Custom upgrade for GPU in a dv9000t - Fiction or fact?

Is it possible? A few years ago, memory upgrades weren't possible on notebooks, but now both the hard drive and ram can be replaced.

When, if ever, will the gpu be replacable for notebooks? I understand the GPU is soldered to the motherboard (not upgradable for most notebooks) but has anyone taken apart the new dv9000t to find out if this is the case? I would like to replace the GPU with a higher-end card, even if I have to pay for a custom job. Would other components be needed to keep it from over-heating. any thoughts would be appreciated....

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- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T5200(1.60GHz/2MB L2Cache)
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- 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
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Oh, and one more thing: i plan to upgrade the RAM to 2g's once the vista platform ships. Anyone who can comment on any shortcomings for the specs above, is welcome. I want to come as close to DirectX10 as compatability as possible.

here's a tasty link for those who want to learn more: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200..._gaming/1.html

 

You cannot replace the GPU. It is one of those soldered on the mobo and it's connections with the computer are HP proprietary.

If you want DX10, you'll need to wait until DX10 cards are out. DX9 cards will run DX10 stuff but without all the DX10 goodies.

 

The upgrade isn't possible, as HP have their own form factor for the card. MXM and AXIOM were something that nVidia and ATI came up with, to aid the manufacturers in upgrading the graphics. It reduce the cost alot, as whole new form factors didn't have to be designed, and the price was reduced. However, they didn't catch on, as even MXM had different types which restricted upgradeability. Today, a small percentage of notebooks do have MXM cards, but in most cases it is expensive to upgrade.

 

Thanks, Night. I think the nvidia 8800 is x10 compatible: http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4465

But for $500 bills, I'll wait.

Zero. Yep, cool. if it's soldered, it's soldered. I think the specs i have now will perform well on games like 2142 b/c it uses the same graphics engine as BF2 but how will it run games like crysis, fear? high, low? thanks

 

Please do not post the same question more than once. It is OK this time, since the last one was posted in a closed thread.

GPUs in notebooks are not upgradeable. Even the few that are have severe limitations to the extent to which they can be upgraded.

You have a midrange GPU, so it will perform well depending on what settings you expect to play games at. As games become more and more demanding, however, you will need to pull back the settings to get faster framerates and better performance.

You also have a DX9 GPU, with a chipset that will not support DX10. It would not be cost effective to try to customize your notebook to handle the newer technology on the horizon. Better to just get a new notebook when the DX10 GPU you want is released.

Note that high-end GPUs amount to high-end prices.