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    Few questions about my laptop and GFX cards...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chaotik, Mar 8, 2009.

  1. chaotik

    chaotik Newbie

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    I have a dell xps m1710 with a 'go 7950 GTX' and i was wondering:

    Can i change this card?
    What is the Best Card out right now that i would be able to install?
    Will there be any better ones out soon?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    chaotik, Mar 8, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    the go 7950 GTX is, in terms of performance, the best card that'll work in your system. you might be able to fit an ATi card, but no telling if it'll work.
     
    whizzo, Mar 8, 2009
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  3. MAG

    MAG Notebook Deity

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    I am not sure if this applies to the m1710, but I know that Dell changes the connectors of the internal components in their notebooks. This is the case in every laptop they ship now. The m1730 for example does NOT have MXM and has its own version of cards. You might be stuck with the Go 7950GTX forever maybe.
     
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