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    Replacing my video card in a Toshiba?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by charger71, May 13, 2009.

  1. charger71

    charger71 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi All,

    My wife has a toshiba satellite 16" laptop with an ATI 3650 in it. I'd like to upgrade that to maybe a 4650 or 4670 if thats possible, or even maybe a 9800m GS?

    Is that possible? If so, any idea where I can buy either a better ati card or an nvidia card? I tried google and ebay but didnt have much luck.

    Thanks!
     
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    I have an Satellite P300 with an HD3650 and it`s a special GPU card with a right angle connector , not a standard MXM card.

    What is your exact model number?
     
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  3. charger71

    charger71 Notebook Consultant

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    it is a Satellite A355-S6944
     
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    looking for a dissasembly guide for the A355 to see the GPU, but so far nothing
     
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    charger71 Notebook Consultant

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    thank you, I appreciate the help! I may just open it up tonight and take some pics. If it is standard mxm, where would I get a new card from?
     
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    i didn`t knowed that you can upgrade your video card from a laptop :|
     
    ryouinterested, May 13, 2009
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    99% of the time you cant, a select few that use MXM can. And sometimes MXM doesnt even work.
     
    narsnail, May 13, 2009
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    And even if it is, i think the 9800gs is MXM 3 standard (altho its all changing to a and b and so on its complicated)

    But a 9600m gt should work.

    If its MXM 2.0

    and im not sure about plain old MXM.
     
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    Yes it is very rare.
     
    Periklis_Pap, May 27, 2009
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