the free 2 day shipping not the 5 day buss ship that they put down for me.
     
    Truballa2k3, May 1, 2004
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    bootleg2go Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The Inspiron 1150 does not have "graphics card", it is a graphics chip that is soldered onto the motherboard; so it is not upgradeable.

    Jack
     
    bootleg2go, May 1, 2004
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    unfortunately you will not be able to upgrade this particular video card because it is integrated into the mother board. Intel extreme cards are integrated unlike the ATI and Geforce cards used in Dell computers.
     
    srdhkl, May 1, 2004
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    You should be able to play those games, however probably not at the highest resolutions and detail. So if you can deal with normal settings, you should be okay.
     
    srdhkl, May 3, 2004
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    well i got a 1150, 2.4ghz, 512ram, but like u said it only comes with the intel graphics card up to 64mb? Will i be able to play games like Unreal Tournament 2004, Half Life 2, Doom 3?
     
    Truballa2k3, May 3, 2004
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    One more question sorry: On the 1150 does the onboard graphics card have 32mb or 64mb. thanks just wanna make sure ive heard different
     
    Truballa2k3, May 3, 2004
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    It should be able to go up to 64 MB.

    Enjoy your computer. I would test it out with a few newer games just to see if you like the performance, because you always have 30 days to return Dell laptops.
     
    srdhkl, May 4, 2004
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