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    Mobile Graphic Cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by icon007, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    can anyone give me a list of gtx 9800m video card venders for laptops
     
    icon007, Dec 31, 2008
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    First you have to know that upgrading a notebook VGA card is almost impossible. First make sure you have a dedicated replaceable card, If you have a MXM card then you might be able to find a better card. But for proprietary standards (i.e: DELL/HP) you have to do some research first, and find out of it there are any better compatible cards out there. you cant just buy a VGA card and plug in like in desktops.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 31, 2008
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    most graphics cards are made by ODM's like hannstar, quanta, Flextronic, Foxconn and Galaxy. Good luck contacting any of them, i highly doubt you will get a response back.

    The 9800mGTX will most likely be in very high end 15" and some of the gaming 17" systems.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 31, 2008
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  4. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    i just got a np5793 with 9800 gts and i was thinking in late summer of changing it out to the gtx. it say user upgradeable on the xotic web site
     
    icon007, Jan 1, 2009
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  5. Blue Diamond

    Blue Diamond Notebook Evangelist

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    why in the world would you spend couple of hundred bucks for like a 5% difference that would show no difference in games
     
    Blue Diamond, Jan 1, 2009
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  6. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    The np5793 wont be able to use it. The np5796, 7 can.
    User upgradeable means nothing really, just that its a MXM card.
     
    plasma., Jan 1, 2009
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  7. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    Or its refering to HDD/Ram/Processor, that's still user upgradable right?
     
    nic., Jan 2, 2009
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  8. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Right, they're still upgradable.
     
    Colton, Jan 2, 2009
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  9. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    stick with what you got, it wont be as big of a difference as u think
     
    narsnail, Jan 2, 2009
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  10. The Commodore

    The Commodore Notebook Consultant

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    I was under the impression that it was able to.
     
    The Commodore, Jan 2, 2009
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  11. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    I wouldn't bother with the money either. The 9800M GTX shows ~5-10% difference in performance with the 9800M GTS. It really isn't worth the price of upgrading and you won't see anything substantial by the upgrade.
     
    Melody, Jan 2, 2009
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  12. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the gtx is priced too high they need to drop the price by a couple hundred dollars.
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 2, 2009
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