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.

    Graphic card change for my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dragoonzero, May 20, 2007.

  1. dragoonzero

    dragoonzero Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have a Dell Inspiron 6400, i bought it with The Intel media graphic accelerator 950. But i want to change it now to a more powerful card, so is there any way i could change my laptop's graphic card?
     
    dragoonzero, May 20, 2007
    #1
  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    3,266
    Messages:
    7,360
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    206
    No you cannot.
     
    usapatriot, May 20, 2007
    #2
  3. akib99

    akib99 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    111
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    akib99, May 20, 2007
    #3
  4. Sneaky_Chopsticks

    Sneaky_Chopsticks Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    460
    Messages:
    1,647
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Nope, you can't change your graphics card for your laptop.

    However, if you have a desktop, then you can change your graphics card for either a more powerful or less powerful.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, May 20, 2007
    #4
  5. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    744
    Messages:
    3,083
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    No you cant, because you have an integrated GMA950 (therefore changing the gfx card requires a motherboard change). However, if you had either the X1300 or a Go7300 , then you could have upgraded the card to an X1400. Only dedicated cards can be upgraded (but keep in mind that upgradeable graphics adapters are only available in a very limited number of notebooks)
     
    PhoenixFx, May 20, 2007
    #5
  6. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    1,318
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Guess the "Search the forum" did not work much...-_-''
     
    System64, May 20, 2007
    #6
  7. dragoonzero

    dragoonzero Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hmm, thanx anywayz guys. BTW how much it would take to buy a new motherboard?
     
    dragoonzero, May 20, 2007
    #7
  8. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    813
    Messages:
    2,563
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    300-400$ is my guess. Maybe cheaper if you can get it used.
     
    wave, May 20, 2007
    #8
  9. taelrak

    taelrak Lost

    Reputations:
    860
    Messages:
    2,979
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Sort of in response to your other thread too, but keep in mind that Starcraft 2 won't be out at least until early 2008 most likely, and Blizzard says they're still considering whether or not to add DX10-only effects. You may want to just wait until the system requirements are released and buy a system that'll be able to run it then instead of guessing now.
     
    taelrak, May 20, 2007
    #9
  10. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,857
    Messages:
    16,212
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    466
    If you want to start talking about getting a new motherboard, I'd just consider until the game is released, one or two bug patches issued, and then purchase a new computer. Get some use out of this one before you botch it up, void your warranty, and probably kill it. Seriously, mobo changes are not easy for laptops.
     
    Greg, May 20, 2007
    #10
  11. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    956
    Messages:
    5,504
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    I agree with the above post. If you're thinking of getting into gaming in the future with your notebook--you're better off just getting a gaming notebook next year. Trying to upgrade an existing IGP system just isn't financially feasible and even then you could only use the x1400 in that system.

    I'm going to close this thread--please continue any further discussion of this topic in the GPU guide.
     
    chrisyano, May 20, 2007
    #11