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    Graphics card replacement question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hog4u, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. hog4u

    hog4u Newbie

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    I have an old - 2003 Inspiron 8600 with the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650 graphics card that is on its way out. I'm holding out purchasing a new laptop until Nehalam is rolled out next year and need a stopgap replacement graphics card.

    I'm not sure what is compatible and would be the best purchase. I really just need to extend the life of this 8600 another 6 months or so.

    Thanks for any help.
     
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  2. notyou

    notyou Notebook Deity

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    Sorry to burst your bubble but I'm 99% sure you can't upgrade it. Based on that it's: a) old, and b) likely integrated.***Please remember to read stickies, they're there for a reason*** Basically the only thing you can do is be very gentle with it (no gaming) and hope that it lasts. However, you could always purchase a laptop now since Nehalem has proven to be only a minor improvement in single threaded performance (though much better in multi-threaded apps). Nehalem
     
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  3. K-TRON

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

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    the inspiron 8600 is only compatible with the fx5650 and the nvidia go 4200.
    The 8600 was the centrino version of my 8500, so the same upgradeability should apply. I love the 8500 it is still running strong since the day I bought it. Got a new harddrive for it yesterday to speed things up, and now with 52mb/sec from the new harddrive, my laptop now runs faster than most of my other laptops less than a year old.

    K-TRON
     
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