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    Dell e1505 Graphics Card Swap

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by djk21108, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. djk21108

    djk21108 Notebook Consultant

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    I want to take my crummy x1400 out and put in a new card. Do you guys know if this is even possible, will geek squad do it, and what the best card i could cram in there would be?

    Thanks!
     
    djk21108, Dec 12, 2007
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    thess1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes it is possible i just recently did it on my e1705. I replaced my x1400 with a NVIDIA go 7900gs (with single heatsink, did really want to remove a piece of plastic from my case to put in the dual)

    you dont need geek squad to do it, its not all that difficult, here is the guide that i used.

    http://www.legitreviews.com/article/349/1/

    this might void your warranty though so be careful.
     
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    djk21108 Notebook Consultant

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    that would be very very bad i dont wanna void my warranty

    anyone have experience with the e1505

    is there a specific 7900 i would need or what. im pretty nervous about doing all this but the x1400 sucks balls.

    and my moms buying, so geek squad will do.
     
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    thess1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    djk21108 Notebook Consultant

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    anything?
    chas im lookin at you.
     
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    Nothing you can do, short of buying a new computer. Enjoy the e1505 for what is-a budget computer with decent performance.

    Please see the GPU guide for more information.

    I'm not going to tell you it's impossible, but it would require custom fabrication, new drivers/software and probably liquid cooling :D as well as the fact that it would not be a "laptop" anymore.
     
    vespoli, Dec 12, 2007
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