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    Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 159159, Jul 26, 2008.

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    159159 Newbie

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    Hi all,

    My graphics card just has given up. It's dead. I'm out of waranty on my laptop and dell is charging for over € 488 to replace it. It's a Nvidia Go 7900 GS 256 MB.

    I was wondering if somebody knew someplace where I can find/buy a 100% working card .

    This would be very apreciated !
     
    159159, Jul 26, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    It is possible to replace but surely easier and possibly cheaper to buy a new notebook.
     
    X2P, Jul 26, 2008
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    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    You can find that card on ebay. It should be the 7900 GS for Inspiron 9400/E1705, and the 79x0 GTX from XPS 1710 could work too, but you have to upgrade the PSU.
     
    Dreamer, Jul 26, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    ebay is probably your only alternative. I doubt any online stores other than dell will sell their graphics cards.

    It would be best to get the same model gpu, so you know that it will simply fit in and work.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jul 26, 2008
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    159159 Newbie

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    X2P yes I understand, but I don't think it's cheaper since when I bought this laptop (only 2 year ago) it was pretty expensive. ( 1800-1900 € ;) If I want the same good specs (I need them, not for gaming but prof. use) it still will be a hefty thing ... ++ Ebay really is running low on those cards it seems.
     
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