The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    graphics card on a 1520

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by oneman, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. oneman

    oneman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Ok well i had a big hassle with dell last week and they have asked me what i would like as a gesture of goodwill / compensation.

    I was wondering if I could upgrade the 8600M GT i have on my 1520 to
    a 8800MGT,

    Can the motherboard support it?, and would it fit?..
    If not what should i ask for from Dell?, is a RAM upgrade worth it? (I have 2gb)

    Thanks
     
    oneman, Dec 29, 2007
    #1
  2. outkastland

    outkastland Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    34
    Messages:
    461
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I believe so, but i would ask dell to make sure.
     
    outkastland, Dec 29, 2007
    #2
  3. willn58

    willn58 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    No, you would need a new motherboard and a d900c laptop case. 1520 is too small for the 8800 to fit
     
    willn58, Dec 29, 2007
    #3
  4. outkastland

    outkastland Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    34
    Messages:
    461
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    well there you have it haha
     
    outkastland, Dec 29, 2007
    #4
  5. oneman

    oneman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    dang.. what about the 8700m?
    Im kinda dissapointed that my brand new laptop cant run games at high settings
     
    oneman, Dec 29, 2007
    #5
  6. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

    Reputations:
    79
    Messages:
    959
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    What games are you trying to run? What drivers are you using? Have you tried overclocking?

    Try searching for the 8800M GTX laptops if you really want to run all [except Crysis, I guess] games at max settings and res. They're bulky and [as of now, m15x not yet available] can only be found on 17" DTRs.
     
    scythie, Dec 29, 2007
    #6
  7. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

    Reputations:
    489
    Messages:
    2,842
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    The only way you can upgrade your gpu is if Dell decides to make the 1520 available with other cards than the 8600GT. If they do, then you'll be able to upgrade. But as of right now, the best card available for the 1520 is the 8600, so that's as good as you will get. There is nothing more powerful available for the Inspiron 1520
     
    adinu, Dec 29, 2007
    #7
  8. oneman

    oneman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I dont really want to overclock as it voids the warranty (as told by Dell)
    Im using the 169.28 drivers
    Ive been playing UT3, which runs on max settings beautifully.
    Crysis gave me so many problems, first time i got it to run on medium-low smoothly but second launch and all the objects in the distance appeared black and random orange rectangles started appearing all over the map. So ive uninstalled it

    Company of heroes struggles even on medium settings
    Should i try Omega Drivers?, i had success with these on my old laptop which had a Radeon 9700..
     
    oneman, Dec 29, 2007
    #8
  9. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    744
    Messages:
    3,083
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    As adinu said, unless DELL release a 8700M or a 8800M for a 15”, you are out of luck. Frankly, I don’t think they ever will. The only imaginable upgrade for a 1520 right now is an 8600M GT DDR3 (M1530’s card), but I have no idea whether that is possible or not (if M1530's GPU is soldered on to the motherboard instead of using a PCIEX card, then you can't). Even if it is possible, that upgrade wouldn’t justify the cost.

    Next time, do a little bit of research before you buy a notebook.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 29, 2007
    #9
  10. outkastland

    outkastland Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    34
    Messages:
    461
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Whynot ask them for something else? Accessories?
     
    outkastland, Dec 29, 2007
    #10