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    y is it impossible to change video cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by pyromanizak, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. pyromanizak

    pyromanizak Newbie

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    y is it impossible to change video cards in notebooks?
     
    pyromanizak, Jan 3, 2008
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Well, not impossible, but pretty much-5% of notebooks can be. Well, usually its either the GPU is intergrated or it is tighly fit and no better card will fit in the case exeppt the one it was desinged for.
     
    ahl395, Jan 3, 2008
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  3. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    they are usually soldered to the motherboard.thats y
     
    sly, Jan 3, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Not totally impossible. About 97%.
    Some notebooks have GPUs soldered onto the mainboard, other GPUs are MXM type,meaning they are user upgradeable,think plug n play :D
    It all depends on the type of the laptop,bust mainstream ones from HP, Dell, Acer,Toshiba are very likely to have soldered gpus...whereas new Clevos like the D901C and te M570RU have upgradeable GPUs.
    There you go :)
     
    eleron911, Jan 3, 2008
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    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Dreamer, Jan 3, 2008
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  6. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Please read the Upgrading Mobile Graphics Cards(linked above). It should answer your question.

    If you have any further questions then post there.

    Thx
    Kdawgca
     
    Kdawgca, Jan 3, 2008
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