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    Upgrading video card on 1520

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by CronoX, Nov 5, 2008.

  1. CronoX

    CronoX Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi...can it be possible to install a nvidia 9600m gt on my notebook 1520 inspiron?i've 8600m gt
     
    CronoX, Nov 5, 2008
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  2. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    nope. .....
     
    royk50, Nov 5, 2008
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  3. elijahRW

    elijahRW Notebook Deity

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    Totally impossible ;)
    Laptops video cards are all 100% proprietary
     
    elijahRW, Nov 5, 2008
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  4. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    This is totally not true. Ever hear of the mxm standard for video cards?
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 5, 2008
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  5. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    To provide a bit more detail:

    Dell laptops use a proprietary Dell connector for the video card. What this means is that you can only change cards to another compatible Dell video card. And it's not like you can put any Dell video card in, either - only ones that have the right connector for that model. So the choices become pretty limited.

    For the 1520, the only compatible video cards are the 8400M GS and 8600M GT DDR2 - and they must be the Dell versions. So no, you cannot upgrade. You could downgrade to 8400M GS, but other than that, you don't have any options for switching video cards.
     
    Apollo13, Nov 6, 2008
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  6. CronoX

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    ok thanks....
     
    CronoX, Nov 6, 2008
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