where to buy geforce go

I've seen desktop versions of graphics cards everywhere, but I have yet to find a store that carries Geforce Go and Radeon Mobility cards.

I plan to upgrade when mobile G80s come out and I'd like to know where I could get one... anyone know?

I'd prefer to get the card in a store rather than online, but both work.

And yes, I can upgrade my graphics card. Lucky enough to get a Dell E1705.

Thanks!

 

You are not going to find those cards available for sale by anyone other that Dell. They use their own design and standards, so even the MXM and AXIOM chips are worthless for what you need.

The only way it is going to work is probably if:
1) Dell revises the E1705 sale pages and lists those cards
2) Dell sells the part through their depots, or you can maybe get one off of eBay

If they make the 8M series available in something like the E1715, you are pretty much hoses as that typically means they'll never release compatibles BIOS or anything to support that type of upgrade. It might even be a significantly different design inside...

So even though it is technically possible, it is a long shot. Now, if you had the X1400 and wanted to upgrade to a 7900GS, then you'd be fine because you can purchase one of the other right now and if you could get the part. But we're talking a different generation of video cards, so I doubt it will happen.

But beware, you cannot upgrade EVER if you have the Intel integrated graphics.

 

Boo! Well I have a 7900gs and I'm stuck with this laptop for 4 years...

So, I can only get a Geforce Go through Dell? and are you saying that, even if it fits, Dell will simply (most likely) not allow this kind of upgrade?

and would I be able to upgrade to a 7950gtx? I don't think I would (because it would be dumb) but I just want to know...

It's a shame that this card is already starting to suck...!

 

A 7900gs will serve you fine for a while... it can play most games on good settings

 

Dell doesn't offer the 7950GTX, so no - unless you can somehow modify the Sager 5760's 7950GTX to fit.

 

The 7900 GS is an excellent card. There is no reason to want to upgrade it. It is pretty much the standard that other cards are measured by right now. The only issue would be not being able to say you have the hottest card on the market, but that wouldn't be your issue would it?

EDIT: Also, for it to be even considered "almost impossible" to upgrade, it would have to be MXM. I don't believe Dell has released any MXM boards yet, and if they did they wouldn't mark it. Keep in mind as well that if you were to do that sort of upgrade it would definitely void the warranty and would require a decent amount of experience and know-how, laptops are nothing like desktops. They are entire units that aside from a couple easy parts resist change. Generally speaking, unless you are a very advanced user (i.e. A notebook technician or with an equivalent degree of training/experience) upgrading your laptop means UPGRADING your WHOLE laptop. I know it kinda sucks, but them's the breaks in the portable world.

 

Actually Dell uses a proprietary gpu format, and has upgrades for notebooks within one series, like x1400 to go7900gs on E1705. They send you the GPU and you change it yourself. Apparently they do this quite often.